Alberta Faces Rat Invasion Warned By Provincial Entomologist
Provincial entomologist J H Brown warned Alberta could face a rat invasion within five years with potential damages up to 16 million dollars annually. He traced the rats’ westward spread from Manitoba to Saskatchewan and warned railways, buses and trucks increase introductions. Brown urged an army of citizens including post office clerks, railroad officials and grain workers to resist the threat with sticks and pitchforks.
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Edmorton
Alberta
J. H Brown
Manitoba
Prince Albert
Sask
Saskatoon
South Saskatchewan
Brown
Mr. Brown
Pattern Request Notice From Winnipeg News Depot
To obtain this pattern pattern order requires twenty five cents in coins and address details. Stamp requests not accepted. Send name address and pattern number to Household Arts Department Winnipeg Newspaper Union 175 McDermot Avenue E Winnipeg Man.
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Household Arts Department
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Avenue
Winnipeg
Smile of the Week Bride Orders Egg Coal
A wedding scene finds the bride asking about coal kinds. The dealer explains egg coal and chestnut coal. She chooses egg coal saying she will cook eggs often.
Bugs Are Bugs and Human Fates in Congress
The piece notes two allocation bills passed in the last session 492000 for potato bug control on Long Island and 500000 to fight heart disease. It argues heart disease causes 1 in 16 people to die and costs 10 to 12 million workdays annually, urging wiser spending.
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United States Congress
Long Island
Costa Rica Bull Fights Reforms Protect Bulls From Harm
In Costa Rica bull events avoid fatalities or injuries as bulls face non-lethal arenas. Spectators witness a modified spectacle where horns are sawed off to prevent harm to participants and participants.
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Costa Rica
Secret 300-Year-Old Lovers Tunnel Found in Fulham
G W Anderson uncovered a tunnel 14 feet beneath his Fulham garden linking the Thames to his 300-year-old house. He claimed a beauty and her wealthy lover used it for private meetings, saying the pair were King Charles II and Nell Gwynne.
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London
G. W. Anderson
Fulham
Anderson
Thames
Charles II
Nell Gwynne
Frugal Kitchen Tips From a Vintage Note
A vintage hint sheet suggests using perfume lightly, repurposing leftover ham in scalloped potatoes, creamed chipped beef on warm corn bread with onion and parsley, and finishing pies with maple syrup for a family approved treat. It also mentions adding watercress garnish and trying syrup on pies for extra flavor.
Highest Form Synthetic Textiles Embrace Spider Silk Filament
Synthetic textile manufacturers hail the spider's web as a premier filament weaving model. They study its tensile strength and structure to inspire durable fabrics and advanced fibers for industrial use.
Hot Rolls Make An Impression Carding up to date rolls recipe
A home economics guide from the Dominion Department of Agriculture details a versatile roll recipe. It covers yeast preparation, dough handling, rising times, and baking, plus variations such as Clover Leaf, finger rolls, crescents, knots, cinnamon, and butterscotch rolls with shaping and space guidelines.
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Home Economists
Consumer
Dominion Department of Agriculture
Babson predicts recurring depressions and world war risk
Wellesley Massachusetts economist Roger Babson reflecting on the 1929 Crash warned of another economic decline and possible war unless a world government moderates tariffs and immigration. He forecasts continued prosperity through 1949 before a future downturn and mentions atomic-age defense plans for Boston area amid looming global tension.
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Wellesley
Mass
Wall Street
New York
Roger Babson
Babson
Prohibition Party
Boston
Eureka
United States
Europe
Isaac Newton
Baby Giraffe Delights Sydney Zoo Crowd
The Taronga Park baby giraffe Atom attracts crowds as cameras click from her first days in the sun. Zoo staff, including Superintendent R A Patton and Keeper M Ferry, tempt Mighty the mother with food to bring her calf inside, but Atom remains bold and curious.
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Taronga Park
Sydney
Australia
Zoo
R. A. Patton
M. Ferry
Mighty
Atom
Jan Smuts
Father
Taronga
Plant Still Thriving After Twenty Years
Henry Dreyfuss, once a New York stage designer, shifted to industrial design after plans for marriage, starting with a 25 cent flower plant he sent to his fiancée Doris Marx. Now in his new offices he showcases models from Royal Typewriter to Hoover Cleaner, with florists maintaining the 25 cent plant wherever he lives.
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Henry Dreyfuss
New York
Doris Marx
Manhattan
Leonard Vons
Dreyfus
Natives of the New Hebrides Practice Head Binding
The World Book Encyclopaedia notes that newborns in the New Hebrides undergo head binding after birth. The practice, cited as a traditional custom, involves shaping the infants skulls through bandaging.
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New Hebrides Islands
World Book Encyclopaedia
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M. Brown
S.N.S
Central Press Canadian
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