Canada Relief Totals Seen Rising Despite Employment Gains
The welfare council notes relief totals may rise six to eight percent by year end with possible 12 percent in western regions if current aimed supports are included. Improved business and 30 percent employment fail to cut relief totals, due to drouth, technological change, and long-term dependency, with about 1.76 million projected on direct or related relief by mid December.
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Canada
Aince
Drouth
Council
British Columbia
Perengpe
Emother
Ontario
Nova Scotia
Welfare Council
Knots in Muscles Explained by Microscopic Find
A study reported by the American Association for the Advancement of Science reveals invisible knots in muscle fibers seen under high power microscopes. They form after bruises, sprains, starvation, alcohol irritation, excessive salt or sugar, burns, and electricity, wrapping around fibres to aid repair. Dr. Carl C. Speidel of the University of Virginia conducted three years of microscopic observations on frogs, crabs, and rats.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Discovery
American Association For the Advancement of Science
Carl C. Speidel
University of Virginia
A Christmas Turkey Mix Up for a Country Squire
A tale tells how a country squire forgot a neighbor’s Christmas turkey. The neighbor, told to pick up a parcel, identifies a large unlabeled box as the turkey from the squire, praising the “splendid bird” he received and sparking the squire’s disbelief.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bir Sam Fay
Will Visit Canada Hon Lyulph Stanley Plans Farming Study
Hon Lyulph Stanley, 23, son of Lady Stanley and the late Lord Stanley of Alderley, will visit Canada next summer to study farming conditions. He travels home to England on the liner Alaunia with his mother and sister Mon Victoria V. Stanley. He owns an 11 000 acre Welsh estate and aims to apply Canadian farming knowledge there. The late Lord Stanley was governor general of Victoria, Australia from 1914 to 1918.
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Lyulph Stanley
Lady Stanley
Lord Stanley
Alderley
Canada
England
New York
Victoria V. Stanley
Wales
Victoria
Australia
Sword of Capt. H R Luand gifted to archives in Victoria
The provincial archives at Victoria received the sword of Capt. H R Luand who joined Royal Engineers in 1859 and played a key role in early province development. Mim K E N Luant, now in England, sent the weapon with Sir Percy Vincent during his August coast visit to London.
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Victoria
H. R. Luand
British Columbia
Royal Engineers
Mim K E. N. Luant
England
Percy Vincent
London
Brighter Farm Prospects for 1987 in Canada and Ontario
A 1936 weather update notes dry periods in Western Canada and drought in Ontario fueling hopes of better crops in 1987. It discusses price movements, world market effects, and the mood of Canadian agriculture, with a promo for a detailed outlook report and a London taxi driver stat line.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Ontario
United Kingdom
United States
Department of Agriculture
Desensitizing dental solution gains conditional NY approval
Dr Leroy Hartman of Coombra University revealed a dental desensitizer made from ether, alcohol, and thymos. A New York first district Dental Society committee reported 476 uses with 36 percent complete success, 35 percent partial success, and 29 percent failure, noting the work remains experimental.
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Leroy Hartman
Coombra University
First District Dental Society
New York
Hartman
Victoria
B.C
New York City
Waite Cotton
Alfred Walker
Benjamin Horn
James Dunning
Seed treatment boosts New York elevators profits for farmers
Grain elevators and mills across New York State promote seed treatment against smut and plant diseases. Done wholesale, costs to elevators are low and time saved for growers is substantial. Corell University pathologists long advocated the practice, with a Waverly New York company first to adopt. Country Home Magazine.
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New York State
Corell University
Waverly
New York
Country Home Magazine
St Petersburg Mayor John S Smith Named in Reminder
A local note reiterates the mayor of St Petersburg as John S Smith, highlighting the correct name for public reference. The statement emphasizes proper spelling and recognition of the city’s chief official.
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St. Petersburg
John S. Smith
Pattern 5685 Kitchenware Festival Towel Sets Preview
Pattern 5685 presents a bright kitchenware themed towel set with a thin, lively display. Altice Brooks debuts a day-of-the-week collection featuring black crochet stitches and ribbon garlands in vivid colors. Includes transfer pattern details for six motifs, materials, color ideas, and stitch illustrations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Altice Brooks
Oes Arts Dept
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDertot
E. Peg
Radical Changes In Refrigerator Car Heating To Widen Markets
Canadian railways unveil a new heating system for refrigerator cars that keeps perishables like bacon and apples at a steady temperature. The underslung charcoal heater maintains even heat, reducing losses from freezing or overheating, with tests showing no damage at 46 degrees below zero. If widespread, the system could boost Canadian exports to the United Kingdom and raise prices for producers.
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Dominions
United Kingdom
J. L. Townsend
Canadian National Railways
Townsend
C. B Niven
Ottawa
Edmonton
Halifax
Saint John
Canada
Montreal
United States Department of Agriculture
England
New Wood Preservation for Longer Pole Lifespan
Winnipeg lumberman T. A. Sparks reports a new preservative method using osmose process to permeate freshly cut timber with a toxic liquid of Sodium Souride and dinitrophenol. The treatment aims to block moisture, fungi and insect growth, potentially extending timber life 15 to 20 times and protecting poles, bridge piling, and mine beams.
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Ming
Gwaster
T. A. Sparks
Winnipeg
Lincoln's election spurred new clothes for first couple
Abraham Lincoln and his wife, after securing the presidency, visited Chicago where Mrs. Lincoln bought her inaugural gown, the first silk dress she owned. Lincoln remarked that the news would likely yield them new clothes.
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Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln
United States
Washington
Chicago
Christian Science Monitor
Wisconsin honors woman in chemical engineering program
Miss Mary Anderson, a UW Madison chemical engineering student, makes the honors list as the sole woman among 514 male names on a university bulletin. A concise note highlights women breaking into a traditionally male field and marks the statistic within the engineering honor roll.
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University of Wisconsin
Mary Anderson
Only Seven Left The Shakers at Watervnlet Near Albany
Discovery shows seven Shakers remain at Watervnlet near Albany New York the last remnant of a community that once numbered about five thousand The Shakers originated in England around 1760 founded by Ann Lee born in Manchester about two centuries ago
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Watervnlet
Albany
N.Y
England
Ann Lee
Manchester
Learning Is Personal
A quotation attributed to Henry Ward Beecher on how true learning comes from personal effort and experience rather than relying on others. It likens learning arithmetic, writing, swimming, and voting to the process of attempting, ering, and eventually mastering each skill through direct participation.
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Henry Ward Beecher
Invisible laundry marks arrive in Britain
Invisible marks have arrived in Britain, with letters and figures detectable only under a special lamp used by laundries. Each symbol is five-eights of an inch deep and three-eighths wide, forming a hidden code visible only to trained eyes.
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Britain
Real Estate Parcel Behind Ritz-Carlton Hotel Listed
A parcel of real estate in central Philadelphia behind the Ritz-Carlton Hotel is still listed as an Indlar reservation.
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Philadelphia
Ritz-Carlton Hotel
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Canetlan
Squire
Imperial Shipping Committee
Runciman
Pacific
News of the World
Grocer
Alice Brooks
Dominion Department of Agriculture
Httle
China
Shakers
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