Marquis Wheat and Canada’s Early Wheat Breeding Legacy
Canada built an enviable wheat reputation through Saunders and his son Sir Charles, introducing Marquis wheat in 1907 as an Earlier, high quality variety. Garnet and Reward followed, with ongoing rust resistant and ultra-early lines in Winnipeg and Brandon labs, aiming to surpass Marquis and improve yield and show appeal.
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Manitoba
Canada
William Saunders
Sir Charlies
Marquis
Garnet
Reward
West
Dominion Department of Agriculture
Winnipeg
Brandon
Dominion Experimental Farms
Canadian Title Terms Accepted Across Ottawa
The Toronto Globe notes that Ottawa accepts the terms Prime Minister First Minister and Premier as legal and common usage. This variety supports a flexible addressing of the Canadian government in official and public discourse.
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The
Toronto Globe
Ottawa
Mogliah Students Uncover 16th Century Slang for Attacking Opponents
In a study of Mogliah history, scholars identify sixteenth century terms ranging from amount to jerk used to describe thumping or attacking an opponent. The Brendon Sum warns that only a cat has nine lives and urges careful driving.
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Mogliah
Quality Wheat Must Improve to Maintain Canada’s Lead
At the Canadian Seed Growers Association annual meeting in Edmonton Prof. Summerby urged higher seed quality to boost yield and value. He noted many farmers still use inferior seed and called for extended education and a seed exchange program to distribute top varieties and aid growers with profitable seed sales.
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Canada
Canadian Seed Growers’ Association
Edmonton
Bummerbey
Summerby
Record Honey Crop Sets Provincial Production Milestone
A. W. Finlay reports British Columbia produced 1,812,075 pounds of superb honey in 1934, an all-time provincial record. Most of the crop was sold at about 10.14 cents per pound, yielding roughly $160,000 to beekeepers. Despite flood and storm damage, especially on Sumas Prairie where 60 hives were buried under water, apiarists are rebuilding on a larger scale and optimism rests on favorable weather and nectar flora.
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Columbia
A. W. Finlay
Huntingdon
British Columbia
Sumas Prairie
When Dreams Were Simple and Ancient Dream Teachings
In Washington psychiatrists heard that ancient figures like Hippocrates used dream analysis for nervous ailments. The piece contrasts old dream interpretations with psychoanalytic methods noting Pharaohs and Jacob as example cases. It questions modernizes the ladder and seven cows interpretations.
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Washington
Hippocrates
Pharaoh
Jacob
Heaven
Few Left It Is Noted Death Leaves Last England Leader
The Toronto Mail and Empire notes that only one outstanding World War military leader survives in England Viscount Allenby. In France Petain Franchet d Esparrey in Germany Ludendorf Mackensen and in the United States Pershing remain noted leaders who played major roles in the conflict.
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Viscount Byng
England
Toronto Mail
Empire
Viscount Allenby
France
Petain
Franchet d'Esperey
Germany
Ludendorf
Mackensen
United States
Pershing
Confusing English Italian false friends listed by professor
A language professor highlights about 45 English Italian false friends that look alike but do not share meanings, causing student confusion. The list underscores how apparent similarities can mislead learners into incorrect translations and usage.
Record of World Armies in 1934 National Year Book
The 1934 Year Book reports Soviet army strength near 1.6 million, with end of year Red Army strength around 0.4 million excluding reserves. Britain held 460,620 land troops, Japan 299,674 soldiers with 19,309 officers, navy 139,688. France totals 550,678 including overseas forces, Germany’s army near 102,000, Italy about 390,000, and the U.S. Army 137,679 with reserves reaching 439,240.
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League of Ations
Red Army
Great Britain
India
Japan
France
Germany
Italy
United States Army
National Guard
Water bill dispute ends with shrimp caught at home
A Somerville fisherman protested a $40 water bill for the past three months to Mayor James E. Hagen. Commissioner Joseph L. Philips sent inspectors who found a running bathtub with 30 live shrimp, revealing the excess water use.
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Somerville
Mase
James E. Hagen
Joseph L. Philips
England’s Grock the Funny-Looking Racehorse
England’s Grock, dubbed the funniest looking race horse, features a completely white face on a chestnut body with colorless eyes and no eyebrows. He wears four white stockings on his legs, giving the appearance of spats, and he wins a race occasionally.
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England
Grock
Dr Mackay directs summer geologic survey across vast area
Dr Mackay schedules a summer program engaging university students and graduates in geology to survey roughly 100 900 square miles, part of a 1 000 000 program under the Public Works Act and Relief Act. Regina serves as headquarters directing about five staff with three member sub teams to study groundwater through wells and borings.
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Regina
MacKay
Grouth
Woman borrows fare to Bagwell amid bus line woes
A Kansas City woman entered Santa Fe offices to plead she needed to travel to Bagwell, Mo. with no fare. Employees gave her 54 cents, she thanked them, and exclaimed she must visit her grandmother. She hinted she would hurry to catch a bus and left.
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Arkansas City
Kansas
Santa Fe
Bag' Smelt
Bagwell
Snapshot habits boost home photography and angles
Readers are urged to carry a camera near home, notice ordinary scenes with fresh eyes, and try unusual viewpoints. Candid action beats stiff poses, and modern photo lighting opens daily possibilities for fresh images, even from familiar settings.
Study Of Sun Spots And Native Change In South Africa
A long article reviews how sunspot cycles affect weather and economies across Canada and other regions, noting annual yields and storms peak at solar minima. It also surveys South African natives, describing cultural shifts under European contact and rising emphasis on education.
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Dr. Roberts
Escaped Monkeys Stray Near Montreal Park
In Cartierville Montreal officials chase ten escaped monkeys from Belmont Park. After a plank left over a moat, twelve escaped and two were recaptured. A proposed plan involves whiskey diluted in cups to draw them from trees, though officials doubt the method and study feasibility amid a nine mile wooded area.
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Montreal
Cartierville
Island
Belmont Park
Money man refused to be done out of halfpenny
A Yorkshire citizen claimed unused half of a summer railway ticket. The railway refused fractions of a halfpenny, but he received a postal order for 3s 8 1/3d. He then was paid 3s 6d, as half-pennies are not issued by the post office. He reclaimed the order, bought a halfpenny stamp, and demanded 3s 7d, which the post office paid.
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Weat
Manchester Guardian
Scientists disclose elements as mixtures of identical atoms
Dr. Fred Allison and Edgar J. Murphy announce that gold, platinum, and five other elements are mixtures of atoms that are chemically identical yet vary in weight, suggesting a fundamental atomic insight.
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Fred Allison
Edgar J. Murphy
Cherries or berries rolled in Gour for pie crust
Rolling cherries or berries in Gour before placing them in pie crust thickens their juice and prevents it from running out during baking. The method aims to improve filling consistency by binding moisture with the starch or thickening agent in Gour.
Parachute speed compared to free fall noted
A parachute slows descent to eight to nine miles per hour once opened. Without a parachute the fall reaches about 118 miles an hour, illustrating the vast difference in safe versus free fall.
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Megiste Te Comb
Bes
Cybe
Weu
South Africa
Valusbie
Prairie Provinces
Calgary
Toronto
Prairie
Oceania
St. John's
Newfoundland
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