Rings On Douglas Spruce Indicate An Ancient Tree
The article cites Professor F. E. Lloyd noting a Douglas spruce in North America with rings showing a life of 3,200 years. It compares tree records of age to human history, contrasting the tree’s clear birth certificate in its trunk with incomplete human age data from bones and artifacts. Winnipeg Free Press.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. E. Lloyd
Canadian Pulp and Paper Association
Montreal
Lloyd
Abraham
British Columbia
Hill
Vancouver
Douglas Bruce
Winnipeg Free Press
The Mangel Root Among Oldest Cultivated Crops
The Agrostologist of the Federal Department of Agriculture notes mangel is among the oldest cultivated roots with traces back to 2000 B C. An Egyptian grave plate shows a labourer handling a large root as a sacrifice. Evidence also places red and white mangels in Asia Minor by 320 B C.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Federal Department of Agriculture
Theophiast
Asia Minor
Austria Produces Over 120000 Multi-Tube Radio Sets
More than 120,000 radio receiving sets with three or more tubes were manufactured in Austria last year, more than five times the output from four years prior. The surge reflects rising demand for domestic radio hardware amid postwar growth.
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Austria
Farmer BeneFits From Hog Grading Rules In Canada Gazette
Regulations effective from January 30 require hogs sold from producer to final packer to be traded by official grades. A Premium of one dollar is paid for hogs grading Select Bacon, with profits passing back to the original producer. Complete grade details are available from Ottawa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada Gazette
Ottawa
Some Good Blind Cooks Acute Sense Of Touch And Sound
The article notes that blind people can be taught to cook and succeed. They use touch to identify ingredients and measure quantities, while sound signals simmering and heat levels. Smell alerts if a dish cooks too fast. Electric stoves are safest for blind cooks.
Little girl dress with godets and pointed collar design
A vintage pattern description highlights a one piece dress for ages two, four and six with front godets, a deep pointed collar, and bias piping. The yellow and white dimity print pattern uses minimal material for low cost. Style No. 988, price 25 cents in stamps or coin.
Campaign to tout Canadian flour for Europe sales discussed
Canada plans a campaign to show Europe the value of Canadian wheat flour for bread making. Minister H H Stevens said the idea is under review by the Trade and Commerce department. Similar drives for grapes, apples, seafood, and cattle were financially supported and achieved strong results.
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Europe
Department of Trade and Commerce
H. H. Stevens
House of Commons
Stevens
Battle Within Brain Drives Stuttering Findings
Baltimore scientist Frederick W. Brown told the American Orthopsychiatric Association that stuttering reflects a clash between the brain’s starting and stopping mechanisms. The motor speech complex pushes speech while the thalamus reacts to stress, causing stuttering when emotions run out of control.
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Baltimore
American Orthopsychiatric Association
Frederick W. Brown
Committee For Mental Hygiene
Brown
An Embarrassing Present Rail Gift Prompted Irony
A light hearted query from the St. Thomas Times-Journal asks readers how they would react to receiving an unexpected railway themed present. The piece jokes about the awkwardness of gifts like ties railways and stations and wonders what act or misdeed could provoke such a gift.
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St. Thomas Times-Journal
Wild Life Sanctuaries Jasper Park Dominates Canadian Wildlife
Jasper Park is described as the greatest Canadian wildlife sanctuary with an estimated 22,000 mountain sheep, 7,000 Rocky Mountain goats, 22,000 mule deer, 3,500 elk, 10,000 moose, 10,000 caribou, and 4,000 bear. Banff trails with 4,000 sheep, 2,000 goats, 3,000 mule deer, 1,500 elk, 150 moose, and 250 bear.
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Jasper Park
Canada
Banff
Ulster Flax Industry Seeks Government Aid
Ulster flax producers appeal to the government for financial support and policy measures to sustain mills and exports. The request targets subsidies and tariff protections to stabilize prices, safeguard jobs, and maintain regional trade. Industry leaders emphasize long standing regional importance and potential growth with timely aid.
