Insect Battle Grows as Fifteen Thousand New Kinds Found
Dr. S. A. Neave of London's Imperial Institute discusses ongoing global struggle against pests. He notes 15,000 new insect genera and up to 23,000 new specimens yearly, the need for universal naming, and an upcoming encyclopedic work Namensclater Zoologicus to catalog all known animals and insects.
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A. Neave
Imperial Institute of Entomology
London
Dr. Neave
Africa
Wells
Linnaeus
Health Plan For B C 20 F UMCiav
A draft health insurance plan for British Columbia, to be discussed publicly, was explained to the legislature by Hon. G. M. Weir. The plan aims to provide protection against illness for those unable to budget for health services and income loss.
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British Columbia
G. M. Weir
Islanders greet royal gifts to Tristan da Cunha
King and Queen of England sent gifts to Tristan da Cunha, sparking joy among 172 island residents. Sailors from the Canadian Pacific liner Exapress of Australia battled surf in lifeboats to deliver the royal bounty and 17 tons of additional supplies.
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England
Tristan da Cunha
Exapress
Australia
Uner
Japanese women enter US nursing without social stigma
White of Lake's International Medical Centre Tokyo arrived in Toronto and will study nursing methods in New York. The director of a large nursing school said Japanese women are now able to join the US nursing profession without losing social caste in the public eye, according to Mixs S&C.
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Mixs S&c. White
Lake's International Medical Centre
Tokyo
Japan
Toronto
Lar
New York
Cost of Raising Turkeys at Dominion Experimental Station
The Dominion Experimental Station at Scott Sask reports six years of turkey raising with satisfactory results. Turkeys kept separate from poultry, fed grain and milk, show fuel and feed costs under one dollar per thousand pounds of meat when grain prices are low. Natural incubation could cut fuel costs. turkeys yield meat more economically than cattle, sheep, or swine. The rising price of turkey meat in some seasons rivals or exceeds other common meats.
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Dominion Experimental Staton
Scott
Sask
Turkey
Gardening Basics for Canadian Seed Selection and Lawn Care
Practical gardening guidance stresses choosing Canadian seed stock and adapting to local conditions. It covers soil tilth, manure incorporation, seed sowing schedules for open ground hot-beds and lawn seed blends, seed rates, soil leveling, germination, mowing with a sharp mower, and roller finishing for best establishment.
Sandy buys cucumber and hustles bargain
A trader and Sandy haggle over a cucumber in Scots dialect trading five pence then tuppence. The gardener agrees to a cheaper price and mentions waiting two weeks to pick up. The page also notes more than 50 kinds of butter and cheese.
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Sandy
Cambridge hen bred by Mendelian science gains sex marked chicks
The article reports on a new breed named Cambridge developed at Cambridge University by Dr R C Punnet and team using Mendelian principles. It notes Canadian Barred Plymouth Rock stock supplied by the University of British Columbia and describes silver and golden Cam bars as prolific layers with sex inked chicks marking a milestone for poultry science.
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Canada
Cambridge University
Fagan
Spectator
Cambridge
R. C. Pun‘net
England
University of Britahn Columbia
Hamilton Native Sons form to prove author of Maggie song
The group claims a Tennessee resident wrote When You and I Were Young Maggie and seeks to prove George W. Johnson, Canadian, was the lyricist and composer. Johnson allegedly wrote the tune while teaching in Glanford Ontario, and Maggie Clark the song’s heroine was born near the village. Spain will loan nearly 14 million dollars to small farmers at low rates.
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United States
Tennessee
Maggie
Hamilton
Canada
George W. Johnson
Johnson
Glanford
Ont
Maggie Clark
Spain
Canadian Canned Fruits and Vegetables Industry Growth
The canning and processing of fruits and vegetables expanded rapidly in 1923 33 with a decade of growth. Ontario British Columbia and Quebec lead canning of apples pears plums peaches cherries currants gooseberries blueberries raspberries strawberries apricots loganberries tomatoes peas corn and more. Canning runs June to October peaking in July to September, enabling year round availability.
