Birds and treaties guard migratory waterfowl across Canada
The article explains migratory birds traverse Canada and the United States, protected by a treaty nearly two decades old. It notes most waterfowl hatcheries lie in the Prairie Provinces, their continental migration, and the balance between conservation and hunting demand. It also highlights habitat loss, drought, and better hunting access as pressures on waterfowl populations.
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Cara
Ve Bundred Mpechee
Canada
Elss
United States
North American
Prairie
Pacific
Gulf of Mexico
Atlantic
Euston to be replaced by modern terminus in drastic plan
A century after Euston station opened, reports say it will be demolished to make space for a new terminus. The Glasgow Herald recalls early days as the railway expanded to Boxmoor, and notes a past crash when a brakeman set the brake wrongly.
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Britain
Euston
Thurso
Seed Treated Grain Safe From Mice For Six Weeks
Experiments by L. H. Newman in Canada show seed grains treated with dust chemicals to prevent seed and home diseases like smut can be stored six weeks or more without attracting mice. The treated seed is resistant to mice, enabling advance seed preparation for planting, though poisoned seed should not be fed to hens or other livestock.
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L. H. Newman
Canada
Chima Seeks Forty Policewomen for Shanghai Enlistment
Shanghai authorities seek forty Chinese policewomen in higher intelligence brackets. Applicants must be 18 to 30, at least 4 feet 5 inches tall, and Jr High graduates. Examinations cover history math geography and science. Training pay is 3.25 monthly and 6 after graduation.
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Shanghai
Sweden's huge 1659 copper coin valued at about 5.20 dollars
In 1659 Sweden minted a colossal copper coin weighing 31 pounds and measuring 2 by 1 feet. The coin was worth about 5.20 dollars, a strikingly large denomination for its time.
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Sweden
Caledonian Faith Draws Crowds In Cruithie Sermon
A Balmoral parish church service drew a throng resembling sixteenth century Edinburgh crowds. Despite rain and wind, a minister preached fervently as police untangled a seven mile traffic tie up with King Edward present.
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Cruithie
Balmoral
Edinburgh
King Edward
Remarkable Man and Waterworks Manager Quip
A Scottish judge hears a lawyer claiming his client is a trusted waterworks manager, only to be humorously reassured by the judge that he "looks like a man who could be trusted with any amount of water." The tale contrasts court wit with a nod to tradition and a note on ship lengths.
Salt in Chicken Feed: One Percent Best for Growth
University of Wisconsin tests show five percent salt in ration slows growth, lowers egg production, and drives excess water intake. Two percent salt is not harmful but induces wet litter. One percent salt generally best, with half a percent sufficient when meat scrap and dried milk are fed.
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University of Wisconsin
Atock
Tibetan Tea Festival Uses Giant Cauldron For Vast Brew
In Lhasa a huge bronze cauldron tops the main square as brick tea soda salt and abundant butter or old mutton fat are churned into a dark brown oily liquid. The drink, valued as mighty and restorative, is consumed by locals in large amounts, sometimes about 60 cups daily, contributing to notable muscular strength and endurance.
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Lhasa
Tibet
Canada Still Largely Unexplored Across Vast Territory
A survey notes that more than 00,000 square miles, about 28 percent, of Canada’s land area remains unexplored excluding Arctic islands. The statement highlights vast tracts of unmapped terrain and potential scientific interest in remote regions.
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Canada
Arctic Islands
Babson on business and marriage balance at conference
Roger W. Babson, at the 23rd annual national business conference in Wellsley, Massachusetts, urged that women be allowed into business and suggested many failures arise from enforcing traditional roles. He argued heredity and biology show no sex difference and questioned why sons fail when inherited businesses succeed.
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Roger W. Babson
Slater
Babson
Wellesley
Mase
Travelling Post Offices Moveable Post Offices Tested by Britain
The British post office trials mobile post offices about the size of a motorbus driven by tractors to race meetings and cattle shows. Each carries two rear telephone booths enabling calls across Britain and overseas, plus telegraph links. They offer standard posting facilities and frequent collective service. Peeled apples can be preserved by salt water immersion.
