Root Rot Control in Cereal Crops Advancing
Farmers gain progress in managing root rots of cereals with impacted methods. The Drowning rootrot affects wheat barley and rye, worsened by summer fallow. Best control includes 25 pounds of mip-er phosphate per acre on infested wheat fields. Crop rotation and soil type influence disease development, studied by Alberta laboratories and Western Canada stations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dominion Laboratory of Plant Pathology
University of Alberta
Dominion
Western
Canada
Alberta
Echcate of Agriculture
Second Non Magnetic Ship Research to be Built for British Admiralty
The British Admiralty orders a second non magnetic research vessel after the Carnegie’s destruction in Apia harbor seven years ago. Built for the Carnegie Institute and owned by the University of Washington, the new ship named Research will be larger at 680 tons, mainly wooden with bronze fittings. Designed by naval architects, it will have bronze bolts, bronze anchors, hemp rigging, and be free of materials that deflect magnetic currents. The ship’s purpose is to advance navigation and radio understanding, sharing data globally and potentially clarifying wireless blackout zones to improve safety at sea.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carnegie
Apia Harbor
Carnegie Institute
University of Washington
Admiralty
Clyde Construction Company
Hamilton Spectator
Italian woman in India claims world’s oldest age
An Italian woman living in a remote village in northeast India claims to be 160 years old. She appears active despite a bent frame and says she has lived through five generations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
India
Navajo Woman Divorces Husband Over Personal Belongings
A Navajo woman ends her marriage and seizes her husband’s personal effects, including his seddie, as she petitions for divorce outside their hut.
Drought Transforms Natal Grazing Lands Into Deserts
A year of drought has converted grazing areas in Natal into desertlike landscapes. Problems for livestock and local herders escalate as forage dwindles and water sources dry up. authorities monitor conditions and seek relief measures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Natal
Eye strain blamed on eyesight and lighting at Montreal talk
Charles Morrison of Canadian General Electric told delegates at the Canadian Electrical Association convention in Montreal that stomach ache, headache, loss of appetite and even temper can be caused by defective eyesight or poor lighting. He said children by windows progress faster than those in dark corners and that as people age they need more light. He urged daylight use for eye strain and proper lighting for children from birth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Morrison
Canadian General Electric Company
Canadian Electrical Association
Montreal
Morrison
Real Horse Sense by Frank H Cross in Our Lamb Animals
Frank H Cross notes a California mare at Sonora's Wolfing Company packing house fire that defied the usual panic. The barn burned as hay fed flames, yet the mare and her colt fled to safety while spectators watched, the animal calm amid the blaze.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank H. Cross
Our
Lamb Animals
California
Sonora
Wolfing Company
Post Office Vehicle Marking Change G to E R
Canada postal service will alter vehicle markings to place the initial of the reigning sovereign flanking the coat of arms. The current shorthand on tracks reads G.R and will be updated to E.R denoting Edward Rex.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G.R
E.R
Edward Rex
Aluminum born rattle linked to Prince Imperial 1855
A historic aluminum object story notes that the first known aluminum item is a baby rattle presented to the Prince Imperial of France in 1855, marking an early moment in the metal's historical arc.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prince Imperial
France
End of Scene as Heroine Cries for Bread
The curtain falls on a starving heroine who cries for bread, marking the dramatic close of the scene with a final, resonant moment.
Four year old Leslie Bowers feigns 135 pounds
A garbled report from Lowestoft England mentions a four year old named Leslie Bowers and an odd figure 135 pounds. The text is unclear and fragmentary. no verifiable event or outcome can be established from the available words.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leslie Bowers
Lowestoft
England
Cunard's Queen Mary May Bear Victoria Name
Maryne Captain Sir Edger Britten now in command of Cunard Line's Queen Mary, bound for New York, is told to refuse interviews about the ship's name. The plan to christen the liner Victoria in honor of Queen Victoria is reported, with King George promising Queen Mary would be pleased.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edger Britten
Cunard Line
Ler
New York
Cunard
Victoria
Queen Victoria
George
England
Mary
Eagle steals savings and grain elevator plan noted
An eagle from the Bavarian Alps steals a peasant's summer savings of 90 marks, with 60 recovered in nest paper and 20 marks missing. A Persian legend links a queen's toothache to wine. Argentina plans a chain of grain elevators costing about 50 million dollars.
