Soy Bean Food For Stock In Canadian Farms
Canadian farmers increasingly grow small soybean patches for home feed. Soybeans contain 30 to 40 percent protein and compare well with linseed and cottonseed meal as a concentrate for stock and milk production. They make up about 15 percent of dairy cow grain rations, must be ground with other grain, and soybean hay rivals alfalfa in value. Straw offers modest roughage for wintering dry cows, beef cattle, and sheep.
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Canada
Dominion Experimental Farms Service
C N Net Revenues Show Big Increase
Canadian National Railways reports October net revenue of 5 241 322 and ten month total of 33 208 638. October operating revenues reached 22 984 979 with expenses 17 743 657. Ten months 1940 operating revenue 201 400 970 and expenses 168 191 332, up from 1939. Net revenue rise totals 21 103 436 versus last year.
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Canadian National Railways
This Real Love Not Conscription Parade Scene
A ribbon bedecked car carries a couple from a church in Hartford with a sign reading This is real love not conscription. A Detroit motorist convicted of driving under the influence of a rink appeals to serve sixteen days on weekends to avoid harming his business.
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Hartford
Conn
Detroit
Humorous Clips From A Curious Conversation Treasury
A jumble of quips and anecdotes spans German work life and a perambulator factory plot to Lincoln and Shaw. The pieces mix jokes about a gun making machine, a prison visitor, a diplomat’s shoes, and witty witticisms on youth and manners.
Modern Etiquette Questions Answered
A bride may sign with her name alone but should include a phrase such as Howard and I deeply appreciate. Concealing hurt feelings is advised, and one should strive to avoid revealing upset in mixed company.
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Howard
Sen
Health Topics on Tonsil Removal for Child Development
The Health League of Canada urges removing diseased or enlarged tonsils in children over four years old. They argue 50 percent of treated children show material improvement and cite better overall physical development, lower illness interruptions, and reduced infant mortality as outcomes of public health measures and tonsil removals.
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Health League of Canada
Ensol Cancer Remedy Backed By Ontario Commission
Ensol a biological product discovered five years ago by Dr Henrik Connell of Queen's University Kingston has shown major benefits against cancer. A report by the Ontario Commission for the Investigation of Cancer Remedies recommends its use with other therapies. A related note cites burns treated with cortical adrenal hormones from the Hindenburg disaster. In Antarctic research Dr T C Poulter reports snow and ice transmit sound well, enabling hearing from within a tunnel about a quarter of a mile away.
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Hendry
Connell
Queen’s University
Kingston
Ontario Commission For
Antarctic
T C. Poulter
Richard E. Byrd
Little
America
Poulter
Microcalorimeter Invented by Northwestern Students
An instrument so precise it measures temperature changes to one millionth of a degree has been created by three students at Northwestern University in Evanston. Known as a micro calorimeter, it accurately registers heat changes when sugar dissolves in water and aids the study of certain acids.
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North- Western University
Evanston
Illinois
How to test a waffle iron and care tips
A reader asks how to test a waffle iron for heat and several home remedies are offered. To test, place a teasp oon of water on the iron and close it. when steam stops, it is ready. Other questions cover scratched furniture care linseed oil camphor iodine walnut oil and polishing. Additional advice suggests rough pumice or sandpaper before painting tinware and applying shellac varnish.
Postage Stamp Ten Inches Long
China issues a colossal stamp ten inches by two and five eighths inches priced at ten cents. The mail process involves clipping receipts at multiple steps and returning portions to verify delivery. A London dog survived being buried for thirty six hours in a four storey house debris.
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China
London
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