National Marketing Board Would Aid London Wheat Agreement
A memorandum from Canadian wheat pools urged a national marketing board to ensure the London wheat agreement works. It favored a domestic price parity for wheat, fixed farm quotas, and a coordinated national marketing policy linking agriculture, finance, and production to prevent speculative pricing and guarantee delivery under export limits.
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National Marketing Board
London
Atess
Canadian Wheat Pools
Canada
Wheat Pool Boards
Departments of Agriculture and Agricultural Colleges
Boston Music College instructor on singing potential
M a Grace G Pierce of Boston University's College of Music asserts that anyone who can speak can learn to sing and reach beauty in their voice. She notes few people inherently lack a singing voice and encourages discovery of individual vocal potential despite initial monotony. The dialogue includes a shopkeeper and customer exchange about pushing ahead in a ride request.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grace G. Pierce
Boston University
College of Music
Punishment for Not Voting in German Election
A Frankfort suburb reports a woman who did not vote was banned from her market stand and forced to wear a placard stating I have not voted because the honor and peace of Germany does not interest me. The Brandon Sun notes easy qualifications yet low turnout and urges voters to fulfill their civic duty.
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Hitler
Lemuse
Frankfort
Germany
Brandon Sun
Faceless clocks gain popularity at London station
In London a new faceless clock displays time on three endless moving belts with three foot tall numerals. Large circular reflectors allow reading 12:30 or 8:40 from all parts of the station day and night. Widespread adoption across England predicted.
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London
England
Birds Not Forecasters, Says McGill Ornithologist Wynne Edwards
W G Wynne Edwards of McGill University says birds migrate for food and shelter, not to predict weather. The pine grosbeak, common in Hudson Bay areas, arrived three weeks early this year due to scarce northern crops. The Arctic Canada goose, feeding on eel grass, is also shifting migration as eel grass declines. a government inquiry studies the bacteria affecting the grass and bird food.
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W.G. Wynne Edwards
McGill University
Canada
Hudson Bay
sub-Arctic
Montreal
Edwards
Arctic
Atlantic
Maritimes
Gulf of Mexico
Does Not Need Dog Clarence Michael’s bird bark stunt
Clarence Michael a Terrace British Columbia school teacher told friends that when he flushed a grouse and barked the bird flew into a tree. He repeated the stunt with onlookers and a second time the grouse reacted by fleeing to a tree.
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Clarence Michael
Terrace
B.C
Clarence
Production Is Cheap Dry Ice From Chimney Gas
A report to the American Chemical Society says dry ice can be produced from chimney gases at 144 cents per pound. The refrigerant is snowy white and odorless despite being made from smoke.
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American Chemical Society
Florida park owned by women stands unique in nation
The Royal Palm Park in Florida is noted as the only state park in the United States owned by women, marking a distinctive governance landmark for public lands.
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Royal Palm Park
Florida
United States
Egypt Passes Child Labor Act In Egypt
The Egyptian Parliament enacted a child labor act aligning with British and other nations. It bans work for children under 12, allows limited exceptions after age nine, limits youngest workers to seven hours daily, and bars all night work for under 15. Real time monitoring and health safeguards are included. The act took effect 61 days after Christmas, viewed as a step toward a Children's Charter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Britain
Egypt
Egyptian Gazette
Swearing In New Governor For Isle Of Man Planned
In preparation for Sir Montague Butler to be sworn in as the Isle of Man’s new governor, a five foot six inch bog oak staff carved by Manx craftsmen has been prepared. Butler will hold the staff at Castle Rushen and swear to truly and uprightly deal between the sovereign lord and king and his subjects within the isle, as this staff stands, within me. The ceremony is described as elaborate and impressive.
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Sir Montague Butler
Isle of Man
Montague
Castle Rushen
Weather cycle and traffic paint findings reported
Dr Charles G Abbot of the Smithsonian notes a worldwide climate cycle repeating roughly every twenty three years as a fundamental interval, with day by day variation. Separately tests on pavement traffic markings show white paint as the most efficient color.
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Charles G. Abbot
Smithsonian Institution
Shoe Snoop Proprietor Hears Expectant Customers
In a brief shop exchange a shoe shop proprietor notes two women entering and directs PA to wait on them while instructing another to prepare to stretch shoes, revealing a busy, service focused moment in a small retail setting.
Transatlantic liners may carry 2000 passengers in four days
A French maritime expert forecasts a future of gigantic North Atlantic liners to move 2000 passengers to New York in four days with enhanced safety and speed. He cites 1000 foot plus ships, compares to the Normandie, and envisions routes linking Europe with Asia while noting the economic rebound. The article also details Canada's wildlife restoration efforts including elk reintroduction to Banff and Jasper Parks and ongoing buffalo and deer conservation.
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Havre
New York
France
Europe
America
Asia
United States
Tropics
North Atlantic
St. Nazaire
Department of the Tateriot
Buffalo National Park
Wainwright
Alberts
Kamloops
British Columbia
Government of
Adams Lake
Canada
Dominion
Great Nations
Prairies
National Parke
Manitoba
Banff National Park
Banff Park
Yellowstone Park
Wyoming
Banff
Jasper National Park
Brazeau
Stream-Lined Rail Car Revolutionary Design in England
Britain introduces the first streamlined rail car on the Great Western Railway in an experiment between Southall and Didcot. The seaplane float like car reduces wind resistance to a fifth, carries 89 third class passengers, uses a 130 horsepower heavy oil engine, and reached 61 mph on a London to Reading trial, averaging 54 mph over 58 miles.
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Great Britain
Southall
Didcot
Great Western Railway
British Rail
London
Reading
Horses Increase in Sweden Despite Motor Growth
Sweden reports 547 158 horses in 1902 rising to about 653 000 after a quarter century not counting army horses or those in Stockholm. Saddle and harness trade suffers though brighter days appear. Anecdotes mix with brief quips and wartime atropine shortages pressuring medical needs.
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Matorg
Sweden
Stockholm
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