Western control urged for Port of Churchill in Hurst pamphlet
The On to the Bay Associationpublicizes George Hurst's claims that the Hudson Bay route is being undermined and argues for Western management of the port and facilities in conjunction with Saskatchewan and Manitoba governments. The piece notes Hurst’s Churchill tenure, the association’s publicity, and a potential inquiry into route administration to boost western producer returns.
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George A Hurst
Regina
Hudson Bay
Western Canada
Churchill
Saskatchewan
Manitoba
Hart
Dominion
Hurst
Hudson Bay Railway
Prairies
Bay Route
Great Lakes
West
King George Opens New Westminster Hospital
King George opens the West minster Hospital in London declaring the new buildings embody the latest hospital planning and technique. He names the children’s wings after his daughters as Princess Elizabeth Wing and Princess Margaret Rose Wing.
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New Westminster Hospital
London
Princess Margaret Rose
England Shows Growing Interest in Wheat Exports
Overseas dispatches indicate England is taking greater interest in wheat trade and supply. Weather proof mirrors have been devised for use with astronomical and optical measuring instruments.
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England
Iceland Spar Industry Grows in South-West Africa
A new industry in South-West Africa, under Union of South Africa mandate, develops Iceland Spar for optical instruments and devices. Discovered in 1926, the crystal serves tele vision sets cameras lenses and range finders with reserves said to meet world demand. An estimated 290 radio sets operate per 1 000 US residents.
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South-West Africa
Union of South Africa
United States
United States Held Major Share of World Gold Stock in 1938
The League of Nations economic study service reported the United States held 58 percent of the world’s visible gold stock at end of 1938. American gold reserves rose by 1.751 billion dollars largely due to European shipments amid international tension. Germany expanded its reserve in March 1938 by absorbing Austrian holdings, while Japan’s reserve was exhausted by July 1938. The British stabilization fund fell around 50 percent over six months to September 30, with further large reductions in the final quarter of the year.
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United States
Economic Study Service
League of Nations
Europe
British Stabilization Fund
Germany
Austria
Japan
Selected Pancake Batter For Swans Down Flour
Sift 1 cup Swans Down Cake Flour with teaspoons Calumet Baking Powder 1 teaspoon salt and 1 teaspoon sugar. Mix 2 egg yolks with 1 cup milk and add to flour until smooth. Stir in 2 tablespoons melted butter. Fold in 2 stiffly beaten egg whites. Cook on a hot greased griddle. Serve with jelly rolled around sausage or bacon. Makes about seven 7 inch pancakes.
New Style Fruit Pie with Apricots and Shredded Wheat
A 9 inch pie uses crushed Shredded Wheat with cinnamon and sugar baked into a crust, filled with drained dried apricots, and topped with a meringue. Bake first at 400 degrees for crust, then 300 degrees until set and lightly browned. Makes one pie serving six.
Universal alphabet aids children in learning foreign languages
Sydney engineer J. R. Arden after four years of work has perfected a universal alphabet embracing all sounds used in foreign languages and human speech. The characters resemble shorthand outlines. Also noted is a tomb of Publius Nonius Zethus, the ancient Roman banker, carved with a basket mill sifter and baking molds on his grave.
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J. R. Arden
Sydney
Australia
Publius Nonius Zethus
England Reveals 85 People Earn Over Half a Million
In England a report shows 85 individuals have incomes exceeding five hundred thousand dollars annually. The figure highlights a high earning tier, illustrating income disparity in the country.
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England
Ammonia By-Product From Coal Gas Production
Ammonia is produced commercially as a by product of coal gas manufacture. This historical note explains its origin within industrial gas operations.
British cruisers rebuilt into fast heavily armed battle units
The Berwick Kent Cornwall Cumberland and Suffolk, once obsolete 1927 treaty cruisers, have been converted in recent years to fast well protected units. Each carries amphibian planes, heavier guns, torpedo tubes, and enhanced armor with Berwick flagshiping the American and West Indies station. The overhaul cost over 3 million dollars.
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Berwick
Kent
Cornwall
Cumberland
Suffolk
American and
West Indies
Police Dog Delivers Two Missing Boys in Nova Scotia
The RCMP's new Nova Scotia police dog located two Indian boys who strayed from Schubenacadie Indian School near Halifax. Using clothing scent, the 20 month old Doberman Pinscher tracked the first youth 6.14 miles from the school and the second 3.5 miles farther along the original trail, after a rest break at the station. The dog is one of 33 in Canada and trained at Regina.
