Islands Vanish Slowly Along Atlantic Coast Survey Says
Government hydrographer H. L. Leadman reports Prince Edward Island and the Magdalen Islands eroding under Gulf of St. Lawrence seas. Soft red soil and lack of rock leave cliffs unstable with Old Harry Head losing 20 to 30 feet yearly. Cartier survey ship mapped 12 600 square miles, warning coastlines require vigilance for sea lanes.
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Prince Edward Island
Magdalen Islands
Gulf of St. Lawrence Islands
H. L. Leadman
Ottawa
Cartier
Terra Firma
Harry
Hillsboro
Maritime
Gulf of St
Leadman
St. Paul's Island
Cape Breton
Gulf of St. Lawrence
Cartiers
Admiralty
Cape Whittle
Labrador
Gulf
Mrs Hancock's milk crisis during a French admiral visit
The Boston wife of Massachusetts' first governor faced a banquet crisis when an admiral arrived with 300 officers. With no legitimate quick supply, she sent servants to the Common to milk all cows and fetch anyone who complained, a bold housewifery move that amused owners and drew no protest.
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Massachusetts
Boston Transcript
John Hancock
Bay State
Boston
Made Good Impression At The Cash Register
A young man passes a counterfeit ten dollar bill to a cashier who inspects it carefully. She questions detecting fakes, but admits the boss is watching and the bill makes a good impression on him.
Dairy Industry Of Canada Urged Toward Export Emphasis
Allan C. Fraser, secretary manager of the National Dairy Council of Canada, urged close consideration to better Canadian agriculture at a Montreal club luncheon. He traced dairying from ancient Asia to modern Canada with 3,500,000 milking cows and 315,000 farmers earning about 200 million dollars a year. He warned of production imbalances between provinces and Prairie surpluses, but predicted a move toward exporting a substantial portion of production as the solution.
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Allan C. Fraser
Natonal Dairy Council of Canada
Montreal
Fraser
Asia
Canada
Quebec
Ontario
Prairies
Mr. Fraser
Ducks face extinction says biologist in Toronto
Harry C. Oberholser, senior biologist, warned at the American Ornithologists' Union opening in Toronto that six North American duck types the shoveller redhead canvasback gadwall ruddy and bufflehead are rapidly declining. Pollution from ships and plants, duck diseases, and egg destruction by crows accelerate the threat.
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North America
Harry C. Oberholser
Washington
Toronto
Oberholser
Shoveller
Gadwell
Ruddy
Calf Club Show Largest Assembly at Sherbrooke Fair
The Dominion-wide Boys and Girls Farm Clubs event at Sherbrooke Winter Fair drew 212 Calf Club members from across Quebec. They displayed 160 calves and yearlings and competed in judging contests to form teams for the Royal Winter Fair in Toronto.
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Sherbrooke
Quebec
Toronto
Century of chalk and ethical questions in science
The piece recalls Dr. Francis F. Field’s chalk invention a century ago and warns that science, as described by Sir Richard Gregory, faces ethical risks. It cites A. G. Church and Soody on limiting research and urges scientists to adopt professional ethics to balance discovery with public welfare.
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Francis F. Field
Waltham
Mass
England
Field
ABC
Sir Richard Gregory
Britain
Sir Richard
British Association
Brain Trust
Norwich
Norfolk
Richard
A. G. Church
British Science Guild
Association of Scientific Workers
Frederick Soody
Excessive Road Speed Causes Highway Accidents
Traffic experts condemn speed as the prime highway danger. Modern cars go faster on well kept roads and drivers rise to unsafe speeds. Even flawless brakes cannot stop a 50 mph vehicle as quickly as at 30 mph, and many accidents occur when motorists fail to anticipate sudden stops.
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Baltimore Sun
The Old Settlers Reflect On Cooking Woes
Two elderly settlers in the backwoods discuss politics and joke about cookbooks. One recalls owning a cookery book but failing to use it as recipes all begin with Take a clean dish, sparking a shared chuckle about fancy work.
Make This Deal Elephant Mascot Pattern
Instructions for sewing a 10 inch tall elephant mascot with gay print or velveteen fabric. Pattern 5461 includes materials and directions. Send 20 cents to Household Arts Dept Winnipeg Newspaper Union 175 McDermot Ave EB Winnipeg. No Alice Brooks pattern book published.
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Household Arts Dept
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave
Winnipeg
English locomotive for South African mountain line
An English built locomotive designed for a South African mountain railway features six engines connected in parallel so any one engine can be shut off in an emergency without reducing the performance of the remaining five.
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England
South Africa
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