Federal control urged by provinces in health plan
In a dialogue among provincial health leaders, officials including Gen George Headley of Saskatchewan and J M Uhrich of Manitoba emphasized public health as a cornerstone of well being. They endorsed intergovernmental talks with the Dominion department to advance a standardized plan across provinces for vital health matters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Srovel
J.M. Uhrich
Saskatchewan
Dominion Department
John Bracken
Agricultural Situation Special Report to be Issued Early
A 1935 special report on the agri cultural situation will be released in January, with expanded information on Canadian and international agricultural conditions and markets. Fourteen committees from Dominion and provincial departments, agricultural colleges, and trade bodies are compiling data, focusing on export market conditions and cross border competition. The conclusions will be presented at a late November conference with provincial representation, under the National Advisory Committee on Agricultural Services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Dominion Departments of Agriculture
Trade and Commerce
Advisory Committee On Agricultural Services
Milk and meals in schools and a fiftieth birthday book
The text discusses daily milk and lunch provisions for schoolchildren including milk in jars and hot dishes in winter. It references a fifty year old book about dock workers and a physician Hippocrates noting delays in wound recovery and a case of an older man dating a girl aged eighteen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London Dock Companies
Style No. 630 Dress Pattern Adopts Crepe Fabrics
A vintage advertisement describes a slender day dress pattern in canton crepe with a cascading jabot collar and smart sleeve stitching. It notes color options in green and black crepe with white collar, plus materials like woolen and velveteen. Size range 38 to 48 inches, 3% yards for 36 inch material, pattern price 20 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vuita
Welsh Klondike Hope Reopens Old Gold Mines in Wales
A London syndicate plans to reopen seven ancient Welsh gold mines in the Merioneth Mountains. Traces of Romans work show in open casts, querns, and quartz crushing stones. The goal is a Welsh Klondike using modern machinery and expert miners. Merioneth gold fed royal jewelry prior to the war, with Prince Edward Mine yielding eight pennyweights per ton in assay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Merioneth Mountains
Prince Edward
Dolgelly
Styles In Sheep Change To Meaty Varieties
A University of Wisconsin bulletin notes sheep fashion shifts as heavy fleeced, wrinkled stock loses favor. James J. Lacey explains heating homes and travel gear reduce demand for heavy clothing, pushing breeders toward meatier sheep varieties.
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University of Wisconsin
James J. Lacey
University
College of Agriculture
Modern Transportation Threatens Global Grippe Spread, Doctor Warns
Dr James Torrens of St George's hospital predicts 1945 to 1963 will not bring a new world grippe but a renewed pandemic. He argues air travel accelerates spread and that 15 major European pestilence waves in six centuries show how such outbreaks advance. cautions limited knowledge can't prevent catastrophe.
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James Torrens
St. George's Hospital
London
British Medical Journal
Torrens
Europe
Silicon silhouettes and indoor snapshot tips by John van Guild er
The piece extols year round snapshotting with silhouettes as the focus. It explains creating a flat background from a sheet, lighting options including lamps photo floods and flash, and practical exposure details for clear silhouette pictures. It highlights silhouettes as effective for greeting cards and similar uses.
How To Order Patterns in Agra and Mramipes News
Fragmentary notice outlines pattern ordering at a local address. It mentions Pattern No. 115 and references a Dermot Avenue contact. Details are incomplete but imply a small classified or instruction item for pattern requests.
British Air Ministry to Guard Far Flung Empire Bases
The British air ministry weighs constructing a major military air base in the Malay archipelago and extending empire routes to protect outposts. Current plans include London to Melbourne and London to Ottawa corridors with regular and partial services.
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Malay Archipelago
Air Ministry
London-to-Melbourne
Lowon
Cape Town
London-Ottawa
Singapore
Straits Settlements
Melbourne
England
Cape ‘Town
Union of South Africa
Union
Ottawa
Lord Londonderry
House of Commons
Straw Feeding science for fodder scarce winters and feed mixes
The article explains straw as a poor sole feed for livestock but valuable when boosted with high protein feeds such as oil meal or legume hay. It notes oat straw’s nutrients, recommends a mineral supplement regime, and ranks straw types by feeding value, stressing winter supplementation strategies.
Bible distribution boomed in Asia and South America
The report notes the Bible circulation in Japan surpassed all years since 1876. In China, distribution agencies circulated more complete Bibles than any year since evangelistic effort began. A regional boom was also reported in South America.
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Japan
China
Society
Orient
South America
Homing Instinct Of Pigeons In Westward Flights
Thousands of British racing pigeons are released each weekend at distances of 100 to 700 miles from their lofts. Despite training, the instinct to return home persists, with magnetic or elastic forces proposed. Second generation pigeons show stronger homing powers, and a remarkable brood hatched in an English loft flew back without ever seeing Britain.
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Britain
Europe’s First Woman Doctor Practiced In Strasbourg And Beyond
Dr. Mathilda Thyssen of Bern Switzerland pioneer woman physician celebrated her 96th birthday this autumn. She began studies at 20 at the University of Paris when German universities barred women, then earned Europe’s first medical degree for a woman in Lisbon Portugal. She practiced mainly in Strasbourg, with professional work in Japan and China and served on the front lines during the 1868 70 wars.
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Strassbourg
Orient
Mathilda Thyssen
Bern
Switzerland
Thyssen
University of Paris
France
Lisbon
Portugal
Europe
Strasbourg
Japan
China
Character and daily acts test our discipleship in life
A reflective note on character emphasizes daily conduct in body, appetite, thoughts, temper, and motives over theology. It cites practical care like preusing kitchenware and a stray remark about new tinware rubbed with lard. Excavators in Ayr, Scotland unearth 13th century coins.
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Ayr
Scotland
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Hippocrates
Abe
Ellen Worth
Cunard
White Star
Cunant
Glasgow
Cyhe
John van Guilder
Agra
Mramipes
Dermot Ave
Seng
Department of the Interior
United States
Minister of the Interior
Mapa
Automobile Club
Pennsylvania
Spertsmen
District of Columbia
Illinois
Ohio
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