Radium Handling by Ottawa Council Lab Analyzed
The National Research Council laboratories in Ottawa process most of the world radium supply. Workers measure ionization from tiny glass tubes to certify radium content before packaging in needles or radium bombs for clients.
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National Research Council
Eldorado
Great Slave Lake
Belgian Congo
Port Hope
Ont
Ottawa
Council
Research Council
United States Bureau of Standards
Ottawa Journal
Giant Palm Replanted After Vandals Strike World Oldest Plant
University of Cleveland botany students replanted the 15 000 year old Macrozamia palm uprooted by vandals named Grandfather Peter. Expert Prof Chamberlain in 1912 verified its age. the species grows on Tamborine Mountain Queensland. Seed cones weighed 85 pounds and seeds now populate national parks in the United States.
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University of Cleveland
Peter
Chamberlain
Chicago
Tamborine
Queensland
Australia
United States
Phonographs Stage Comeback From 1932 Boom
The Stratford Beacon Herald notes a 500 percent rise in record sales as phonographs return to homes. The Watertown NY Times attributes revival to improved radios and phonographs with easier operation and better recordings, turning competition into benefit.
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Stratford Beacon-Herald
Watertown
Times
Vehicle safety and insurance urged by magistrate
The Windsor Star argues for mandatory mechanical tests for old cars and proof of financial responsibility. It cites a crash where an uninsured vehicle caused injuries, including a leg amputation, to urge stronger laws. The piece supports public demand for stricter roadworthiness and insurance requirements.
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Hanrahan
Windsor Star
Idea Proved Profitable Prof. Robinson Recounts Coin Plan
Reverend Grant Robinson of Walton New York reports a profit of 477 dollars from a plate passing experiment. He collected one dollar bonds from church members on October 30 and returned 604 dollars in January to fund the church coal. Members used funds for candy, pillow slips sauerkraut and cake. He also earned 18 dollars from lectures.
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Grant Robinson
First Methodist Episcopal Church
Walton
N.Y
Robinson
Challenge to America by Air Power Expansion
The National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics warned Congress that rapid foreign growth of military and commercial air fleets threatens U S aviation. It urged establishing a laboratory to test aeroplane structures and emphasized that performance, not just quantity, matters for national defense.
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National Advisory Committee For Aeronautics
United States Congress
America
Democracy must be the righteous state and white blackbirds
A terse line asserts democracy as righteous state and comments on white blackbirds as results of albinism. The fragmentary text references color variation in birds without further detail.
Uncanny bird sense draws visitors to Jack Miner sanctuary
Canada’s naturalist notes birds travel vast distances from Hudson Bay to the Arctic and Gulf of Mexico returning to Jack Miner sanctuary yearly. Miner's remark contrasts human compass reliance with birds’ instinct and knowledge. Robins, mourning doves, and many sparrows tagged there return to the same nesting site.
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Jack Miner
Canada
Hudson's Bay
Arctic Circle
Louisiana Marshes
Gulf of Mexico
Mr. Miner
North Pole
Daladier's Humble Path From Bakery to Premiership
The French Premier M. Daladier is described as mild and reserved with simple hobbies like cycling and bowls. His fortunes trace to a small bakery run by his sister who manages the business as he rose to eminence. The sister continues to care for him in his role.
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M. Daladier
Witty exchange on marriage motives over money
A humorous dialogue contrasts assumptions about wealth and love in marriage with the wife asserting she would have married the husband regardless of money. The banter plays on expectations about material motive versus affection.
Father warns suitor as daughter chooses future
A father scolds his daughter's fiancé declaring she shall not marry a fool. The suitor retorts that she should avoid repeating her mother's error, sparking a sharp exchange about past mistakes and future choices.
Flying In Australia Shows Rapid Rise In Air Travel
Civil aviation board figures show Australia rising to fifth globally in commercial flights for the year ended July 21, 1938. Passenger numbers more than doubled from the prior year, with gains credited to expanded schedules and faster, more comfortable aircraft.
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Civil Aviation Board
Commonwealth
United States
British Empire
Germany
Italy
Australia
Brandon Sun
Housing Loans Forecast for 1939 Under National Housing Act
Hon. Charles Dunning, minister of finance, announced December loans under the act totaling 1 241 374 to bring overall loans to 27 678 002. He predicted a large rise in lending activity in 1939, noting the act is delivering expected results. In late 1938, new loans approved reached 5 491 000 despite unfavorable building months.
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Charles Dunning
Dunning
Rancher Burum Builds Hangar for Future Farm Planes
Rich Grove California rancher Hugh P Burum calls his hangar equipped ranch a pioneering addition He believes the airplane is an essential tool for the modern farmer and rancher and that his installation signals a new field of needed equipment for agriculture nationwide.
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Hugh P. Burum
Richgrove
Cal
United States
Paper boy quips on cold sales boosting circulation
A newsboy answers a gentleman with humor about staying warm while selling papers. The exchange highlights the daily grind of street distribution and the resilience of newspaper hawkers.
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Newsboy
Soldieresque Duty Reprimand Over Slovenly Recruit
An officer reports a recruit looks slovenly while drying leaves a bad color. The sergeant confirms the recruit washes, though the officer notes concerns about the recruit's unsoldierly appearance and dryness.
Neighborly Quip Sows Homeward Vibe in Conversation
The speakers exchange a wry remark about borrowing and belonging. One notes a sense of familiarity and comfort at others’ houses, suggesting a closer tie to neighbors than to their own home. The dialogue highlights communal relish and personal misplacement in shared spaces.
Lord Nuffield as a model of wealth and trusteeship
The piece praises Lord Nuffield for sane wealth and the duty of stewardship. It argues that wealth in capable hands can bless society, likening riches to a trust and citing Burns on independence. Bon Accord Aberdeen Scotland.
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Lord Nuffield
Burns
Bon Accord
Aberdeen
Scotland
Raleigh honored for popularizing tobacco and more
A St Thomas Times-Journal note discusses a London statue to Sir Walter Raleigh not for his wars or writings but for popularizing smoking in England. It notes tobacco origins in England possibly via Hawkins, Raleigh’s famed scaffold scene, and mentions potatoes from Peru.
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Walter Raleigh
Tudor England
Queen Elizabeth
London
England
John Hawkins
Raleigh
John Stowe
Annales
Hawkins
Peru
St. Thomas
Long Winter Ahead for 30 South African Mining Students
A group of 30 mining students from the University of Witwatersrand arrived in Toronto en route to Northern Ontario for mining method studies. They left Johannesburg in November, reached Canada in December, and will return to South Africa in March as their winter season ends near the southern hemisphere.
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Toronto
Ontario
University of Witwarterrand
Johannesburg
Canada
South Africa
Equator
British Columbia Lumber Finds Steady South African Market
British Columbia lumber gains favor in South Africa, with Mr. J. L. Mutter, Canadian Government Trade Commissioner at Johannesburg, stating an assured place. In 1937 BC shipped 49,000,000 feet of lumber to South Africa worth 17 million dollars.
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British Columbia
South Africa
J. L. Mutter
Johannesburg
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