Rosthern and Assiniboia to switch to mercury vapor lighting
Regina report says Rosthern and Assiniboia will convert nearly all street and residential lighting to mercury vapor lamps. Assiniboia plans 125 and 250 watt lamps replacing incandescent units with brighter output, while Rosthern aims for 65 125 watt and 33 250 watt lamps. Lamps imported from Holland and sold by Philips, with new luminaires and poles in residential areas.
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Regina
Assiniboia
Saskatchewan
R . Sarsfield
Saskatchewan Power Corporation
Sarsfield
Power Corporation
Axamiboia
Assinboia
Rosthern
Holland
Canada
Philips Company of
Toronto
Fire safety and ancient brewing notes from Civil Defence and Babylon
The text describes crawling low through smoke using a wet cloth over the nose and mouth to reduce inhalation. It advises opening doors with hands and knees and moving low if flames threaten. It notes Civil Defence courses teach escape and burn prevention. It adds a fact about beer production in ancient Babylon around 6,000 B.C.
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Civil Defence
Atomic age device to show brain tumor size on TV screen
At the atoms for peace conference British and Soviet scientists described tele view techniques to image tumors and thyroid size. Dr W W Mayneard of Royal Cancer Hospital said radioactive treatment and external beam methods can reveal tumor shape and size. M N Fateyev reported use of radioactive sodium and phosphorus to study heart disease. American doctors Bale and Sparr touted a new guided missile against cancer.
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Geneva
W.W. W. Mayneard
Royal Cancer Hospital
London
Mayneard
Yeva
Ww. F. Bale
I. L. Spar
University of Rochester
Forest fire risk high but under control in Manitoba
Despite tinder dry conditions across most Manitoba forest lands, fires are confined to seven or eight areas. About 100 firefighters work along the eastern border as officials warn hot dry weather keeps danger high. Lightning and high winds raise the risk while camp fires are blamed for about 60 percent of recent blazes.
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Manitoba
Department of Mines and Natural Resources
Multiple Births in Cattle and Heritable Traits
A discussion of how dairy cattle show roughly one twin per 50 to 100 births with identical twins being rare, and the role of heredity and environment in twinning. Evidence from studies by Foote and Laben suggests inherited factors influence multiple births, with higher twinning in dairy breeds and age of the dam affecting frequency.
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New York State
Robert Foote
Robert Laben
University of California
W. S. Howell
Signs of Eye Trouble in Children
The National Society for the Prevention of Blindness lists symptoms of vision problems in kids this includes red rimmed lids light sensitivity excessive blinking tripping on small objects irritability during classwork and frequent eye rubbing.
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National Society For the Prevention of Blindness
Calgary Began as NWMP Post in 1875 at Fort Brisebois
Calgary originated as a North West Mounted Police post in 1875 and was first named Fort Brisebois before adopting its current name.
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Calgary
North West Mounted Police
Fort Brisebois
Side notes on dancing golf and travel tips
A miscellany on ballroom dancing norms and missteps of women versus men, then golf trivia about the Ginger Beer Hole at St. Andrews and Bobby Jones's 430 yard hole. It also cites that women drivers rate higher than men, hints at a home knitting machine, and lists Towser friendly hotels in Manhattan with dog welcoming policies.
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St. Andrews
Scotland
Bobby Jones
Ball
United States
Manhattan
Towser
Oven Fried Chicken with Lemon Barbecue Sauce
Recipe summary lists ingredients and steps for oven fried chicken with a lemon barbecue sauce. Includes 2 pound chicken, flour, salt, pepper, paprika, butter, and a lemon barbecue mix with garlic oil lemon juice pepper thyme. Steps: bake at 400 degrees, 30 minutes, turn, bake 30 more minutes, sauce added after.
Carbide exploders tested as bird scarers fail to protect corn
Mechanical bird scarers using calcium carbide gas explosions reduced crop damage from 90 percent to six percent in two acres at the Central Experimental Farm Ottawa but cost about 75 cents daily and birds quickly habituated. Occasional shotgun use may help, yet carbide exploders are not a complete solution.
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Central Experimental Farm
Ottawa
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Rosthern To
Department of Agriculture
Health
Health of Animals Division
Ancient
Babylon
Merton J. Hirsch
Kansas City
Pinky
Ats
A. A
Maximilian
China
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