Pleas For Scientific Study Of War Veterans Conditions
President of the Canadian Legion urges a formal scientific study of veterans' conditions. A commission led by Justice Hindmas, with Col. C. B. Price and W. B. Woods, aims to guide economical, effective government expenditures. General Ross argues the aim is assistance, not money, to help ex service men re-enter industry. The plea notes unemployment weighs heavy on veterans and outlines disabilities, training gaps, and federal responsibility for fair relief.
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Canadian Legion
Veteran Body of
Canada
Justice Hindmas
Pension Appeal Court
and Indies
Col
C. B. Price
Montreal
W. B. Woods
Toronto
Ross
Legion
Parliament of Canada
Mnkles
Rona
Mo Great
Starting Seed Indoors For Earlier Garden Harvests
Indoor seed starting saves up to three weeks for many flowers and vegetables, especially in short growing seasons. Plant hardy vegetables first, then warm weather crops after frost risk passes. sow seeds weekly for extended harvests and succession.
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Ie Owen
Penne
Satan Aese
Wealth In Muskrat Industry Survived in Manitoba Ranch Area
A 40 man survey party in northern Manitoba maps a 700000 acre muskrat ranching zone between The Pas and Cedar Lake. Thomas Lamb fur ranch leased 54000 acres and last season trapped 12000 muskrats. Authorities estimate with protection and conservation the area could produce at least 155000 pelts yearly, a conservative figure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manitoba
Pas
Cedar Lake
Thomas Lamb
Sausage Tree Fruit From Africa Reaches Florida
A fragmentary article notes the Kigelia Tinata or sausage tree native to central Africa now grown in Miami Florida producing long sausage like fruit up to three feet. It mentions usage by African peasants and a quirky aside about electricity in a thundercloud.
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Africa
Cenral Africa
Miami
Florida
Sleep Theories Remain A Mystery To Scientists
The article surveys numerous sleep theories still unsettled by researchers. It notes ideas comparing sleep to unplugging a switchboard and others suggesting fatigue poisons accumulate in the blood. The text mentions extensive production numbers from Quebec and Ontario indicating a broader social or medical engagement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T Teory
Heep
Flowers in the Home A guide to soft lighting and snap film
John van Guilder explains how to photograph house flowers using side lighting to create artistic shadows. He praises pan chromatic film for color sensitivity and brightness, noting avoid direct frontal light and suggesting a tilted tray to add depth and appeal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John van Guilder
Story of Fish Food and Sun Energy in Ocean Life
An explainer on how diatoms and copepods capture sun energy, feeding pilchards and other fish. It notes that microscopic plants convert sunlight into stored energy, which is passed up the food chain via digestion into fish oil and flesh, similar to energy transfer in grazing animals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Hart
Pacific Fisheries Biological Station
Nanaimo
Hart
British Columbia
Canada
Fashion Fancies Patterns for Elegant Dress Design
Fashion note describes Ellen Worth style number 852 a tailored feminine dress for busts 26 to 48 inches with a frilled collar. Pattern department Winnipeg Newspaper Union invites orders at 175 McDermot Ave Winnipeg pattern 20c each and magazine price 20 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ellen Worth
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave
Winnipeg
Pre Cooling Dressed Poultry To Avoid Freezing During Process
The article explains pre cooling dressed poultry to remove heat and prevent surface freezing. It notes a typical 0.25 percent weight loss during pre cooling and discusses moisture loss and air saturation at 92 F. It also covers optimal cooling ranges from 30 to 82 F and the time required to reach room temperature, with packing often at a slightly higher temp for workers. It adds a note that skin of white whales from Hudson Bay is exported for fine leather goods.
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W. H. Cook
Hudson Bay
Paying Slabe From Refuse British Towns Using Idea To Keep Taxes Down
Household refuse reduces local taxes by turning rubbish into paving slabs. Rubbish is burned to clinker, mixed with cement and water, pressed into blocks, cured, and used for pavements. In a South Coast town 600 paving slabs are produced weekly, with broken slabs sold to residents for garden paths. The scheme saves hundreds of pounds annually.
Young Explorer Reports New Yukon Mountain Range
Bradford Washburn, a Cambridge, Massachusetts explorer, reports a hitherto unrecorded mountain range and a large glacier in Yukon Territory to the National Geographic Society. The base camp at Carcoms notes a glacier extending about 50 miles into Alsck valley from Mount Hubbard high peak.
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U.S
Yukon Territory
National Geographic Society
Bradford Washburn
Cambridge
Mass
Washburn
Carcoms
Alsck Valley
Mount Hubbard
Visit by German Warship Reopens Canada Germany Ties in Vancouver
A German warship visit to Vancouver harbour in a cent week reopened a rift in German Canadian relations closed for over two decades. The Ameox or grey vessel brought cadets and officers in trim uniforms, marking the first wearing of a German uniform on Canadian soil since before the World War.
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Ameox
Vancouver
Karlsruhe
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