Norse Discovery Of Vinland Predating Columbus Claims
Col Bland Bovey reports Royal Society talk re old Norse accounts showing Eric the Red era voyages. He argues Bjarne Herrelfece sailed from Iceland circa 1000 AD, reached Vinland far south of Newfoundland, and Thorfin Karisenne with Freydis may have followed about three years later, locating a Vinland territory yet unreliably fixed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Royal Society of Camage
Wifrid Bovey
McQ University
Montreal
Bovey
Eric the Red
Bjarne Herrelfece
Iceland
Newfoundland
Vinland
Cal. Bovey
Thorfan Karisenne
Freydis
Prevention For Paralysis Prams At The Rockefeller Institute
Dr Thomas M Rivers of the Rockefeller Institute outlined a hopeful infantile paralysis preventive. Experiments show several simple nasal sprays may block the poliomyelitis virus from entering the brain via the nasal mucosa and olfactory nerve. Tannic acid, sodium alum and repeated alum sprays protected horses, mice and monkeys against related neurotropic viruses and may help future control of the disease.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prams
Rockefeller Institute
Thomas M. Rivers
M.D
Rivers
St. Louis
Drainage Tunnel Project at Point Grey
Vancouver engineers design a unique 200-foot vertical drainage shaft near the University of British Columbia to prevent erosion from snow melt and heavy rain. The cement lined shaft diverts water into a circular receiving tank and then into vents, with a spiral groove rifling visual.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Grey
Canada
Boston
Mass
University of British Columbia
Vancouver
Peculiar Pacific Fish Obtain Permit For Penguin Capture
Peculiar Pacific fish on display at the Bermuda government aquarium in Hamilton. The 1 052 varieties were gathered during a 62 day voyage from San Pedro California to the Galapagos Islands and Bermuda via the Panama Canal aboard Vincent Astor's yacht Nourmahal. Twenty one penguins formed the standout portion of the collection. Curator Louis Mowbray noted the Ecuador government required permission before capture to protect the species from depletion due to slaughter and shark activity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pacific Ocean
Bermuda Government Aquarium
Hamilton
Bermuda
Vincent Astor
Nourmahal
Louis Mowbray
Aquarium
San Pedro
Calif
Galapagos Islands
Une Pacific
Panama Canal
Collecon
Mowbray
Ecuador
Customer Identifies Authored Works in Bookshop Mixup
A customer in a bookshop asks for Louisa M Alcott titles then corrects to Rosenbloom after the assistant names Little Women Little Men Under the Lilacs and Rose in Bloom. The exchange centers on recognizing Alcott’s works and locating a desired item.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louisa M. Allcott
Jewiah Dovel
Steamers Not Belonging to Operators Questioned
Steamers are described as not belonging to the operators, with questions raised over who runs them and the ownership status. The fragment hints at confusion about control and accountability among individuals cited as operators.
Right Viewpoint on Adams Home in Boston
An ex president John Quincey Adams attended a quaint sewer aged 80. A friend asked about Adams and replied he is well, but his Boston house is dilapidated. Foundations crumble, roof worn, walls shattered, and the building trembles with wind, forcing a possible move.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
John Quincey Adams
Boston
Gaelic Prints Page Beats Twice Weekly in Nova Scotia
The Daily Post-Record of Sydney Nova Scotia runs a Gaelic section twice weekly for its Gaelic readers. Editors note Gaelic pages have grown in popularity over two years of publication and claim more Gaelic speakers live in Eastern Nova Scotia than anywhere else outside Scotland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nova Scotia
Daily Post-Record
Sydney
British Empire
The
Post-Record
Highlands
Scotland
Census patrols to survey northern Saskatchewan this summer
The Royal Canadian Mounted Police will deploy five parties in northern Saskatchewan to collect census data from trappers traders Indians and other residents for Ottawa's statisticians. Preparations have been underway for months according to Supt RR Tait RCMP. Britain has paid 5379000000 in pensions since the beginning of the…
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Wester Canada
Northlands
Saskatchewan
Ottawa
Supt RR. Tait
RCMP
Why Rabbit Changes Color In Winter
Dr. Seymour Hadwen of the Ontario National Research Foundation reports the snowshoe hare shifts its coat gradually to maximize warmth. He finds the winter fur grows through the summer coat, with color appearing in bands under the tips. Pigmentation protects the skin from sun and cold, driven by heredity rather than depigmentation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seymour Hadwen
Ontario National Research Foundation
Toronto
Royal Society of Canada
Hadwen
Childerditch village adds two houses in two decades
The village of Childerditch, standing 18 miles from London, has produced two new houses in the last twenty years. Its population ranges between sixty and seventy residents. Meanwhile, in Berlin 1986 Olympic preparation accelerates with about 3,400,000 tickets being printed for the Games.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Childerditch
London
England
Berlin
The King's Property Swans on the Thames Shared by King and Guilds
Swans on the upper Thames drift past boats, regarded as the King's property and owned jointly by the King the Vintners Guild and the Dyers Guild. Each July the King's Swan Meters mark bills. cygnets unmarked are divided among owners. Applicants may obtain a pair if they prove a suitable home.
