University Training Enriches Private Life Says Tweedsmuir
Lord Tweedsmuir, governor general of Canada, argues university study strengthens private life by providing enduring interests and a refuge for refreshment. He recalls Glasgow and Oxford days and notes hobbies keep vitality, with examples from other scholars and his own varied career. Also includes farm animal nutrition tips stressing easily digested diets and avoiding cob, hulls, and coarse feed for hens.
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Lord Tweedsmuir
Governor- General of
Canada
McGill
Maintenance Of Peace And The World War Warning
Thomas J. Watson warns in the March Internatonal Conciliation that world peace hinges on security worldwide. He notes seventeen years remain before a potential global conflict and stresses that no side wins in war, as all lose and civilization suffers regardless of direct involvement.
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Thomas John Watson
Sausage Bridge Opens In Germany Named For Trade
An new bridge in ter tin Germany has opened and is christened Sausage Bridge due to a neighboring sausage maker funding the project to honor his trade. Nighthawks with nocturnal habits migrate by daylight, carrying on their flights.
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Iternau
Tertin
Germany
No Ground For Belief Force Posts Set Small End Down
Farmers hold a common belief that placing posts with the butt end down lasts longer. An Ohio agricultural study of 156 black locusts found 18 percent decayed after 20 years, with 30 rot spots split roughly by orientation. Result: no real advantage to end used. decay mainly at ground line. larger posts last longer. Queen Wilhelmina’s vast Far Eastern crown lands income cited but she avoids Paris fashion.
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Ohio Agricultural Experimental Station
Netherlands
Wilhelmina of
Holland
Lemuel Parton
Paris
Rabbits Drive Saskatchewan Revenue Boom Amid Fox Ranch Demands
Three million jack rabbits in Saskatchewan supply a fur and meat market, with the winter catch yielding about $500,000 in revenue. Farmers report the meat goes to fox ranchers and note large individual catches, including a Viscount farmer who trapped 20,000 rabbits. Some cactus species are noted for green flowers.
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Saskatchewan
Coover Introduces Notescript Shorthand System
Dr J Ed gar Coover of Stanford unveils notescript a new consonant based shorthand with vowel via dots and dashes. He claims the kinesthetic typing method speeds learning by fixed finger positions and can be translated directly from code to typewriter output for all learners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Edgar Coover
Stanford University
California
Coover
Largest Fruit In World
The Coco de mer or Sea Coconut is the largest fruit. It grows on palm trees in the Seychelles in the Indian Ocean and can weigh about 40 pounds. It takes four years to grow to full size and six more to ripen. Inside a thick fibrous coat are one to three large nuts. The average lifespan of an ant is eight to ten years.
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Seychelles
Indian Ocean
Queen's Institute of District Nurses
Ann Hathaway
Stratford-on-Avon
Shakespeare
Sandringham
Norfolk
Hatfold
London
Cecil Knole
Kent
Sackvilles
Chatsworth
Derbyshire
Brocket
Melbourne
Palmerston
Harewood House
Eaton Hal
Dukes of Westminster
St. Thomas
Wintery Sound Stage Brings Real Snow to Hollywood
A former ice refrigeration plant has been converted into a wintry sound stage in Hollywood. Snowstorms will be created with real snow via a snow machine in two styles, hard blizzard snow and soft milder flakes. An actor in a blizzard scene will be pelted with pulverized ice as snow is driven onto the set.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hollywood
Customs Ports Closure Plans Outlined by Revenue Minister
Revenue Minister J L Isley outlined planned economy cuts in the National Revenue Department before the House of Commons. He noted 15 to 20 customs ports have closed since he took office, and Canada still sports 433 ports compared with 269 in the United States and 80 in Great Britain.
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National Revenue Department
Naonal Revenue Department
Revenue
J. L. Isley
House of Commons
Canada
United States
Great Britain
Augustus decorar Capri villa with giant fossil bones
Roman Emperor Augustus adorned the walls of his Capri villa with large fossil bones he believed were remains of human giants once living in Italy, reflecting antique fascination with colossal prehistory.
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Augustus
Capri
Italy
Outline and Running Stitch Pattern 5368
Pattern describes seven tea towel motifs in outline and running stitch. promotes quick, colorful silhouettes to brighten kitchen decor. Provides transfer pattern S564, color suggestions, materials, and stitch instructions. requests 20 cents in stamps to Household Arts Dept Winnipeg Newspaper Union.
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Sepp
Household Arts Dept
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave
Health League Of Canada Making Great Strides In Mortality
Health League of Canada highlights progress in reducing deaths from tuberculosis and diphtheria while urging early cancer detection. It notes widespread garden tours supporting charities, and reports on campaigns in Ottawa and St. Catharines to expand health education and preventative measures.
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Health League of Canada
Jee Power
Oursets
Heath Teague
Canada
Dominion
J. W. S. McCullough
Ontario
McCullough
The
Canadian Social Hygiene Council
St. Catharines
D. W. Currey
Ottawa Social Hygiene Council
United States
Crested Wheatgrass Demand Surges As Forage Value Grows
Americans import grass and crested wheatgrass seed exceeds supply when valued as forage for regrassing arid land. Introduced from Siberia, its strong hay and pasture value, easy harvest, and drought resilience boosted demand. Judith Basin trials show higher gains and longer grazing than brome or native grasses, with seed production and quality hay.
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US Department of Agriculture
United States
Siberia
Judith Basin
Mont
Not In His Line and Other Easter Leave Tales
Three sailors on Easter leave argue over whether a heifer is a pig or a sheep. Bul is uncertain and asks a third party. The joke shifts to a joke about ignorance. A second brief note remarks on cancer and tuberculosis sometimes coexisting in the same organ and touches on mercy killing and radio performers as possible subjects for experiments.
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Bul
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Tweedsenutt
Lord Balfour
Walter Leaf
Graduates’ Society
Glasgow University
Glasgow
Chilren’ Ie
Asquith
Savage
Robert Horne
Scotland
Oxford University
John Buchan
Ufe
W. C. Tully
Poultry Department
South Dakota State College
Close Custom Houses
Alice Brooks
the Gardens of
England
Queen View
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