Canadian Wheat Takes Top Honors At Chicago Grain Exposition
The Montreal Star notes Canada’s dominance at the International Grain and Livestock Exposition in Chicago with wins in grass and reserve grand wheat, durum from British Columbia, leading oats and hemp varieties, and Ontario sheep success. Soya beans win first in grain and hay show, prompting expectations for future acreage growth amid diverse uses and ongoing research.
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Chicago
British Columbia
Prairie
Canada
United States
Ontario
Montreal Star
Congratulations From King English Couple On Golden Wedding
Eighty year old Edmund Walker and his wife celebrate their golden wedding at Sandringham. Walker serves as head groom at the Stud Farm, a post begun under King Edward and continued under King George. The King and Queen sent congratulations and a gold cup as a gift.
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Edmund Walker
England
Bedmund
Sandringham
Edwand
George
Mrs. Walker
Early riser banter sparks debate on daily routine
Bibts questions the value of rising early while Gibbe argues that the impact depends on what one does after waking. The exchange hints at a playful clash over productivity and moral stance, suggesting some people might be better off never getting up.
Electric heaters for frost protection of plants
Portable heaters that attach to standard electrical sockets are designed to keep rose bushes and other plants warm on frosty nights, providing simple frost protection for garden specimens.
Arching horse tails sparks cruelty debate in Toronto show
In a Toronto horse show debate, exhibitors defend arching tails by tendon cutting and bustle insertion, claiming better appearance. Critics note injury to tails, long healing, and loss of strength for fighting diseases, while some Canadian stable owners oppose the cruel practice despite alleged aesthetic gains.
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Canada
Peterborough
Ont
Toronto
United States
Gifts and Cards Poured In For Dionne Quintuplets
At their hospital home Dr Allan Roy Dafoe and nurses sorted heavy Christmas mail for the Dionne quintuplets. More than 400 cards and 150 parcels arrived with about 75 percent from the United States and a small share from foreign countries.
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Allan Roy Dafoe
Scotland Yard Inspector Praises Tact as Policing Asset
A Scotland Yard inspector visiting the United States says tact is the finest asset for any policeman and a valuable quality in all professions. He notes tact enhances communication, reduces conflict, and aids public safety.
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Scotland Yard
United States
Fragmentary Remark on Sleep and Language in China
A cryptic line notes the uncertainty of waking as Chinese or Japanese and mentions a figure of eighteen feet high, reflecting fragmented text and unclear context from the source.
Pioneer woman prospector braves north in search of gold
Miss Vina A Lackner of The Past Man, among Canada's few women prospectors, recounts staking three new claims in summer and plans to herald northern opportunities. She travels by dog team and canoe across Manitob a and other northern regions, noting harsh conditions and a habit of sleeping in tents at far below zero. Born in Kitchener and once at school with Mackenzie King, she holds a geology degree from the University of Toronto earned in 1904. Bees favor blue flowers.
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St. Paul's Cathedral
Quetta
India
Astrid
Ethiopia
Italy
Emperor Selassie
Signor Mussolini
Mackenzie King
Canada
Lord Tweedsmuir
Earl of Beasborough
Jean Batten
New Zealand
Atlantic
Sir C. Kingsford-Smith
Australia
England
George
Greece
Vina A. Lackner
Miss Lackner
Toronto
North
Kitchener
Rex
University of Toronto
Western Canada
Lackner
Herb Lake
Manitoba
Predatory Animals Help To Maintain Equilibria Says Conservationist
Banff park conservationist Dan McCowan argued against elk and deer shooting to curb predation. He said predators like lions, lynx, wolverines keep balance by culling the weak, while human interference unbalances wildlife and damages habitat. He noted elk released in 1920 multiplied into thousands.
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Banff National Park
Dan McCowan
Banff
Banff Park
Lloyds Insurance Aims High With Quoted Rates
Insurance at Lloyds of London reportedly quotes rates for every contingency from protecting a Chicago radio artist against logs to insuring against marriage or baldness. They allegedly never refuse, only the applicants, with examples including a bachelor insured against marriage and a man insured against violent acts on his mother in law. The piece likens Lloyds to a bookmaker, noting their conservative risk and surprising variety of policies.
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Lloyd’s of London
Lester Tremayne
Chicago
Lloyd's
Lloyd’s
Sees Doom Of The Novel By Booth Tarkington
Hoosier author Booth Tarkington foresaw the possible extinction of the novel and the poem within 200 years or less. He cited radio and talking pictures already displacing books and warned television will further injure book popularity while predicting future books may be limited to reference, scientific, and research volumes.
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Booth Tarkington
Tarkington
Rare United States half dime found in Lindsay hotel coin sale
Herbert McPhee, a hotel porter in Lindsay Ontario, examined a strange coin handed by a customer on Christmas Day. He verified it against a rare coin catalogue and learned it was an 83 year old United States half dime recalled by the government, valued at about 150 dollars.
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Herbert McPhee
Lindsay
Ont
United States
Glass windows first used in Italy says record
A brief note states that glass windows were first used in Italy, while mentioning that lightness weakens all grades and qualities of paper.
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Italy
Canada develops rust resistant wheat strain for spring 1937
Government and scientists announce a newly developed rust resistant wheat variety. Limited seed will be distributed to five to six thousand farmers for spring planting in 1937, with millions of acres targeted by 1939–40. Dominion researchers praise the achievement and expect broad adoption after further propagation and testing.
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L.H. Newman
Dominion Cerealist
Auma
Canada
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Dominion Experimental Farma
Prairie Provinces
A Gloomy Picture by James Trustow Adams
Ameri can historian James Trustow Adams returns to the United States after living abroad to warn against dictatorships. He laments Europe’s atmosphere, saying freedom cannot breathe there as tyranny spreads, and urges renewed American dedication to liberty and tolerance.
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James Trustow Adams
Adams
America
Europe
Chicago Daily Tribune
Giant Cabbage Grows in Buenos Aires Back Garden
The world’s largest cabbage stands over 10 feet tall in Mozart street Buenos Aires. Don Juan Martinez Souto tends it, climbing a step ladder to view progress. Seeds arrived from Spain fourteen months ago and the plant has steadily grown.
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Buenos Aires
Don
Australian postman retires after 47 years of service
Robert Ernest Abernethy, 62, of Balmain Sydney, ends a 47 year duty with the Balmain post office. He claims to have walked 225 600 miles and delivered 7 050 000 letters while never breaching postal rules.
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Balmain
Sydney
Robert Ernest Abernethy
Invention Aids Egg Eating With Double Ended Cup
A new double ended vacuum cup design holds an egg in a cup and the cup on a plate while the egg is eaten from its shell. The device aims to stabilize the egg during the meal and prevent spillage.
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