Great Advances In Soil Chemistry And Farming Beginnings
The article recalls Rothamsted experiments in 1840 1842 on bone phosphate and superphosphate production by Lawes and the birth of chemical fertilizers. It highlights Dr Frank Shutt Canada’s dominion chemist 1887 1933 his work linking nitrogen fixation with Leguminosae and Canadian soil science.
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Britten
Rothamsted
England
Pothameted
le Row
Canada
Frank Thomas Shutt
C.B.E
Shutt
Dominion
Europe
Lawes
Gilbert
Helberger
Wilfarth
Bernberg
Saxony
American Society of Agronomy
Fiavelle
Royal Society of Canada
C.be
J. B. Lawes
Great Britain
Britain
Peru
Deptford
Suffolk
Cambridgeshire
Earl of Dundonald
von Liebig
Hellreiger
Bernburg
RAF Internal Messages Move Half Million Weekly
The Royal Air Force handles about 500 000 messages weekly on its internal system. Most are administrative or routine, but observer post messages are vital and relayed to all concerned. Since early war, RAF created private telephone telegraph and teleprinter links and uses 600 to 700 wireless frequencies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Royal Air Force
Suth
R.a-F
Bread Pillars Earn Yearlong Protection Belief at Cheng Chau
During the annual Cheng Chau pagan festival on the island off the China coast, huge bread pillars reach 15 to 25 feet tall. Natives believe eating a piece from a pillar will guard against stomach trouble for a full year. The loaves are called Shaan Paan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cheng Chau
China
Spraying Method Emerges to Apply Silver on Mirrors
A new technique uses spraying instead of pouring to coat mirrors with silver. The concise process aims for even coverage and reduced waste, signaling a modernization in mirror production.
Clean, Well Graded Seed Key for Crop Assurance
R A Derick of the Central Experimental Farm Ottawa notes seed quality matters in crop insurance. Fanning mills remove dirt and weed seeds, separate grain by size, and improve seed samples. Even poorly coloured home grain can yield excellent seed with proper cleaning and grading.
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R. A. Derick
Central Experimental Arm
Ottawa
Farmer Walter Klentworth Fields to Radio Guided Plowing
Walter Klentworth, 21, of Pana equips his new electric tractor with a radio to hear the daily market report and other broadcasts while plowing, blending work with up to date information.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Klentworth
Pana
Congressmen seek territory to settle British debt claims
Some lawmakers advocate ceding land in exchange for paying Britain’s war debt, underscoring a belief that real estate is a solid investment and could back debt settlements.
New York Herald Tribune Writer Clears Finland War Aid Record
Dorothy Thompson in the Financial Post asserts the cartoon misrepresents Allied responsibility for Finland. She argues Britain and France aided Finland substantially and were willing to provide more, blocked only by German threats and Finnish inability to mobilize.
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New York Herald-Tribone
Finland
Russia
France
England
Britain
United States
Dorothy Thompson
New York Herald-Tribune
Boake Carters
Walter Winchells
Germany
Financial Post
Lincoln council makes white canes exclusive to blind
Lincoln Nebraska city council passes an ordinance to grant white canes exclusive use by the blind or partially blind. Vehicles approaching a cane user must stop and take necessary precautions. A separate note mentions Brazilian experiments producing plastics from coffee that are not inflammable and highly resistant to acids.
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City Council
Lincoln
Neb
Colonial style flower sprays bouquet pattern offer
A Colonial themed bouquet pattern details sprays of varied flowers for wreaths and a transfer pattern of 15 motifs from 6 to 13% inches. Includes stitch illustrations and color ideas. Send 20 cents to the Household Arts Department Winnipeg Newspaper Union at 175 McDermot Ave. E Winnipeg. No Alice Brooks pattern book published.
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Household Arts Department
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave
Winnipeg
Alice Brooks
Canada War Effort Ties Aid Networks To Allied Victory
Brigadier W. W. Foster outlines Allied support services for Canadian troops in Britain and France. He notes educational schemes, hospitality programs, and joint efforts with the MCA, Salvation Army, Knights of Columbus, and the Canadian Legion. Canadian industry expansion boosts nickel, platinum, asbestos, copper, zinc, and lead production fueling war material needs.
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Great Britain
France
W. W. Foster
Y.amlc
Salvation Army
Knights of Columbus
Canadian Legion
London
Aldershot
Navy
Foster
M.C.A
The
C.A
Ottawa Journal
Canada
Britain
War Measures Act Blocks Calf Stomachs Exports
A government order under the War Measures Act forbids exporting calves stomachs to conserve rennet for cheese makers. Poland had been a major source, but conquest by Germany and Russia cut off supplies, forcing Canada to rely on domestic stock and imports from Denmark and the U.S.
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Berhind
Poland
Germany
Russia
Canada
Denmark
United States
Much More Costly
A struggling author and his wife attend a party where a friend gushes over the wife’s beauty and gown. The writer replies that his wife is not a single poem but a body of work including sixteen poems, seven short stories, and a novel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Penwell
Riddle and Medical Note Mix in Unclear Text
A garbled query asks how old a person born in 19837 would be and whether the person is male or female. A second part notes that in accidents the left leg is most frequently injured.
Education funding must not be cut for scholarships
J Ferrig David of Ingersoll Ontario told the Ontario Educational Association in Toronto that war expenditures should not curb education spending. He urged the federal government to provide at least 1 million dollars for secondary school scholars and called for greater state support to ensure equal educational opportunity across Ontario.
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Canada
J. Ferrig David
Ingersoll
Ont
Ontario Educational Association
Toronto
David
Britain
Dominion
Harard
Ontario
British Seaman Reports Bombing Encounter From Home
A young British sailor aboard the Athel monarch describes a German air attack as he and crew dodged incendiary fire on deck. He recalls the plane circling low and raking with bullets before departing, ending with a reassuring postscript to his mother about pineapples.
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Aftenposten
Norway
Ousehold Arta
Sak OG
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