Canada’s Wheat Breeding Legacy Highlighted
An article recounts Canada's wheat development history led by Dr William Saunders and Sir Charles Saunders, detailing Marquis and other varieties like Red Fire Ruby Garnet and Reward. It notes progress toward early maturing, disease resistant wheats at Winnipeg and Brandon stations, with ongoing testing to surpass Marquis and Reward.
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Perston
Huron
Percy
Stanley
Dr. Saunders
Sir Charles Saunders
Dominion
Manitoba
Canada
Federal Department of Agriculture
William Saunders
Sir Charles
Reward
Marquis
Dominion Experimental Farms
Dominion Department of Agriculture
Canadian Government Heads Gain Varied Titles
The Toronto Globe notes Ottawa recognizes Prime Minister and First Minister as legal terms while Premier remains common usage. This suggests broad title options for Canada’s head of government.
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Toronto Globe
Ottawa
English Students Uncover 83 Old Words Used In Text
Sixteenth century English learners identify eighty three terms ranging from amount to yerk as part of a study on historical vocabulary usage. The project highlights the breadth of early English lexicon and shows how language evolved over centuries.
Brandon Sun reports on county cat mishap and driver response
An incident near Brandon is described with the driver noting careful actions as a county cat scene unfolds. The report emphasizes a cautious approach, mentioning local officials and community response to the event.
Canada must improve seed quality to boost crop yield
Prof Robert Summerby of Quebec warns Canada risks losing status as a wheat exporter unless farmers adopt higher quality seed. He notes many still use inferior seed and urges continued educational work and a seed exchange program with government and grain firms aiding distribution of superior varieties to raise yield, quality and value.
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Canada
Robert Summerby
Quebec
Summerby
Record Honey Crop Expected in British Columbia
Record BC honey crop seen for 1935 with 512 075 pounds of superb quality honey set as a province all time production record. A. W. Finlay notes most of the crop sold at an average price around 0.10 per pound, yielding about 160 000 dollars to apiarists. Despite flood and storm damage last winter battering hives in Sumas Prairie 60 hives buried under 10 feet of water, beekeepers remain undaunted starting anew on a larger scale.
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British Columbia
A. W. Finlay
Huntingdon
Sumas Prairie
B.C
When Dreams Were Simple in Ancient Interpretations
The Washington psychacrists met to hear that ancient figures like Hippocrates treated nervous ailments by dream analysis. Ancient dream interpreters favored literal meanings such as seven fat cows signaling plenty and seven lean cows famine, with Jacob’s ladder read plainly, unlike modern psychoanalysis.
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Washington
Hippocrates
Jacob
Heaven
Few Left in World War I Leadership Survives in England
The Toronto Mail and Empire notes the death of Viscount Byng leaves Field Marshal Viscount Allenby as the sole outstanding Great War military leader still living in England. In France Petain and Franchet d Esperey, in Germany Ludendorf Mackensen, and in the United States Pershing are cited as remaining commanders who shaped the conflict.
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Viscount Byng
England
Toronto Mail and Empire
Viscount Allenby
France
Petain
Franchet d'Esperey
Germany
Ludendorf
Mackensen
United States
Perahing
Language professor lists 385 false cognates in English Italian
A language professor catalogs 385 confusing words that look similar in English and Italian but have different meanings, highlighting how learners misinterpret near cognates. The list underscores common pitfalls for students studying both languages and stresses careful usage.
Nations spend billions on defence says Armaments year book
The Armaments Year Book of the League of Nations reports nations spent about 500 million more for national defence in 1904 than in 1933. It notes Soviet Russia with nearly one million soldiers and lists 1934 Red Army strength at 940,000, not counting reinforcements. Britain 460,620 land forces. Japan 1994 army 209,824 plus 19,399 officers. navy 239,688. France 550,678 total including overseas. Germany 102,000 January 1 1994. Italy about 390,000. United States 137,679 army as of June 30 1994, plus National Guard and reserves to 439,240.
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League of Nations
Soviet Russia
Red Army
Great Britain
India
Japan
France
Germany
Reich
Italy
United States ‘Army
National Guard
Water bill dispute draws inspection in Somerville
A Somerville man famed for fishing disputes a $40 water bill for the last three months. Mayor James E. Hagen orders inspectors led by Joseph L. Philips to the home where a bath tub leaked water and 30 live shrimp were found. In other notes, England’s racehorse Grock is described with a white face on a chestnut body and four white stockings.
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Sherman
Somerville
Mass
James E. Hagen
Joseph L.t Philips
Tor
England
Grock
Water Shore Geologists Map Saskatchewan Water Sources
A government program led by Dr. B. R. MacKay will organize exhaustive water investigations in southern Saskatchewan and southeastern Alberta. Part of a $1,000,000 geological survey plan, the effort includes 8 project geologists and sub teams to study wells and borings to determine groundwater sources and quality for potential bore data.
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Canada
Department of Mines
Saskatchewan
Alberta
B. R. MacKay
Geological Survey
W. A. Gordon
MacKay
Robert Weir
Iinister of Agriculture
Regina
Drouth
Woman Helps Passenger Get Bus Fare at Santa Fe Office
A woman in Arkansas City Kansas persuaded Santa Fe officials to lend her bus fare to visit her grandmother. Railroad workers collected the money and she expressed deep gratitude saying she would hurry to Bagovell to catch a bus.
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Arkamansas City
Kansas
Santa Fe
Bus Tne
Vel
Bagoell
Unusual Angles Boost Home Snapshot Ideas
The Snapshot Guild urges readers to carry cameras everywhere and seek novel views at home. Look for hidden subjects and shoot candidly, avoiding stiff poses, and explore angles to refresh albums with fresh, engaging images. The piece promotes seeing familiar scenes as if new.
Sun Spots Reach Scientists With Weather Implications
The article reports Dr A W Roberts discussing town dwelling natives in Cape Town and their education desires, plus a detailed study of sunspots and their potential to forecast weather. Sunspot cycles influence ultraviolet radiation, atmospheric ionization, aurorae, and weather patterns, with Canadian records showing higher temperatures at sunspot minima and varying rainfall and agricultural yields across regions.
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South Africa
Cape Town
A. W. Roberts
Roberts
Amhasia
Dominion Observatory
Department of the Interior
Ottawa
Canada
Prairie Provinces
Calgary
Toronto
Oceania
St. John's
Newfoundand
Monkeys Escape Stir Montreal Suburb Park
In Cartierville near Montreal officials buzzed over capture ideas after 12 escaped monkeys from Belmont Park. Two were recaptured. others fled into nine miles of wooded countryside. A suggested plan involved diluting Scotch whiskey in cups to lure the monkeys from trees, a method authorities weighed against practicalities.
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Montreal
Cartierville
Island
Belmont Park
Received His Money Halfpenny Row Sparks Outcry
A Yorkshire citizen sued a railway for the unused half of a summer ticket. The railway refused fractions of halfpennies, sending a postal order for 38.6344. The man received 3s 6d instead, argued for the halfpenny, then attached a halfpenny stamp to reclaim 3s 7 4.
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West Riding
Manchester Guardian
Scientists Find Elements Are Atomic Mixtures
Dr. Fred Allison and Edgar J. Murphy report that gold, platinum, and five other chemical elements are mixtures of atoms that are chemically identical but differ in weight.
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Fred Allison
Edgar J. Murphy
Parachute Regulates Descent Speed
A parachute slows descent to about eight to nine miles per hour after exiting an aircraft, while jumping without one results in a fall at roughly 118 miles per hour.
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Brandon Sun
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