Wheat Based Motor Fuel Prospects in Canada
Canada may use 35 million bushels of wheat annually for motor fuel if one tenth of national fuel demand shifts to alcohol from grain. European adoption grows, US interest rising. A 15 percent wheat alcohol blend boosts power with higher consumption, possibly replacing tetra-ethyl lead. Hydrogenation of coal as a future competitor awaits demonstration in Britain.
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Canada
Nations Research Laboratories
Europe
United States
Fort William
Rational Research Laboratories
England
Police power law aims to cover political meetings in Commons
Legislation empowering police to enter political meetings to keep peace will be fast tracked in the British House of Commons. It targets a August Fascist rally at White City stadium and may extend powers beyond current invited attendance rules, as Home Secretary Sir John Gilmour hinted. Leaders across parties will be consulted amid mentions of clashes between Fascists and Communists.
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House of Commons
White City
Commons
John Gilmour
Home Secretary
Water shortage prompts notices in London transit system
Water shortage warnings appear on London tube trains and buses urging economy as rainfall prospects remain bleak. Anxiety grows in small centres awaiting possible assistance from other municipalities. London holds about three months of water storage.
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London
Beating The Law Tales From A Kansas Hotel
A travelling man tells a western Kansas hotelier that using roller towels violates current law. The host replies the towel existed before the law and is not retroactive. The statute has been in force for over 20 years.
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Kansas
Conscience Money Sent To Ottawa In Unaddressed Letter
H. Bertram, collector of customs in Toronto, received a letter with $35 and a slip reading conscience money. The funds were sent to Ottawa to the casual revenue account. Bertram remarked that it is rare to get a letter with no address or explanation.
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H. Bertram
Toronto
Ottawa
Mr. Bertram
England Faces Bedfall Fatalities Weekly Pace
An odd statistic notes that on average about once a week someone in England dies after falling from a bed. The remark contrasts the lethargy of justice with the brisk pace implied in the headline.
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England
Nova Scotia Freestone Chosen for U S Fireplaces Memorial
Nova Scotia will supply freestone for a United States Be rmidji Minnesota tourist center fireplace memorial. Hon Michael Dwyer announced the stone from Province House Halifax marks the first representative assembly dated October 1758. The monument will travel with stones from all states and provinces.
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Halifax
Frat Representative Assembly
North America
United States
Bermidji
Minnesota
Tourisl
American Northwest
Michael Dwyer
Public Works
Nova Scotia
Civil Works Administration
United States Department of Labor
Canada
Dwyer
First Representative Assembly
Province House
Theory on Hay Fever Explains Protective Body Response
Dr Reuben L Kahn of the University of Michigan reports a new hay fever theory to the American Medical Association noting crowded modern life raises germ exposure and builds resistance but can cause harmless dust to trigger protective antibody action. The nose throat and lung membranes are especially reactive, with skin and body linings shown to resist infections better than blood, a discovery cited by the AAAS prize.
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American Medical Association
Reuben L. Kahn
University of Michigan
Kahn
American Association For the Advancement of Science
Canada Dairy Cattle Growth Highlighted by Nova Scotia Talk
Hector Cutten of Canada’s dairy branch told a Kentville service club that dairy cattle numbers rise despite Henry Ford’s milk flivver forecast. He noted condensed milk use peaks, a Truro factory, and Canada’s dairy output nearing 280 million dollars. A Saskatoon Holstein named Rosie topped the Saskatchewan 2000-pound list with 62,101 pounds milk and 2,138.6 pounds fat across four lactations, besting 1930-31 fat at 652.8 and 18,589 pounds milk in a seven-year span.
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Hector Cutten
Federal Department of Agriculture
Kentsville
Nova Scotia
Canada
Henry Ford
Truro
N.8
Saskatchewan
H. S. Jamor
Saskatoon
Rosie
Coat Sleeves Too Long Prompt Tailor Repairs
Grumbier complains the sleeves are mile long and asks how much to shorten. The tailor quotes half an inch and begins alterations to fit the garment.
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Grumbier
Wheat Is Wealth Says Ford No Surplus Today
Henry Ford told the Financial Post there is no world wheat surplus and that the world could use much more wheat than it grows. He argued wheat is wealth and that pricing should not suppress production, urging farmers to grow more while noting many uses for wheat beyond money. He warned against treating wheat as mere money and called the idea of excess as crazier notions.
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Henry Ford
Financial Post
Oald
Caterpillars Strip Trees Along Canadian National Route
In the Fort Frances region between Shebandowan and Atikokan Ontario green caterpillars strip poplar aspen and cottonwood trees leaving bare branches. The infestation is so dense it covers railway tracks and delays trains for hours as crushed caterpillar bodies create slippery rails and hinder locomotive traction.
