Drouth Resistant Wheat Under Study Shows Real Progress
Six years of intensive work by the University of Alberta and the National Research Council advance a drouth resisting wheat with Marquis and Reward traits. The strain resists permanent wilting, has strong root systems, and germinates in dry soils, though it will not grow without moisture. Dr. O S Aamodt notes transfer of resistance between varieties and improved early shooting resilience.
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Drouth
Reward
O. S. Aamodt
Department of Field Crops
University of Alberta
Aamodt
National Research Council
Ramoxit
German castaway tames island life near Plat Jugoslavia
Paul Tile, a German man living alone on a small Plat island near Yugoslavia for 22 years, enjoys orchard and vineyard farming, goat keeping, beekeeping, weaving, and even concrete bridges to the mainland. He divorced his wife in 1912 and has avoided women since. Women have since visited in male dress.
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Paul Tile
Plat
Jugoslavia
Tile
Learned Another Way In Court
A court scene unfolds with a vain man who insists he stood, provoking a magistrate to order him to pay contempt and to stand down. The exchange highlights courtroom etiquette and sharp wit in a police court setting.
Mystery Consulta Turned Domestic Banter
An exchange between an attendant and a woman features a sly reference to Woosung Footung the Chinese mystic and a Lancashire mother, hinting at a playful or charged consultation within a domestic setting.
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Woosung Footung
Lancashire
Heat Victims in Kansas City Hospitals Report
Hospital staff review 82 heat related admissions at General Hospital with 63 heat stroke cases and 19 heat exhaustion cases. Mortality rose in heat stroke, cyanosis and unconsciousness increased risk, and high core temperature 108 degrees correlated with higher deaths. Blood pressure and pulse data linked to outcomes.
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Kansas City
General Hospital
Provinces Back Timonthy Seed Push as Farmland Yields Hit
Timothy seed supply from Alberta and British Columbia will meet half of Canada’s needs this year thanks to Dominion Seed Branch policy and farmer cooperation. Prices reach multi year highs with timothy at about 15 cents a pound, valuing Alberta’s crop around $250,000.
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Dominion Seed
Alberta
British Columbia
Canada
Canada reports October employment gains exceed ten thousand
Industrial employment in Canada rose by over ten thousand workers at the start of October. Reports from 8,864 firms covering 933,486 staff show a jump from September and mark a notable seasonal expansion in bush operations, mining, and construction. Some sectors such as communications and hospitality cut staff as the active season ends.
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Canada
Dominion Bureau of Statistics
Columbus egg demonstration inspires new world path
The narrator recalls Columbus after his voyage who was asked if others could have done it. He challenged the questioner to make an egg stand on end. When it failed, Columbus tapped the egg to make it stand on its broken end and implied that the route to the New World was now clear for all to follow.
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Columbus
New World
Night Snapshots Made Easy With New Film and Lights
The article explains indoor night snapshot techniques using sensitive film and affordable lighting. It covers camera setup with subject placement, lamp positions, and light shading, plus tips for using photofloods or flash bulbs to capture natural results. It emphasizes avoiding flat lighting and choosing modern film for best results.
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Sue
Saskatchewan Minister Sees Drought as Passing Phase
Hon. J. G. Taggart speaking at a Kiwanis meeting in Swift Current urged that droughts reflect temporary climate fluctuations not lasting changes. He warned against dam and tree-planting theories, urged adaptation to local conditions, and predicted wheat remain dominant in southern Saskatchewan with better farming methods and responsible water use.
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Kiwanis
Swift Current
J. G. Taggart
Saskatchewan
Canada
Taggart
Choosing Your Sweetheart By His Handwriting
Editor notes readers have submitted handwriting analyses to match Cupid with Grapho Analysis. A Toronto reader asks if the author can assess her estranged husband’s letters. the writer suggests a personal analysis for insights into traits and compatibility. Send handwriting specimens with coins and return envelopes to Lawrence Hibbert, Winnipeg.
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M. H
Toronto
Lawrence Hibbert
Winnipeg
Union
McDermot Ave
Ancient puppets found in tomb shaft at Lisht
Archaeologists uncover five thousand year old marionettes in the debris of a twelfth dynasty tomb near the pyramid of Sesostris at Lisht. The three two inch figures are on pedestals in an ivory slab with string holes, used to make the dolls dance.
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Sesostris
Lisht
Shake Like This Exam Passage Confounds Witness
A fragmentary exchange describes a tense moment where an examiner or observer mentions failure, with a terse interjection. The dialogue implies confusion and a sense of unresolved outcome surrounding an exam or test incident.
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Rudolf
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