British agriculture debate on subsidies and diet reforms
Sir Daniel Hal and Sir John Orr address the British Association on agricultural policy and nutrition. They urge shifting support from wheat and sugar to livestock and vegetables, noting milk overproduction and high prices. Orr highlights diet deficits and the large portion of the population lacking adequate fruit and vegetables.
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Daniel ‘Hal
Dante
Ministry of Agriculture
Great Britain
Daniel
John Orr
Britain
International Committee of Physiologists
Sir John
Jean
Slater
Michigan finds oldest life region says Reinholt
Oscar H. Reinholt, geologist, reports evidence of life 1.5 billion years old near Iron Mountain Michigan. He says the Menominee range tract between north and south iron veins predates Saratoga Springs New York as the oldest life area, likening its significance to major prehistoric milestones.
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Michigan
Iron Mountain
Mich
Oscar H. Reinholt
Reinholt
Upper Michigan Peninsula
Saratoga Springs
N.Y
Menominee Range
Mongolia
Bavaria
Rancho
Brea
Los Angeles
Wisconsin
Canada
Memorial for Lawrence to Rise at Dorchester Grave
Memorial by Mrs. Lawrence for her son Lawrence of Arabia will stand beside the grave in Moreton near Dorchester. Artist Eric Kennington designed the monument carved from Portland stone by Dorchester mason B Grasby. Also noted is a baseball distance of 127 feet 3 inches from home plate to second base, with a catch reaching about 130 feet.
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Lawrence
Lawrence of Arabia
Moreton
Dorchester
Eric Kennington
B. Grasby
Plants that taint milk from pasture and hay feeding
A study notes many plants eaten by cows can flavor milk unfavorably. Wild leeks onions cause bitter milk. butter cups can bitter milk when green. oxeye daisies chamomile tansey and yarrow impart bitterness. spurges froth milk. horsetail and marsh marigolds reduce yield and quality. turnips and cabbages taint if fed before milking. beet tops may give a fishy taint if fed in large amounts.
Plane Factories Busy in Britain Ordered to Build
H B Petter, Vancouver aircraft designer and co owner with Sir Ernest Willoughby Petter of an Irish aeroplane maker, said the English government ordered the firm to build all they can. In Nova Scotia after a trip to England Mr Petter spoke of a new bombing lane and secret equipment taken over by the British government. Britain does not want war but seeks to protect itself against its advent.
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Bulla
H. B. Petter
Vancouver
Ernest Willoughby Petter
Engin
Nova Scotia
Engand
Petter
Gov
Britain
Science to unlock world economy says Sarnoff
David Sarnoff in Modern Mechanix argues economic progress rests on science. He notes half the human race remains outside industrialized civilization and predicts untapped science could expand production and growth worldwide. He cites aviation, radio, sun energy and stratospheric research as frontiers.
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David Sarnoff
Radio Corporation of America
Modein Mechanix Magazine
Wbit
Mr. Sarnoff
Apg
The Lesser Evil Burglary Cross Examination Snippet
A burglar’s wife is cross examined about marrying the criminal and notes she chose him over a lawyer because she was getting old. The British post office introduces an automatic warning signal for long distance calls. Canton and Swatow in China will be connected by a new railway.
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British Postl Office
Canton
Swatow
China
Gave Him Satisfaction From Longfellow Praise
The incident at the palace gate recounts poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow being approached by a working man who asked if he wrote the Psalm of Life. Longfellow confirmed and warmly clasped the man's hand, saying no compliment gave greater satisfaction.
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Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Queen Victoria
Palace
Mr. Longfellow
Longfellow
Christian Science Monitor
Problem of Over Production Says Economist Experts
A British Association for the Advancement of Science address argues that the overproduction problem in agriculture lies in social organization and economic systems rather than farmers. Speakers criticize missed distribution and call for reform in statesmanship and policy.
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Economists
Ageuitarista
J. Hendrick
British Association For the Adancement of Science
Regalia of King Howard Coronation Items Estimated Priceless
A 1937 coronation regalia display describes the Ampula of gold with eagle oil vessel, the oil pourer spoon, the silver gilt cross and ring, the orb with jewels, two scepters including the Royal Scepter and the Dove Scepter, the Staff of St Edward, two crowns St Baward and the Imperial State Crown. It notes the ring tradition linking reign length and age of queens, and historical value from pieces older than 1660.
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Baward
Howard
Westminster Abbey
England
Victoria
Abe
St. Edward
St. Baward's
Paper orchestra on exhibit at Toronto fair’s Women Building
A life sized orchestra crafted entirely from paper was displayed in the Canadian National Exhibition Women Building in Toronto. The entry showcased over 30 players including a pianist, maestro, harpist, and drummer, all made of paper with lifelike poses. Oldest exhibitors and quilts by women over 90 highlighted the section, alongside a quilting bee and other crafts from across the country.
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Toronto
M. A. Thomas
Oriole Parkway
No Moral Obligation Recognised by Science Says Cramp
At the British Association meeting Prof William Cramp argued that pure science has no ethics and recognises no moral obligations. He warned that science and engineering can be used for utility or destruction and that the engineer shares responsibility with others for how discoveries are applied.
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Aif
British Association For the Advancement of Science
William Cramp
Cramp
York
Reading Convert Inmate Librarians At Jackson Prison
H A Stillson, librarian at Southern Michigan Prison Jackson, oversees a 16 390 volume library the largest of its kind. Inmates favor crime history travel detective fiction and westerns, with fiction readers twice as many as non fiction. Newspapers total 25 306 monthly including 300 Detroit daily papers. Stillson notes reading transforms inmates into better educated men and underscores the value of access to books for discipline and reform.
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Michigan
Southern Michigan
Jackson
H. A. Stillson
Stillson
Detroit
Canadian cleanliness praised by English traveler wife
Mrs. Bazley of London Sng wife of the famed traveller and a noted traveler herself praised Canada as the cleanest place she has seen. She spoke aboard a Gatineau River fishing expedition voyage with her husband and two children, admiring Canadian streets shops and notably railway stations.
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Canada
Robert Bazley
London
Sng
Mrs. Bazley
England
Gatineau River
Two Troopers Debate Home and War Banter
Two colored troopers joke during mess line up with bravado about backing into a space. A claim about building a home and a playful shove is exchanged. The Nile is cited as the longest river and numeric figures mention lengths and a racing team surpassing a thousand miles.
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Nile
Niger
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