Moisture conditions returning to normal in western grain belt
The western Canadian grain belt shows moisture returning to normal levels after a severe winter. Alberta leads with a 5 percent above normal. Manitoba and Saskatchewan near normal with regional gains and losses noted. Northern areas fared best with October and November heavy rains, while southern Alberta and southeastern Saskatchewan saw deficits in some months.
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Alberta
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Peace River
Bristol to Paddington Record Run Surges to 72 MPH
The Bristolian express left Bristol eight minutes late at 4 38 p m and arrived at Paddington at 6 15 p m covering 117% miles in 98 minutes at an average of 72 miles an hour The LNSELR notes the fastest speed on British railways and Silver Jubilee reached 112 mph between Newcastle and London last September Industrial use for walnut shells is expanding with 15 identified applications including rubber compounds roofing paper and dynamite abrasives
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Bristol
Paddington
Newcastle
London
Donkey Dinkie eats tobacco at Iver estate home of Princess Victoria
A donkey named Dinkie, retired at Coppins near Iver in England, eats lighted cigars and cigarettes. He has been a pet of the late Princess Victoria for years and is known to graze in the Cop pins paddock. Staff say he will eat any tobacco offered and the king has seen him there. He is over 30, though toothless, and remains fat and well.
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Canada
Division of Botany
Central Experimental Farms Branch
Dominion
Central Experimental Farm
Ottawa
Copping
Iver
England
Princess Victoria
Tia
Dinkie
Coppins
Dinkle
Canadian Exports to French Africa Rise with Wheat and Farm Goods
Exports to French Africa include wheat flour and farm implements. French Africa’s area nearly matches Canada’s Dominion. Population exceeds 2,000,000 with over 1,000,000 of European origin.
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French Africa
Africa
Dominion of Canada
Raccoons Wash Food Before Eating Revealed
Local observation notes raccoons frequently wash food before eating as part of their foraging behavior. Researchers document this habit in a brief field note dated 2146.
Fire photography tips from John Van Guilder
A vintage guide urges readers to photograph fires with caution and creativity. It advises bringing extra film and lenses, using tripods for night shots, and choosing safe viewpoints while capturing dramatic silhouettes and water streams from hoses.
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John van Guilder
Cape Hatters Lighthouse Fights Atlantic Erosion Again
The federal government struggles to keep the Cape Hatters lighthouse lit as Atlantic erosion forces repeated moves. A 112 foot tower built inland in 1799 was abandoned in 1870, a 193 foot brick tower set a mile back is now endangered, and plans call for a new steel tower another mile inland.
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Atlantic
North Carolina
Cape Hatteras
Hatteras
Chinese Imperial Cookbook Large Volumes Highlighted
The Chinese Imperial cookbook comprises 96 volumes and is described as the world’s largest cookbook. An abridged edition of the same work exists with 18 volumes.
Egrets Guarded in Florida Nesting Season by Agents
Florida district game agents monitor the egret during nesting season as part of federal protection begun after 1914 plumes boom. The Audubon Society helped push laws to curb plume hunting and protect the white bird prized with bird of paradise plumes.
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Florida
Florida Everglades
Department of Agriculture
Washington
Audubon Society
Hammersleys Move From Igutgig Over Crowding
Mr and Mrs Bill Hammersley ran a trading post at Igutgig Alaska. With several families moving in they deemed the population too dense for comfort and relocated to Kukakick Lake where no white families live within 100 miles. Air mail time between Shanghai and London now 11 days.
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Bill Hammersley
Igutgig
Alaska
Hammersleys
Kukakick Lake
Shanghai
China
London
Dutch Motifs for Breakfast Linen Cross Stitch Pattern
Cross Stitch offers Dutch themed breakfast motifs Hulda and Hans embroidered on cloth curtains scarves and pillows. Patterns 5405 and 3268 include transfer designs color guides material lists and stitch illustrations. Send 20 cents to Arts Dept Winnipeg Newspaper Union 175 McDermot Ave Peg to obtain.
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Hulda
Hans
Ee Arts Dept
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave
Peg
World Poultry Congress founders push for better names in Canada
A Regina Leader-Post opinion notes calls for a Canadian Nomenclature Society to improve place names and suggests Moose Jaw and Medicine Hat might welcome changes. It cites F C Elford on the World Poultry Congress purpose, history, and global reach with delegates from dozens of nations, and the congresses as vital exchanges of science and industry.
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Canada
Saya
Moose Jaw
Medicine Hat
Regina
Leipzig
Germany
F. C. Elford
Dominion Poultry Husbandman
Poultry Science Association
Norld Poultry Congresses
Hague
Holland
Barcelona
Spain
Ottawa
London
England
Rome
Italy
Edward Brown
J. E. Rice
New Diagnostic Method Using Electrical Quality of Tissues
Massachusetts Institute of Technology researchers announce a new diagnostic approach using an electrical quality called Q. Dr. J Warren Horton developed an instrument reading tissue energy storage and heat loss via surface skin contacts. Early British work suggested Q would replace basal metabolism tests, but initial results show limited substitution while promising for future medical indicators.
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Massachusetts
J. Warren Horton
Canadian Poultry Praised by British Trade Paper
A London gazette on Canadian agricultural products, chiefly poultry, notes that fresh killed turkeys arriving from abroad are good. It predicts Canadian birds may boost the turkey trade if shipped at reasonable prices, despite current quotations being high.
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London
England
Self-reliance urged over dependence in modern life
A call to embrace old fashioned self-reliance and avoid drifting into routine dependence on others. The message emphasizes individual initiative and personal responsibility as a guiding principle for today.
Plant diseases show cyclical rise and fall aiding farmer fight
The article notes that certain plant diseases fluctuate in cycles over years, offering a new insight to help farmers combat outbreaks. It also recalls that in ancient times diamonds were used as an antidote to poison.
Carpet Snakes Replace Cats to Rid Thursday Island Rats
Thursday Island off Cape York once famed for palm shade and rats now reports rat elimination after carpet snakes joined the staff with board and lodging. The store and wharf owners praised the new deterrents as cats were replaced and rats vanished.
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Thursday Island
Cape York
Australia
Death onboard as hippo battles elephant on ship
Passengers aboard the liner Ex calibur in Boston report a fatal encounter between a 400 pound hippopotamus and a pygmy elephant from the Belgian Congo. The elephant died after a four hour rampage, and the hippo was later recaptured by eight Congo boys hired to move the animals to the United States. The incident occurred during a storm at dawn.
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Boston
Belgian Congo
Congo
United States
Alain
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