Conservation Of Moisture A Solution For Successful Farming In The West
Dr FE. Ape ht beld, director of the Experimentel Farms Service, outlines that the Western Canadian plains spanning Saskatchewan and Alberta hold vast but varied land. He urges soil conservation and dry farming, notes irrigation limits, and highlights 330 Agricultural Improvement Associations with 20,000 farmers tackling soil drifting and drought through shelter belts and seed centres.
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Prairie Farm
Ape Ht
Beld
Experimentel Farms Service
Derimian
Canada
Ughbt
Saskatchewan
Dominion’ Experimental Farms
Canadians Pay 33 Percent Tax by Top Earners in 1937
Income tax report shows 382 Canadians with salaries $50 006 or more paid 33.04 percent of total income tax. 237 064 individuals paid tax with 106 764 earning up to 2000 and contributing small shares. Minister Ilsley notes 1938 collections expected near 40 060 011.
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Canada
J. L. Ilsley
House of Commons
Taley
Hudson's Bay Company Ship Sails for Annual Inspection
The 3.5 Nascoyne, a Hudson's Bay Company supply ship, departs Halifax for England for its regular annual inspection under UV marine law. The vessel sails a yearly Arctic supply run to support government and company outposts.
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Nascoyne
Hudson's Bay Company
Halifax
England
Arctic
Practical advice for piano care in varying seasons
Piano owners should avoid rapid temperature changes and not place the instrument against an outside wall in winter. Keep room humidity moderate, hang a bag of mothballs inside in summer, and have the piano tuned by an expert twice a year.
Mystery Legacy Leaves Half Estate to Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Miss Audrey Carden of Knightsbridge died in December 1936 leaving one half of her estate to the Royal Canadian Mounted Police and one half to British fire brigade charities. After two years of legal dispute a settlement split the estate three ways: one third to the Mounties, one third to five brigade charities, and one third to her 13 year old nephew Sir John Craven Carden. The reasons for her generosity remain unexplained as she never visited Canada.
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Knightsbridge
Royal Canaan Mounted Police
Audrey Carden
R.C.M.P
Miss Carden
London
Mounties
Professional Fire Brigades Association
Fire Brigade
Britain
Sir John Craven Carden
Camberley
Surrey
Five Brigade
Sir John
Carden
Canada
Evolution Of The Home Through Modern Developments
The piece traces gradual shifts in home design from dug-outs and caves to igloos and wigwams, then cabins and cottages, culminating in mansions. It lists prior luxuries like fireplaces and porches and charts the progression through budget, linoleum, electrical, insulated, stucco, bungalow, modernistic, and penthouse houses. It argues a future home must have air conditioning, glass, a deck roof, recreation basement, and self adjusting foundations to stay current.
Pluto Photograph Surfaces From Harvard Archive
A photo of Pluto was found in Harvard University’s astronomical collection. The image, captured by a 1 inch telescope on dates in November before Pluto’s discovery, dates from years prior to the planet’s identification. London’s first directory traces to royal origins under Charles I. It aimed to list citizens for taxation. The prime athletic years for men are noted as ages 25 to 30.
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Pluto
Harvard University
London
Charles I
Prairie orchards expand across three prairie provinces
Fruit growing in Northern Saskatchewan and Alberta gains attention from Dominion Experimental Farms Service. Sheltered by shelter belts, orchards and fruit gardens flourish at several stations with crabs plums cherries and small fruits. The Dominion Experimental Farm at Morden Manitoba remains the prairie fruit hub, developing many varieties and supplying farms with apples pears and grapes though its original plantation nears overhaul.
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Prairie Provinces
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Dominion Experimental Farms Service
Rich Hills
Hafford
Guernsey
Paddockwood
Parkside
Meatlit
Consort
Laverna
Meadow Lake
Chauvin
Glentbush
Meanock
Lens
Prairies
Dominion Experimental Farm
Morden
Manitoba
Challenging Democracy Speaker Defends Democracy at Royal Winter Fair
Grattan O'Leary, Ottawa Journal associate editor, told the Royal Winter Fair luncheon in Toronto that democracies prevail over dictatorships and that critics of democracy must spur more intelligent public interest. He cited Canadians who once urged dictatorship but now recognize democracy’s resilience. The speech stressed fixing flaws to strengthen democratic participation. A note mentions the British liner Queen Mary has 10 miles of carpet onboard.
