Debating British Migration and Canadian Farm Markets
Opinion outlines a quid pro quo for British settlement in Canada with expanded Canadian exports to migrants’ origin countries. It warns Western farmers face debt and tighter markets unless new markets are secured and insists colonization must prove self supporting. Proposes economic pacts with New Zealand and Australia as models for safeguards and market access.
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Dominion
Canada
Western
West
New
Dominions
Far East
New Zealand
Teeling
Australia
Professor Uncovers Vitamin C From Green Peppers
Albert Azent Gyvergyl of Szeged Hungary discovers that green peppers yield the anti-scurvy vitamin C. He tests peppers after hours, producing a pound of pure vitamin C from 4,000 pounds of peppers in a few weeks. Peppers reportedly contain four times the vitamin C of oranges and lemons and are cheaper.
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Albert Azent-Gyvergyl
Szeged
Han-gary
Gold to be recovered as Mint moves furnaces
The Royal Canadian Mint in Ottawa will clean vacated rooms during the move of smelting furnaces to a new wing. Master J. C. Campbell says a very large amount of gold will be recovered from dust and residues on walls, ceilings and floors.
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Royal Canadian Mint
Ottawa
Mint
J. C. Campbell
Wind Tunnels Test Full-Size Planes at Farnborough
In England the Royal Aircraft Establishment at Farnborough can test full-size airplanes in wind tunnels. The immense apparatus builds and tests winds up to 115 miles per hour to order before actual ownership or flight.
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Royal Aircraft
Farnborough
England
Wonder House Exhibit Promises Modern Home Help in New York
A New York exhibit showcases a wonder house with an automatic roast range that self shuts off, touchless doors, and illuminated keyholes for late returns. It features an electric eye nursery alarm system for the cradle, a burglar alert for nearby windows, motion-activated lights in closets, and an electric goldfish bowl with monthly water change.
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New York
Mystery of Silica Dust Turns Harmful When Ground Fine
A science archive notes a mystery in silicosis as silica becomes a poison when ground to bacteria sized particles. Harvard researchers Dr. W Irving Clark and Prof. Philip Drinker explained the unexpected behavior at a tercentenary event. Silica in opals quartz and sandstone is common and harmless until inhaled as fine dust.
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Harvard
W. Irving Clark
Philip Drinker
Harvard School of Public Health
Leaf pores reveal surprising number in an apple leaf
A single apple leaf contains over 1400 stomata on its underside allowing gas exchange. In a humorous aside the passage mentions a noisy motorcar driver being stopped by a motorcycle policeman, with the figure 216 percent appearing as a playful exaggeration.
Carter's Little Liver Pills Adverts on Bile Cures
Odd promotional text urges waking the liver bile with Carter's Little Liver Pills. It claims the remedy stirs bile and aids digestion without calomel or mercury, touting harmless effects and urging readers to ask for the product by name.
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Leraing
Daly
Carter
Trains back in favor as youth ride for first time
Fort Erie Times-Review notes a growing trend of young people riding trains again after decades of car and bus travel. Railroads publicize streamliners and improved service, signaling renewed public interest and a shift toward train travel.
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Fort Erie
Farmers Asked to Help Eastern Feeder Plan
Hon J G Gardiner minister of agriculture urged eastern Canada farmers to aid a government plan to assist cattle breeders during drought. Speaking at Ottawa Central Canada exhibition he said eastern roughage is abundant and the plan offers to pay fares for westward feeder cattle and refund half the freight after three months feeding.
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J. G. Gardiner
Canada
Drouth
Prairia
Ottawa
Maritimes
Mr. Gardiner
Japan's low labor costs boost hosiery exports
The Knit Goods Weekly notes Japanese cotton hosiery gaining market share in the United States South. If tariffs rose 50 percent, Japan could undersell domestic producers by about 18.6 percent due to low labor costs. Male knitters earn about $2.00 weekly and female $1.25.
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St. Catharines
Ontario
U.S.A
Japan
Scot Queries Delivery At Local Bicycle Shop
A Scot asks about a bicycle order in a shop, urging the shopkeeper to confirm arrival. Jack adds a quip about a missing free whee, highlighting the humorous tone of the exchange.
