Marked Reduction Predicted in Canadian Wheat to Scotland
Canadian wheat sales to Scotland may fall as short fermentation spreads in Scottish bakehouses. Harry Miller reports after studying European milling and baking, noting Scotland favors full fermentation for flavor, while price pressures and local wheat quality drive the trend toward Canadian wheat.
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Scotland
Harry Miller
Hos
James Gardiner
Europe
Miller
Canada
Dominion
Britain
England
France
Belgium
Holland
Germany
Rare Plants Found at Machu Picchu by UC Botanists
Dr. T H Goodspeed reports over 5000 floral specimens and tobacco plants collected during a Peru Andes expedition near Machu Picchu. Some are growing in UC gardens while samples go to Harvard for identification. A rare orchid and Caledaria were found there, and efforts will cultivate both in California.
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Macchu Picchu
Pizarro
T. H. Goodspeed
University of California
Andes
Harvard University
Yale
Hiram Bingham
Ito
Efforta
California
Not Guaranteed Demonstration With Stingless Bees
Henry Brown of Cape May Court House New Jersey presented stingless bees at the Philadelphia Beekeepers Association meeting by filling his hat and mouth with them. The demonstration impressed observers until four year old Nena Brown proved they can sting if mishandled. Brown noted the bees are gentle but will sting if squeezed too hard, likening them to a worm that will turn.
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Henry Brown
Cape May Court’ House
N.J
Philadelphia Beekeepers’ Association
Nena Brown
Brown
Mr. Squirrel
Sarni
Canada introduces egg export rules with maple leaf stamp
Regulations under the Livestock Products Act require all Canadian export eggs to bear a government inspected stamp with a maple leaf. After eggs are removed from cases the marks must be obliterated by the remover, while evergreen trees shed leaves gradually every three to five years.
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Canada
Rats Devour Crops Threaten Tristan Islanders
Descendants of 1882 rats that swam to Tristan da Cunha threaten crops and may force migration. Harmola officers report rats devouring harvests and even pages from island Bible collections. Islanders fear blank Christmas shipments.
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Tristan da Cunha
South Africa
South America
Harmola
Durban
Japan
Speed Means Danger Unnecessary Fast Driving Threatens All
A Toronto Telegram opinion notes that high highway speeds endanger others and that reducing speed to 20 mph for a trial could cut fatalities by about thirty to one. It laments the prevailing speed mentality and calls reckless driving a public safety crime.
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Toronto
Night driving dangers rise as darkness falls
Night driving causes more than half of auto fatalities with 58 of 100 deaths occurring at dusk or night. Careful motorists reduce speed to two thirds of daytime levels. Poor visibility and failure to dim high beams when passing are cited as main causes of night accidents.
What Gary Cooper Has That We Do Not
A quip reflecting a joke about Gary Cooper valued at five million dollars by Paramount Pictures while scientists note the body’s composition is worth far less, comparing fame and market value to scientific estimates.
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Paramount Pictures
Gary Cooper
pessimistic Canada wheat crop estimates prompt alarm
Dr. H Barton deputy minister of agriculture in Ottawa cautions against sensational doom reports while acknowledging Western Canada faces one of its poorest harvests in years. Some districts will have no crop, others in central and northern prairie regions may see decent yields with high prices. Global glut may ease next year offering better prospects. Hamilton Spectator.
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Canada
H Barton
Ottawa
Dispatches
Barton
Prairie
Hamilton Spectator
Pilot Survives Fall Between Two Bungalows in Rochford
A plane stalled and plummeted between two bungalows in Rochford Southend England. The wings rested on both roofs and the pilot Donald Wallace from Southend climbed out with minor head and facial injuries.
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Rochford
Southend
England
Donald Wallace
Pattern 5682 Cross Stitch Kitty and Bull-Pup Pillows
Advertises pattern 5682 featuring a cross stitch kitten and a handsome bull-pup. Includes transfer patterns for a dog and cat, material needs, color suggestions, and stitch illustrations. Requests 20 cents to Household Arts Dept, Winnipeg Newspaper Union, 176 McDermot Ave. E, Winnipeg. No Alice Brooks pattern book published.
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Household Arts Dept
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave. E
Winnipeg
Big Ben Proves Time With Tim Pip Synchrony
The Edinburgh Scotsman notes Big Ben stands as one of the world's most accurate public clocks. By dialing Tim the official radio time signal, readers can verify that Big Ben's hour bell boom aligns with the pips, showcasing precise synchronization across the time signal.
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Big Ben
Edinburgh Scotsman
Dynamos on S S Queen Mary Power City Lights
The dynamos aboard the S S Queen Mary can supply light and power for a city of 150000 inhabitants fully, highlighting the ship's immense onboard energy capacity and potential utility during the era.
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S.S Queen Mary
Canada Helped Shape the New British Empire, Says Tweedsmuir
In Vancouver, Lord Tweedsmuir told the Canadian Club that Canada played a major role in forming the empire and urged clear security aims within a world framework. He argued the empire is now a loose alliance of sovereign states and that Britain should pursue global collective security through the League of Nations, while acknowledging need for regional arrangements and a practical foreign policy.
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Canada
Lord Tweedsmuir
Vancouver
Britain
Doeminions
League of Nations
United States
League
Pacific
Wilfrid Laurier
Robert Borden
Consider Her Palaces: Single Women In London Housing
A six penny pamphlet from over 30 associations describes housing conditions for low paid single women in London. About 230 were surveyed with earnings around ten dollars weekly. Many rent a room with no bath, cook on a gas ring, carry water, and struggle to keep clothes clean, highlighting the need for state housing assistance.
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London
Swede Seeks Naturalization With One Complaint
A Swedish farmer named Olsen appeared for naturalization papers in the United States. When asked if he was satisfied with the general conditions and the government, Olsen replied yes but added he would like to see more rain.
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Olsen
Oura
Puzzle Stumps Postmen In Kitchener Letter
Postal authorities in Kitchener Ontario finally solved a curious case. A letter arrived at city hall with the word Citterhole in the lower right corner beneath the address. Officials concluded it signaled a newly invented form for city hall.
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Kitchener
Ontario
City Hall
Opera Heads North: Moscow Stars Visit Arctic Regions
A select group of Moscow opera singers and ballet dancers with a top theatrical company tour the Arctic this season. Northern Siberians, experiencing the theatre’s grandeur for the first time, greet the performances with enthusiasm and curiosity.
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Moscow
Arctic
Hens Need Lime for Egg Shell Production
A high producing hen, laying 150 eggs yearly, must assimilate calcium and phosphorus to form strong shells. Shell materials come from oyster shell, limestone grit, calcite, and bonemeal. Lime is present in meat scrap, milk, and grains but not enough for heavy layers.
Poverty gave Simon Cameron an early edge in life
A quote recounts Simon Cameron explaining to his son Don that his success differed because he began life with a big advantage he did not share, namely poverty. The elder Cameron notes his own hard start despite family prestige and influence.
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Simon Cameron
Don
Vand
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