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Eee
Cot
Alderabet
Fort Belvedere
Duke of Wind
Ponce of Wales
White Gate
London
Belvedere
Hlr.h.ws
England
R.A.F
Grattan O'Leary
The
Ottawa Journal
Toronto
Dollhouse Builder Aids Local Camp Fund In Sarnia
Retired railway engineer Joan Morris of Sarnia Ontario spent over three months constructing three detailed doll houses to benefit a church camp. The largest house will go to Johnston Memorial School kindergarten, the other two will be sold to raise camp funds.
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Joan Morris
Sarnia
Ont
Morris
Johnston Memorial School
Mr. Morris
Foolproof Safety Lock Aims to Save Thousands
An amateur lifesaver with 29 rescues has patented a simple safety lock for trains airplanes cars and other doors. Inspired by Sir John Rees death it lets drivers pilots and motorists lock all doors via a single lever eliminating keyholes knobs or spindles.
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Hena F. Reavill
Nottingham
Sir John Rees
Trees That Grow Fast Aided By New Hormone Technique
The Dominion's forestry effort highlights hybrid poplars with drought resistance and reforestation potential. G B Griffiths of the University of British Columbia reports a hormone enabling evergreens to root from cuttings in three months, cutting costs and speeding planting.
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Canadian Forestry Airview
Pacific Coast
G. B. Griffiths
University of British Columbia
Mr. Griffiths
British Columbia
Dominion
Edmonton Journal
The Forgotten Man and Tax Burden Clarified
The text quotes Finance Minister Dunning noting the middle class bears the burden as unemployment fades. It calls taxation unfairly spread, with many escaping taxation, and urges tax consciousness to push for responsive, efficient government and reduced waste.
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Dunning
St. Catharines
Union of British Empire and United States Proposed
Regina Lander Pont reports on a call by author Charles Davis of Bass River Cape Cod for uniting the British Empire and the United States. He notes Six Nations peace lasting 368 years and urges white Americans and Brits to live together. A flag design blending Union Jack and Stars and Stripes and a United Empire anthem set to God Save the King or America is mentioned.
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Charles Davis
Bass River
Cape Cod
Meas
Freezing Bread At Deep Temperatures Extends Freshness
Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Magazine notes freezing bread slows staling. Tests show bread kept at 22 C below zero stays good for 20 days, while at 35 C below zero remains indistinguishable from fresh for about 20 days and saleable after 344 days in the freezer.
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Industrial and Engineering Chemistry
Humming Bird Noted as Swiftest for Short Dashes
The humming bird is described as the speediest bird in short bursts of flight, capable of rapid dashes and agile maneuvers.
Notable Writers and Their Long Craft Spans
The Manchester Guardian notes great authors spent years shaping major works. Joyce reportedly spent 17 years on a sequel to Ulysses while Milton took seven years beyond youth to plan and compose Paradise Lost. Dante, Goethe, Virgil, Cervantes, Le Sage, and Flaubert are cited for long, deliberate processes shaping their masterpieces.
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James Joyce
Ulysses
Milton
Gray
Dante
Goethe
Gil Blas
Flaubert
Manchester Guardian
Widow builds pine lumber mill after river tragedy
Mrs. Q. E. Hinton of Hattiesburg Mississippi, widowed twenty nine years ago when her husband drowned while trying to break a log jam on the Bogahoma river, now operates a sawmill with one son. The mill specializes in long leaf pine and she can determine lumber yield from a pine tree.
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Q. E. Hinton
Hattiesburg
Misa
Bogahoma
Park visitor steals 116 dimes from Yosemite hotel
A park visitor in Yosemite National Park reportedly pilfered 116 dimes from a park hotel and hidden them in a nest like cache. An underwater explorer notes a frightened man eating fan reacts to bubbles. The Gideons placed 140 Bibles last year in hotels schools hospitals and prisons
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Yosemite National Park
Park Hotel
Gideons
Hotel Renna
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