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Alps
Schupfe
Eyrie
Argentina
Poet Laureate of the Home Inspires Stratford Club
Victoria writer Tiina Jaques known as the Poet Laureate of the Home captivated the Women's Canadian Club in Stratford Ontario with tales of Western Canada’s pioneer spirit. She spoke on prairie droughts, Peace River beauty, and Ontario’s aid during drought years, urging resilience and national pride.
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Tiina Jaques
Mra
W. E. Jamie’ Son
Victoria
B.C
Stratford
Ont
Canada
Jaques
National Association of Canadian Clubs
Prairies
Peace River
Saskatchewan
Miss Jaques
Ontario
New King Edward VIII names Lord Chamberlain post
King Edward VIII, just proclaimed, appoints the Marquess of Cholmondeley as lord chamberlain of His Majesty's household. The post had been held for King George by the Earl of Cromer from 1922 until now.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward
Marquess of Cholmondeley
Edward VIII
King George
Earl of Cromer
The King Is Dead Long Live the King, Peterborough Review
The Peterborough Review discusses the British monarchy after a king's death. It contrasts royal succession with Mussolini and Hitler, noting the seamless transition of sovereignty and the enduring presence of the throne in times of national grief. It emphasizes the orderly nature of the British system.
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Dassen
Penm
George
Lord Dawson of
Penn
Mussolini
Italy
Hitler
Germany
Peterborough Review
Missouri mule faces climate in Ethiopia report
The St. Louis Post-Dispatch notes the legendary Missouri mule, famed for grit and stamina, is reportedly wilting in Ethiopia. It cites a 20 percent death rate among Italian army mules, many from Missouri, and questions Mussolini’s position against a climate that defeats such beasts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Missouri
Calcutta
Mussolini
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
King George's Burden of Duties Behind Cheerful Reign
An obituary style reflection notes the late King George faced heavy pressures from opening schools laying cornerstones and riding processions. A nameless prince recalls a breakfast confession about a dream of decorating every person in the empire, hinting he awarded more medals during World War I than any monarch alive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George
Buckingham Palace
British Empire
Indians Express Loyalty to King Edward VII Letter
The Stony Indians of Alberta sent a letter to Chief Morning Star expressing loyalty after the king's father's death. The message praised the chief for honoring their tribe and declared affection and allegiance to him as leader and king. A humorous aside reflects youth and Miss dialogue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alberta
Edward VII
Morning Star
The Choice of Marriage and the Fear of Happiness
An Argonaut essay from San Francisco argues marriage is a matter of choice not desire. It cites Harvard President Eliot on 28 percent of graduates never marrying and notes famous philosophers and poets often remained single. It discusses happiness as temperament and claims most people regret marriage or bachelorhood only momentarily.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eliot
Harvard
Herbert Spencer
Friedrich Nitetsche
Montaigne
Thys
Schopenhauer
San Francisco
Man Without A Country: 22 Year Old Sofue Deported Yet Claims Japan
Minoru Sofue 22 a Japanese by birth claims his homeland while detailing a life selling to an Italian circus troupe as a child runaway. He fled at 15 joined wandering entertainers then Ishi Baku and Ozaki cafe acts before deportation to Shanghai. He attempted to return via Manchuria and China, stowing away aboard ships and was stopped by police each time. He insists Japan is his native land and vows to return.
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Minoru Sofue
Kobe
Japan
Sofue
Ishi Baku
Shanghai
Manchuria
Vienna Builds Modern Police Alarm System
The Vienna police spend 500000 to install a premier telephone alarm station. Citizens dial A 122 and a dedicated Aging squad is alerted at headquarters, whistled alarms prompt a rapid response with a high speed car equipped with a gas gun towing to the crime scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vienna
Mysterious Rochester Man Feels Numbness on Handshake
A Rochester man is described as healthy in eating sleeping working and conversing yet exhibits complete numbness when his hand is shaken stepped on or his hat pulled down. The unusual condition makes him adept at attending public receptions despite the odd failure of tactile sensation.
Bygone Day Dreamer Echoes in Manhood
A reflective line contrasts a barefoot boy’s carefree past with a grown man’s nostalgia over missing youth. The verse centers on the perpetual wish to reclaim childhood certainty and simple joys. Its cadence nods to traditional nostalgic sentiment.
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