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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jan 06, 1937
Page
3
Scientists report a perennial wheat with the seed of common wheat and roots of grass by crossing wheat with agropyron. Experimental plots of many crosses will be sown next spring. If viable for bread, it could reduce plowing and aid dry lands by wind erosion protection and year after year forage.
The article explains Digby chickens or smaller sea herring used for smoking in Maritime markets. Herring are caught in Atlantic waters and inland Canadian fisheries with most smoking in Atlantic areas. It notes similar protein content between fresh herring and chickens at about 13 percent.
Cecil I. Jenkins of Pittsburgh Kansas recently purchased two bear cubs. The pets caused the setter to move away and have attacked the family cat, torn a garage partition, and shredded Mrs Jenkins fur coat.
Seeds from the Scandinavian peninsula spread to Spitzbergen via bird transport, explaining extensive plant life on the island.
A reflective aphorism notes that contentment comes from desiring less than one can obtain. The saying links happiness to restraint and acceptance rather than perpetual want.
Charles Bailey notes in Overseas on Mrs Beeton centennial that Isabella Mayson Beeton died before 29. From Cumberland. educated at Heidelberg as linguist and musician. Married Samuel Beeton at 20 and revolutionized English cooking and household management.
The New Yorker profiles Emil Liss of the A Shirt Rental Company who offers a yearlong service renting three white broadcloth shirts weekly at 50 cents each. Shirts are custom sized, delivered weekly with exchanges of soiled garments, and larger orders exist for four to six shirts per week. A Brooklyn detective, nicknamed Fox, reportedly takes the largest shirts.
Life's greatest worry is money, per R Percival M Symonds. A Teachers College study shows adults rate money as their primary problem, followed by seeking a philosophy of life and concerns about health. Money is the most serious issue for both young and old.
The king has approved Sir John Simon's recommendation to set loyal toasts at official and public dinners as first to "The King" and second to "The Queen, Queen Mary and other members of the royal family."
A federal committee advised President Roosevelt to create a crop insurance program starting with wheat in 1938. Secretary Wallace outlined a plan to insure premiums and losses, store surplus wheat for hard years, and expand to cotton corn and other vegetables and tobacco. The group cited $615,937,000 spent in a decade to aid farmers against droughts floods hurricanes hail insect pests and other hazards.
Scientists claim a needle can impart the flavor of Camembert Bouquefort and Gargonzola by introducing the mould pencillium into cheese. This fungus has many sub varieties that create distinct tastes. The piece also questions old maids advising others on child rearing, noting those experienced should speak.
The Canadian Press estimates 1936 national income from all sources at 4.545 billion dollars, up 452 million from 1935 and 1.352 billion above 1933. Manufactures led wealth creation, followed by agriculture mining tourism and forestry with all big industries rising. Mining up 20.4 percent from the previous year.
The Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals distributed three tons of oats to poorer horse and oxen owners in Halifax and district. Draught animals once received a Christmas tree and sweets alongside feed, a practice discontinued years ago to focus gifts on the most needy.
Handy hints describe cleaning white piano keys with whiting and lemon juice. A scratch on painted wood is treated with a cut lemon. Linen whitening is achieved by sun exposure and a lemon juice mist before drying in sunlight.
A crochet pattern numbered 5716 features a diamond shaped butterfly afghan 732 by 111 inches with varied wool colors. It describes puff stitch butterfly bodies and simple crochet and chain stitches, plus material lists and an illustration. Send 20 cents to Winnipeg Newspaper Union for pattern 5716.
The David Dunlap Observatory near Toronto uses the second largest telescope to photograph distant stars millions of light years away. Prof. C A Chant explains spectrum analysis reveals elements, star brightness, and motion via Doppler shifts while 1,500 plates this year map the universe’s frontiers.
Mrs. John Paul Jones of Chagrin Falls Ohio sells jigsaw puzzles to royalty. She recently filled a 371 dollar order for Harrods London and sent a map puzzle of London in 1950 pieces to a former king’s friend for Christmas. The Duke of Windsor favors large puzzles and queens Mary and George enjoyed her jubilee puzzles.
A man stranded at a railway station during heavy rain hitches a ride in a roadside car whose engine is not running. He reaches his turning and jumps out after warning a stranger about the suspicious vehicle. The other man then reveals he has been pushing it for four miles.
A survey lists eighty American cities with populations in the 100 000 to 500 000 range. The data highlights mid sized urban areas across states, showing substantial growth in several metros and steady declines in others.
Collectors eagerly seek coronation pottery bearing former King Edward with many firms selling out initial stocks. The British Pottery Manufacturers Federation designs also popular as late monarch souvenirs. Paragon China Ltd reports high retail prices from one to five guineas and extended production to meet orders through Christmas, especially lithographic transfer sheets with Edward's portrait.
Six vividly colored commemorative stamps will be issued by the government in the Netherlands East Indies. They come in two sizes and five colors magenta gray purple orange and blue. Proceeds will support Salvation Army work among lepers.
Edgar Bergen, famed ventriloquist of New York, reportedly signed a will leaving 10 000 dollars to his dummy. The document, printed in the Law Journal, includes a letter from Bergen's attorney seeking other lawyers’ views on its validity.
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