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Newspaper
Rivers Gazette
Location
Rivers, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jun 18, 1936
Page
7
The half year ending December 31, 1934, shows extensive mining support from Federal Department of Mines laboratories. Results on gold ore spurred eleven new milling plants across Canada and 54 investigations, with 12 000+ chemical determinations on 4155 samples, proving vital to mineral development.
The article warns that clothes moths and carpet beetles peak in warm moist summer air and damage furs, woollens, and animal fabrics. It advises cold storage for furs, moth proof bags with naphthalene, wrapping garments, and storing in trunks. Emphasizes thorough cleaning, vacuuming dust and lint, and treating pets to prevent flea larvae.
A meteorological balloon six feet in diameter rose to about 60 700 feet after release by the federal meteorological department on March 17. It traveled through air where temperatures dipped to 60 below zero before being located at Cluny Alta, 65 miles east of the origin, on April 7.
A series of electrical maps guides geography lessons for school children. The exhibit highlights towns, routes, deserts, lakes, and coalfields as a dynamic geography pageant. Egypt spans 383000 square miles with 12000 cultivated.
Mrs Vesey, a great grand-niece of Sir Alexander Mackenzie, travels the explorer’s route along the Slave and Mackenzie rivers. She arrived in Quebec from England on the Duchess of York and heads toward Winnipeg Edmonton and Waterways before a steamer to Aklavik. She carries diary notes to view sights through his eyes.
A German device integrates a thermometer barometer hygrometer and compass in one compact container. Demonstrated at the Leipzig fair it provides moisture wind direction temperature and atmospheric pressure at a glance permitting broader weather insight.
Six Canadian gold producers produced over 200000 fine ounces of gold in 1934 per a Department of Mines Ottawa report.
London County Council invites every ten year old to plan their education and future. A booklet titled Now You Are Ten explains diverse school options and encourages discussion with parents to start mapping out a life. Distinct books are provided for boys and girls.
Chartres Cathedral experts prepare to remove 7 500 glass panels in two hours if air war threatens. A corps of 350 master glaziers would swiftly load the panels into iron frames and scaffolding to move them to safety.
Ottawa estimates show the department of trade and commerce that men who catch little ones and let big ones escape spend about 350000 dollars yearly on fishing tackle. Swimmers and beach-loungers who avoid water require around 50000 bathing suits and 34000 bathing caps costing roughly 666000 dollars per year.
Jones and his partner debate rewarding the staff after a strong week. The partner agrees and suggests paying staff their salaries as a reward.
A Brooklyn matron visits Abraham and Straus to view a large refrigerator. She objects to the interior light running after door closure due to high bills. Her son confirms the light goes out, solving the dispute with a practical demonstration.
A London talk to the Ontario Medical Association by Dr. K.R. Farquharson links early onset senility and marked body overgrowth to abnormal pituitary gland function. The paper notes dwarfed or oversized development can stem from this tiny head gland.
A writer muses that nothing brings contentment like a heart full of love while posing a lighter question about a tank full of gasoline and everyday priorities.
A feature notes efforts to balance a soft speaking style with clear amplification for radio audiences. It discusses technique, voice projection, and the challenge of being heard across diverse listening environments.
Gelatin is described as the highest protein food with approximately 35 percent protein.
London artists protest modern apartment design claiming walls lack picture rails and nails. Bertram Nicholls of the Royal Society of British Artists says flats hurt art appreciation, while builders argue not all flats use concrete and rails are sometimes omitted. Some call for incentives for owners to buy art, others suggest sculpture as alternative.
The article traces the title Princess Royal from its 1727 grant to Anne through later bearers including Charlotte Augusta Matilda, Princess Victoria, and the Empress Frederick. It notes vacancies and revisions under Edward VII with declarations for Princess Louise Victoria Alexander Dagmar and changes to royal styles and precedence. It then briefly mentions a botanist on autumn foliage distribution.
German radio stations rely heavily on pre recorded programs using sound recording devices, more extensively than stations in most other countries.
The 18 year old ruler of Gwalior is described as the world’s second richest man. His jewelry alone is valued at more than $20,000,000, with the article noting immense wealth and exotic treasures.
London Zoo hosts king penguins brought from the Antarctic by the Southern Sealing and Whaling Company. The birds, noted for their size and coloring, are described as popular guests though not royalty. Other observers cite their southern range and mid-winter nesting habits.
A New Jersey manufacturer treats red oak and maple with ammonium salts in pressure tanks. In Severn test chambers, conflagration conditions were simulated and untreated walls burned while treated wood resisted ignition. The wood charred yet did not ignite or spread flames for long heat exposure.
Alban Glazier and Charles Chapman both hooked the same trout at Plumadore pond near Malone New York. Each angler reported a simultaneous nibble and pulled up a 15 inch speckled trout with hooks embedded in its mouth.
In 1935 Saskatchewan saw a spectacular gain with poultry and eggs revenue reaching 7 200 000, up from 35 800 000 the previous year as the Prairie Provinces record annual increases.
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