Good Seed Availability Despite 1935 Growth Conditions
The 1935 season faced frost and adverse weather across Canada reducing seed quality. Western oat and barley suffered from frost and rain causing light kernels and poor color. Eastern barley and oats showed promise but quality declined. Forage seeds lagged with mixed quality. alfalfa negligible. sweet clover fair. overall sound cereal seed was scarce though ample good seed exists.
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Canada
Prairie Provinces
Thirteen-Year-Old Winnipeg Singer Heads to New York Fame
A Winnipeg boy known as Chicklets with a Freddie Bartholomew look captivates Montreal night club crowds. The 13 year old left Winnipeg last fall and has headlined the club floor show for nearly two months. He sings and dances with the chorus and hopes to reach New York.
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Winnipeg
Newny
Grand Beach
Freddie Bartholomew
Montreal
Chickleta
New York
Royal court to continue with queen mother presiding
The Royal Courts for April and June were canceled but the king’s court remains assured. The Queen Mother is expected to preside at Buckingham Palace, with the Prince of Wales and several duchesses as possible assistants. European railways run two special express trains for fruit and cauliflower.
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Edward
Buckingham Palace
Princes Royal
Duchess of York
Duchess of Kent
Duchess of
Toucester
Saya
Glasgow Herald
Britain
Lord Tweedsmuir Praises Women’s Roles In War And Health
In Toronto for the opening of the Women’s College Hospital, Lord Tweedsmuir extols women’s abilities in all fields. He recalls leading concentration camps in South Africa where doctors and nurses transformed Lazar house camps into health resorts and credits Dame Millicent Fawcett’s Ladies’ Commission for pivotal aid. He argues World War I proved women’s services are indispensable.
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Lord Tweedsmuir
Toronto
Womens College Hospital
South Africa
Ladies’ Commission
Dame Millicent Fawcett
Hit and Run Driver Critiqued In 1836 London Accidents
An 1836 London report describes a fatal accident on the New Road caused by a cabriolet driver’s negligence and speed. The driver fled, evading identification, with harsh class implications noted and the piece arguing hit and run incidents date from early wheeled transport.
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London
England
Man Rat
The Prince of Wales and a Long Hiatus in Titles
London Observer notes gaps between princes and kings showing 21 year and 89 year lulls in the Prince of Wales title. It points to dynastic changes from 1714 and 1760 and forecasts a possible long future without the title as heirs unfold.
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Prince of Wales
George CE
Edward
George II
George I
Charles Coms
Charies II
London Observer
The Secret Of Living from Sir James Crichton Browne
The British physician known as the grand old man of medicine offers a longevity formula: avoid facts and keep busy. He recalls dining with Charles Dickens and remains an indefatigable banquet-goer. He critiques the younger generation as frivolous yet sound at heart.
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James Crichton-Browne
Sir James
Charles Dickens
Make Sand Soap From Household Soap
Instructions describe dissolving a large bar of household soap in water, then adding sand and ashes. The mixture is cooked briefly, stirred until wet, poured into oblong tins, and cooled to set for use.
Duke and Duchess Expected to Move to St James Palace
The Duke and Duchess of York are expected to move into St James Palace in June. The king is anticipated to relocate from Buckingham Palace.
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James Palace
Duke
Duchess of York
St. James Palace
Buckingham
Box Camera Winter Shooting Tips From John Van Guilder
Box camera owners are urged to shoot in winter light using two lens stops a time exposure and a tripod. Seek simple scenes indoors at night with inexpensive flash. Start with outdoor snapshots in sun and protect against blur to create lasting family images.
Privately Owned Sandringham May Be Queen’s Lifelong Home
News of the World says Sandringham is a private estate like Balmoral with no public funds for upkeep. It spans over 15 000 acres and contains eight villages within its borders.
