Alberta insect outlook improves for grasshoppers study
In 1904 HL Seamans of the Dominion Entomological Laboratory at Lethbridge reported a more hopeful grasshopper outlook for Alberta than since 1981. Three areas showed severe infestation from Three Hills to Munson, Youngstown, and Cowley, with other pockets from Monarch to Nobleford and Carmangay to Champion. Northerly, several regions near Trochu Beiseker Standford to the Saskatchewan line may need control. most of last two years’ infested areas face only local outbreaks if the season remains dry.
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Calgary
Alberta
HL. Seamans
Dominion Entomological Laboratory
Lethbridge
Three Hills
Munson
Youngrown
Cowley
Monarch
Nobleford
Carmangay
Champion
Nanton
Trochu
Beisecker
Standford
Saskatchewan
Alsask
Killarney Lake
Not For Experiment Dionne Babies Benefit Of Science
Dr Allan Roy Dafoe told 1000 Empire Club members in Toronto that the Dionne quintuplets would not be used as human guinea pigs. He described their birth and progress, thanked helpers, and said the babies would stay with Oliva and Elzire Dionne. Parents visit daily. Mrs Dionne aids with baths and playtime.
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Allan Roy Dafoe
Empire Club
Toronto
Callander
Oliva
Elizre Dionne
King’s stand on cattle prizes and high prices
The late King distrusted publicity around his private life and publicized farm matters. A royal farm manager bought a top bull for a high price and swept shows. the King questioned the expense, saying he farms ordinarily and won’t pay for prizes. He condemned paying large sums for beasts as something any Hoggenheimer could do.
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George Haimen
The Wettest Spot in the World Mystery Clears Up
The world’s heaviest rainfall record is reassessed. Honolulu’s Weather Bureau now cites Cherrapunji in India as having an average annual rainfall of 457 inches, surpassing the long assumed Mount Walalseale in Hawaii at 451 inches. The correction updates historical weather measurements and shifts the global ranking.
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Hawaii
Mount Walalseale
United States Weather Bureau
Honolulu
Cherrapunji
India
Forest production value climbs in British Columbia 1935 report
A forest branch report tabled by Hon. A Wells Gray shows British Columbia forest products in 1935 valued at 56,941,000 dollars, up about 11.5 million from 1934. The minister of lands announced the figures, highlighting notable gains in the sector.
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British Columbia
Forest Branch
A. ‘Wells Gray
Basque Wedding Customs Persist Despite Modern Times
Ancient Basque marriage rites endure in France's Basque Country with gifts carried to the church, a marketlike yard, and a hierarchy of wedding tokens. The bride's water-pail test and egg trick foretell the future, while lavish cakes and carved ceremonial items signal the couple's standing and lineage.
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France
Paris
Watch Found In War to Be Returned by Vimy Pilgrimage
Captain Charles Rutherford V C of Toronto has pursued the German owner of a silver watch found during World War I. A watch inscription names Emil Wetzold of Pompeii. Rutherford plans to locate the owner on the Vimy pilgrimage this summer and return the timepiece.
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V.C. Helder
Charles Rutherford
V.C
Toronto
Emil Wetzold
Pompeii
Rutherford
Mussolini kin in Ethiopian front lines recalled
A muddled item links Mussolini relatives to Ethiopian combat roles while invoking Artemus Ward and Civil War quips. The text references in-law connections and wartime bravado, framing a humorous yet pointed memory of unwavering stance in conflict.
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Mussolini Fare
Ethiopia
Artemus Ward
Artemus
New Bird Food Claims Milk Egg Yolk Balance
A new pet bird food is described as providing a balanced ration with milk as a chief constituent and egg yolk included. This development aims to improve nutrition for pet birds and maintain overall health.
Infra-Red Guided Owls Study Reveals Night Hunting
Dr Ian McT Cowan of the provincial museum in Victoria B C explains infrared heat from all living things makes prey visible to owls at night. He describes four hawk groups with distinct builds for trees, open country, and speed, including fish hawks and cooperative bald eagles in hunting diving birds.
