World's Largest Telescope Under Construction in California
The 200 inch Palomar telescope, currently with the glass mirror at Caltech in Pasadena, will be finished next July. It features a five storey barrel and a forked horseshoe mount allowing full sky rotation, with oil bearings supporting a 630 ton body. It will view up to one billion light years, and astronomers may fly from Mt Palomar to Pasadena labs via an on-site flying field.
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California
New York
California Institute of Technology
Pasadena
McDowell
Mt. Palomar
Northern Route Promises Greater Bay Development
Dominion survey ship Acadia returns from Hudson Bay and Labrador waters with optimism for the northern route to western Canada. Chief cartographer J A Beauchemin says navigation data supports success while government ice breaker aid reduces iceberg and current hazards for safer passage.
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Hudson Bay
Labrador
Acadia
J. A. Beauchemin
Canada
Wool Growers Fight Synthetic Products In Global Campaign
Wool producing groups in New Zealand Australia South Africa and Argentina plan a research and education push to spotlight natural wool against rayon and artificial silk. The Industrial Department of the Canadian National Railways notes one billion pounds of artificial silk produced last year and Italy tests synthetic wool from casein. Current world wool clips are absorbed with no big carry-over.
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New Zealand
Australia
South Africa
Argentina
Italy
Canadian National Railways
Butter Grading Shows Most Canadian Butter Is Top Grade
Statistics from Canada reveal 1,210,383 of 1,555,033 boxes of pasteurized dairy butter graded as highest quality, 84.26 percent. The Brantford Expositor notes this reflects the operation of mandatory butter grading across the country.
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Canada
Brantford Expositor
Value Of Cheese As A High Value Food
This piece extols cheese as a Canadian dairy product with high quality body building protein for growth and tissue repair. It notes cheese as a rich source of calcium vitamin A and energy, economical and adaptable with bland foods, and suitable with cereals fruits and vegetables.
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Canada
Not Always Helpful bystanders told to wait for professionals
The American College of Surgeons urged bystanders to refrain from aiding injured persons unless there is imminent danger. In a symposium at the 26th annual clinical congress Dr. Robert H. Kennedy noted 1,000,000 to 1,500,000 fractures occur yearly in the United States and many well meant but untrained interventions worsen injuries.
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American College of Surgeons
Robert H. Kennedy
New York City
United States
One Family School Serves Eight Jamile Family Children
Just A Family School at Prince William Station on the Canadian Pacific main line, 15 miles east of McAdam NB, educates the Jamile family children from grade one through eight. Jamie son holds five jobs including farmer and post master, while teacher Lydia Pheeney commutes daily from McAdam due to lack of housing at Prince William Station.
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Prince William
Canadian Pacific Railway
McAdam
New Brunswick
Rossa Jamileson
Jamieson
Had His Own Reason H G Wells 70th Birthday Anecdote
H G Wells celebrated his 70th birthday and shares his Utopia ideas. A dinner anecdote recalls a coal merchant claiming water should be boiled for an hour, prompting Wells to quip about his neighbor’s profession.
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H. G. Wells
Mr. Wells
Good And Bad Music Expression By Kreisler Cited
The violinist Fritz Kreisler discusses jazz as a form of primeval instinct and argues there is good and bad music. He cites Gerahwin as an example of potential greatness hindered by environment, in remarks quoted from the Literary Digest.
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Fritz Kreisler
Europe
Gerahwin
Literary Digest
Hans Christian Andersen Critique Attributed by Source
A fragment notes that Hans Christian Andersen, famed for fairy tales, is said to have disliked children. The claim appears in a historical OCR snippet without full context or corroboration.
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Hans Christian Andersen
New Ottawa College Course for Political Science
The University of Ottawa opens a school of political science for regular and occasional students with evening lectures. The program aims to prepare candidates for Canadian administrative posts in external affairs, trade and finance, and offers a Canada-centered curriculum in the capital.