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Jack
Bath rooms scarce in grand European palaces
An American plumber returning from Europe reports Potsdam Hohenzollern Palace with 600 rooms containing only two bath rooms and a 260 room German castle with none. The note recalls Boston’s 18th century by law banning baths without doctor orders until 1862 and London's Mansion House shower bath request being refused as no prior need was shown.
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Atlantic
Hohenzollern
Potsdam
Germany
Boston
London
Mansion House
London Answers
London ramps allow cars to park on any floor
Architect Dr. M Hoenig designs buildings in London with ramps so cars can drive to any floor and park outside doors. Leeds and French projects already rise, including a 150 bedroom hotel and 170 car basement garage with a motion picture theatre where cars enter the building and ascend to floors.
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London
M. Hoenig
Leeds
England
France
Courageous Gopher Rescues Helpless Mate in Rockies
A. D. Bain, superintendent of bungalow camps, recounts a gopher rescue in the Canadian Rockies. While inspecting, he found an injured gopher in the road and a second gopher grabbing the mate by the scruff to drag her to safety in the grass.
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Gopher
A. D. Bain
Canadian Rockies
Bain
Sparrows Electrocuted Under Unstruck Raleigh Tree
In Raleigh during a severe lightning storm, around fifty to sixty sparrows roosting beneath a large tree were electrocuted though the tree itself was not struck. Officials believe the charged air and nearby electric lines caused the fatalities.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
Blood-test success in Canadian poultry flocks yields sales
Canadian poultry breeders report strong returns after extensive blood tests. A British Columbia breeder sold hatchery eggs worth 608 dollars after testing last fall at 16 dollars. Ontario sold ROP certified stock to a U.S. breeder with females at 5 dollars each and a male at 15 dollars.
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Canada
British Columbia
Ontario
United States
R.O.P
Pumpkin spice custard pie filling from recipe
Mix pumpkin flour sugar and spices with salt. Beat eggs add milk and blend. Pour into a pastry lined deep pie plate. Bake in a moderate oven until firm about 35 minutes.
Uncharted Vegetables Rise From New Plant Strains
Twenty five percent of vegetables and fruits consumed were unknown ten years ago. New strains from distant regions yield crops like canta loupes once damaged by mildew. A scientist in India found mildew resistant stock and cross bred it, expanding production. The Turk's Head Inn in Wapping, once a famed London waterside stop, has closed.
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India
Londons Waterside
Turk's Head Inn
Wapping
London Lord Mayor Receives King George Memorial Ideas
Hundreds of suggestions flow to the Lord Mayor and the King George Memorial Fund. Proposals include renaming Trafalgar Square to King George Square and moving Nelson's Column, erecting statues of King George and his four sons, and centering the Cenotaph in the square. Other ideas call for a flood lit mausoleum in Hyde Park and a cliffside statue near Lection Solent visible 20 miles at sea.
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London
King George
Trafalgar Square
King George Square
Nelson
Hons
Tower Hill
Hyde Park
Supple Fingers Demo By Waiters Union Leader in Rochester
Leo M. Stenzler of Waiters Union No. 16 New York City showcased rapid napkin origami at a Hotel and Restaurant International Alliance meeting in Rochester New York crafting a bishop’s mitre wedding candle sailboat and a clown from a plain table napkin.
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Leo M. Stenzler
Waiters’ Union, No
New York City
Hotel and Restaurant International Alliance
Rochester
N.Y
Collier's Correspondes Describes Undesirable Alien
A Collier's correspondent defines an undesirable alien as a foreigner who earns more money than the writer, framing the idea as a humorous or critical stereotype about immigrants and economic comparison.
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Collier's
Ancient Roman fruit names by country origins
The Romans called apricots peaches pomegranates and oranges apples. They distinguished each fruit by the country where it was grown.
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Besten
Ogden
Ogden's
Chantecler
Vogue
P.S
Jase Mooney
Calgary
Edmonton
Regina
Winnipeg
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