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Dominion
Ontario
British Columbia
Quebec
Times Reports On Moscow Visit By Anthony Eden
The London Times, long cautious about Moscow coverage since the Bolshevik revolution, dispatched a staff correspondent with Anthony Eden to Moscow to negotiate with the Russian government amid Europe armament tensions.
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London Times
Moscow
Europe
Russia
the Times
Anthony Eden
Clouds Enhance Landscape Photos With Filters and Film
John van Guilder explains how to capture clouds in landscape photos using films sensitive to green and red light, and filters that block ultraviolet. He discusses exposure factors, yellow sky filters, and techniques to keep clouds brighter than the sky for dramatic skies.
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John van Guilder
Forests Cover Over One Third Of Canada’s Land, Study Finds
A Ottawa report notes Canada’s forests occupy 1 153 000 square miles or 32.8 percent of the total land area. About 879 000 square miles carry merchantable timber and 423 000 square miles hold young growth. The accessible stand is valued at 1 715 000 000 dollars, with total timber at 267 783 million cubic feet and 244 000 workers employed nationwide.
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Dominion
Ottawa
Canada
Mysterious Black Eyed Trawler Catch Stuns Boston Pier
A Boston fish pier reveal details of a bizarre trawler catch aboard the Tide of Boston. The oval 20 inch black creature, eye-less, with a five inch head appendage and about 49 dozen glowing tentacles draping from its crown, attracted small fish as a lure and lacked scales, described by the United States Bureau of Fisheries as one of the strangest they’ve examined.
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United States Bureau of Fisheries
Department
Boston Fish Pier
Boston
Valentina Meade
Sable Island
Jews Prove Good Settlers On Land
The Jewish Agricultural Society reports high long term settlement by Jewish families who settled 1929 to 1933. The five year average on land was 82 percent with 100 percent in 1933 and 96 percent in 1932. Causes of leaving included wife dissatisfaction sickness death lack of capital partnership dissolution and economic distress.
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United States
Jewsh Agricultural Society
Perseverance Illustrated by a Pupil’s Question
A teacher asks what carries a man through rough roads and vast landscapes while a pupil notes there is no such car. The exchange highlights the concept of perseverance as a guiding force beyond machinery or travel.
Meteorology and Astronomy Tidbits From Early Reports
The text notes Halsey’s Comet speed ranges from 34 miles a second near the sun to under one mile a second at aphelion. An applicant recalls seeing a meteor. A remark from Germany about Tuesday being fish day to promote fish consumption is mentioned.
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Halsey
Germany
British Columbia Plans Dustless Highways This Year
Hon. Frank M. Mac Pherson told the Automobile Club of Vancouver that a definite start is assured for extending dustless hard surfaced highways in the province this year. He compared BC road totals with Ontario and Quebec noting 19 800 miles to maintain versus 16 000 miles in Quebec and highlighted BC’s maintenance budget of 1 500 000 while lamenting what could have been done with more funds.
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British Columbian
British Columbia
Frank M. MacPherson
Automobile Club of Vancouver
MacPherson
Ontario
Quebec
Alecxander Mackenzie
Simon Fraser
Pacific Ocean
Mr. MacPherson
Pleiades Revealed as One Family by Columbia Photographs
Columbia University researchers unveil photographic proof that the Pleiades star cluster is a single family. Only six stars are visible unaided, yet the group contains more than 400 stars moving together in the same direction and parallel paths.
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Columbia University
Columbia
Science unlocks safer spaceflight and ewe wool trends
Observations show that eliminating carbon dioxide and regulating air in balloon gondola cabins allows longer life in space with added oxygen and stable temperature. The text notes thin pasture favors finer wool grades, while thick grass raises coarser wool proportions in sheep.
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Earth
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Gorion L. Smith
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Terwase
Soviet Russia
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Mexico
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Charlevoix
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