Movement Of Low Pressure Area Affects Western Rainfall
The Winnipeg Free Press notes that a shift northward of the low pressure area over the central plains changes rainfall across western provinces. Moisture from the Caribbean is not distilled when the low area moves, leading to drought in some years and rain when it returns. Scientists cannot explain its movement or guarantee return, but persistence south could renew rains and crop yields.
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Kansas Line
Caribbean Sea
Prairies
Caribbean
Winnipeg Free Press
Saskatchewan Angling Expands as Trout Reach New Lakes
J A Rodd of the Dominion Department of Fisheries told a senate committee that game fish now populate lakes in Saskatchewan and other western provinces. Fishermen report 10 pound trout taken from lakes that previously had none, after European brown trout were transplanted to the Cypress lakes. Saskatchewan 1931 and Regina fishermen are catching trout up to 10 pounds as whitefish from Lake Winnipeg were moved to the Quillakes, where they are reproducing.
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Lakea
Canada
Maritime and
Prairie Provinces
British Columbia
J. A. Rodd
Dominion Department of Fisheries
Senate Committee On
Saskatchewan
Redd
Cypress Lakes
Regina
Lake Winnipeg
Quillakes
Rodd
Cave Man at Eichberg Describes Reclusive Vienna Native
A traveler near Gloggnitz in Lower Austria encountered a wild looking man in a cave. The man initially fled but later spoke, revealing he was educated and born in Vienna. Prolonged unemployment led him to withdraw from society, living on berries and mushrooms, with no desire to return to civilization.
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Eichberg
Gloggnitz
Lower Austria
Vienna
Japan the most earthquaking nation on earth
A brief note asserts Japan experiences more earthquakes than any other country, averaging extreme seismic events daily, highlighting a geologic volatility that shapes daily life and planning.
The Brainiest Anzual Well Known Psychologht Thinks
A debate on animal intelligence features claims that cats dogs and horses rely on trial and error rather than brain power while chimpanzees draw support from Cyril Burt and Brown Animal Institution officials noting beaver ingenuity. German psychologists question elephant mentality and consider testing ants.
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Cyril Burt
Brown Animal Institution
Senators Brains Heavier Than House Members
Dr. Arthur MacDonald of Washington estimates brain weights from eighty nine lawmakers. He reports House members average fifty ounces versus fifty two ounces for eighteen U.S. senators, based on a legislative anthropology study presented to the AAAS.
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U.S
House
House of Representatives
American Association For the Advancement of Science
Arthur MacDonald
Washington
Charming girls dress pattern for summer wear
A pattern for a smart summer dress for growing girls features puff sleeves or a caped shoulder option. Made in crinkled cotton in China blue and white, it requires 15 yards of 45 inch fabric for sizes 8 to 14. Price 20 cents in stamps or coin.
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Volle
Batiste
Canada backs national parks plan to protect Africa fauna
The Interior Minister reports from the External Affairs Secretary on an International Conference for the Protection of Fauna and Flora of Africa held in London. Delegates from South Africa Belgium Britain Egypt Spain Abyssinia France Italy Portugal Anglo-Egyptian Sudan agreed wildlife and flora face extinction and national parks are the best preservation method. Canada supports early development of parks, stressing economical conservation of primeval wild areas for Canadians and visitors.
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Canada
Africa
London
Union of
Knight Manages Palace Pensiie For Domestic Efficiency
Sir Ralph Harwood who received a K C B in the New Year honors list oversees Buckingham Palace's efficient domestic organization. From chaotic early Victorian days, postwar reform with Queen Mary cut waste and curb discomfort, making the palace one of the most economically run houses in the country.
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Buckingham
Ralph Harwood
Buckingham Palace
Queen Victoria
Ralph
Treasury
The Force Of Thought And Petrol Price Drop
Thoughts are forces shaping daily life and conditions with subtle power. British motorists now pay 30 to 34 cents per gallon after a general 2 cent reduction.
Origin Of The Woolsack And City Guild History
The Worshipful Company of Woolmen seeks a livery increase from the Court of Aldermen. This ancient guild traces back to England’s wool industry era. The Lord Chancellor’s wool sack was created in Victoria’s reign to curb foreign wool imports. Wool’s prominence defined national wealth. St Mary Woolchurch name derives from a wool weighing beam. the Mansion House partly sits on the church site.
