Interesting theory links lunar cycles to weather
Foresters report a surge in field mice in the Edmonton foothills with trees undermined by rodents and others simply weakened by age. Scientists discuss cycles of nine to almost nineteen years tied to sunspots and lunar rhythms, suggesting climate effects and droughts may follow these patterns.
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Foothill
Edmonton
Rowan
University
Quebec
North American
Canada
Ralph E. Delury
Dominion Observatory
Ottawa
Ellsworth Huntingdon
United States
DelAiry
India
Edmonton Journal
Place Men On Farms Saskatchewan Government Has Plan To Assist Unemployed
Saskatchewan plans to place single unemployed men on farms in drought areas under a government scheme. The minister states the government may pay five dollars per month plus ten dollars in certain cases, with about 1,000 applications already received and rising. Regulations for placing single unemployed girls on farms are being prepared.
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Saskatchewan
J. A. Merkiey
Railways
Survivor Daniel McCann Buried in Wisconsin
Daniel McCann 77, longtime caretaker of Old Abe the Civil War eagle, was buried in Fau Claire Wisconsin. McCann helped nurture Old Abe famed as perhaps the most famous American bird, once pursued by Barnum for twenty thousand dollars.
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Daniel McCann
Fau Claire
Wis
McCann
Abe
P. T. Barnum
Billboard From Sky Captures Tulsa Air Tourists
A new billboard near Tulsa International Airport displays advertising readable from the air, letting plane passengers view the message during approach and overflight.
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Tulsa
Oklahoma
Canada Geologists Close Field Work for Year
Geologists for the Geological Survey Service of Canada wrap up field work and return to Ottawa to prepare reports on mineral wealth. In northeastern Manitoba Oxford Lake district areas show gold prospecting potential with Dr. J. F. Wright leading surveys. On the Pacific Coast Dr. G. Hanson and Dr. H. C. Gunning report rising placer production. Weeks surveys Rankin Bay Hudson Bay area with air and canoe surveys, ending with travel to Churchill and then Ottawa.
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Geological Survey Service of Canada
Ottawa
Canada
Manitoba
Oxford Lake
J. F. Wright
British Columbia
G. Hanson
H. C. Gunning
Pacific
Rankin Bay
Hudson Bay
L. A. Weeks
Churchill
Barter Coal for Wheat Proposed By British Leader
Lord Gainford former president of the Federation of British Industries proposes Britain Canada barter trade to sidestep currency problems. He envisions Canada buying British coal instead of sourcing 16 million tons annually from the United States as a way to ease trade tensions.
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Lord Gainford
The
Federation of British Industries
Canada
Great Britain
United States
Anthropological Lab Opens in Santa Fe to Study Early Mankind
A new anthropological laboratory costing $500 000 was opened in Santa Fe New Mexico to study the early days of humankind and human origins.
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Santa Fe
N.M
Back To The Land Movement Reaches Heavy Volume In Canada
The back to the land trend in Canada has drawn over 43,000 city residents to rural life in two years. No government propaganda or subsidies drive the shift. individuals seek farm life amid depression. The Immigration Department and railways coordinate placements with farms, offering contracts for single men and affordable long term payments for married men.
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Canada
Immigration Department
Railways
The
Land Settlement Board
Settlement Board
Ottawa
Heat Warps NYC Bridge For Hour Long Closure
Reported in August heat the brownstone bridge in New York City expanded so severely it could not be closed for an hour and twenty minutes. A humorous domestic aside followed about finances and clothing.
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New York City
Organ with bronze keyboard found at Aquinisum ruins
An organ with a bronze keyboard and silver pipes was unearthed at the Aquinisum site, believed to date to the third century B C. Separately, chlorine was discovered in 1774 by Carl Wilhelm Scheele when he reacted hydrochloric acid with manganese dioxide.
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Aquinisum
Carl Wilhelm Scheele
Australian Trade Pact Welcomed on Great Lakes Voyage
A new Canada Australia trade treaty sparks goodwill cargoes as Australian goods head to Canada and Canadian shipments sail back to Australia. The S S City of Toronto arrives in Toronto with Australian produce while a delegation including L F MacGregor and Leopold MacAuley greets the ship.
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Canada
Australia
Montreal
SS. Canadian Constructor
Toronto
Leopold MacAuley
Ontario
T. A. Enderby
J. G. Langton
A. E. Hyland
Mr. MacGregor
H. C. Grout
H. E. Laffer
N. W. van Wyck
C.S.L
S.S. City of Toronto
Canada Steamship Lines
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