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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
May 04, 1938
Page
3
The article explains that fertilizers supply essential elements nitrogen phosphorus and potassium and that lime calcium may be deficient in some soils. Each element has a distinct role in plant growth. deficiency in any one can limit crop yields. Canada regulates fertilizer sales by analysis under the Dominion Department of Agriculture.
UK records show 745 diamond wedding celebrations and 112 centenarians last year with ten ruby weddings and fourteen dominion diamond celebrations. Royal messages require corroboration. 20 centenarian and 68 anniversary claims were declined. Since 1920 the trend hints at rising longevity and long marriages, or increased desire for royal notices.
The New York Herald Tribune reports that about 7.5 million people were over 65 in 1936. Only 13 percent supported themselves from earnings, 18 percent relied on savings or annuities, and a small number on pensions. About 44 percent were supported by relatives or friends, while one-fifth relied wholly or partially on public agencies or private philanthropy, especially old age assistance under the Social Security Act.
A 25 acre farm on the Belair estate in Dulwich is advertised as near central London, less than five miles from Charing Cross and bordered by Continental train routes. The piece notes historic links and summer activity, linking Cromwell and Queen Elizabeth to the site.
The article notes seed timing varies by vegetable. peas spinach and lettuce favor cool or warm soils at different stages. Peas should be sown every ten days to two weeks for continuous supply while parsnips and onions need a longer season and should be planted early. Radishes mature quickly and can accompany slower germinating crops. Lettuce requires well fertilized damp soil, while dry conditions reduce growth and flavor.
Outside London a glass factory blows glass in methods used three thousand years ago. The site moved from Tudor Street near the Observer office fifteen years ago as the Whitefriars migrated to the suburbs, bringing a fig cutting that now thrives beside a building echoing early glass blowing.
Middlesex psychologist architect Miss Grace Cope argues colors influence mood and health. She cites tests and studies showing color and shape affect emotions and fitness, predicts a global shift to color matching personal traits and vows candlelight aids digestion. She helped advise Ankara's design and belongs to the Institute of Hygiene.
The local dramatic society's producer gave quick pre curtain instructions to the heroine. He urged her to shout loudly as the villain grabs her, and she delivered a punch line by crying out Two thousand please save me, drawing laughter from the audience.
A young woman who was struck by a car has announced plans to wed the driver. The unlikely romance drew mixed reactions as she says the marriage will prove a point and move on with life.
A London mother shares Easter Sunday humor about hats and church etiquette. A mother questions a son about washing his face with a witty retort from Johnny. A quip contrasts riches with waking early after late sleeps.
In Toronto on Easter morning a dispatcher receives a desperate call from a woman begging the fire department to smash open a cleaning store on Bathurst Street to retrieve her Easter clothes locked inside after hours. The firemen refuse, noting no fire is present.
In Texas Big Bend tests the air drop method delivered food hay grain and wood to a cavalry detachment from 400 feet. One parachute failed to open and two eggs cracked but most items arrived intact. Brigadier General Ben Lear reported to the War Department that the operation was an outstanding success.
A brief crochet pattern item describes a jaunty bolero for summer wear. It explains using a large crochet hook and two strands of yarn to create a lacy jacket with banding in single crochet and notes pattern 6117 includes directions and illustrations. To obtain, send 20 cents to Household Arts Dept. Winnipeg Newspaper Union.
Colonel George A. Drew warned at a New York Canadian Club dinner that democracy faces greater danger from within than from foreign militaries. He cited Communism and Fascism as internal threats and urged education of youth to uphold democratic faith. The event honored John A Noonan with a traveling bag as Edward Johnson and about 150 guests attended.
Idaho's 2 million woollies move to summer range as portable shearing outfits replace traditional corrals. Veteran sheepmen recall corral peaks of 100000 sheep per season at Fall Creek and 75000 at Dairy Creek, with corrals now vanished or difficult to locate in the Sawtooth foothills.
The Ottawa Journal notes Britain's vast national wealth and unique ability to tax itself, saying Britons endure high imposts with stoic resolve. It cites a quirky fact about element 87 valued at $4,000,000 per pound among 93 known elements.
A London magistrate discusses how street names grew from trades once practiced nearby. Examples include Pickle Herring Street, Bread Street, Milk Street, Pepper Street, Orchard Street, Plum Tree Court, Ham Yard, Beer Street, Water Lane, Camomile Streets, Silk Street, Petticoat Lane, Gold Street, Diamond Street, and Pearl Street, reflecting historical crafts and goods.
A Swiss paper reports a German Reich chamber of literature ruling that a heroine in a novel must seek a hairdresser in Berlin, forcing the character to travel from Athens to Barcelona via Paris to comply with censorship. The anecdote highlights strict cultural controls and censorship in Nazi Germany.
The year 1935 saw England manufacture about 17,000 books. This equates to roughly two volumes per hour around the clock across the year.
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