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British Post Office
Britain
Canadian Christmas Tree Trade Expands Into U S Markets
The article notes rising sales of potted and artificial trees in the Eastern United States while natural Canadian trees remain in demand in Quebec New Brunswick and Nova Scotia. It cites 3 573 642 Canadian trees valued at 364 135 imported into the U S last year and highlights New York Boston Philadelphia Detroit and Pittsburgh as major consuming centers with shipments of 1 500 to 2 000 trees per car reaching eastern cities.
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G. A. Newman
New York
Commercial Intelligence Journal
United States
Newman
Quebec
New Brunswick
Nova Scotia
Boston
Philadelphia
Detroit
Pittsburgh
Butane for Remote Scottish Homes Promises Modern Light and Heat
The St. Thomas Times-Journal reports butane gas is being shipped from Glasgow to isolated Scottish areas including Skye Mull Argyllshire crofts and Highlands. One canister provides light for over four hundred hours and multi burner cookers offer substantial heat for days, with gas pressure controllable like ordinary city gas.
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Scotland
Hebrides
Glasgow
Skye
Mull
Argyllshire
Highlands
St. Thomas Times-Journal
Advertising Restrictions Spark Whisky Ad Debate
Federal authorities urge restraint as only two distillers defy a government edict banning pictures of attractive women in liquor promotions. Officials argue ads fail to boost demand and provoke prohibitionist criticism, while noting no law prohibits the display of feminine thirst.
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U.S
Federal Alcohol Administration
Queen Mary Maintains Sangfroid At Jervaulx Visit
Queen Mary, visiting Jervaulx Abbey, remains unruffled by a lockout incident. She declined special treatment, noting no expectations for preferential care. A prior public photo was taken but never published after her remark.
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Mary
Jervaulx Abbey
Retire In Time and Daily Work Routine Note
A terse observation contrasts the idea of retirement with daily toil urging timely rest and early rising. It also notes that whales possess the largest brains among mammals with a recorded brain weight around 7,000 grams.
Spreading Scientific Farm Knowledge in Canada Stations
The Federal Department of Agriculture has set up 223 illustration stations across Canada to spread up to date farming methods. They link experimental farms with farmers, develop crop rotation and feed programs, promote pure bred sires and dairy records, and aim to supply breeding stock to neighbors. Poultry housing and feeding are emphasized, seeds are produced, and stations also foster home grounds, shelter belts, hedges, and building plans for homes and outbuildings.
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Federal Department of Agriculture
Dominion
Beneft
Indian rainmaker Frederick pledges tobacco paid rain
An 80 year old Montreal Lake Indian known as Wee Tee Go or Musqua promises rain in exchange for tobacco plugs. He claims to control weather, citing a 24 hour rainfall after tobacco given during forest fires near Prince Albert. He notes one plug must be shared with three other agents.
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Frederick
Montreal Lake Indian Reserve
Charles M. Hatfield
Alberta
Medicine Hat
Prince Albert
T. Jepson
Saskatchewan Natural Resources Department
Montreal Lake
Waterspouts Threaten Ships and Inland Lakes
Waterspouts form from fresh water in tornado like clouds and are extremely dangerous to small boats and even large liners. They can batter decks as the moving column of water shatters and crashes down, seen on seas and inland lakes.
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Globe
Creat Lakes
Flannel Saturated with Machine Oil Aims to Stop Needle Rust
A reader suggests a rust prevention method for needles by inserting them into a flannel cloth saturated with machine oil. The tip emphasizes shielding metal from moisture and oxidation.
The Fastest Human Action: A Wink Takes One Tenth Second
The statement notes that winking is the quickest human action, averaging one tenth of a second. It highlights speed as a defining trait of a wink and contrasts it with other rapid movements.
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Rodeota
Chima
Southampton
Travelling Post
Italy
Mitte
Mussolini
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