This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 24 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Miniota Herald
Location
Miniota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Apr 09, 1924
Page
4
A broadcast by Surgeon General Noagh Cumming promotes optimism in aging. He urges activity, social ties, light meals, proper dress, exercise suitable to ability, and mental engagement to preserve comfort and health in old age.
Alberta farm labor this year will depend largely on immigrant workers from European countries, according to Western Canada employment officials. Seeding labour may fall short of prior levels as BC and other sources become unavailable, forcing search for new supplies.
A garbled OCR fragment mentions a wen and a man with a single measurement. The text is unclear but indicates a minimal description of a person and object. No clear event, place, or date is identifiable from the legible portion.
The Toronto Star argues that Canadian primary industries suffer from wartime transport costs and inflation, with cattle and wheat prices fluctuating while freight and buying costs remain high. It warns this imbalance endangers prosperity and urges relief to keep cattle production profitable in Canada.
Sidney I. Waskell of the Massachusetts Agricultural Experiment Station notes that potatoes are mostly water with four pounds of water per five pounds of yield. He cites an acre consuming about 700 tons of water during potato growth and compares moisture needs across oats, wheat, rye, and maize.
A Baltimore divine traveling through Los Angeles attends a church service that doubles as a city politics meeting. After a long sermon disguised as a political discussion, he learns the gathering is the board meeting. He jokes that if anyone has been more bored, he wishes to meet him.
British Columbia mills have been ordered to supply timber for the Bel fast dock at Belfast Ireland and for Cardiff England and Scotland. Renewal orders come from India and Egypt for B C fir timber and ties. Two ships will sail in sixty days carrying full cargoes to South Africa.
Dorothy Ethel Walsh notes that heavy cretonne can overpower a room and offers a case where bright cretonne is used sparingly. Chair slips feature the material while windows use plain fabric to echo the blue florals. Panels framed on walls unite the scheme and avoid a monotonous effect.
Saskatchewan raises hog output with 1923 marketed 205000 at stockyards and abattoirs, up from 122604. CM Learmonth, president of the Saskatchewan Swine Breeders Association, urges producing the right type at low cost to compete globally, aiming for regular supply and quality carcasses. The group promotes a slogan of one brood sow per farm.
A tale of weary moralists who burn their possessions to purge folly. Satan counsels that without purifying the human heart, the world will revert to old ways. A changed heart makes a changed person and the soul of reform lies in reforming the soul.
A car was struck at a grade crossing by a fast passenger train. Pat, a rescuer, wonders how the crash happened and questions why the engineer did not see the daylight approach. The incident is recounted in a humorous Irish voice from the source.
A columnist notes that if Britain could collect the $10 trillion owed by its allies, domestic affairs would improve with a dramatic reduction in the taxpayers burden and a powerful financial shift.
In The Pas mining district 1636 mineral claims cover about 125 square miles, including Flin Flon and Herb Lake areas with copper and silver ores. At Bingo Mines on Herb Lake a modern plant was installed and 4000 tons of high grade ore mined.
British Columbia Game Board chair M. B. Jackson says to curb fur and trophy poaching authorities in Canada and the United States will likely set a 25 mile game sanctuary along the Alaska British Columbia boundary near Stikine and Taku Alaska.
Readers note a curious Venetian belief that if a stranger dies in a hotel, the room number becomes lucky in the next lottery. The claim reflects local folklore about misfortune and fortune and has no stated evidence.
Edmonton report says Buffalo Loose Pines shipments from the Wainwright range to Wood Buffalo Park are restricted by federal economy measures. Initial 2000 animals planned for transfer to the Slave River area may be reduced to about 100 head, with a chance the season could be canceled entirely.
A New York Post editorial laments an era of excess across society. It catalogues too many divorces, cases in court, immigrants, school crowds, wealth disparities, and social ills. The piece argues the nation faces an age of overabundance and apathy.
Dominion Bureau of Statistics notes a slight drop in linseed oil product value from 1921 to 1922. Value fell to 5,558,627 dollars from 6,223,376 dollars with eight reporting plants across Quebec Manitoba Ontario and Alberta.
A cameraman in Los Angeles wore an asbestos suit and rode the front of a locomotive through a raging forest fire to capture dramatic footage. The stunt highlights risks journalists take to secure striking film under extreme conditions.
The Moose Jaw Times reports Dr. Tory of the University of Alberta praising Canadian agriculturists and grain growers for advancing crop science. He notes a new wheat variety and Canada’s rise as the world’s largest wheat exporter, surpassing the United States in 1923-24 exports with figures across major markets.
A speaker urges young men to reject the belief that everyone must be ordinary. He argues all can be more efficient and successful by aiming higher, citing Emerson that a star serves as a higher aim than a tree. The message emphasizes self-image shapes personal development and limits.
The seventh station has begun service under the Marine and Fisheries radio branch to aid vessels in the Bay of Fundy and coast to Boston. When a ship is within 400 miles of Canada, wireless operators can press a spring for locating help from a purpose built finding station with special apparatus.
An Indian paper reprints a letter from a woman teacher to the director of education in Manila. She resigns citing heavy workload and low pay and adds a curt reply to her supervising teacher, signed Jose fina.
The Berlin parliamentary inquiry commission, appointed years ago to examine all phases of the 1914 to 1918 war, says it hopes to complete its task this year with the full report published in 38 or 2 volumes.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.