Many Instruments Of War On Eve Of Conference
The piece notes the MI-2 sinking in the English Channel, raising submarine peacetime fatalities to 613 in ten years, and argues all weapons, including planes and gases, cause human loss. It questions submarines usefulness in peace and compares stealth in submarines to night bombing, urging recognition that all instruments of slaughter are hateful in peacetime.
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English Channel
United States
Christian Science Monitor
British Columbia Lumber Seeks Preferential Tariff Benefit
British Columbia hopes a new tariff favoring its lumber will lift conditions in the province's industry. BC exports about 100 million feet annually to Great Britain, from total British imports near 4 billion feet. The key challenge ahead is meeting potential large orders as demand grows, especially with rising Australian orders.
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British Columbia
Great Britain
B.C
Britain
Australia
B.C. Mills
What He Owes and Owns for a Farmer to Present
The farmer should know his debts and assets and present a clear business-like statement to his banker. A lender is entitled to an accurate view of the borrower's financial affairs to assess loan risk and capacity.
Travelling dental car visits Isle of Ely schools
A mobile dental surgery car with a dentist and a nurse visits 11,000 children in 90 Isle of Ely County Council schools, bringing fully equipped facilities for examinations and care.
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Isle of Ely County Council
Clever Speaker Turns Back Page Of Canadian Political History
R S White veteran Conservative MP told the Canadian Club of Ottawa he recalls the 1880s House of Commons as a high point in ability and shared anecdotes about Macdonald Laurier Tupper and Blaine. He recalled Sir John A Macdonald as daddy of them all and praised Laurier while noting Cartwright and Blake as notable figures.
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Macdonald
Cian
Tilley
Tupper
Blaie
R. S. White
House of Common
Canadian Club of
Ottawa
Mr. White
White
House of Commons
Canadian Club
Ontario
Cardwell
Mount Royal
John A. Macdonald
John
Sir Wilfrid Laurier
Charles Tupper
Leonard Tilley
A. Mackenzie
John Thompson
William Patterson
Richard Cartwright
Edward Blake
Glencoe Massacre Reported in 1692 Conflict History
A brief historical account recalls the February 1692 Glencoe massacre of the MacDonalds, noting King William III's 1692 clan submission decree, Sir John Dalrymple's decree to "entirpate that set of thieves," and the Campbells’ killing of men under seventy after hospitality to the Highlanders.
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Glencoe
William IT
Stair
Sir John Dalrympole
Highlanders
Conversation at Home Between Jaggs and Wife
Mrs Jaggs notes she has been awake for hours waiting for her husband to return from the club. Jaggs retorts that as a man he has been at the club for hours, waiting for his wife to sleep.
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John
Mrs. Jaggs
Jaggs
Oldest Inhabitant Quips on District Visit
A local elder at a district visit proclaims being ninety four with no enemies in the world, then adds that everyone is dead long ago. The district visitor notes the thoughtful exchange as a charming moment from the event.
Vimy Ridge Monument Ready for 1935 Completion
The Vimy Ridge memorial, the largest ever erected, is scheduled for completion in 1935. Sculptor Hugh L. Alward of Toronto, son of Walker Alward, announced on his arrival from England that the monument will stand 145 feet high and commemorate the 1917 capture of Vimy Ridge.
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Vimy Ridge
Hugh L. Alward
Toronto
Walker
Alward
England
Student Dies in University of Toronto Lab Explosion
W. A. Wood, a fourth year student, died from injuries after an explosion in the mining building at the University of Toronto. He was under Professor M. C. Boswell when the lab was wrecked. windows shattered on the fourth floor. Another student was seriously injured but not in critical condition.
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W. A. Wood
University of Toronto
Wood
M. C. Boswell
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Winnipeg Newspaper Union
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By Annette
McDermot Ave
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British Columbia Lumber
Mills
Dominion Dairy and Cold Storage
Reason
Vimy Ridge Monument
Kashmir
Mahrajah
Harisingh Bahadur
India
London
France
China
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