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Newspaper
Russell Banner
Location
Russell, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Aug 15, 1935
Page
4
Researchers at the Moscow Institute of the Brain say they have photographed thoughts by recording minute brain currents with temple needles, magnifying signals to drive a dial and producing a moving film of the mental process. The device aims to aid mental illness care and shows rest producing a smooth saw edge while active thinking creates erratic peaks.
Mountain guide and hunter argues moose could replace horses in winters, citing strong adaptability and ability to forage on willow tips above snow. He notes two prior domestic cases as proof and suggests training a few calves with horsemen to test feasibility.
In a London House of Commons scene, Oliver Stanley faces a Welsh 11 year old arithmetic riddle about a rabbit and a greyhound. Labor member W G Cove jokes MPs could fail it. Stanley refuses to answer, admitting Welsh arithmetic stumps him. Four members debate precise capture spot.
A new instrument from the National Physical Laboratory at Teddington clucks near radium to locate missing needles. It has aided in finding a needle washed into a hospital sink after radioactivity tests failed. The device, called the radium hen, guided investigators to the pipe obstruction, aiding patient treatment safety.
A farmer delivering weekly eggs to a local house found he had supplied one extra egg. The householder joked about the error as the farmer insisted on correcting the mistake. They agreed to settle the matter over a drink with the farmer requesting bigg and milk.
A mother questions the noisy back porch as Johanie reports a thousand cats outside after a playful survey. The exchange narrows to counts with five hundred, then fifty, and a joke about family cats. The piece ends amid a note on nutty fashion trends and a shopper’s remark.
At Devonshire Road junior school in Blackpool a group of girls surprised P. George Harrison with a farewell gift. They presented a brown paper parcel containing a handkerchief a tapin and a penny with a note thanking him for his service and wishing him happiness in future years. The gesture came as the officer wrapped up his long service guiding young pedestrians.
In a courtroom scene George Washington Tubbs faces a stern judge who contemplates a year of hard labor. Mrs Tubbs pleads from the rear for an alternative, asking if the punishment could be split so he remains at home while serving the labor.
A scientist estimates the giant puff ball contains about six trillion spores, each capable of producing another large fungus under favorable conditions, suggesting enormous potential for new plants from a single specimen.
Various cultures rely on seasonal calendars using moon sticks, tattooed poles, sun shadows, and anchor methods. Calendar-makers travel during sowing season to plant markers, then return to collect payment from crops. Some American practices use bundles of sticks to track days and mark solstice approaches.
Farmers across Manitoba Saskatchewan and Alberta will receive nearly 20 million yearling trees to plant in drought plains 1936 figures show Saskatchewan contributing at least half with windbreaks in mind Growers at Indian Head and nearby stations report a record growing season and millions of seedlings including caragana maple ash and elm with spruce and pine yearlings offered at nominal cost to start growth Tree planting efforts by the Canadian Forestry Association and related agencies aim to rehabilitate wind swept plains and expand a program begun in 1934 with similarly large allocations for 1935 to farmers in the prairies.
A British World War veterans delegation met Adolf Hitlers envoy Joachim von Ribbentrop in Berlin. The luncheon at the chancellery and gardens included Prince August Wilhelm of Prussia. Ribbentrop hailed peace while Major Francis Godley, leading the British, urged no repeat of past conflict. Godley presented the Cross of Honor to Ribbentrop and Franz Seldte.
Major D L McKeand in charge of the RMS Nascopie on the Montreal to eastern Arctic voyage carries over 300 letters entrusted by the Canadian Radio Commission. The letters are originals for transmission to relatives and friends from people worldwide, destined for Arctic recipients at various ports of call.
A Kansas City filing station advertises five gallons of gasoline for 19 cents with a sign that proclaims One Dionne. The phrase is the only requirement for a motorist to fill up, illustrating a quirky sales promotion and the era’s pricing presentation.
A Toronto Humane Society director denounces a horse racket selling worn horses to petty dealers. Old or crippled animals are bought cheaply, drugged to look sound, and moved into the city for sale to rag buyers. Many die within a week. one dealer even raffled a dead horse to 80 people.
A four in the morning eight inch water pipe burst on the top floor of Buckingham Palace waking sleeping housemaids with icy streams flooding beds. The night watchman shut the water main to stop further damage and presents from the Duke of Gloucester, moved days earlier, avoided the most precious rooms flood.
A newspaper note argues that square dealing applies to everyday private acts as much as to nations and large trusts. It cites the principle as essential in relations with employees and neighbors, urging consistent honesty in all dealings. A century-old letter to Col. John By, founder of Ottawa, mailed from Vancouver, recently reached Avon Ottawa post office, adding mystery to the enduring theme.
A teacher tries to teach natural history to youngsters using a deer picture. She prompts Tommy to name it, asking what his mother calls his father. Tommy replies hesitantly that it doesn’t look much like a pig to him.
An air liner bound for Paris defies a fierce electric storm at Croydon aerodrome. Officials report near zero visibility in heavy downpour and lightning flashing around the aircraft. An explorer bound for British Guiana begins a voyage with a small electric power plant to run radio, fans, and an ice box.
The national poultry council in England proclaims that the importation of Chin teees threatens public health and the poultry industry, signaling potential restrictions or bans to curb disease risk and protect domestic flocks.
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