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Newspaper
Rivers Gazette
Location
Rivers, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Mar 14, 1935
Page
6
DuPont engineers announce a new peace time explosive called nitro-ammonia. It is white and harder than tallow candle, about 20 percent stronger than TNT, yet resists detonation by ordinary shots. The base is nitrate of ammonium with a secret carbon mixture, designed to reduce hazards in quarry blasting.
American entomologists report a European pavement ant invasion in the United States. The ants, likely arriving by ship or cargo, are now billions strong, more aggressive than natives, and will supplant native nests in the future. Canada has not reported pavement ants.
A narrator notes a town’s air and paint improved after a new device that makes chimneys consume their own smoke. The piece links this to broader calls for less anger and criticism amid a broader context of public health and strange market notes.
Flags favor red white and blue with red used most, followed by white and blue. Yellow green and black appear next. orange appears in three flags, Spain uses purple, brown not used nationally. Astronomical symbols like stars suns and moons appear. Brazil uses a Southern Cross circle, Alaska shows the dipper and Polaris. Other flags feature a mosque temple cedar crossed keys and triple crown hammer and sickle white elephant and a sun rising over a snowy mountain.
The passage extols a life well lived by a person who valued earth’s beauty and inspired others. It emphasizes laughter, love, respect from the intelligent, affection from children, and dedication to a meaningful task, whether scientific, artistic, or salvific. The lasting memory is a benediction.
The radio branch of the marine department announced several amateur radio certificates. Recipients include J. Stevenson and Lenka in Alta, C. E. Brindley in Edmonton, MM. Wilson in Port Alberni, Bac. J. A. Crossi in Vancouver. W. J. Gillespie in Fort William Ont. N. Whitaker in Maymont Saak. W. J. Sharp in Ree and J. A. Spark in Saskatoon.
Scouts and guides of southern Alberta plan a pageant in April to show how international scouting promotes peace and brotherhood among youth from 87 nations. Lord and Lady Baden-Powell will be present to highlight the movement.
Saskatchewan Pool Elevators Limited marks its 10th anniversary after a 1935 ten year span of rapid expansion. From a 1925 start with 100000 capital and a Montana border loading plant to 1068 country elevators and five terminals, the farmer owned co op has moved 793.769 million bushels through its system, including 52.662 million bushels on platforms.
Figures from the House of Commons show the philatelic agency of the Post Office Department as highly profitable. Last fiscal year revenue reached 54813 dollars with operating costs at 9828 dollars. The department normally does not sell used stamps but salvaged cancelled stamps were sold in limited quantities to individual applicants.
Disputes over Norway’s territorial water boundary strain ties with Great Britain. An 1882 convention defined illegal fishing zones, but Norway rejected it and set its own limits. Friction has grown, prompting calls for a new treaty to sustain cordial relations.
Quotation reflects on people who dwell in memory and long for the past. It contrasts with present life, arguing modern winters and summers feel diminished and heroism seems rarer. The piece laments a paralyzing chill that robs joy from each new day.
An article notes the decline of Canada’s horse population from 3.61 million in 1821 to 2.93 million in June 1934 amid rise of motor power. It cites increased breeding activity, more imported draft horses, export sales to the United States and Great Britain, and planned shipments to Barbados and China, suggesting a renewed horse influence and improved quality ahead.
A Swedish manufacturer develops a process to make glass wool. Melted glass is spun from a high speed disk by centrifugal force into fine threads. Air blows around the disk edge lifting the threads to a cutter and transport system for continuous processing. Gentle control of temperature and feed rate regulates wool fineness.
Doctor W Hepner reports in a psychology study that women show higher deception than men with 20 percent more admitting half truth evasions. He notes men favor blunt denial while women display subtler deceptive artistry in handling difficulties.
Minister Grisdale announced that moving 10 000 head from drouth areas to Alberta markets saved the province about 100 000 dollars. The defence of the disposal policy last fall was cited as the driver of the saving.
Barbara Greene and her cousin Graham Greene depart London for Africa to investigate slavery and tribal conditions in the Liberian hinterland. They plan a monthlong trek from Freetown to Monrovia, facing fever and danger but seeking new information on cannibalism myths and aboriginal life as Sir John Harris notes potential value.
British aviation circles envision a hydroplane carrying a four meter 1,000 horsepower cabin plane on its wings for mid air takeoff to cross the Atlantic. Imperial Airways orders two novel planes at a Rochester Kent factory with government aid possible if summer tests succeed.
Prof W J De Haas of Beyden Netherlands reports reaching one five thousandth of a degree above absolute zero in lab tests. He says absolute zero may never be achieved and notes vacuum and cold exceed interstellar space.竞争 with Kessom Giauque Charkiew in Leyden ranks as leading seekers.
A magistrate questions a defendant about blows as a witness recalls the incident. The exchange includes a rapid back and forth about the hardest obstacle faced and a terse reply about enduring a rough encounter.
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