Zoning of Fertilizer Needs for Wheat in Manitoba Trials
Fertilizer trials from 1929 to 1931 across nine districts show three response types to nitrogen and phosphate. Nitrogen boosts are strongest in northern belts, phosphate dominates in the southern belt, and the wooded belt requires both nitrogen and phosphate with local potash additions. Ammonium sulphate outperforms sodium nitrate for nitrogen responses.
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Manitoba
Canadian
Canada
West
Prairie
Prairies
Old Bailey Opens Six Centuries Ago In November
The Old Bailey sessions house opened six centuries past in November during English Scots conflicts. Early trials included John de Sloghtre charged with carrying concealed weapons. The paper notes grim past punishments at Newgate and the evolution to the present grand Old Bailey building.
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Bannockburn
Sessions House
Old Bailey
Central Criminal Court
St. Paul's Cathedral
John de Sloghtre
Newgate Prison
Well-Mannered Parrot Teddy Eats at Morse Table
Hudson man Alvah M Morse owns Teddy a 20 year old parrot famed for table manners. Teddy eats at Morse’s dinner table using a spoon held in his claws and peas are served in the parrot’s bowl.
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Alvah M. Morse
Hudson
Mass
Teddy
Morse
Steel output runs at about one quarter of capacity
The plant is producing raw steel at roughly 27 percent of its capacity, indicating subdued output levels and limited production activity across the facility.
Miracle Medicine Stone of Belly River Becomes Lethbridge Legend
A boulder near Lethbridge, fallen during an 1870 clash of tribes, is called Medicine Stone after Blackfeet victory. Legends claim miraculous healing powers, with Crees and others seeking cures. Southern Albertans plan to preserve the stone as Belly River reforms into a future city park.
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Lethbridge
Medicine Stone
Red Crow
Big yield from 235 acres of wheat at Aldersyde
W D Alley of Aldersyde Alberta reports 235 acres of No 1 hard wheat averaging 36 bushels per acre with grain under cover. Part of the land was first broken in 1883 and has been cropped since. Twenty acres broken in 1883 yielded 73 bushels of oats per acre with no fertilizer used. Alley recounts his father J W Alley took up the farm in 1872.
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W. D. Alley
Aldersyde
Alberta
Mr. Alley
J. W Alley
Saskatchewan and Alberta Lead Crest ed Wheat Grass Seed Output
Saskatchewan and Alberta dominate crest ed wheat grass seed production for commerce in Canada. The 1934 crop estimates total about 30 000 pounds in Saskatchewan and 20 000 pounds in Alberta, modestly up from 1933 levels.
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Canada
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Town Shakes Over Ambulance Call After Domestic Incident
Readable fragment shows a chaotic scene as police or onlookers react to a man being taken away by ambulance after assaulting his wife. The quotation captures local alarm and the sudden rush of emergency responders.
Visitor in Museum Urges Speed to See All Exhibits
A museum visitor jokes that delaying viewing will delay the entire tour. The remark underscores the crowd's eagerness to cover the collection quickly.
Reservoir Voice Reads Water Height From Hilltop
Congleton Urban District Council uses a gramophone based system to announce daily water height on a high altitude reservoir atop Mow Cop. A telephone line relays the height reading eight times to callers, starting when the bell rings and ending with a disconnect.
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Biddulph
Hanley
Staffordshire
Mow Cop
Congleton
London
Cure Seen in Gland Extracts, Says Surgeon
Dr. Adolf Berger of Columbia University told the First District Dental Society in New York that cancer cure may come from gland extracts. He spoke on advances in oral surgery and cancer treatment.
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Adolf Berger
Columbia University
District Dental Society
New York
Quotable Toast to the Youth Echoes a Father's Frustration
A sepia reflection likens today’s youth to a son scolded by an angry father who would have bought a monkey instead of raising one. The veteran narrator deploys a sharp, moralizing line on generational behavior.
Thimbles Through Time From Ancient Roots to Modern Use
The thimble's history spans Egypt and Rome to Holland where John Lofting produced the first machine made thimbles in 1693. Early pieces were silver or gold for the wealthy, later becoming common in cheaper metals. The Dutch called them finger hoods, the English thumb bells, and a 250 year old fashion inscribed posies inside the cups. Leather thimbles proved unsatisfactory.
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England
Seneca
Holland
John Lofting
Early Bedtime Proposed to Cure Insomnia
Heidelberg resident Thomas Stockmann in the Munich Medical Weekly declares eight to midnight as natural sleeping hours and says insomnia sufferers can find relief by retiring early and rising at midnight. He argues a fixed late bedtime benefits nervous ailments and overall rest.
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Thomas Stockmann
Heidelberg
Munich
Dreaming of a stratosphere era of transport
In Current History Waldemar Kaempffert argues stratosphere travel could redefine movement. He notes atmosphere limits cap speed at practical costs, while in thin air a thousand miles per hour becomes feasible. Early stratosphere craft exist but differ from future ambitions and rockets await better chemistry and engineering.
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Waldemar Kaempffert
London
New York
Ocean
Atlantic
Mauretania
Earth
Space
Touching Sense Observations In Fish Sense Prevailed
Scientists describe a teletacting or touching sense in fish, aided by the lateral line, that detects bait echoes in water. Fishermen are advised to study this sense and use tackle that avoids creating such echoes to approach fish unseen.
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Scientific American
Sugar: The Greatest Energy Source for Endurance
The article cites J A Nixon of Bristol University noting sugar fuels adrenal vitality used by athletes before strenuous tasks. It mentions Cambridge boat race success linked to a coach's sugar diet for each rower, and Somerville climber Everett praising sugar as the sole food for appetite at high altitudes.
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J. A. Nixon
Bristol University
England
Cambridge
Doctor Somervell
How the word pyjamas entered English
The term pyjamas derives from a Hindustani word meaning leg cloth. It entered English via Persian and Arabic routes describing loose clothing worn at night.
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