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England
Queen Victoria
Waiter Refused Christmas Pudding For Hot Cross Bun
A diner complains he ordered Christmas pudding but was served a hot cross bun instead. The exchange highlights a humorous miscommunication as the waiter asks if he wants anything else.
Wife Warns Of Trouble Over Odd Homecoming Schedule
Local woman tells her husband the sequence of return times is unacceptable. She warns that if he returns home tomorrow night there will be consequences. Police were not involved and no further details were provided.
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Canterbury
House of Lords
France
Geneva
Germany
British Scientists Will Carry On Scientific Investigation In Canadian Arctic Archipelago
British scientists led by Professor J M Wordie will conduct meteorological, geological, ornithological and ethno logical studies across Fillesmere Island to Melville and Baffin Islands. The expedition sails from Aberdeen May 24 aboard Heiman, funded by the Dominion government with permits for migratory birds, plants, and Eskimo ruins.
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Canadian Arctic Archipelago
Thomas G. Murphy
J. M. Wordie
St. John's College, Cambridge
Fillesmere Island
Parry Islands
Aberdeen
Scotland
Cape Farewell
Greenland
Disko Island
Melville Bay
Smith Sound
Etah
Bache Peninsula
Ellesmere Island
Jones Sound
Lancaster Sound
Barrow Strait
Melvile Island
Melville Island
Baffin Island
Baffin Bay
England
Dominion
J. M. Wardine
John Hanham
T. G. Longateff
C. W. Dangely
Lieut. W. C. Fletcher
R.N
T. T. Paterson
Ian Cox
H. P. Hanham
H. W. Ritchie
Chinese wedding reforms set curbs on gifts and costs
At Shanghai annual meeting of the association for marriage reforms, guests must leave by midnight. The plan limits wedding gifts to one dollar, banquets to four dollars per table of eight, bans bands and firecrackers, and requires dowries and gifts to be native Chinese goods to aid native industries.
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Association For Marriage Reforms
Shanghai
China
Fat Stock Show Postponed in Saskatoon Until August
Saskatoon Fat Stock Show, initially set for June, is postponed to early August per manager S. W. Johns. Export quota is nearly filled and cattle prices may drop in June, so authorities chose to delay the sale. Next year’s quota begins July 1, meaning exhibitors keep cattle for six more weeks.
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Saskatoon
8S. W. Johns
Enthusiastic motorist and wag banter over speed
A cheerful motorist declares the car will do eighty five. A wag questions whether the figure pertains to miles per hour or perhaps price per gallon, provoking light banter.
A Meadow Floats as Spring Floods Rise River Hamme
In Osterholz near Hanover Germany the meadow on the south bank swells with spring rains. Stretching from two-thirds of a mile to a mile wide and up to three and a half miles long the meadow lifts with the river, lifting trees as it goes. Two centuries ago the Hamme reportedly carried a small farm downstream for an hour without waking the sleeping family.
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Hamme
Osterholz
Hanover
Germany
Century of Transport Speeds From Kingston To Toronto
The Toronto Globe notes that a hundred years ago a swift passenger weasel trip Kingston to Toronto took sixteen hours and a daylight coach run tied Kingston to Hamilton. Since then both land and water transport have sped up, marking notable progress in travel times over the century.
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Toronto Globe
Kingston
Toronto
Hamilton
Frog Disturbed Prisoners Provokes Jail Break Effort
In Bellingham Washington prisoners complained for two weeks about nocturnal croaking from a frog. Workmen tore out basement wall panels at the county jail to free the creature after Sheriff T C Fraser ordered a frog hunt.
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Bellingham
Wash
T. C. Fraser
Appointment of Lieutenant Desmond Burke to Governor-General's Foot Guards
Lieutenant Desmond Burke, a noted Canadian rifleman and former King's prize winner at Bisley, is appointed assistant medical officer of the Governor-General's Foot Guards. He recently earned a medical degree from Queen's University and has worn the Guarda uniform for several years.
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Desmond Burke
Bisley
Queen's University
Lieut. Burke
Guarda
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