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Newspaper
Miniota Herald
Location
Miniota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Apr 05, 1938
Page
4
The article cautions that plant hormones are growth stimulants not fertilizers and warns farmers about new products lacking sufficient scientific backing. It notes minor plant foods like manganese, boron, and iodine are rarely deficient in Canadian soils and urges using proven NPK fertilizers.
Expert from Dominion Experimental Station Rosthern Saskatchewan notes farm machinery costs and depreciation average about 1500 dollars with 10 percent typical loss. Proper housing, maintenance, and periodic checks now can save time, prevent breakdowns, and extend life of drills, disks, cultivators, and other tillage equipment.
In Qariskrona two women were fined for careless standing after being knocked down by a cyclist while gossiping on the road. The women protested paying $1.25. The cyclist, a telegraph messenger, was fined for riding too fast.
A landlord declares a rent increase and the tenant replies with a quip about being unable to raise it himself this quarter, revealing a humorous if terse dispute over housing costs.
In Huntsville Alabama hundreds of automobile owners were called by state police to train their lights on a landing field guiding 18 army fliers forced to land during a storm. A Gary Indiana report notes a new radio warning device linking rail crossings to dashboard alerts for approaching trains. High ball refers to a railroad signal meaning proceed, historically tied to a toast.
A Hungarian doctor conducts experiments to hypnotize lions and other animals to assist zoo veterinarians in treating sick or injured creatures. The work aims to reduce stress for animals during examination and procedures while improving overall veterinary care.
A Nation at Work exhibition in Düsseldorf displayed substitutes including chocolates made from wood sugar extracted from wood waste. The collection featured a glucose chocolate among other products.
Five thousand New Englanders arrive by special train in New York City to join the Grand Central Palace Silver Jubilee International Flower Show. The display features about two million blooms including a grapefruit tree in fruitage and a tiny wolffin arrhiza plant.
The present value of the chemicals in an average man's body is just over $45, down from about $85 five years ago, reflecting a substantial decline in body chemical worth.
Dr. Alfred W. Adson of Mayo Foundation describes techniques to block pain by injecting chemicals into sensory nerves or severing sensory components, potentially rendering a limb or body part numb while preserving motor function. He cites cases of intractable pain from cancers and neuralgia, noting a skull opening can numb pain without paralyzing movement.
The New York Presbytery faces merging two Manhattan and two Bronx churches as population shifts and secular growth press on declining congregations. The article notes the sorrow in closing sacred spaces even if new worship may continue elsewhere.
A $25 unhonored cheque found in a bale of discarded clothing on the Morley Indian reserve 50 miles west of Calgary. George Smalleyes, an Indian student at Stoney Indian School, reports the discovery and the cheque will be sent to a Toronto bank to locate its owner.
A government directive in wartime Germany requires housewives to replace bread with potatoes. The order aims to stretch scarce grain reserves and ensure food supplies for the civilian population and troops.
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