Industrial use of farm products eyed by Grangers
Carl B. Fritsche of Dearborn Michigan urged Grangers to adopt farm products in manufacturing. He predicted furniture from plastic farm productions and other goods, citing rising exports, purchasing power, and agricultural inputs as keys to balanced supply and demand and stable prices. He praised soil conservation and foreign policy boosting export trade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Chamber of Commerce
Carl 5 B. Fritsche
Dearborn
Mich
Tardeeine
Chemurghc Council
Sidley
Roosevelt
Fritechs
Grangers
Kangaroo Reserve Plea Prompts NSW Wildlife Stance
A NSW official touring the Macquarie Marshes reports friendly wildlife and urges that the 40 000 acres not be used for farming but be set aside as a national reserve. He notes kangaroos emus pelicans swans approaching him in the area and says none of the land should be disturbed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Australia
Garden of Eden
New South Wales
Macquarie
Continents Move If Forces Act On North America
Dr Ross Gunn of the U S Naval Research Laboratories says continents may move or have forces acting on them. He finds North America could drift one inch per year toward the Pacific and southwest, with resistance in the Pacific region shaping mountain chains along that coast. The view appears in The Journal of the Franklin Institute cited by the New York Herald Tribune.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ross Gunn
United States Naval Research Laboratories
North America
Pacific Ocean
Pacific
Journal of the Franklin Institute
New York Herald Tribune
Tax Reform Sparks Confusion Over Farming Implements
In Melbourne buyers face tax changes on agricultural and gardening tools, with dealers struggling to explain the new levy. A proposal to waive fees for farming hoes and related implements aims to ease the transition for farmers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Australia
Implemeant
Dealera
Melbourne
The Case for Relaxation and Daily Breaks
Experts urge steady daily relaxation to lower stress and improve health. The text links rest to better digestion, calmer nerves, and clearer judgment, recommending several brief moments after meals to train the habit for lasting well being.
Postman’s Holiday Map Myths From Ogilby’s 1671 World
Ohio River and California Island claims misrepresented in a London cartography book. Ogilby’s account cites bears with horse traits and buffalo hybrids near New York, from garbled early reports.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio State, Library
Ohio River
California
Great Lakes
America
New World
London
John Ogilby
Charles I
Ogilby
New York
Electric Shock Kills Cattle on Ontario Farm
On A Wardell farm in Woodhouse township near Simcoe Ontario two cows died after a short circuit in an electric pump switchbox. Wardell received a shock while inspecting the barn light and the current traveled via water pipes to the drinking bows. A new German metal alloy to replace copper and brass is noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dick Wardell
Woodhouse Township
Simcoe
Ontario
Wardell
Overlooked One Thing Bere A Humorous Moral Tale
A humorous obituary style note highlights a man who followed strict health routines including daily teeth brushing, twice yearly doctor exams, rain rubbers, open windows, a vegetable rich diet, and long sleep. It jokes that he forgot trains at grade crossings and mentions a funeral next Wednesday with numerous health institutions and manufacturers listed as survivors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bere
Pay According To Ability in German Penal Code
An outline of the new German penal code introduces fines based on a convict's ability rather than a fixed amount. Judges may impose five or ten days pay instead of uniform fines, making penalties more equitable. A $25 fine could mean jail for some, but be trivial for others, under the old system.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Niagara Falls Review
Lancashire Radio Horse Uses Wireless Set for Traffic Control
A radio horse named Sammy owned by the Lancashire Constabulary will be first in the country to carry a wireless receiving and transmitting set for traffic control. The gear weighs under six pounds including the aerial and allows contact with police headquarters up to three miles away.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sammy
Lancashire Constabulary
New French Chef Joins King Edward's Royal Kitchen
Albert Legros aged 60 from Paris becomes King Edward's personal chef at Buckingham Palace. He is the fourth consecutive Frenchman to head the palace kitchens and will also assist at the Coronation banquet next May. Legros will follow the King to Windsor Balmoral Sandringham but not Fort Belvedere where a separate cook remains.
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Albert Legros
London
King Edwards
Buckingham Palace
Palace
Legros
Paris
Edward
George Clerk
Henri Poupart
Legron
Windsor
Balmoral
Sandringham
Fort Belvedere
King Edward to Travel by Air for Canada Visit
The London Sunday Express reports the Cabinet supports a long royal tour with extensive air travel. The King will use airplanes for much of the journey to Canada and other British dominions, aided by wireless communication.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward
Canada
British Dominions
The
London Sunday Express
Ultra-fast motion pictures aid industrial study at A I C E meeting
Dr. Gustavus J. Esselen showcased ultra-fast films in Baltimore showing 2000 to 3000 pictures per second to slow speeds from six miles per minute to three miles an hour. The technique aids engineers in analyzing bottle breakage, gas-liquid interactions, and new motor driven devices while linking to Langley Field experiments for compression-ignition engines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Institute of Chemical Engineers
Baltimore
Gustavus J. Esselen
Boston
Mass
National Advisory Committee For Aeronautics
Langley Field
To Keep It Straight and a Dining Cat Prank
A New York collector keeps a crooked etching of the Leaning Tower of Pisa and asks his maid why it tilts. She says she hangs it crooked to make the tower look straight. A boy interrupts with a warning about a big black cat in the dining room, joked to be lucky, until the cat is blamed for dinner.
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New York
Pisa
Jimmie
Rainfall and Jet Weight Estimation Note
An inch of rain falling on the average sized house yields a metric estimate related to a jet weighing about 4644 tons.
London Mayor backs Canadian Farm School plans for migrants
The London Mayor supports Fairbridge Farm Schools extending to the Dominions as 28 British boys and girls depart for the Prince of Wales Farm School on Vancouver Island. New schools in New South Wales and Victoria Australia widen the program to train youths for overseas life. The four formations include Pinjarra Western Australia and a Cowichan Vancouver Island site with other Australian locations.
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Lond
London
British Columba House
Prince of Wales
Fairbridge Farm
Dominions
New South Wales
Britain
New Farm School
Bacchus Marsh
Victoria
Australia
Fairbridge
Northcote Farm School
Lady Northcote
Lord Mount Stephen
Montreal
Pinjarra Foundation
William Anglias
Pinjarra
Western Australia
Kingaley Fathbridge
Cowichan
Vancouver Island
British Columbia
Toronto Mall
Empire
Rustic Utopia: Beck Plans Bahama Colony For Discontent
Austin Beck an 81 year old Swampscott insurance broker sailed from New York to the Bahama Islands to found a rustic utopia for unhappy Americans. He partners with Sir Edwin and Lady Tyrrell Beck of London and says they will buy an island, form a local government, and remain under the British flag.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin Beck
Swampscott, Maas
New York
Bahama Islands
Lfe
United States
Edwin
Tyrrell Beck
London
Beck
Language handicap cited for Japan in National Review
Sir Reginald Johnston argues Japan trails China in propaganda and language skills. He notes Japanese are reticent and regard defending themselves as insulting, claiming about twenty Chinese speakers exist for each Japanese in English speaking circles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reginald Johnston
National Review
London
Japan
China
Hair curling method using heated chemical wrapped coils
The first hair curling method involved winding the hair around a cylindrical stick, moistening with a chemical solution, sealing in a metal tube, and applying heat to set the curl.
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Maeit Rad Tatar
Germany
Addis Ababa
Marshal Graziani
Lancashire
Radio
Royal Kitchens
Gory
England
XNI
CORD
Guarda’ Band
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