Weather science and forecasters face public scrutiny
The Winnipeg Free Press notes the complexity of meteorology and the forecasting process. It argues for greater public understanding of high and low pressure systems, long range forecasts, and the role of meteorological staff in aviation and industry. The piece calls for more support for weather science from farmers and industry alike.
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Lamiel
Meteorological Service
Farmer's Forum
Winnipeg
Free Pres
Advances in British Columbia manufacturing growth
A historical survey shows steady growth in BC manufacturing from 1800 plant beginnings to 400 plants valued at 3 million by 1880, rising to 35.4 million by 1910 and 220 million by 1920 with 1330 plants. New Westminster, Vancouver, and Victoria emerge as key manufacturing cities while about 17 percent of the population are employed in the industry.
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British Columbia
Suma
New Westminster
Vancouver
Victoria
Soil drifting control in the Prairie Provinces bulletin
A bulletin reviews soil drifting in Western Canada, noting dry soils at winter start and local drifting. It covers causes, affected areas, and control methods developed over fifteen years, including cover crops and strip farming, plus emergency measures. Copies of Bulletin No. 170 are available free from the Department of Agriculture Ottawa.
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Prairie Provinces
Canada
Pubcrty and Extension Branch
Department of Agriculture
Ottawa
Artificial silk stockings pioneer dies at Hove
Obituary notes the death of Guanes everan FRS at his Hove home. It recalls Lord Melchett praising two English chemists for enabling the stockings, credits Cross and E Bevan with the cellulose process, and mentions Cross winning the Society of Chemical Industry medal in 1918 for conspicuous services to chemical industry.
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Guanes Everan Frs
Hove
Sussex
Lord Melchett
Sr Cross
E. Bevan
Croms Hiad
Cross
Society of Chemical Industry
Chemical Industry
London Daily
Sketen
Millions For Cable Laying To Expand Long Distance Service
A massive cable laying program costing about £9,000,000 will equip British telephone exchanges with the finest long distance service. The plan stems from a sharp rise in long distance calls, with London area calls up 1 million in 1934. The key trunk line is the London to Liverpool route, costing about £3,000,000, expected to be among the most efficient globally and provide 360 new voice channels.
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Brnain
London
Isa
Ladon-Liverpont
Wireless sets declared as household necessities in Prussia
An official announcement states wireless devices are now treated as household necessities akin to a frying pan. Courts have held such wireless sets indispensable in homes, reframing Nazi propaganda era rhetoric about their use. A reporter asks about the professor’s research focus, joking about eyeglasses.
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Prussia
Jubilees and banners greet King and Queen in London
A fragmented report notes celebrations in London with banners reading God Save the King and a curious device Dama sapitaliam. Other signs promise jubilee drives and a quirky motto Londoners display amid the festivities.
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Mary Tannee
London
English Love of Horses Survives as Motor Age Grows
An Army Council census shows a drop in total horses in the United Kingdom by over 600000 in ten years and a 8 to 13 percent fall in draught horses and horse drawn vehicles. Yet riding horses and hunters over 15 hands rise, and riding schools become commonplace, as tradition outpaces machines.
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United Kingdom
Army Counci
London News
Chronicle
Becoming Civilized Says Taxes Spur Native Work
The report from Bishop W. H. Badderly of Malanesia, based in the Solomon Islands, on his Brisbane visit notes that taxes in the Pacific Islands range from 5 to 250 dollars per person annually, or 1.25 when islands lack productivity. He argues taxation promotes work and replaces past wartime energy, viewing it as ultimately beneficial.
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Pacific Islands
Malanesia
W. H. Badderly
Solomon Islands
Brisbane
Queensland
Saskatchewan oil output rises in 1934
Saskatchewan's sh production in 1934 reached 219 772 dollars, up 18 percent from 1933. The right headlights of all motor cars in Argentina are green.
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Saskatchewan
Argentina
Women Architects Break Barriers In Early 20th Century Show
London News Chronicle notes only 13 of 102 exhibitors in a three year Architectural Association show are women. Elisabeth Scott, competing with men, designed Stratford Shakespeare Memorial Theatre and proposals for a conference hall and hospitals. Frances Barker, a recent graduate, wins a villa design on Sunnyfields Estate Mill Hill, marking early female triumphs in speculative building.
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London News-Chronicle
Architectural Association
England
Mian
Elisabeth Scott
Stratford-on-Avon
Marie Carl Hospital
Frances Barker
Barker
Sunnyfelds
Mill Hill
Ind
Children defend themselves as adults see in nations
Angelo Patri argues that children in early fights learn to defend themselves, and the behavior mirrors world politics where the strong dominate the weak. He notes that fear invites bullies and that survival favors the strongest, drawing a parallel to national defense as a collective crowd of grown-up children.
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Angelo Patri
Brandon Sun
Ancient Cave Reveals Bronze Age Burial Ground
Archaeologists report a collapsed cave burial site holding sixty individuals from the early Iron Age 1200 to 900 BC. Ornaments reflect Bible age culture and link to Abraham’s Machpelah. Canaanite bones and pottery show earlier Bronze Age interments near Mispah and Atlepa.
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Abraham
Machphalah
Sarah
Atlepa
Mispah
Canaan
Just Right Mattress Key To Sound Slumber Says Expert
An American psychologist argues sleep quality hinges on a bed made to measure. He warns soft beds and narrow blankets hinder rest while feather beds of old provided ideal warmth and protection from springs. Critics doubt his motive for mattress makers.
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United States
Polite Japanese Student Corrects Foot Binding Myths
An amused social exchange in Washington features a Japanese student correcting the belief that Japanese women bind their feet. He notes foot growth as natural and adds a courteous quip about the rivaling appearance of the woman he speaks to. A separate comic bit questions use of possessives in a train station exchange.
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Washington
Sewing Process Requires Sixteen Operations
The text states that sixteen operations are necessary to complete the ordinary sewing task. It outlines a step by step sequence, detailing each stage from preparing the fabric to finishing touches. The description emphasizes efficiency and proper technique in a traditional sewing context.
Advantages of Keeping Bees
Bees are kept for honey and wax production, with Canada yielding about thirty million pounds of honey and wax near a hundred tons yearly. Yet cross pollination by bees boosts crops. Ottawa experiments show untented apple and lucerne trees produce little or no fruit, while bees access yields. Bees, as pollinators, distribute pollen across flowers, supporting plant life and crop yields. many growers buy bee colonies solely for pollination.
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Canada
Mont
Central Experimental Farm
Ottawa
Prince George Is Knocked Down By Village Constable
An Ontario paper from May 11 1910 tells how the future King George while Prince of Wales was traveling from Port Hope to Peterboro. In a village a constable tries to keep the crowd back and knocks him to the ground then helps him up. The prince offers a sovereign to the officer who risked himself to shield him.
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Ontario
Tasue
King George
Canada
Prince of Wales
Midland Railway
Port Hope
Peterboro
Major Bolton
Northwest Fame
Plug Bat
Demand For Prophets
The present is both a good time and an evil one for prophets. Good, because there is a larger hand-picked public hungry for prophecy than fever before, bad, because events have not only their usual way of falsifying prediction, but of outrunning it.
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Baltimore Sun
Better Than You Have, There’s Always Something More
A concise reflection on human desire and contentment, noting that strict happiness often eludes possession. The speaker suggests that every gain prompts new desires, implying perpetual striving beyond current rewards.
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