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Ian McT. Cowan
Victoria
B.C
English inventor Greener and a rejected 1835 cartridge
An Englishman named W. Greener invented the first modern cartridge in 1835, but the British government dismissed it as impractical. Separately, human skin varies in thickness, being about ten times thicker on the palms and soles than on the eyelids.
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W. Greener
Oil Cans Turned Water Vessels Aid Ethiopian Army
Article notes smuggled American and British petrol tins repurposed as canteens and water vessels for Haili Selassie’s troops in Ethiopia. Natives convert empty tins into shower-baths life-preservers and even roofing material, with tins traded along Somaliland routes.
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East Africa
Ethiopia
Haili Selassie
British Somaliland
Djthonti
Menelik
Gulf of ‘Aden
Bananas Traffic Reaches Alaska and Spitsbergen
Bananas from tropical regions are sold as far north as Alaska and Spitsbergen. The note also mentions that white painted fingernails were fashionable in Egypt around 1150 BC.
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Tropics
Alaska
Spitsbergen
Egypt
International News Exchange Ties Canada US Trade
Major James G Parmalee of Canada spoke at Detroit on an international understanding free interchange of news as vital to trade expansion. He cited the Canadian Press and Associated Press co operation and noted radio and cables aid the alliance, with emphasis on accuracy over propaganda for better relations between nations.
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Canada
United States
James G. Parmalee
World Trade Committee
Detroit
Canaan
Associated Pres
Parmatee
J. F. B. Livenay
Associated Press
Major Parmalee
Edward
Mind Drops Toward Animal Level When Tired, Psychologist Finds
Columbia University psychologist Dr Gregory Razzan reports after 16 000 experiments with 37 Seth Low Junior College students on NYA relief payrolls. Subjects were fed pretzels mint candies and imagined steak while saliva, metronome and buzzer tests tracked responses. He says fatigue and strong emotion push thinking toward animal level with daydreaming briefly lowering to child level.
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Columbia University
Gregory 8. Razzan
Seth Low Junior College
National Youth Administration
Dormant oil wells revived by acid treatment raise industry hopes
The report notes chemists have succeeded in reviving some dormant oil wells through a hydro chloride acid treatment. Separately, Spain is described as largely free from labor disputes, signaling a stable industrial climate.
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Spain
Chinaware Lengthened Life Of Humanity In Elizabethan England
Prof C G Currelly of the Royal Ontario Museum spoke in Toronto on how china ware plates raised cleanliness in England after Elizabeth. He cited wooden trenchers spreading germs, the rise of plate use doubling population in 60 years, and credited China with key inventions including stirrups gunpowder and printing.
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England
Toronto
C. G. Currelty
Royal Ontario Museum
Queen Elizabeth
Europe
China
Currelly
Italy
Prof. Currelly
Popular Weather Folklore Is Valueless Says Meteorologist
Columbus Ohio meteorologist William H Alexander rejects popular weather signs. He calls Marchs lamb and lions roar belief and other folklore examples valueless for predicting weather a week or a year ahead. He adds that moon phases animal fur and tree bark tellers have no proven effect on forecasts. He notes no sure method exists to foretell weather a year ahead or to produce rain artificially.
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William H. Alexander
Columbus
Ohio
Alexander
Enemies of Weak Hearts Warn Against Overeating
In the Journal of the American Medical Association Dr Cadis Phipps of Boston cautions that heavy eating precipitates coronary thrombosis and heart block. He advises susceptibles to eat smaller meals more often rather than large, excessive meals to ease digestion.
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Pe Journal
American Medical Association
Cadis Phipps
Boston
Insurance agent jokes about marriage policy
A humorous exchange features an insurance agent urging a man to take out a £10,000 policy for his wife, the man replying he is not married. The agent insists the news will make him married soon.
Glass schoolhouse rises in Hibbing Minnesota
A new structure in Hibbing replaces the traditional red schoolhouse with a glass schoolhouse ready for 120 students. The building uses structural vacuum glass to maximize sunlight and modernize education. The cost reflects high price for desired features.
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Hibbing
Minn
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