Norse Discovery of North America Predates Columbus
Col. Wilfrid Bovey of McGill University reports in Royal Society of Canada papers that Norse explorers likely reached the Gulf of St Lawrence and Prince Edward Island centuries before Columbus. He cites Herjulfsson’s voyage from Iceland, Lief Erikson’s voyage to Vinland around 1000, and later trips by Thorir Karlsen and Freydis, arguing Vinland may lie along the St Lawrence.
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Prince Medward
Gulf of St. Law
Columban
Royal Society of Canada
Wilfrid Bovey
McGil University
Montreal
Bovey
Eric the Red
Bjarne Herfulfson
Iceland
Newfounland
Gulf of St. Lawrence
Cabot Strait
Prince Edward Island
Col. Bovey
Herjulfson
Straits of
Belle Tale
Creenland
Lief Ericson
St Lawrence
Vinland
Bhettes
Thorfian Karlsenne
Freydis
Vancouver builds 200 foot drainage shaft at Point Grey
Engineers complete a 200 foot vertical shaft to control erosion threats from melting snow and heavy rain near the University of British Columbia. The Canadian project, unique in the country, diverts fast water via cement flanges into a circular receiving tank and nozzle vents before returning to its circular course.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vancouver
Point Grey
Canada
Boston
Bass
University of British Columbia
Peculiar Pacific Fish Obtain Permit for Penguins Exhibit
The Bermuda government aquarium displays 1 052 fish varieties collected during a 62 day voyage from San Pedro California to the Galapagos and Bermuda aboard Vincent Astor's Nourmanal. Twenty one penguins form the standout part of the display. Louis Mowbray, curator, notes Ecuador granted permission due to concerns over slaughter and shark activity.
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Pacific Ocean
Bermuda Government Aquarium
Hamilton
Bermuda
Vincent Astor
Louis Mowbray
Aquarium
San Pedro
Calif
Galapagos Islands
Pacific
Panama Canal
Mowbray
Ecuador
Customer misreads titles in bookshop request
In a humorous exchange a customer asks for Louisa May Alcott works then fixes on Rosenbloom after a mispronounced list. A separate note explains tramp steamers as vessels not affiliated with a regular steamship line.
Prevention For Paralysis Plans At Rockefeller Institute
Rockefeller Institute researchers led by Thomas M. Rivers announced plans to test simple nasal sprays this summer and fall to block the poliomyelitis virus from entering the brain via the nasal mucosa. Experiments with tannic acid and sodium alum show potential protective effects in animals, with alum spraying protecting monkeys against the human infantile paralysis virus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rockefeller Institute
American Medical Association
Kansas City
Thomas M. Rivers
M.D
Rockefeer Institute
Rivers
St. Louis
Adams Joke on Old House Suffers Over Time
An elderly admirer recalls John Quincy Adams replying to a query about his health with a joke about the house he lives in. He says the house is dilapidated and nearly broken, despite Adams himself being well and likely to move out soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
John Quincey Adams
Boston
Gaelic Section In Nova Scotia Newspaper Serves Twice Weekly
The Daily Post Record of Sydney Nova Scotia notes it publishes a Gaelic section twice weekly for its Gaelic readers. In two years the Gaelic pages have grown steadily in popularity as editors cite Eastern Nova Scotia as home to more Gaelic speakers than anywhere outside Scotland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nova Scotia
Post-Record
Sydney
British Empire
Highlands
Scotland
Census Parties To Span Northern Saskatchewan This Summer
The Royal Canadian Mounted Police will deploy five parties to northern Saskatchewan to census lonely trappers traders Indians and others for Ottawa statisticians. Preparations have progressed for months led by Supt R R Tait. Britain has paid 5379000000 in pensions since World War I.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Canada
Northlands
Saskatchewan
Ottawa
R. R. Tait
RCMP
Britain
Why Snowshoe Hare Changes Color In Winter
Dr Seymour Hadwen of the Ontario National Research Foundation reports the snowshoe hare slowly grows a winter coat by pushing color through the summer fur. He rejects depigmentation theory and says bands of color form below the surface to trap heat and shield skin from sun. He notes heredity drives seasonal change and that climate would not stop the color cycle. Also noted are two new houses in Childerditch and 3,400,000 Olympic tickets for Berlin 1936.
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Seymour Hadwen
Ontario National Research Foundation
Toronto
Royal Society of Canada
Hadwen
Tulsa
Oklo
United States
University of Tulsa
L. R. Lauden
The King's Property Swan Ownership on the Thames
The upper Thames swans are deemed the King's property and jointly owned by the King, the Vintners Guild, and the Dyers Guild. Each July the King's Swan Masters mark the birds to show ownership, while cygnets are divided among the owners. Applicants may obtain a pair if they prove suitable keeping space.
