Parasite Laboratory Opens in Belleville Canada
The Dominion Department of Agriculture opens an $85,000 Parasite Laboratory at Belleville Ont to study biological control of insect pests. Led by Entomologist in Charge A B Baird and Dr Arthur Gibson, the center consolidates years of parasite research begun in St Thomas and Chatham, promising economic entomology gains and expanded personnel.
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Canada
Dominion Department of Agriculture
Dominica
No. 2
Belleville
Ont
Dominion
A. B. Baird
Arthur Gibson
Cal Vance
St. Thomas
Ontario
Chatham
Kent
Essex
Baird
Belleville Laboratory
Soviet plans for vast Egyptian cotton project in Tajikistan
Four years ago an uninhabited desert in the valley of the Vakhsh River in the Tajik Republic was selected for Egyptian cotton production. By 1936 the project aims to cultivate 120000 acres with irrigation canals reaching about 40000 acres to settle 30000 inhabitants in newly populated communities.
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Vakhsh
Tadjik Republic
Unclear fragmentary text on plants and tires
Fragmentary notes mention a gladiolus bulb and a city newspaper edition. Readable parts refer to blooms, bulbs, and a remark about tire checks or air periods, but details are incomplete and context is missing.
Russian markets for Canadian cattle may ease western livestock woes
Jack Byers of the Western Stock Growers' Association told Hon. W D ute that a contract to supply Russia with a large cattle shipment this year could greatly aid western ranchers. He cited a surplus of plain steers from farms and first-loan grain cows ready for delivery to the Pacific coast to compete with other nations.
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W. D. Ute
Federal Minster of Trade and Commerce
Leter
Jack Byers
Western Stock Growers' Association
Byers
Russia
Pacific
Just State Of Mind Youth Quote From United Drug Paper
A prose reflection defines youth as a matter of will imagination and vigor not mere years. It asserts aging stems from deserting ideals and fears, while faith and hope keep the spirit young. The excerpt chronicles doubt self distrust and despair as the long years that bow the head.
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United Drug Paper
Will Live On Liner Because We Cannot Shore On Pension
Major William Long, retired British army officer, will spend the rest of his life at sea. He has booked permanent passage on the P and O liner Bar-Fabool, on the London to Australia service, and has completed his second round voyage on the vessel.
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William Long
Italy Sees Wheat Needs Met Despite Adverse Weather
Agriculture minister Edmondo Rosoni announced at a permanent wheat committee meeting that Italy will meet its wheat requirements this year despite weather jeopardizing crops. Premier Mussolini presided over the gathering.
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Italy
Edmondo Rosoni
Mussolini
Salt Enhanced Road Surfaces Studied at Cornell
The article describes how salt in a clay sand gravel mix forms tiny robot like workers that bind the road surface. Studied in Dr H Ries lab at Cornell during Sigma XI semi centennial celebration the mechanism was clarified.
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Cornell University
Sigma XI
Honorary
Scientific Society
H. Ries
Prizes For Feeder Shows In Saskatoon This Fall
First annual feeder show to be held in Saskatoon from September 30 to October this year offers two thousand dollars in prize money. Four classes cover two-year yearlings steer calves and relier calves with prizes from 150 to 25, five awards per class. Three groups of five are classified with prizes 40 to 15 and additional awards come from breeders associations. Expected buyers include Eastern Western Canada and the United States. A shellfish species in the Indian Ocean yields a low flute like sound.
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Saskatoon
Canada
United States
Forecast of new human species from ear bones study
Thomas Horace Evans of Long Island College of Medicine reported at AAAS in Rochester N Y that ear bones reveal ongoing human cranial changes. He predicted multiple future forms of man arising from evolving lines, urging focus on human ancestors and forms rather than ape origins.
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American Association For the Advancement of Science
Rochester
N.Y
Thomas Horace Evans
Long Island College of Medicine
Evans
Canadian fire marshals seek lighter arson penalties
At Ottawa a conference argued life for arson is too severe and that juries may not convict if faced with a possible life sentence. They proposed graded penalties based on crime seriousness. The meeting also noted rising reckless driving. Budapest reports a street housing 50,000 sparrows.
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Ottawa
A Haughty Peacock Embroidery Pattern 5587
A vintage cross stitch pattern describes a peacock motif with vibrant plumage for use on cloth, chair set, or scarf. Instructions praise the simple yet striking design and invite 20 cents to the Household Arts Dept in Winnipeg to obtain the pattern.
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Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave
Red Sea World Trade Axis and Rural Marriage Gap
The article notes the Suez Canal Zone as a focal point and contrasts urban and rural life. It cites Canada’s stats on unmarried women versus men aged 20 to 25, explaining farm life drives bachelorhood and prompts country women to pursue education. It also highlights Red Sea geography, Egypt’s deserts and Nile irrigation, and ports Port Soudan and Souakin as key to regional trade networks.
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Canada
Dominion Bureau of Statistion
Elmer
Maude
Bernice
Egypt
Red Sea
Arabia
Rub al Khall
Sues
Aden
British Somaliland
India
Orient
Nile
Arabian Desert
Libya
Soudan
Kipling
Victory For A Tree Lovers Ex Ves
A Maine New York resident, C. V. McGregor, owns a 200 year old maple tree that towers eighty feet high with a sixty foot canopy. When a highway blueprint would have required removal, the plan was changed to spare the tree, illustrating a counter to progress driven tree cutting. Kingston Whig Standard.
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Maine
New York State
C. V. McGregor
Kingston Whig-Standard
Peculiar Lindsay accident frees horse from car door
In Lindsay Ontario a home and a car were involved in a peculiar crash as an animal swung its head while a vehicle passed. The car door handle speared the horse through the rope, and the animal was freed with much difficulty.
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Lindsay
Ont
Great Orange Eaters Survey Shows Britons Love Oranges
P L A Monthly reports a world survey on oranges noting that Great Britain leads among peopled nations in orange consumption. British residents reportedly eat about 20 pounds per person per year, far above France Germany and Poland.
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Great Britain
P. L.A. Monthly
Portugi
Lisbon
France
Germany
Pole
Centenarian Belgian Woman Keeps Pipe Rule Alive
Madame Roselie Deguidt of Poperinghe Belgium celebrates her 100th birthday while still smoking a pipe daily and keeping a brisk pace. She notes four pipes a day as her rule with occasional five and maintains a lively, alert demeanor.
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Madame Roselie Deguidt
Poperinghe
Belgium
Mush room incident in England lifts 3-pound block
In Basingstroke England two mush rooms lifted a three pound paving block that had been converted down.
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Basingstroke
Eng
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Fen
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Iim
Pete Pet
Boom En Ua
Will Live
Ethiopia
Marshal Badoglio
Abyssinia
Badoglio
Naples
Indian Ocean
Budapest
Hungary
Alice Brooks
Alice Ice
Cally
Adora
Suez Canal Zone
Oma
Tutankhamen
Lawrence of Arabia
Ational Geographic Society
Mecca
Mohammed
Sinai Peninsula
Israel
Moses
Great Orange Eaters
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