Penny Postage Anniversary Celebrated Across the Empire
St Thomas Times Journal recalls Sir Rowland Hill and the one penny letter decades ago. It notes pre postal costs and envelopes, initial resistance from Prime Minister Melbourne and Lord Lichfield, and Victoria’s approval. It highlights perforation, global adoption, and the stamp collecting boom.
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Rowland Hill
London
Birmingham
British Islea
Lord Melbourne
Lord Lichfield
Hill
Victoria
Sir Rowland Hill
Rowland
St. Thomas
Idle Liners Costly as Wartime Layups Continue
The Normandie and the Queen Mary each cost their owners about 1000 per day in layup losses plus lost passenger and freight revenue. Normandie's expenses reach 258000 with 80000 tied to a berth monopoly at W 48th Street. French Line losses exceed 2.5 million in American revenue. Cunard-White Star likely faces even higher revenue losses due to more trans Atlantic ships.
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Normandie
French Line
Cunard- White Star
W. 48Th Street
Cunard-White Star
Gardens Multiply on Saskatchewan Reserves
Dr. Thomas Robertson cites community gardens started three years ago on nearly every reserve as boosting health and vegetable supplies. Many reserves now sell surplus produce and private gardens flourish, helping Indians avoid habitual dependence on government relief.
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Saskatchewan
Organ Receives Broadcast Rush Through Freeport Church
An electric organ costing 2200 dollars at the Freeport Methodist Church in Pittsburgh picks up amateur shortwave broadcasts via its amplifier. Organist Emma says the next activation will be left on for the congregation to hear, sparking curiosity about the mysterious voice.
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Freeport Methodist Church
Pittsburgh
Emma
Leaves as miners tools reveal hidden mineral deposits
A report to the American Institute of Mining and Metallurgical Engineers describes leaf sampling along lines in North America that detects gold and many metals via spectroscope after burning. Hans Lundberg of Toronto notes leaves reflect soil mineral richness and locate new deposits, with tree prospecting kept secret.
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American Institute of Mining and Metallurgical Engineers
New York
Hans Lundberg
Toronto
Apricots Grow On Prairies Through Dominion Experiments
Canadian agricultural science centers at Morden Manitoba and Rosthern Saskatchewan report fruit trials expanding Prairie horticulture. More than 10 000 seedling apples and 2 000 other fruit trees including apricots have been planted, with apricot now a dependable Prairie crop after decades of effort.
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Dominion Experimental Station
Morden
Man
Prairies
Dominion
Rosthern
Sask
Canadians urged to boost tourist industry for wartime economy
R F B Taylor of Ottawa urged Canadians to develop tourism as it strengthens Canada’s war effort by boosting foreign exchange. Speaking to the Canadian Society of Cost Accountants and Industrial Engineers, he cited tourist expenditure as a major export item, accounting for about 30 percent of last year’s export dollar volume.
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R. F. B. Taylor
Ottawa
Canada
Taylor
Foreign Exchange Control Board
Canadian Society of Cost Accountants and Industrial Engineers
Control Board
Trade and Commerce
Retired Brigadier J. W. Campbell Led By Horn
The London Daily Sketch recalls Brigadier General J. W. Campbell Tally Ho V C joining the RAF as a Flight Lieutenant after war began. In the last war he led the 3rd Battalion Coldstream Guards on the Somme and turned the day during a German raid by sounding his hunting horn.
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J. W. Campbell
Tally Ho V.C
R.A.F
Tanat Side
Harriers
Western Front
London Daily Sketch
Somme
Coldstream Guards
Helping The Doctor The Minister As A Partner In Patient Care
A noted American surgeon reports religion improves patient outcomes before and after operations. A religious patient enters surgery with calmer nerves fewer anaesthetic needs less post op shock and fever and quicker recovery. The minister is most useful when religious thought is inculcated long before illness, beginning in Sunday school.
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Stratford Beacon-Herald
French Official History of the Great War 88 Volumes
The work comprises eighty eight volumes though remaining gaps persist. Authorities note the set is extensive yet not fully complete. Scholars cite ongoing publication and archival challenges delaying full coverage.