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Thames
Vintners’ Guild
Dyers’ Guild
King
Vancouver Man Receives Queen’s South Africa Medal
J W Banks of Vancouver has been awarded a new Queen’s South Africa medal 22 years after applying to the London war office for a replacement for his lost original medal from 1913. The award includes seven clasps: South Africa 1901 Belfast Diamond Hill Johannesburg Driefontein Paardeberg and relief of Kimberley. Banks served in the 1st Yorkshire regiment under Lord Roberts, came to Canada in 1903 to Winnipeg, moved to Vancouver in 1911, and is the son of Lieut Col E C Banks of the Winnipeg Light Infantry.
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J. W. Banks
Vancouver
London War Office
South Africa
Belfast
Dismond Hill
Johannesburg
Driefontein
Paardeberg
Kimberley
Banks
1St
Yorkshire Regiment
Lord Roberts
Canada
Winnipeg
E. C. Banks
Winnipeg Light Infantry
England's Largest Rail Car Boasts 56 Wheels and 150 Ton Capacity
The report notes a record breaking railway car in England with 56 wheels and a carrying capacity of 150 tons, highlighting its size and expected freight potential.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
Home Is Merrier For Lively Terrier
A light local item notes a terrier's cheerful home life and companionship, highlighting the pet's antics and the family's fond routine. No author or date appears, but the piece conveys a warm, domestic snapshot of daily life with a small dog.
New Oil Prospecting Maps Buried Shorelines Below Surface
At Tulsa Ohio the International Petroleum Exposition describes a new mapic method from the University of Tulsa charting ancient shorelines and 100 areas across the United States. Professor Latdon says the device reveals oil pools five miles down through fossilized seas and ammonite fossils mark drill sites while the quake method has limits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Venture
Tulsa
Ohio
Mapa
United States
University of Tulsa
LR. Latdon
University of Tulea
Pin Pointe
Has Abandoned Literature and Turns to Music by Robert Service
Clement Burns of the Supreme Court library discloses a letter from Robert Service stating he is turning to Tausie and composing songs though plays piano poorly. From Cote-du-Nord France, the poet says he rarely thinks and champions vacuity of mind and cheerful idiocy as longevity factors. He recalls Yukon days as war memories fade and heroism stood out.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Service
Yukon
Clement Burns
Supreme Court of Canada
Robert W. Service
Tausie
Burns
Service
Cote-du- Nord
France
Alberta Receives Gift Of European Moorfowl For Zoo
Alberta officials report Canada sent moose and buffalo to the Berlin zoo and Germany returned two pair of European moorfowl. G von Krudner arranged shipping. officials call it a first for the province. Birds under protection, housed in Edmonton at the Alberta Fish and Game Protection League facility.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germany
Canada
Berlin
Alberta Game Department
G. von Krudner
von Krudner
Alberta Fish and Game Protection League
Edmonton
Metal reuse links R-201 wreck to Hindenburg
The St. Thomas Times Journal notes a revelation that Zeppelin bought the twisted frame of the British airship R-201, melted it down, and recast the metal into the Hindenburg framework, suggesting R-101 later crossed the Atlantic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Thomas Times-Journal
Zeppelin Company
France
Atlantic
Minister Humored by Lawn Sermons About Grass
A minister during a sermon claimed every blade of grass was a sermon. The next day, while mowing, a parishioner quipped that the preacher was cutting his sermons short.
Motors To Replace Horses In Canadian Artillery
The Department of National Defense in Ottawa moves to mechanize artillery units. Authorities expect the shift from horse to motor propulsion as in Britain and other nations, with a formal parliamentary statement detailing reorganization possibilities before the session ends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Department of National Defense
Ottawa
Great Britain
Lord Mayor denounces phrase Too old at 45
Sir Percy Vin cent at Mansion House presided over an appeal by the Over Forty-Fives Association and Forty-Fives Housing Society for unemployed men over 45 not covered by unemployment benefit. Sir Malcolm Campbell cautioned against judging people by age, noting some are old at 30 and some young at 60.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Percy Vincent
Mansion House
E.c
Over Forty-Fives” Association, Ltd
Keep Ambition Alive Against Critics
Do not let others dismiss your goal as absurd. Practical minds may not share your vision or feel the inner urge driving you. Trust the divine call in your blood guiding you to fulfill the purpose you were sent into the world to do.
Bananas in ancient diets say early Western records
A brief note states that bananas, introduced to western lands in the last 56 years, were eaten by ancient Egyptians, Greeks, and Romans, reflecting early cross cultural fruit adoption and mentions old civilizations embracing the fruit.
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Ohn Quincey Adams
Britain
Haile Selassie
Ethiopia
Lion of Judah
Haifa
Palestine
Thames River
Household Arta Dept
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave
Alice Brooks
Rang Scheel
House of Coamnse
House of Commons
Margaret McLean
Mr. King
Mise McLean
Alberta
Metal
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