3\l r Victor G. Kloede, president, of ;i Baltimore company which bears his name, is the man who makes tlio postage stamp gum for the Government. His is 110 ordinary business, and it lias a fascination for the layman. The finished product must be wholesome enough for a baby to eat, strong enough to hold up against wear and weather, and tbin to the vanishing point. The base is tapioca starch from Java. Roasted, powdered, and treated with chemicals, this becomes a fine creamcoloured powder, and in Miis form it is shipped to "Washington by (he carload. Something like 1,000,000 pounds of this cream-coloured powder is used by the Government every year.
TEX DAY SHAVES FREE. You 11 have the best 6haves vou 've over known when j-ou begin to use lbs new Q-tol Shaving Cream. Don't wait —try it now. Generous sample tube free from Q-tol, Box 1018, Wellington—enclose 2d in stamps for packing and postage. 3
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Press, Volume LXVI, Issue 20107, 10 December 1930, Page 8
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