Radium Handling at National Research Council Facilities
The National Research Council labs process most of the world’s radium, handling thousands of milligrams monthly in Ottawa and Port Hope. Radium ore from Eldorado Mines and the Belgian Congo is refined, tested, and measured to certify amounts before packaging in radium needles or bombs for buyers, with verification by NRC laboratories and other national bodies.
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Eldorado
Great Slave Lake
Belgian Congo
Port Hope
Ont
Ottawa
Council
Research Council
National Research Council
United States Bureau of Standards
National Laboratories
Ottawa Journal
Grandfather Peter Palm Replanted After Vandals Strike
The 15 000 year old Macrozamia Densoni palm known as Grandfather Peter, uprooted by vandals, is replanted by 200 University of Cleveland botany students. The giant stands 25 feet high with 55 pound seed cones, and seeds now grow in 151 US national parks. The grove hails from Tamborine Mountain in Queensland Australia.
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University of Cleveland
Peter
Chamberlain
Chicago
Tamborine
Queensland
Australia
Executions Rare for Homicide Convictions in Estimates
A study estimates only one in every 145 homicide convicts faces execution. Meanwhile many German trading companies plan to open Manchoukuo branches expanding markets in Asia.
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Manchoukuo
Phonographs Stage Comeback Led by Radios
Phonographs are returning to homes after a long decline. Since 1932, record sales rose dramatically as radios revived interest in the phonograph, with improved electronics replacing hand wind mechanisms and introducing self-changing records on pricier models. The revival is driven by competition turning into a benefit.
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Stratford Beacon-Herald
Watertown NY
Menaces On The Highway Inspect Old Cars Before Roads
Windsor Star argues for mandatory mechanical inspection or guaranteed financial responsibility for old cars. Citing a $25 purchase and a crash injuring eight, including a leg amputation, the piece says current law is inadequate and supports stronger vehicle safety rules.
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Hanrahan
Windsor Star
Idea Proved Profitable in Walton Church Plate Plan
Rev. Grant Robinson of the First Methodist Episcopal Church in Walton New York reports a profit of 477 dollars from a plate passing experiment. Members invested a dollar each last Oct 30 returned 127 dollars on Jan 8 then added 477 to fund winter coal. The program included candy, pillow slips sauerkraut cake and farm and business investments. The pastor also earned 18 dollars from lectures.
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Grant Robinson
First Methodist Episcopal Church
Walton
N.Y
Robinson
Challenge to America prompts air power urged research
The National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics told Congress that fast foreign expansion of military and commercial air fleets challenges U S aviation. It urged creating a laboratory to test aeroplane structures and stressed that performance matters as much as numbers for national defence.
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National Advisory Committee For Aeronautics
United States Congress
America
Democracy as Righteous State: Guarding Saving of Virtue
The statement proclaims democracy as the rightful form of government. It argues no action deemed wicked should require more defense or sacrifice than preserving democratic governance and moral order.
White and Blackbird Occurrence Linked to Albinism
A historical note describes white and blackbirds appearing frequently as a result of albinism, indicating a recurring phenomenon in bird populations. The text mentions albinism as the cause and uses simple observational phrasing.
Uncanny Bird Instinct At Jack Miner Sanctuary
Canada’s naturalist notes remarkable direction sense in birds at Jack Miner sanctuary. Robins mourning doves and many song sparrows are tagged and return to the same nesting site year after year as visitors travel from Hudson Bay to the Gulf of Mexico.
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Jack Miner
Canada
Hudson’s Bay
Arctic Circle
Louisiana Marshes
Gulf of Mexico
Mr. Miner
North Pole
Daladier's Humble Rise From Bakery to Premiership
The French Premier M. Daladier is described as mild and unflashy. His family built their fortune in a small bakery where his sister manages the business while he rose to high political prominence.