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Canadian National Railway
Fort Frances Inc
Shebandowan
Atikokan
Ontario
Darling French Inspired Frock For Dainty Girls
A charming little dress pattern for young girls features a blue dimity fabric with white data and blue bias trim. The circular skirt allows free movement, attached to a short yoke at front and back, and easy laundering. Style No. 587 comes in sizes 2 4 and 6 years, needing 11 yards of 39inch material in size 4 plus bias binding.
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Batiste
Few To Order Patterns Address Winnipeg Pattern No
Winnipeg newspaper notice lists five patterns available to order from the Winnipeg Pattern Count place at 375 McDermot Ave. Details unreadable. The item mentions an amen town and names a patterns office.
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Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave
Winnipeg
Scientific Seed Rejuvenation Promises Early Growth
The United States Department of Agriculture reports a new rejuvenation process for seeds that uses longer red to yellow light to awaken dormancy, triggering growth months earlier. Developed by Dr. L. H. Flint, the method is described as near resurrection for crops.
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United States Department of Agriculture
L. H. Flint
Ready For Emergency Lady
A dialogue between a concerned passenger and a taxi driver advises extreme caution at crossings and slippery streets. The passenger instructs the driver to wait for police directions and to proceed slowly. The driver asks which hospital to take the passenger to in case of an accident.
Bubble gum market in China grows with seeds rivalry
The report notes China imported $600,000 worth of chewing gum last year, roughly 70 million strips, while the traditional water melon seed remains dominant with vast daily consumption. It estimates a 400 million population and suggests gum still has long growth ahead in China.
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China
Public Speaking And Rural Banter From A Country Call
A humorous exchange unfolds in a rural setting with a minister and a storyteller. The man in the largest rocker questions public speaking, while the chap parries with country wit about family, church, and a disputed proposal fate. A folk remark notes tomatoes ripen best away from the harsh sun.
Canada may study barley to improve quality and markets
A grain research committee in Ottawa recommended establishing a barley research lab in Canada and, if needed, importing European bios chemists to direct work. Representatives from the University of Alberta, University of Saskatchewan, federal Department of Agriculture, and the National Research Council attended. The plan aims to identify quality improvements to expand markets and prepare memoranda on feed grain distribution, cleanliness standards, and seed quality in growing areas.
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Canada
Ber
Europe
Bio Chemiat
Grain Research Committee
Ottawa
C. M. Hamilton
Board of Grain Commissioners
Winnipeg
L. D. Wilgress
Commercial Intelligence Service
Department of Trade and Commerce
C. B. Davidson
Dominion Bureau of Statistics
Aot
University of Alberta
University of Saskatchewan
Federal Department of Agriculture
National Research Council
Barney
Alberta Fire Toll: Thirty Dead in 1938 Fires
Fire Commissioner Henry Brace reports Alberta had thirty deaths from fires in 1938, up from nine the previous year. There were 1,923 fires across the province, with property losses totaling 1,485,612, down from 2,495,491 in 1932, marking the lowest loss in 14 years and attributing most fires to carelessness or neglect.
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Alberta
Henry Brace
R. G. Reid
Nobody Spared In Raids On Local Deserters And Frauds
Police headquarters disclosed 58 arrests in raids on local bodHaters. Occupants include eight day laborers a gentleman farmer journalist miler six tailors six travelling salesmen a shoemaker and a negro porter. The Indian prince the Niam of Hyderabad reportedly keeps 500000000 in gold in his palace.
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Miler
Niam
Hyderabad
Cost records help intelligent farming methods
Farmers are urged to keep cost records for several years to better select crops and balance production. A farmer saved his barn door as a five year ledger, illustrating the value of good cost accounting. Dominion Department of Agriculture bulletins No 159 Prairie Provinces and No 168 Eastern Canada offer detailed cost estimates.
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Prairie Provinces
Eastern Canada
Dominion Department of Agriculture
All Have One Defect quote attributed to Elihu Root
A quotation attributed to Elihu Root notes that many plans to reform society assume human nature will act as intended. If people behaved as hoped, reforms would be unnecessary. otherwise, institutions would not require change and society would self reform.
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Elihu Root
Sree
Toronto Mall
Deer sighting near Quinton Bask garden prompts cautious dawn watch
Early rising residents Conrad Schoenhofer and Mrs Schoenhofer observed a deer browsing calmly by their garden fence in Quinton Bask. An attempt to photograph failed as the animal showed no alarm even when the couple returned from a quick join. Snapshots at 4 am in June proved unrealistic.
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Conrad Schoenhofer
Quinton Bask
Grain in Bin Bushel Estimate Method
To estimate bushels multiply the bin’s length by its width and height to obtain cubic feet of grain, then divide by 1.25 to convert to bushels. This provides a practical rule of thumb for quick capacity assessments.
Notable rise in Sunday school attendance in Africa
The only notable increase in Sunday school attendance in the world to recent years has been in Africa. This suggests growing religious engagement on the continent, contrasting with stable or declining figures elsewhere.
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Africa
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