Extensive Beautification Plan Reflects Civic Thrift and Enterprise
Canada’s beauty effort is a community duty to improve homes and towns. The More Beautiful Canada program showed that beautified surroundings lift civilization, reduce discord, and can attract tourism as a key form of advertising. Agricultural colleges offer guidance on suitable plants and flowers for districts. Silk fibers reportedly surpass iron in strength, with a NASA-like Du Pont study noting tensile strengths of fibers and comparing them to cast iron.
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Canada
Canadian Horticultural Council
Tan
Adam
Garden of Eden
Tess
Dominion
Agricultural College
Experimenta Farm
Proviccia Department of Agriculture
American ‘Chemical Society
New York
Sredberg
du Pont Company
Elmer C. Kraemer
William D. Lansing
Young English Apprentice Receives National Gallery Gift
Stanley C. Knapp, a 20 year old English apprentice at the Hudsons Bay post in Clyde River, is to be sent a set of paints and brushes by trustees of the National Gallery of Canada in recognition of his talent. Clyde River lies 500 miles north of Frobisher Bay in southern Ballin Land, NWT. The previous year Knapp presented H.8 Southern with an oil painting of the Frobisher Bay post, made with hair brushes from his own head on cartboard with house paint, delivered by Major D. L. McKeand, commander of the Canadian Arctic patrol.
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Stanley C. Knapp
Hudson's Bay Company
Clyde River
National Gallery of Canada
Frobisher Bay
Ballin Land
N.W.T
Knapp
H. 8
Southern
Gallery
D. L. McKeand
Arctic Patrol
Argument over beaver chase breaks telegraph line
A Canadian National Telegraph despatcher reports a quarrel among naturalists about a beaver chased up a tree near Belleville Ontario. The lads felled the tree to reach the animal, snapping the line. The despatcher confirms the report despite the claim beavers cannot climb trees.
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Canadian National ‘Telegraph
Belleville
Ont
Fearrat appomnemer Marvey Dennis Sporting appointed receiver
Fearrat appomnemer Marvey Dennis Sporting of Portage la Prairie is named official receiver under the Farmers Creditors' Arrangements Act for Manitoba's central judicial district. Finance Minister EN Rhodes announces the appointment amid administrative action in the province.
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Marvey Dennis Sporting
Portage la Prairie
Farmers Creditors
Central Judicial District of
Manitoba
EN. Rhodes Anooune
Educated Women in Ceylon Pursue Voting Rights
Montreal women’s club speaker notes that mothers and grandmothers in Ceylon are learning to read and write to exercise the vote. He recalls Jom’s self-government five years ago sparked women’s interest in national affairs. About 600,000 are now qualified to vote.
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Ceylon
Montreal
Toldy F.C Bingham
Cey
Jom
Fashion Fancies Pattern No S07 for Teens
Ellen Worth presents a tailored simple pattern for sizes 14 to 18 years with a 36 to 40 inch bust. Size 16 needs 34 yards of 39 inch material and color contrasting fabric. Patterns cost 20c each and mail orders go to Pattern Department Winnipeg Newspaper Union.
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Ellen Worth
Pattern Department
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave. E
Winnipeg
Grasshopper Control Experiment Demonstrated At Lethbridge
A demonstration before about a dozen entomologists from the Dominion and northwest United States used a biplane with a spreader to broadcast grasshopper bait. Pilot E. Poffa operated the craft loaded with bait and a few hundred pounds, showing rapid, even distribution across large areas. The spreader promises ten pounds per acre versus slower hand methods, marking a potential advance in combating hopper infestations.
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Lethbridge
Dominion
United States
E. Poffa
Terrance Ingolsby
Letheridge
Nothing To It Spring Fever Debunked By Dr Morris Fishbein
Dr Morris Fishbein of Chicago debunks the old spring fever idea as a real condition. He says there is no evidence blood thickening in spring and attributes indolence to simple factors like not opening windows.
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Morris Fishbein
Chicago
Fishbein
Journal of the American Medical Association
Lumber Mills Busy In Whitecourt Alta After Winter Slow
A brisk season sees Whitecourt Alberta lumber mills resume full time operation for the first time since 1929 as planing mills run daily and a large quantity of lumber is being shipped from the area.
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White Cour
Alta
Springtime Snapshot Tips for Sharp Family Photos
An article by John van Guilder advises on creating attractive springtime snapshots. It stresses choosing appealing backgrounds, using small aperture for depth of field, and proper exposure. It notes avoiding motion blur by using faster shutter speeds and anchors camera steadiness, while reminding that children wear new spring clothes too.
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Jane
Intricate Mechanical Brain Touted For Wide Use
A new machine built with CWA funds by Moore School engineers is claimed to solve complex mathematical problems for science and warfare. Proponents say it could vastly improve accuracy in gunnery, radio engineering, hydraulics, aerodynamics, and automotive design, with potential wartime and peacetime applications.
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Moore School of Electrical Engineering
U. of P
Charles Dev. Fawcett
Moore School
Army
Navy
CWA
Fawcett
van der Pal
Usig
Amaasachusetta Institute of Technology
Vannevar Bush
Philadelphia
Dundonald Dies at 82 After Reform Era Service
The Earl of Dundonald, famed for energizing Canadian militia reforms and serving in Egypt and South Africa, died at 82 after a brief illness. He led the militia as general officer in 1902 and later assisted in World War I operations. His death ends a storied military career tied to Canada’s early 20th century defense efforts.
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Earl of Dundonald
Miliia
Egypt
South Africa
Lord Dundonald
Boundary strip reserved along Yukon Alaska frontier
The Dominion government reserves a 400 foot wide strip along the Canadian side of the Yukon Alaska boundary to enforce customs immigration and other regulations. The United States reserves the same width through its public lands on the Alaska side. The Yukon Alaska boundary is 149 miles long.
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Dominion Govi
Alaska
United States
Yukon-Alaska
Shoes With Steel Toes Exhibit In Montreal Show
A pair of steel toed shoes on display at the Montreal Quebec Safety Exhibition demonstrates bearing 100 foot pounds of pressure without discomfort to the wearer. The boot cap withstands a breaking strain of 4000 pounds, highlighting durability and safety features.
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Rere’ Coe Sncens Snvemion
Province of Quebec
Montreal
Japan Canada trade controls proposed by trade council
Japan's trade council of Japan appointed a committee to regulate trade with Canada. Last year Japan bought Canada 15.499 million dollars of goods while Canada purchased Japanese merchandise worth 2.24 million dollars. The council, with experts from finance foreign affairs and commerce, proposed importer controls and safeguarding measures against countries with strict restrictions, including higher tariffs or prohibitions on imports.
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ofMeia Trade Council of
Japan
Canada
Ministries of Finance,oreign Affairs and Commerce
Millions Illiterate in Nanking Statistics
The report claims 436,004 illiterate and 348,875,962 literate. A dialog frames the note as a humorous aside about eyesight, with two men joking about eye strain and comprehension. The piece mixes census-like figures with light banter.
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Nanking
China
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