Hope Like The Sun Brightens Paths Through Burdens
A reflective passage likens hope to the sun guiding travelers as they move forward, while shadows of burdens fall behind. The imagery emphasizes perseverance and the comforting pull of brighter possibilities ahead.
Notos Crew Feels Fate Turn in Near Miss With U-Boat
While sailing off St Kilda the Norwegian freighter Notos alias Laura Maersk faced a U-boat that fired a torpedo which missed. The submarine exploded moments later as the ship’s crew watched in disbelief before continuing toward England.
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Notos
Laura Maersk
Knut Jarl
Atlantic
St. Kilda
England
News Review
London
French Soldiers Followed Bagpipes To Regimental Record
A Paris letter describes a detachment of French soldiers on a long march aided by a Highland piper. The bagpipes spurred the party to march faster and finish the route more than an hour before their companions, setting a regimental pace during the pursuit.
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Paris
Maginot Line
Mount McKinley Rises Higher By North Peak Claim
North America’s highest mountain Mt McKinley features two summits with the north peak near 20 000 feet and the southern peak about 300 feet higher, a notable topographic detail for climbers and geographers.
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North America
Mt. McKinley
16th Century English Dinner Menu Facts
A historical note describes a moderate 16th century English dinner containing about 32 dishes with 16 meat varieties. The figure 2349 appears, possibly as a catalog or page reference, but the readable content centers on the multi dish meal and meat variety.
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England
The Value Of Work From Mrs George Banks
London Ontario widow Mrs George Banks died in her 102nd year and praised hard work in a 100th birthday interview. She urged teens to pick up chips instead of idle street noise and questioned urban idle time while noting the merit of work over idleness. Windsor Star.
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George Banks
London
Ont
Jack
Jill
Soap Industry in Canada Tops Farm Product Makers
Canada hosts 109 factories in soap washing and cleaning product sectors. In 1938, industry value reached 18,211,985 dollars with 46 plants focused on soap, majorly in Ontario and Quebec, plus 35 on washing compounds and 28 on cleaning preparations.
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Canada
Ontario
Quebec
Alberta
Manitoba
British Columbia
New Brunswick
Sleep Puzzle Baffles Scientists Across Rail Crossings
Researchers note sleep remains a mystery while warnings urge caution at railway crossings. The statement links safe stopping at crossings with ongoing scientific questions about sleep and alertness.
Savages and the German Sea War Echoes from Marryatt
The author riffs on historical savagery versus modern conduct, arguing that Malay pirates echo today’s German naval warfare. A British frigate encounter ends with a rescuer killed while aiding a pirate, illustrating a brutal kinship between past piracy and current combat morale. The piece laments fading myths of Goethe and Beethoven and notes shifts in Africa and Germany over time.
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Germany
Goethe
Beethoven
Marryatt
China Saas
Africa
Postal Reform Echoes From Penny Post Origins
The piece recalls Sir Rowland Hill and the Penny Post birth around 1840, noting pre reform mail was paid on delivery by weight and distance. It mentions Hill’s dismissal two years after the reform, a later public subscription gift of £13,000, and on retirement a £20,600 award plus £2,000 annual pension.
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Rowland Hill
London
Edinburgh
D. Hill
News of the World
An Old Fashioned Cutter Ride Remains A Memory
The Port Arthur News-Chronicle recalls cutter rides in Eastern Ontario amid snow allowing such travel. It laments the loss of old traditions as modern roads and cars replace horses and the romance of a girl, a buffalo robe, and a trustworthy horse with a cutter.
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Port Arthur
One Good Reason Recollection of World War Battles
Recollection argues Allied avoidance of a fresh offensive now. It recalls Passchendaele began July 31 1917 with British forces under Haig pressing through mud until November 6. The cost tallies 400000 killed and wounded for a small land gain considered strategically worthless.
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Passchendale
Haig
Most skilled age group tied to highest fatality rate
Driving tests and fatality records indicate drivers aged 19 to 21, labeled the most skilled, represent the largest share of fatalities among age groups. The data highlight a troubling paradox where competence does not prevent deadly outcomes.
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King
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Britain
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