Future World Peace Through Letting Live Policy
An essay argues that lasting world peace requires nations to choose coexistence over aggression. It contemplates 1900 choices to avert 1914 18 war and imagines vast benefits from peaceful policies, while warning that current aims threaten conflict unless leaders opt to live and let live.
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Arma
United States
Canada
Australia
Great Britain
Ireland
France
Belgium
Germany
Russia
Proper rose planting and care guidelines
Reading notes advise rehydrating roses after arrival by soaking roots or burying whole plants for days. Plant spacing varies by rose type from 18 inches to four feet. Prune to set union 2–3 inches below ground, ensure moisture, and keep soil surface loose. Water deeply after rain or during dry periods, with infrequent thorough watering preferred to frequent light watering.
Expressions Enter English Lexicon From Oxford Dictionary
President George Gordon of Magdalen College Oxford explains why terms like graft once-over foolproof and step on the gas are included in the new Oxford Dictionary supplement. Other recent phrases such as all of a dooda and give it the once over are noted as part of evolving English usage.
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George Gordon
Magdalen College
Oxford
England
Fisher Government scientists praise frozen veggies over canning
Government scientists report frozen vegetables surpass canned in savor and appearance across experimental lots. They note no difference before and after cooking, indicating the freezing process yields superior quality to canning.
Ship Damaged by Own Torpedo in Hass Bay Maneuver
A naval vessel at Hass Bay Sweden was struck by a torpedo it had fired during maneuvers. The torpedo circled back and hit the firing ship, causing considerable damage and signaling an accident during training operations.
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Hass Bay
Sweden
Yeasel
Fred. ‘ i
Early Coal Mines In Britain Had Shallow Methods
The article notes coal on the Firth of Forth's south shore was first dug by tunnelling in hilly districts with bell pits common. By 1719 depths reached 280 feet and gunpowder began to be used for blasting. Fire damp was exploded each morning by a downed miner in wet rags with a lighted candle, prior to safety lamps in 1815.
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Firth of
Forth
Good Messengers Girvan Pigeons Link Lighthouse To Shore
Scotland's Girvan pigeons, praised as superior to radio, carry messages from Ailsa Craig lighthouse keeper to the mainland. Boatman Archibald Girvan of the Northern Lighthouse Commissioners delivers birds each Tuesday. a released bird travels 20 miles in about 15 minutes under good conditions, arriving despite severe weather.
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Scotland
Ailea Craig
Archibald
Girvan
Northern Lighthouse Commissioners
Ailsa Craig
Blind New Yorker Earns Columbia PhD Despite Adversity
Eleanor Gertrude Brown of New York, blind from birth and burdened by poverty and sickness, will graduate from Columbia University with a Doctor of Philosophy degree. Her story inspires others to persevere through hardship and turn obstacles into stepping stones.
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Eleanor Gertrude Brown
New York
Columbia University
Miss Brown
Cyanamid Provides Nitrogen For Plant Use
Ontario Agricultural College explains cyanamid as a valuable nitrogen source, supplying 22 pounds of nitrogen per 100 pounds, quickly available to plants. It improves stalk and leaf growth, benefits pastures, orchards, and gardens, and adds lime to soil. Used at 500 pounds per acre, it kills young weeds and aids asparagus by improving emergence.
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Pertnesr
Department of Chemistry
Ontario Agricultural College
Bulletin O. A
Guelph
Policy Is Wrong Situation Made Worse By Handouts
Hon. Duncan Marshall former Canadian commissioner of agriculture in 1822 argued that farmers’ troubles stem from government handouts and high taxes and interest. He told the Chicago Association of Commerce that aid should educate farmers to use farm resources efficiently to reduce taxes and financial burdens.
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Duncan Marshall
Chicago Association of Commerce
Florida station perfects cold storage juice method
A method to keep orange juice in cold storage without sterilization has been perfected at the Florida Agricultural Experiment Station, signaling a potential advance in preserving juice quality and shelf life.
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Florida Agricultural Experiment Station
Adorable Caped Sleeve Dress Pattern 665
A charming model with cape sleeves sun back and wrapped skirt offers freedom of motion. Sizes 11 15 17 19 years. Size 15 needs 2 1/2 yards of 39 inch fabric plus 1 yard 38 inch contrasting. Pattern price 20 cents. wrap in coin preferred.
Like Ocean Travellers We Pace the Decks of Ships at Sea
A reflective meditation on sailors who keep returning to their starting point while traveling through new latitudes longitudes and changing star patterns. The passage frames this voyage as a deep meaning of life formed by movement, distance, and renewed perspective.
Propagating Rhubarb: Seed vs Root Transplanting
Rhubarb can be grown from seed but variety identity is lost due to cross-breeding. Propagation is better done by transplanting root sections to maintain desired traits and vigor.
Carnegie Endowment Studies Canada United States Ties
The Carnegie Endowment launches a two year survey to study economic social and political ties between Canada and the United States. Dr James Shotwell will lead a central committee with Canadian members including Sir Robert Borden Arthur Meighen and Vincent Massey. A 150 volume history of the Great War is near completion with two volumes due in autumn.
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Reuters
Canada
Caregie Endowment For International Peace
James T. Shotwail
Endowment
United States
Shotwell
Nicholas Murray Butler
Paris Café Encounter Described By Returning Fair Creature
A woman recently back from Paris recounts a date at Cafe de Paris where a handsome French man at a nearby table stared as she opened a stack of letters from America. He finally bowed and asked permission to remove the stamps from her letters before she departed.
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Paris
America
the New Yorker
Experiments In Ruslan Areas Produce Artificial Rain
Scientists in Russia near Abhkhabad conducted experiments using chemical compounds to create fog and dew like rain. They claim the method could draw rain from clouds, with potential impact on Turkestan and other arid regions.
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Ruslan
Abhkhabad
Russia
Turkestan
U.S
Prairie seed production and new auto camera debut
Seed production in the Prairie Provinces centers on brome, western rye, and crested wheatgrass with last year totals of 800000, 225000, and about 3000 pounds. A new serial camera now captures aerial images from seroplan wings every six seconds, with frames later compiled into continuous film.
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Limited
Ts Prairies
Prairie Provinces
Mirage distances measured by engineers use refraction
Photographs from Debreezen Hungary reveal mirages showing distant church spires and trains as if elevated in the sky. Engineers explain layers of hot and cold air bend light like a lens, enabling accurate distance calculations across water at night using lights on shore.
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Debreezen
Hungary
Actike & Telescope
Central
Australia
Georgian Bay
Ontario
Soybean soil needs similar to corn in acidity
Generally soybeans tolerate soil conditions similar to corn. A soil too acid for clover often yields a poor soybean crop.
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Carnegie Endowment
Europe
Holland
Toin
Mary Pickford
Toronto
Miss Pickford
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