Alberta Graduate Student Wins Scholarship for Rabbit Study
Pentland, a graduate student at Tor apto University, has won a University of Alberta research scholarship valued at $600. He will depart for Alberta in September to investigate rabbit periodicity while noting potential shipments of borates to the Fiji Islands via Vancouver.
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Pentland
Torapto University
University of Alberta
Alberta
Fiji Islands
Cardston
Vancouver
Soviet Codex fragment draws letters over Bible war route
Readers from multiple regions write to the Soviet government about a Codex fragment described as three inches long and one inch wide. They claim it was not lost during the Bible war route from Russia and seek clarification on its fate.
Gardening basics for sowing and thinning seeds
Practical tips on seed depths for vegetables and flowers, thinning to proper spacing, and using simple tools. Advice covers bulbs tubers and cultivation cadence, with notes on watering, moisture, and basic garden equipment. The piece emphasizes efficiency and keeping plants healthy through regular cultivation.
Pao Pattern No 700 For Alzes In Various Sizes
Pattern No 700 designed for alzes 86 38 40 42 44 46 48 inches. Size 88 requires 8 yards of 30 inch material. Price 20 cents plus postage. Wrap coin carefully.
French officers face swim tests for entrance to camps
Marshal Potain, minister of war, orders swimming required for all camp entrants with pools. Soldiers must learn to swim and act on water safety as Verdun era defense emphasized.
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Marshal Potain
Verdun
Soldier crafts miniature house from burnt matches
Paul Graham, a patient at Fitzsimmons General Hospital in Denver, has spent eighteen months on a complete miniature house built entirely from burnt matches. He gathered 2,600 matches with aid from fellow patients and trimmed ends to create the tiny structure.
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Paul Graham
Fitzsimmons
Eral Hospital
Denver
Colorado
Metals in Ancient Times to Modern Alloys
The passage surveys metals from gold and copper to iron and bronze, noting early use and later developments. It traces aluminium discovery in 1828 and cheap production after 1886, explains magnesium alloys for light weight, and mentions stainless steel and other iron alloys for bridges and tracks.
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Weet
Deville
C. M. Hall
Blind golfer helps win Cornwall match on St Austell links
In Cornwall England a blind man aided by sighted partners won an 18 hole match at St Austell links. Capt Gerald Lowry the first British officer to lose his sight in WWI partnered Sir Wilson Hungerford and defeated Sir George Wilkinson and Lt Commander E R Gibson by one hole. Hungerford described guiding Lowry to place the tee and swing, noting drives often reached 180 yards.
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Cornwall
England
Gerald Lowry
Wilson Hungerford
George Wilkinson
E. R. Gibson
Wilson
Lowry
Locomotive Collision Then Flapper Defies Engineer
A locomotive collided at a crossing and a flapper emerged uninjured from the wreckage. She powdered her nose and denied the engineer’s question, claiming she had sounded her horn before the whistle blast. Onlookers gathered as the dispute over fault ensued.
Sunday School Lesson May 20
A Sunday school lesson explains the parable of the ten virgins from Virginia 25:1 13. Five were wise and carried extra oil while five were foolish and had no spare. The bridegroom arrived while the foolish slept and the door was shut. Only the prepared entered the feast. watchfulness is urged though the exact coming of Christ remains debated.
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Virgina
Kingdom of Heaven
Jesus
Christ
Philips Brooks
Orange Nutbread For Sandwiches And Chocolate Custard
A weekly recipe note lists Orange Nutbread and Bahed Chocolate Custard. Nutbread uses flour sugar shortening nuts eggs orange juice marmalade with a brief chilling and baking at moderate heat. Custard combines chocolate milk eggs sugar salt vanilla, baked in a water bath at 325 degrees, then chilled and unmolded for serving.
Canadian Drama Group Hopes for London Festival Return
Veteran critic J T Grein urged Canada's winning amateur dramatics to be staged in London. He said British and Canadian support could fund a London entry, with a special committee to select plays to balance gloom with humor at next year's festival.
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London
J. T. Grein
Tate
Great Britain
Canada
British Drama League
Grein
Beatty Re elected President of Canadian Boy Scouts
Chief Scout Pres. Beatty of CPR heads the Boy Scouts Association on governor general nomination. E. W. Beatty was re elected president at Ottawa annual meeting. Other Dominion officers re elected include H Gisborne, Gerald Brown, Jackson Dodds, Major W R Creighton. Greetings sent to Baden Powell and senior British chiefs.
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Pres. Beatty
C.P.R
Boy Scout Association
Canada
E. W. Beatty
Boy Scouts Association
Ottawa
Dominion
H. Gisborne
Gerald 2. Brown
Jackson Dodds
W. R. Creighton
Lord Baden-Powell
Earl Willingdon
Lord Byng
Duke of Connaught
Duke of Devonshire
Midget Car From Czechoslovakia Priced Under 100
Prague reports a front driven two cylinder midget automobile with 18 horsepower will be sold for less than $100. The car will be a two or four seater cabriollette with an eight and a half foot wheelbase.
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Czechoslovakia
Prague
New Sweden aluminum factory aims to meet national needs
A factory project in Sweden plans to produce sufficient aluminum to satisfy Swedish requirements. The dialogue hints at a focus on simple solutions, with one speaker urging practicality and another questioning the proposal.
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Sweden
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