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Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Nova Scotia
Schubenacadie
Halifax
Dobemann Pinscher
Canada
Regina
Saudi and Iraqi Leaders Urge Palestinians to Lay Down Arms
Arab circles report a manifesto from King Ibn Saud and Iraq's regent urging Palestine Arabs to abandon fighting with Britain over the Holy Land. Aimed at the exiled Grand Mufti Haj Amin Effendi Al Husseini in Syria, it seeks acceptance of British settlement proposals. Separately, synthetic rubber from petroleum gases is seen as cheaper than coal-based rubber.
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Ibn Saud
Saudi Arabia
Iraq
Palestine
Horseshoes Replace Socks For Hoof Care History
Before horseshoes, horses wore coverings on hooves described as socks or sandals. The note highlights a transition in equine hoof protection and care practices prior to metal shoeing.
Women's Institutes keep rural welfare gains moving in Ontario
Across Ontario branches of the Women's Institutes report ongoing service to rural welfare. The groups strive not for self gain but for better and happier villages and towns, noting life in many rural centers has been transformed by their devoted work.
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Women's Institutes
Canada
Ontario
Brockville Recorder and Times
Clothing Industry Recovers Slowly After Depression Drop
A Dominion bureau report shows women's factory clothing output fell from 1929 to 1933 then rose to exceed 60.5 million by 1937, with exports at 2.5 million. Men's clothing fell to 26.5 million in 1933 but reached 45.25 million in 1937. Combined 1937 output reached 105.75 million, over 100 million in two central provinces.
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Dominion Bureau of Statistics
Provinces
Toronto Star Weekly
Rain controlled awning and high altitude oxygen mask
A patent rain controlled awning lowers with the first drops and folds after rain ends. A Minnesota physician developed an oxygen mask for airplane flights at high altitude that fits over the nose and keeps eyes and mouth free.
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Minnesota
Milk use in New York State Butter and Other Products
Approximately a quarter of New York state milk production goes to butter and other products. Official data show about 25 percent diverted to processing, with remaining output used for fluid milk and other uses.
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New York State
California Drilling Reaches Deep Well After Long Effort
It took a year and a half to drill one as well nearly three miles deep in California. The project faced extensive labor, equipment, and geological challenges as crews pursued the deep target.
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California
Granddad Reclaims Health After Army Rheumatism
A former soldier recalls leaving the army with rheumatism and constipation. After using Kruschen Salts, he reports renewed vitality, nimble feet, and cheerful energy at age 61. The ad-style piece urges internal cleansing to remove waste and restore youth and vigor.
Stone Bridges Advance German Highway Shield
Dr Bruno Wehner of the German Bureau of Public Roads says Reich autobahn bridges are being built from natural stone like Roman roads. Some spans reach 300 feet high and 2 400 feet across with 16 arches. They cost more upfront but will outlast steel and concrete while weathering all conditions.
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Germany
Bruno Wehner
Bureau of Public Roads
Reich
Reich Traffic and
United States
American Automobile Motors
Europe
Wehner
Discovery of Pellagra Cure Award to Elvehjem at AIN Meet
Conrad Arnold Elvehjem, a UW biochemistry professor, received a $1,000 award at the American Institute of Nutrition closing meeting for discovering that nicotonic acid can cure pellagra. The vitamin had lingered unused for decades despite its potential.
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Conrad Arnold Elvehjem
University of Wisconsin
American Institute of Nutrition
Dolls from Queen Mary visit featured at New England Show
Among the exhibits at the New England Antiques Show are dolls that were the object of Queen Mary s London shop visit and later brought to Boston for the antiques show.
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England
France
Aquitania
Cobh
Southampton
Havre
London
New
Mauretania
Liverpool
New England
Boston
Happiness Unshared Feels Tasteless and Empty
A reflective aphorism notes that true happiness requires sharing and cannot be fully experienced in isolation. It contrasts private joy with the richer flavor of shared moments, suggesting fulfillment grows through connection.
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King George
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Iceland
Galilee
New York
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Quebec
St. Lawrence
Ireland
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Boca
Cunard
White Star
Main Street
Winnipeg
Ogden
Ogden's
Chantecler
Vogue
Smokersick Ogden
R.C.M.P
Manifsto
Women’s Institutes
Fueed
Canadian Shredded Wheat Company
Miagara Falls
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