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University of Ottawa
The
University
New Milk Container Promises Months Freshness
A new milk container, tested by Ottawa officials, claims to keep milk and cream in their natural state for months. Invented by Swiss Joseph Hofius, sealed in Berne six weeks earlier, initial tests show the dairy products remain fresh and sweet. Also noted is a claim that Oxford University was founded by King Alfred in 872 and that birch trees shed bark annually.
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Department of Agriculture
Ottawa
Joseph Hofius
Berne
Switzerland
University of Oxford
England
Red herrings origin traced in New York Times report
The term red herring, a cured salted and dried fish, was used in 17th century hunting to create artificial trails for dogs or mislead them. It then became a figurative expression for diverting attention from a real question in political debates.
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U.S
New York Times
Lethbridge Herald
Chairs Reach Modern Use in the Seventeenth Century
The text notes chairs became common only in the late seventeenth century, replacing hard wooden stools. Early chairs seen in museums are stiff and austere, with solid wood backs and seats, once called wainscot chairs.
Survey on Meat Consumption in Canada Shows Lamb Intake Below UK
A government survey in Saint John Montreal and Vancouver seeks better data on meat use including lamb veal and fish. It notes Canadian lamb per person is lower than the United Kingdom and other dominions and that consumption varies by region and origin.
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Canad
United Kingdom
Canada
Saint John
N.B
Montreal
Vancouver
Department of Agriculture
Australia
New Zealand
Unusual Wildlife Reports From National Parks
National park superintendents report surprising animal behavior across U S parks. Mink raid bacon larders in Glacier Montana while turkeys integrate with domestic flocks at George Washington Birthplace Virginia. Lions reappear in Rocky Mountain Colorado and trumpeter swan song is recorded at Yellowstone. Deer avoid creosote scented cloths at Esquoia California. Woodchuck called whistle pig per Great Smoky officials.
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National Park
U.S
Rockies
Rocky Mountain National Park
Colorado
American Museum of Natural History
Esquoia National Park
Californa
Great Smcky National Park
North Carolina
Tennessee
Ottawa to host first international dog derby in five years
Planning for an Ottawa Valley sled dog derby resumes this winter after a five year gap. The Ottawa Valley Sled Dog Association develops plans for the event, recalling Emile St. Godard who won in 1931 for The Past Man.
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Ottawa
Emile St. Godard
Ottawa Valley Sled Dog Association
Pattern 5634 Seven Motif Transfers For Daily Chores
Pattern 5634 offers a seven motif transfer set for days of the week. Includes stitching outlines and materials guidance. Requests 20 cents in stamps from Winnipeg Newspaper Union at 1765 McDermot Ave. No Alice Brooks pattern book published.
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Pala
Winnipeg
McDermot Ave
Alice Brooks
Treasure Hunt at San Antonio Pearl Oysters
A San Antonio jewelry store offers unopened pearl oysters for 2.50 each promising a guaranteed pearl of at least two dollars in value. In a separate note, three weeks saw Gour ock and Greenock men fish for herring worth 300000 dollars.
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San Antonio
Texas
Gourock
Greenock
Scotland
Dirigible Hindenburg Completes Last Atlantic Run
The Hindenburg docked at Frankfort after her tenth and final Atlantic voyage of the season. More than 1,200 passengers traveled both ways between the United States and Germany aboard the airship noted for regular, fuel-free flights and rapid crossings. The Tribune urges balanced support for dirigible development despite tragic home-built model incidents.
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Hindenburg
Frankfort
Atlantic
Germany
Iceland
Azores
New York Herald Tribune
Goats Prove Helpful in Controlling Invasive Ivy
Farmers' Advocate reports that goats, once mocked as tin can eaters, actually eat poleon ivy and destroy large patches. The note credits breeders for proving goats useful and suggests confirmation could elevate these animals from despised to valued helpers on farms.
League Nations and nations outside it face a crisis
A fragment cites claims that the League of Nations itself has not failed while criticizing the nations within and outside the League for failing to act. The quote emphasizes systemic weakness and differing views on accountability among members.
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League of Nations
League
Milk Intake by Age Groups and Use of Sweetbreads
The guidance notes growing children need at least one quart of milk daily while adults require a pint. It also explains sweetbreads are typically the pancreas or thymus glands from calves.
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