United States of Europe Emergence From War Ashes
A war era vision proposes a federation of Britain and France forming the core of a peaceful European union. It foresees potential wider joiners and suggests joint currency, shared military policy, and a shift from isolation to a continental federation to ensure liberty and law.
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United States of Europe
Britain
Fra
Scandinavian
Holland
Switzerland
United States
London
Europe
France
Briain
Paris
Germany
Russia
Versailles
Gerrmay
Ag’gregate
Training the postal corps for overseas service in Canada
At Ottawa base post office Major G W Ross trains 30 postal corps men to handle mail for overseas troops. Each unit has a dedicated parcel bag and shipments avoid slow freighters, with alternative addresses used for tobacco gifts to prevent loss. If no address exists, returns incur charges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Petiries
Canada
Soldiers Service
England
Ottawa
Postal Corps
Army Postal Service
G. W. Ross
Post Office
Tobacco Companies
Earthquakes and Sunspots Relationship Explored
A historic note discusses how earthquakes seem more common in some parts of the year and questions whether years with fewer sunspots correlate with more quakes. The article states that, despite ongoing study, there is not enough data to prove a link between sunspot activity and quake frequency.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dominion Department of Agriculture
Agricultural Colleges
Dominion
Marketing Service
Ottawa
Ontario
Canada Gold Production in 1839 Exceeds 1938
Canadian gold production totalled 5,092,134 fine ounces in 1839, up from 4,725.17 fine ounces reported for 1938. The figures reflect annual output levels for the mining sector and underscore a growth trend between years.
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Canada
Construction of France's Maginot Ring Estimated at Three Million
The article notes the Maginot fortifications in France are estimated to have cost about three million dollars. It emphasizes the scale of the defensive line and highlights the investment in military infrastructure during the period.
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France
National gauge inspection lab aids Canadian munitions firms
The National Research Council of Canada opens a laboratory to inspect gauges used by manufacturers especially those with war contracts. Tests must meet Dominion war supply specifications with precision from one ten-thousandth to one hundred thousandth of an inch, using master gauges and optical verification.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Research Council of Canada
Dominion War Supply Board
the Council
Hair as a Key in Classifying Human Races
An essay notes hair provides a valuable means to classify human races, discussing its scientific role and implications for racial analysis.
Invisible Ink Tales From World War I Prison Letters
W Proctor of Toronto, former Royal Scots Greys and First Royal Dragoons, recalls a 1917 German internment at Hamelin en Weser. He describes using milk as invisible ink in a letter to his fiancée Girven, revealing a hidden cry for food after heat exposure. The letter, stamped by a German censor, remains a prized memento. Proctor sent the account to Lieut. Colonel H Stethem of the Prisoners of War Information Bureau.
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W. Proctor
Toronto
Proctor
Royal Scots Greys
First Royal Dragoons
Hamelinen-Weser
Miss Girven
Old Testament Hebrew and New Testament Greek Origins
The statement notes that the biblical Old Testament was originally written in Hebrew while the New Testament was written in Greek. It contrasts the linguistic roots of the two parts of the Bible and reflects traditional scholarly consensus on language of composition.
Great Salt Lake Origins and Handel Messiah Timeline
The text notes that Great Salt Lake remains from a lake once 300 miles long and 1000 feet deep. It states that Handel completed the music for his Messiah in 24 days.
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Great Salt Lake
Handel
Messiah
King Gustaf V of Sweden A Long Reign and Stevedore Past
Portrait of King Gustaf V of Sweden now nearing 82 and ruling for about 23 years. Noted for democratic leanings and a past as a day’s work stevedore during a Stockholm strike. He supported Olympic honors and remains an avid tennis player.
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Gustaf V
Sweden
Christian X
Denmark
Haakon VII
Norway
Gustaf
Stockholm
Vasa
Gustavus Vasa
Bernadotte
Princesa Victoria of
Baden
Kaiser
Wilhelm
Gustaf Adolf
Pineapples Only Road on Lanai Strains Island Terrain
A 3.6 mile exclusive highway on Lanai Island Hawaii built sixteen years ago cost 52000 per mile to support 30 ton pineapple traffic. The route snakes through lava bluffs to reach interior areas with a single cargo purpose. Seventy two creameries and twenty cheese factories operated in Manitoba in 1939. The total value of Manitoba dairy products in 1933 was 13732000 dollars.
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Lanai Island
Manitoba
Crochet Last Supper Panel Pattern by Da Vinci
Crochet pattern 6432 gives directions and chart for a filet panel inspired by The Last Supper. specifies string or fine cotton options. includes illustrations and stitch guide. to obtain send 20 cents to Household Arts Department Winnipeg Newspaper Union 175 McDermot Ave E Winnipeg. No Alice Brooks pattern book published.
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Household Arts Department
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave
Winnipeg
Alice Brooks
Geophysics Aids Mineral Prospecting Advances in Ontario
Dr A A Brant and a team from the University of Toronto demonstrate geophysical methods to locate iron ore beneath Steep Rock Lake near Fort William Ontario. Electrical magnetic and gravitational surveys identify ore patterns while drilling confirms ore presence and the approach aims to reduce costs and extend to northern water covered areas. A supersonic sounding device will test lake floor clay depth next June.
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A. A. Brant
University of Toronto
Steep Rock Lake
Fort William
Ontario
Brant
Admiralty
Canadian Geological Survey
Berlin preplanned seizure of Norway outlined in 1935 notes
Christian Science Monitor paraphrases Hermann Rauschning and wartime sources, arguing Berlin framed Scandinavia moves as Allied mining excuses while detailing a long planned thrust into Norway and Denmark. The Trojan Horse concept and covert moves were part of a broader plan to win Scandinavian neutrality.
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Norway
Britain
Frst
Berlin
Denmark
Reich
Scandinavia
Herman Rauschning
Hitler
Reichsfuhrer
Sweden
Russia
Christian Science Monitor
Queen Victoria and the household power struggle
The passage describes red tape under Queen Victoria with the dining room cold and a household dispute. Baron Stockmer reports to the master of the household who explains the Lord Steward kinds the fires while the Lord Chamberlain lights them. The anecdote illustrates bureaucratic complexity within the royal household.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Victoria
Baron Stockmer
Saki
Pointing A Fur Term And Hoofed Eye Pupil Note
The phrase to point a fur refers to adding white hairs to a fur to imitate frosted silver fox. Pelts labeled pointed fox by reputable dealers. The text also notes most hoofed animals have horizontal pupils which may help them spy enemies while grazing.
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Hamile Tneresas Mali
Toronto Scottish Regiment
Richardson
Grasslands
Woking
Ming Gustaf
Crochet
da Vinci
Leonardo da Vinci
Queen Victoria
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