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Upper
Thames
Vintners’ Guild
Dyers' Guild
New Queen's South African Medal Awarded to J W Banks
J W Banks of Vancouver received the Queen's South Africa medal with seven clasps South Africa 1901 Belfast Diamond Hill Johannesburg Driefontein Paardeberg and relief of Kimberley, 22 years after applying for replacement. He served in the 1st Yorkshire Regiment under Lord Roberts, moved from Winnipeg to Vancouver, and is the father of Lieut Col E C Banks of the Winnipeg Light Infantry. England's largest railway car has 56 wheels and can carry 150 tons.
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J. W. Banks
Vancouver
London War Office
South Africa
Belfast
Diamond Hill
Johannesburg
Driefontein
Paardeberg
Kimberley
Banks
1St
Yorkshire Regiment
Lord Roberts
Canada
Winnipeg
E. C. Banks
Winnipeg Light Infantry
Charming Scottie transfer pattern in Allen Brooks book
A pattern for a Scottie dog 10 by 13 inches with a color chart and stitch instructions is offered. Transfer pattern, materials, and stitch illustrations included. Send 20 cents to Household Arte Dept Winnipeg Newspaper Union 173 McDermot Ave Winnipeg for Pattern 5528.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Household Arte Dept
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave
Winnipeg
Young Scheol Girls Visit Ottawa Parliament
Forty girls aged 10 and 11 sit in the visitors gallery to hear House of Commons debates in Ottawa. Their teacher Miss Margaret McLean quizzes them in a corridor about prime ministers ministers and what Members do. They answer with mixed confidence and a blunt verdict on cleverness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House of Commons
Ottawa
Margaret McLean
Mr. King
Miss McLean
Canada
Has Abandoned Literature Robert Service Turns To Music
Clement Burns reports that Robert W. Service the Yukon poet has written he is turning to music. From Cote-du Nord France he recalls his Yukon days describe his aim to cultivate a cheerful idiocy and says the war left the Yukon saga seeming unimportant while he contemplates composing songs despite modest piano skills.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Service
Yukon
Clement Burns
Supreme Court of Canada
Robert W. Service
Burns
Service
Cote-du- Nord
France
Alberta Receives Gift of Moose and Buffalo from Germany
Alberta officials report Germany reciprocated Canada’s gift by sending two pairs of European moorfowl to the Berlin zoo, with G von Krudner arranging shipping of the moose and buffalo. The birds, first of their kind in Alberta, will be housed in Edmonton under protection of the Fish and Game Protection League.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germany
Canada
Berlin
Alberta Game Department
G. von Krudner
von Krudner
Alberta Fish and Game Protection League
Edmonton
Zeppelin parts reused in Hindenburg framework claim
The St Thomas Times Journal reports a theory that the Zeppelin company melted down and recast the twisted framework of the airship R 101, which was lost in a French storm, to use in the Hindenburg. The article suggests the R 101 crossed the Atlantic after its demise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Thomas Times-Journal
Zeppelin Company
France
Atlantic
Minister Mows Lawn Sermons Provoke Parish Remark
A minister preached that every blade of grass is a sermon. While mowing his lawn the next day a parishioner passing by quipped that he was cutting his sermon short.
Motors Replace Horses in Canadian Artillery Modernization
Ottawa authorities say mechanization will replace horse propulsion in field batteries across Canada. The shift mirrors Britain and other nations, with Parliament soon to receive a statement detailing potential reorganization and funding for motorized artillery units.
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Department of National Defense
Ottawa
Great Britain
Canada
Lord Mayor warns 45 plus unemployed face bleak future
Sir Percy Vin cent at Mansion House presided over an appeal by the Over Forty Fives Association and Forty Fives Housing Society for men over 45 aged out of unemployment benefit. He said the idea is wrong to judge people by age, noting some are old at 80 and some still young at 60. Sir Malcolm Campbell echoed the view that age alone cannot determine fitness for work.
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London
Percy Vincent
Mansion House
B.C
Over Forty-Fives” Association, Ltd
Forty Fives” Housing Society, Ltd
Malcolm Campbell
Keep Ambition Aliva and Defy Dismissive Voices
Encouragement to pursue your vision despite skeptics. The text warns that practical naysayers miss the inner drive that calls you to your purpose and that you were born to do the world’s work you’re called to fulfill.
Bananas in Ancient Egypt Greece and Rome
The fragment notes that bananas, brought to western lands in the last 55 years, were reportedly eaten by ancient Egyptians Greeks and Romans.
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Louisa M. Allcott
Rose
Haile Selassie
Ethiopia
Lion of Judah
Haifa
Palestine
Childerditch
England
Thames River
Household Artaay
Ao Allen Brooks
Scheol
House of Common
Alberta
Metal
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