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Newspaper
Rivers Gazette
Location
Rivers, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jan 27, 1927
Page
8
A historical note argues that extracting chemical compounds from coal yields greater value than its heat. It predicts new methods will replace direct combustion, with chemical products and transportation efficiencies shaping a future energy economy.
A University of Minnesota psychologist Professor W T Herence runs a strange study on sleep and learning. He uses an electrically driven phonograph activated by foot release to play sounds to his ears during sleep and claims awakening stops the sound, aiming to prove training under sleep cannot be heard while awake.
Fragmentary text urges action and truth in a rustic tone. It mocks wasted energy and implies a national rush to agriculture and progress with a satirical view of the country’s effort. The piece hints at public campaigns and a call for practical focus.
A remarkable electric ferryboat shown at Royal Albert docks claims to move without conventional rudders or propellers. It powers forward and backward by directing water through tubular pipes under the hull, with steering by adjusting water streams.
A Klondyke millionaire in New York displayed a lavish Christmas tree with branches of gold nuggets. The trunk was piled with gold pieces and the total value reportedly ranged between substantial sums. A visitor from Klondyke provided the tree for a family, before their departure toward Blamdsloe levee on the southern Puce railway.
The dolman sleeve gathered into a cuff is in the latest mode for a smart one piece dress. It features an inverted plik side seam for fullness, a high or low collar, and buttons on the neck and cuffs. Sizes 15 to 49 inch busts with yardage costs listed. promotes the home dressmaker and fashion book priced at 14 cents.
The naval hydrographic service coordinates global cooperation to chart hazards to water traffic. It distributes warnings on icebergs, drift ice, derelicts, fog, and other obstructions, urging ships to share position data and new dangers.
The article describes windbreak methods for dry land gardens at Sixperioene al Station in Lethbridge Alberta. It recommends rows of cottonwood or willow planted four feet apart with closer wind protection from a western planting of willow or caragana. Caragana offers close crops and faster wind shielding though slower growth than cottonwoods or willow.
A steamer cleared from Montreal carrying a shipment of graded wool from the Canadian Co operative Wool Growers to Liverpool. The remark on character notes person after comparison of abilities.
The piece argues humans should feed birds in winter to help crops by controlling insects. It notes birds destroy pests, saving billions, and suggests simple actions like leaving food under shrubs or on fences, framing bird feeding as a civic duty and common sense.
The article notes government and native involvement in cultivating and harvesting wild rice in northern marshes. It discusses potential benefits for local tribes, the challenges of canoe labor, and tensions over territory and harvesting rights. It references Manitoba plans and a shift away from extravagant rhetoric toward practical conservation and distribution.
The continent watches Canadian Pacific Lungara course in South Vancouver as Walter Hagen attempts to beat par but falls short. Spectators include Babe Ruth Suzanne Lenglen and Vincent Richards. photo shows them with Hagen at the hotel garden.
Canadian cattle are favored for quality traits by British buyers. The Financial Post essay traces historic, inflation era use of playing cards as money in Canada and notes that careful selection of cattle for feed and pasture helps maintain a strong national reputation and favorable prices.
A Siberian widow named Jenana Senina, once a young officer’s wife killed by the Bolsheviks, has emerged as a feared leader. Her raiders under Hetman Orlow strike railway points and Red army outposts, claiming divine guidance and arming followers after a railway arms transport raid.
An Astrophysical Journal article by Prof Ross of the University of Chicago and Yerkes Observatory argues color photography with colored light, especially long infrared, may penetrate Mars atmosphere and yield clearer images, aiding questions about atmosphere and possible life. In Thibet natives greet friends by sticking out their tongues as respect.
The Dominion Department of Agriculture Ottawa promotes eggs using a circular series titled Eggs for All Occasions. Circulars seven by nine and a half inches outline egg uses and dietetic value, stressing graded eggs. Merchants and buyers are encouraged to distribute the slips, with a full departmental catalogue to follow.
John Leeming of the Jan iro Aero Club lands a plane on a mountain summit near Windermere, England. The 200 by 60 foot plateau on Mount Helvellyn rises 2,118 feet in the Lake District to show that air machines can land on very small spaces.
A man reflects on the process of making resolutions and how the quality of a promise shapes his efforts. The piece examines mindset, discipline, and persistence in pursuing personal goals.
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