Delicate Processes Behind Bank Note Production at Ottawa
In Ottawa in a secure Wellington Street building the Canadian Bank Company prints government bonds stamps and bank notes. Royal Bank Magazine’s O Goshorn details portrait engraving, the use of steel dies and cylinders, dampened linen and cotton paper, multi color printing, sizing drying and hydraulic presses, plus tight records and a sealed vault holding millions.
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Ottawa
Wellington Street
The
Canadian Bank Company
Royal Bank Magazine
O. Goshorn
George, VI
Bank of Canada
America
Seed loan guarantees spark debate on national farming policy
The Ottawa Journal argues that guaranteed seed loans for drought areas should not be extended nationwide. It notes six years of poor crops for drought farmers and cautions that universal guarantees would amount to collectivist farming.
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Dominion
Canada
Ottawa Journal
Clothing budgets in middle America rise with income
Dr. Louise Stanley reports on 3000 white, non-relief Americans in seven midwestern cities. Husbands spend $52 on clothing, wives $56. hats $3 each, shoes $8 each. Wives pay more for coats and underwear, while fripperies cost less for men. Higher incomes widen the gap as couples dress better together.
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mid-America
Louise Stanley
Agriculture Departments Bureau of Home Economics
Middle West
Milady
Dr. Stanley
New York World-Telegram
Knowledge Is Essential for the Farmers Future
The passage argues that farming remains the economic foundation and emphasizes practical agricultural science, cooperative effort, and organization. It warns that urban and artisan lifestyles erode generations and stresses that modern farming requires deep production, sale, and distribution knowledge rather than routine methods.
Radio Car Reporters Bring News From Loudonville Fire
Albany Y. M. C. A. Radio Club helps test five metre broadcasting as the city editor guides a reporter from the city room. A grass fire in Loudonville prompts on scene coverage via radio link direct to the newsroom.
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Albany Y.mc.a
Albany
Loudonville
New U S Stamp Series Replaces Statue of Liberty
The United States plans a new stamp issue replacing the Statue of Liberty design with a portrait of Theodore Roosevelt. The shift marks a change in the national philatelic program and may affect collectors and postal rates.
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United States
Statue of Liberty
Roosevelt
Translucent Iron Sheet Could Be Hammered Flat 2350
A note describes iron material that can be hammered into a transparent sheet. The statement emphasizes malleability and potential use in thin film or construction applications, suggesting a novel or experimental product from a 2350-era context.
Ducks Unlimited of Canada forms at Winnipeg
In the first annual meeting the non profit Ducks Unlimited of Canada reported 3.6 million dollars raised in Canada and the United States. Funds will back a major game birds project to retain water in summer dried lands across the Dominion. An engineer will survey waters and marshes. WG Ross KC of Moose Jaw was named president. L H Barkhausen Chicago and C Leigh Spencer Calgary elected vice presidents. E B Pitblado Winnipeg named secretary and Harold Etory Milwaukee treasurer. Marsh lands will be bought and developed to hold water, aiding early spring duck production. Government cooperation is noted.
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Ducks Unlimited of
Canada
Winnipeg
United States
Sportsman’s Corporation
Dominion
WG. Ross, KC
Moose Jaw
Saskatchewan Fish and Game League
L. H. Barkhausen
Chicago
C. Leigh Spencer
Calgary
E. B. Pitblado
Harold Etory
Milwaukee
Saskatchewan
Severe penalties urged for car thieves and horse crime
A London Times paragraph notes harsher penalties for theft, from horse stealing punished by transport to Botany Bay for fifteen years to modern auto theft seen as less serious but rising. It contrasts historic and modern crime, stressing magistrates should crack down on car thieves due to its impact on owners and sellers.
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London Times
Botany Bay
Australia
Canada
America
St. Thomas Times-Journal
Grain Research Committee Approves Thatcher Wheat Inclusion
The associate committee on grain research in Winnipeg approved Thatcher rust resistant wheat for all Manitoba Northern grades. Two new rust resistant varieties RL197 and RL975 were also approved for further testing. Thatcher, grown in Minnesota, is expected to hold the largest 1938 Manitoba acreage and be rated No 1 Northern grade. Coronation was excluded from Northern grades after testing.
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Winnipeg
Manitoba
Canadian Board of Grain Commissioners
Or “Rust Laboratory
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Minnesota
Dominion Rust Research Laboratory
Dominion
England
United Kingdom
National Research Council
Dominion Agriculture Department
Ancient sponge industry noted in classical and biblical texts
The sponge trade is one of earths oldest industries. It appears frequently in ancient Greek literature and is mentioned in the Old Testament. Additionally, female silk spiders weigh many times more than their mates.
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Earth
Suitor Proposes in Humble Family Interview
A prospective groom arrives with a bold proposal and clarifies family support capacity. He states there are seven members to be provided for, prompting a formal discussion about readiness and commitment.
Blessed are the poor in spirit and the meek in Cross Stitch
A fragment from a Cross Stitch description titled Blessed Household by Alice Brooke presents Beatitudes with several OCR errors. It lists poor in spirit and meek as blessed, promising the Kingdom of heaven and the earth respectively, with phrases about mercy and seeing God.
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Kingdom of
Heaven
God
Kingdom of Heaven
Pattern panel cross stitch pattern notice
Pattern 6067 describes a cross stitch panel 15 by 20 percent inches with color chart key and stitch illustrations. To obtain this pattern send 20 cents in coin to Household Arts Dept Winnipeg Newspaper Union 175 McDermot Ave E Winnipeg. No Alice Brooks pattern book published.
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Household Arts Dept
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave. E
Winnipeg
Alice Brooks
Sun Gas Cloud Reaches New Heights in Massive Eruption
Mount Wilson Observatory reports a giant hydrogen and calcium gas cloud 970000 miles above the sun’s atmosphere erupting with tornado-like force. It spans 85000 miles wide and rises 167000 miles as tongues form, moving from 65 to 200 miles per second as it disperses. The sun undergoes its greatest disturbance phase with multiple large sunspots observed.
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Mount Wilson Observatory
Los Angeles
J. O. Hickox
Hickox
McMath-Hulbert
Pontiac
Mich
Hansard Records House of Commons Speeches In Detail
The House of Commons produces an estimated 4 to 6 million words per session with totals varying by session length. Hansard compiles every word for posterity in indexed volumes issued months after sessions end. Daily distribution runs around 5 000 copies.
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House of Commons
Hansard Hansard
Hansard
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West
U.S
C. Judson Herrick
North America
Grain Research Committee
Alice Brooke
Dery
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