New Rust Resistant Wheat Varieties To Be Raised In 1936
A Canadian research conference in Winnipeg announced rust resistant wheat lines from Minnesota Thatcher and Brandon, Reserve varieties Renown Apex and others to be propagated under originator control in 1936. Thatcher shows earlier ripening, strong straw, moderate rust resistance with high yields, and good baking quality though softer kernels. tests across western conditions highlight robust disease resistance and yield under rust epidemics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Federal
Department of Agriculture
National Research Council
Winnipeg
Minnesota
Thatcher
Canada
Rust Research Laboratory
Brandon
University’ of Saskatchewan
Apex
Dominion Expert Metal
Lethbridge
Alberta
Marquis
Th c
R. Newton
Division of Biology
Ottawa
K. W. Neatby
A. G. McCalla
University of Alberta
W. C. Murray
W. P. Thompson
T. Thorvaldson
R. K. Larmour
J. B. Harrington
University of Saskatchewan
G. P. McRostle
University of Manitoba
C. H. Goulden
R. F. Peterson
J. Welah
J. W. Craigie
Dominion Rust’ Research Laboratory
W. F. Geddes
T. R Aitken
Dominion Grain Research Laboratory
L. H. Newman
A. G. O. Whiteside
Central Experimental Farm
J. G. Malloch
Waterbucketfull Of Fish Welsh Town Has Many Oddities
Stories from north Wales describe Llanfairpwlingwyddogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch as a curious hamlet with tales of a fish trough at high tide and a tidal cemetery that becomes a fan island daily. William Richard Smart, a local tailor, disputes the common name and offers an alternate Welsh form and translation. The village reportedly charges six pence for a bucket of herring and features a seven-flavored apple tree as another attraction.
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North Wales
Smart
Fan Island
Ancient Cab Still Useful to Wealthy American Visitor
A wealthy American, visiting England, bought and shipped an old 20 year taxicab from Liverpool to his summer estate near Boston. The vehicle, complete with a taximeter and vintage fittings, is to be used for transport between Angiers mansion and a yacht club, with the truck serving the country estate and Marion Cape Cod area as needed.
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Rae Betant Ee
England
Atlantic
Boston
Liverpool
Marion
Cape Cod
Angiers
St Marion
Britain cuts long distance phone calls to cheap rate
The article notes Britain pioneered cheap penny post and now cheapens long distance telephone calls to a nominal price after seven pm. A Spectator report cites success and concerns over wire crowding. It compares past postal reforms to modern telecom price reductions and mentions Winnipeg Free Press. It also briefly mentions five cabbage heads on a single stalk in Wisconsin.
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Britain
Great Britain
Universal Io
Winnipeg Free Press
Rare Australian hibiscus at London flower show
A London flower show at Kew Gardens featured a rare Australian hibiscus grown from two seeds found in a waiter's omnibus box. An Asiatic chrysanthemum also appeared, pale pink and delicate, while Alberta Motor Association directors honored truck driver Alex Williamson for 278000 accident-free miles on the Edmonton Calgary route.
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London
Kew Gardens
Alex Williamson
Edmonton
Calgary
Alberta Motor Association
Filters and light advice for cloud photography by John van Guilder
A reader letter from John van Guilder explains how ultra violet, violet and blue light sensitivity affects cloud appearance in photos. He recommends filters like a yellow or colorless are useful for clouds, with a high violet blue removal from skies. He notes a general purpose filter like 402 lengthens exposure and helps capture clouds against the sky.
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Geee
Rea
Ana
Miso
Walter
Bass
Unusual At-Grade Crash Kills Warden At Maine Crossing
A trainless accident at a Maine grade crossing near Bingham involved two cars. Robert Moore, 46, a Skowhegan fish and game warden, died when his car with railroad wheels struck Sheldon Bulker’s vehicle on abandoned Maine Central tracks in a hilly forest area at Bingham, Maine.
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Skowhegan
Maine
Robert Moore
Moore
Maine Central Railroad
Bingham
Sheldon Bulker
St Albans
Victoria Pioneer Rifle Corps as Canada’s first all black unit
A study of early Canadian defense lore notes the Victoria Pioneer Rifle Corps, Canada’s first all black militia, formed in Fort Victoria after 1850 migrations. It describes officers, uniforms, and its 1864 dissolution amid governance changes on Vancouver Island, with 533 blacks recorded in British Columbia in 1931.
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Abyssinia
Canada
Victoria Pioneer Rife Corp
New Caledonia
California
Vancouver Island
Hudsons Bay Co
James Douglas
Fort Victoria
Napaimoo
Salt Spring Island
Douglas
Vitoria Pioneer Rifle Corps
Hams
Swifzcare
Hudson's Bay Co
United States
Opera House
Negro Militia Corps
Arthur Kennedy
Kennedy
British Columbia
Electric soil heating gains in Canadian greenhouses
Electric soil heating for seed propagation and plant growth is expanding in Canada with nearly 200 installations across Ontario. In Burlington district it accelerates field planting by about three weeks and reduces wilt, producing sturdier plants with better root systems.
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Canada
Ontario
Burlington
Earl of Egmont to Live in England at Avon Castle
The 21 year old Earl of Egmont, son of a Canadian rancher, will move to Avon Castle Ringwood Hampshire to sit in the House of Lords. He is described as the sole peer capable of bronco riding rope work and breaking horses. He inherited his title in 1992 after his father’s death duties prompted sale of most of Avon Castle’s 60 paintings including Reynolds works. The estate was valued at £250,000 and once offered for £30,000.
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Earl of
Egmont
England
Avon Castle
Ringwood
Hampshire
House of Lords
Joshua Reynolds
Earl
Viscount Perceval
This Is Really News What is news
An advertisement from Douglas County Nebraska Weekly Gazette publisher B Cox lists events as news. It enumerates life events such as deaths moves marriages births purchases and accidents to define what qualifies as news.
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Smut B. Cox
Douglas County
Nebraska
Hat customer dispute hints at milk tax rift
A terse exchange shows Millman addressing a suspicious customer about a hat and milk, with a clipped remark about government and anarchy. The fragment suggests a comical or quarrelsome street scene reflecting tensions between vendor and public in a civic setting.
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Millman
Canadian Literature Organization Formed in Toronto
A new group named the Canadian Literature Organization was decided upon to stimulate interest in books and reading in Canada. Authors librarians critics publishers and booksellers will join to sponsor it. Dr Pelham Eagar of Victoria College and national president of the Canadian Authors' Association was elected president. The inaugural meeting is planned for January.
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Toronto
Pelham Eagar
Victoria College
Canadian Authors’ Association
Decline mystery in pine seed supply and soybean expansion
The text notes a hundredfold rise in U S soybean acres from 50,000 in 1907 to over 5,000,000 in 1935. It wonders why a major pine seed bumper occurs in the South about every seven years, a phenomenon baffling plant scientists.
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United States
Blizzards Clear Feeding Grounds for Far North Birds
Blizzards ease life for vtarmigan in the far north by keeping feeding grounds snow free and accessible.
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Clark
Dan
American College of Sureons
W. B. Coffey
John D. Humber
San Francisco
the Bulletin
Glasgow
Scotland
Farden
Sam Sorenson
Stoughson
Wis
Cfesnapshot Guild
John van Guilder
Victoria
Progress Report
Will
Earl of Eymont
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