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M. Daladier
Husband Wife Exchange Mock Punchline
A humorous dialogue frames a quarrel over money and marriage. The husband accuses and the wife counters that love would have endured regardless of wealth, delivering a light everyday domestic quip.
Father Declares Daughter Won't Marry Fool
A father warns his daughter's suitor that his daughter shall never marry a fool. The suitor retorts that she should avoid repeating her mother’s mistake, hinting at past scandal.
Flying In Australia Shows Rise In Passenger Travel
Australia moves into a top five position in world commercial aviation as passenger numbers more than double from the previous year. The growth is attributed to expanded schedules and faster, more comfortable aircraft. Sir James Jeans sparks debate in England claiming piano tone depends on force rather than touch, prompting heated responses from musicians including Mark Hambourg.
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Civil Aviation Board
Commonwealth
United States
British Empire
Germany
Italy
Australia
Brandon Sun
Sir James
Mark Hambourg
James
Housing Loans Forecast From 1939 National Housing Act
Hon. Charles Dunning minister of finance announced December loans under the National Housing Act totaling 1 241 374 bringing overall loans to 27 678 002 by year end. He predicted a large rise in lending in 1939 noting results matched expectations and that late 1938 loan approvals reached 5 491 000 despite adverse building months.
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Charles Dunning
Dunning
Rancher Bets on Plane as Farm Tool Pioneer
Rich Grove California rancher Hugh P. Burum calls himself a pioneer in a new field of farm necessities. He has built a hangar for his airplane which he regards as essential equipment for a modern farm or ranch.
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Hugh P. Burum
Richgrove
Cal
United States
Paperboy's exchange sparks a chilly newsroom joke
A newsboy answers a gentleman who asks about feeling cold, replying that selling papers keeps up the circulation. The line captures a witty moment highlighting street commerce and newspaper culture.
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Newsboy
Spoiled In The Drying Officer Reports Slovenly Recruit
An officer informs a sergeant that a recruit appears unsoldierly and slovenly. The sergeant confirms the recruit washes but dries with a bad color, prompting concern over hygiene and appearance.
Shared Reluctance Echoes Across Neighbors
A pair of exchanges reflects a theme of mutual borrowing and familiarity as one speaker questions why neighbors borrow. The other admits feeling more at home in others' houses than in their own, highlighting social tension and related homesickness.
Wealth rightly managed can bless mankind say Lord Nuffield
The writer praises Lord Nuffield for a sane view of wealth and notes that rich individuals can fund benevolence and provide for needs responsibly. Wealth in the right hands is a trust and a blessing, aligning with the idea that generous giving scales from the widow’s mite to large fortunes. Bon Accord, Aberdeen, Scotland.
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Lord Nuffield
Burns
Bon Accord
Aberdeen
Scotland
No Official Record of Raleigh Statue Fame for Smoking
A St. Thomas Times Journal excerpt notes a London statue honoring Sir Walter Raleigh not for bravery or letters but for popularizing smoking in England. It discusses tobacco’s uncertain origins in England, Hawkins’s possible role, Raleigh’s 1618 pipe moment, and early female tobacco use. It also mentions Raleigh's link to 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
South African Mining Students Face Long Canadian Winter
A group of 30 mining students from the University of Witwatersrand left Johannesburg last November for Toronto en route to Northern Ontario. They arrived in December and will stay until March before returning home as winter returns to the southern hemisphere.
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Toronto
Ontario
University of Witwarterrand
Johannesburg
Canada
South Africa
Equator
British Columbia Lumber Gains Favor in South Africa
British Columbia lumber solidifies a secured position in South Africa says J. L. Mutter, Canadian Government Trade Commissioner at Johannesburg. Canada shipped 49,000,000 feet in 1937 valued at 17,009,000 dollars.
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British Columbia
South Africa
J. L. Mutter
Johannesburg
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British Museum
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France
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Paderewski
English Music Teachers’ Association
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Douglas Hart
Woodstock
British Columbia Lumber
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