Stamps Issued for Newfoundland 350th Anniversary
The Department of Posts and Telegraphs will release a 14 stamp issue on August 3 to mark Newfoundland’s 350th anniversary of British control by Sir Humphrey Gilbert under Queen Elizabeth. The stamps, costing $1.54 per sheet, depict subjects from Compton Castle to the Royal Arms and include details on denominations and colors.
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Department of Posts and Telegraphs
Newfoundland
Humphrey Gilbert
Queen Elizabeth
Compton Castle
Gilbert
Torquay
Devon
Sir Humphrey
Greensway
Walter Raleigh Gilbert
R.N
Eton College
Elizabeth
Richmond
Humphrey
Plymouth
Maurice Browne
Raleigh
St. John’s
Qeen Elizabeth
England
Putnam’s Corn Extractor General Postal Issue Update
The August 3 to December 31 issue remains active for general postal purposes. After December 31 the current issue will replace the withdrawn edition and take over postal use.
Costs of Speed Raise Oil Wear and Fuel Use
At 55 mph a car uses seven times as much oil as at 30 mph, with tire wear doubling and gasoline consumption up by 25 percent. Gasoline efficiency drops sharply at higher speeds, yielding far fewer miles per gallon and increasing wear on the vehicle.
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Chicago Motor Club
Biston
President Roosevelt Presses Crackdown on Racketeers
President Roosevelt plans a conference with Raymond Moley to push crime reduction and a unified kidnapping law. Governors and legislatures will be urged to pass tougher measures while a federal bill may cover the crime. In Oklahoma Urschel case families may be questioned for information. Geological survey work continues at Blow me down Bay. Dr Snelgrove leaves St Johns today for a month.
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Raymond Moley
Moley
Congress
New York State
Lehman
Chas. Urschel
Oklahoma
Earth
Blow-me-down
Bay of Islands
Snelgrove i
St. Jean's
Daily News
Geologists Surveying Notre Dame Bay deposits
Dr A K Snelgrove returns from Moreton's Harbour as geology team conducts two surveys at Moreton's Harbour Frost Cove antimony deposit and Little Harbour arsenic deposit using plane table methods.
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Notre Dame Bay
A. K. Snelgrove
Moreton’s Harbour
Voyage Ahead for Jeter in 1583 Departure
Before his departure on the 1583 voyage the reference points to Jeter as the key figure. The note indicates plans and context surrounding the journey.
Checking Up and Budget Strains in a Humble Shopper Tale
A first person voice recalls buying gas, radio tubes, candy, ice cream, and a summer show while wages run short. The narrator rails at wife and church for spending, noting a previous donation and the pressure of keeping finances in order amid rising costs.
Riddles From a Fragmented Text
The passage puzzles with wordplay and odd facts about birth, marriage, and monarchs. It references Caesar’s birth in triumph at the Capitol, defines sinister as an unmarried woman, notes plural hippocami guidance, a knight’s crash with an abbess, and questions after Elizabeth about a king.
Negro seeks fastest train after sheriff pursuit
A Black man fleeing authorities rushed to a railway station asking for a ticket to the end of the line on the fastest train. Clerk explains the fastest train already left ten minutes ago. He pleads for a ticket and to be shown the track.
Can You Judge Distance In The Country
A guide on judging distance outdoors explains how distant points appear closer or farther depending on conditions. It notes sun position air clarity water reflections hills rain, heat rising, and shade affect perception, with a quirky line about a toad’s length as a reference.
Uncle Jake Read Signs but Could Not Read the Map
Uncle Jake, lost on a strange road in his flivver, rambled until morning. Friends asked why a man so familiar with the country could not read signposts. He said he could figure distance but not what the signs said.
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Jake
Uncle Jake
The Next War Predicted By Military Leaders and Scientists
The 1933 San Francisco Examiner report quotes General A. E. Rose of Canada and General Sir Jan Hamilton warning that new gas weapons could decimate populations, with statements on gas lethality, aerial and sea dominance, and tanks and planes threatening civilian areas as soon as a conflict begins.
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A. E. Rose
Canada
London
Labor
Sir Jan Hamilton
British Legion
San Francisco Examiner
Scot's Daughter’s Wedding Ends With Sudden Departure
A fragment describes a Scottish man and his daughter in law wedding scene. The bride and groom prepare to leave the home as an unexpected event disrupts plans.
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Sandy
World Scout Jamboree Opens in Hungary With Empire Contingent
Lord Baden-Powell arrives in Goodoelloe to oversee a 30 000 scout jamboree opening in Hungary. The British Empire contingent of 2500 includes 34 groups from Britain, the Dominions, and India. The two week event features new facilities and daily trains to Budapest. Baden-Powell stays to August 12 then leads 600 scouts on a Baltic cruise.
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London
Rugby
Lord Baden-Powell
Goodoelloe
Hungary
British Empire
Great Britain
Dominions
India
Godfrey Fauscett
England
Budapest
Baden-Powell
Scandinavia
Boy Scouts
Push Again Gaffe at Quiet Gas Station
A wealthy motorist orders gasoline and tells the boy to hurry, claiming success comes from pushing. The boy responds that there is no gas and suggests the driver push again, noting the lack of fuel in the place.
Night cap in trunk sparks Customs humor in Aberdonian tale
A Customs officer uncorks a whiskey bottle from a trunk and jokes about old clothes, while the Aberdonian calls it his night cap in a brisk exchange reflecting a lighthearted border raid anecdote.
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Aberdonian
Optimist joked as oyster buyer with pearl hope
A wry proverb notes that an overly hopeful person may try to settle a bill with a pearl from a dinner order. The line lampoons the idea of chasing money through improbable wealth. It frames optimism as impractical in a humorous, timeless way.
Mose Replies It Could Have Been Worse After Chicken War
Mose quips after report that Rastus was shot by Judge Hicks during a chicken theft. The informant challenges him as Mose repeats that the judge “nacfully blew the head right off” Rastus, then jokes it could have been worse if the judge had shot him the night before.
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Mose
Rastus
Clergyman recalls rebuke of an amused parishioner
A clergyman recounts a past incident where he rebuked a laughing youth during a service. A bystander later revealed the youth was an idiot, shaping the preacher’s fear of correcting disruptive behavior in chapel.
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