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Sandringham
Balmoral
News of the World
Young Bell Ringer Conducts First Peal at Lincoln Cathedral
Sixteen year old Fobn Freeman reportedly conducts a full peal of Stedman Clinques on twelve Lincoln Cathedral bells. The achievement is described as possibly the youngest ever to call a peal on twelve bells in a single attempt.
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Fobn Freeman
Lincoln Cathedral
Knit This Simple Set For Spring Playtime Wear
A child friendly knits pattern from Alice Brooks offers a cap and sweater set in sizes 4, 6 and 8. The project features bright colors, quick plain knitting, and illustrated instructions with material requirements. Send 20 cents to the Household Arts Dept. Winnipeg Newspaper Union for pattern Y5512.
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Household Arts Dept
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave
Winnipeg
Canada Tops World in Telephone Conversations Per Capita
The Dominion Bureau of Statistics reports 1934 completed telephone conversations total 507 5669 with 1 925 per telephone and 212 per person. Canada leads in per capita use while the United States and Japan total more, aided by a Canadian invention, the telephone. Canada had 1,193,729 telephones in 1934 with 11.01 per 300 population, and 17,291 workers earning about 21 million dollars. Jack Miner Bird Sanctuary shelters over 5,000 Canada geese through winter with spring migration expected in March.
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Jack Miner’ Bird Sanctuary
Jack Miner's Bird Sanctuary
Jack Miner
Hel
Canada
U.S.A
Dominion Bureau of Statistics
United States
Japan
Alexander Graham Bell
Dominion
California License Fees Provoke Motorists Change
Report notes $8 base plate cost plus a $1.75 per $100 valuation registration charge. For larger cars total annual fees can exceed fifty dollars. Late renewals trigger double charges, prompting public outcry over high taxes and looming increases.
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California
Boston artist builds portable calliope from car parts
Will Be Satisfied Now George McFadden a Boston and New York artist and scenic designer satisfies his boyhood circus music passion by constructing a portable calliope. He explains he repurposed an automatic grand piano inner works to power bellows and pipes using brass tubing corks plugs and an electric motor to drive the air supply.
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George McFadden
Boston
New York
Centenary of Steam Whistle Celebrated in Merthyr Wales
Merthyr marks the centenary of the steam whistle invented by Adrian Stephens. The Merthyr inventor designed it as a safety device for boilers and never patented it. He died poor, reportedly without money for the invention. Black rats fed on milk will soon turn gray.
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Merthyr
Wales
Adrian Stephens
Stephens
To Protect Aviators Wins High Speed Rescue Launch
A new high speed rescue launch leaves Southampton for Timor Sea duties to aid Empire Air Routes. With 960 mile range and 40 to 50 passenger capacity, the craft offers sedan-like crew comfort and 400 mile wireless range. It will also support pearl fisheries protection.
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Timor Sea
Southampton
Empire Air
England
Australia
Teaching By Radio in Queensland Brings Lesson Broadcast Trial
The first experiment in Queensland broadcasting lessons was carried out recently from a Brisbane school by 4QK and 4RK. The Australian Broadcasting Commission stations aimed to teach rural scholars and provide teachers with methods. Schools were supplied with notes and lessons followed on a blackboard. The experiment was regarded as eminently successful.
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Queensland
Brisbane
4QK
4RK
Australian Broadcasting Commission
Department ‘of Public Instruction
Outback
College Talk Reveals Gift of Persuasive Request
A remark highlights a student's skill in phrasing requests for funds as a perceived privilege. The dialogue suggests parental concern about manipulation and the social dynamics of giving.
Compton Heads to Vancouver for Novel Crane Ray Install
Nobel laureate Dr. A H Compton of the University of Chicago travels to Vancouver to install a cramle ray device on the deck of the 5.5 Aorangt. The mission aims to test new electromagnetic technology aboard the vessel.
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A. H. Compton
University of Chicago
Vancouver
Aorangt
Wild celery and milk praised as nature’s foods
In England celery grows wild in marshy places and by ditch sides. Milk is described as the most complete food supplied by nature.
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England
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