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Newspaper
Miniota Herald
Location
Miniota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Apr 13, 1937
Page
6
The New York Post warns that amateur photographers fall prey to a minibug that spreads from small pocket minicameras to costly gear. Exposures, meters, telephoto lenses and viewfinders follow as enthusiasts chase better shots and reel in growing gadget lists.
Royal commission hearings end public sessions. Lethbridge to get 700 acre airport for trans Canada air mail inauguration this summer. In four months home improvement loans totaling 2,001,158 issued to property owners. Moose Jaw clerk Coggan 100 percent. Post office announces Feb. 26 sortation exam results. Roosevelt plans to name Mrs. Harriman as minister to Norway. Winnipeg council approves 1960 coronation expenses. Dr Dunn says one third of mobile crash deaths are tourists. Rail revenue growth may reduce deficits says Paquette in senate.
The 1934 event welcomed John Buchan for his literary and spoken word contributions to English speaking youth worldwide. He returned in an official capacity with a Scots title difficult to frame. The New York Times notes the cordial hospitality as Buchan enters the White House, termed ben the best room.
Public health style notice warns against influenza, promotes alternatives and fruit extract products as remedies. It emphasizes avoiding infections by maintaining health and using advertised tonics to stimulate liver function and cleanse the system. The fragmented text mentions Fruit-a-tives and a Canadian doctor.
Pattern 4301 offers a complete girls dress with puffed sleeves Peter Pan collar and skirt flair in sizes 24 6 8 and 10. Instructions promise clear step by step directions and fabric suggestions including dotted Swiss percale dimity and taffeta with yardage for size 6 listed as 2 1/2 yards of 36 inch fabric and 1 yard lace. Orders to Anne Adams Pattern Dept Winnipeg Newspaper Union 145 McDermot Ave Winnipeg for 20 cents.
In James Watt's February 1782 calculation from his Birmingham scrapbook Watt estimates horse power using Wrigley the millwright as reference. He notes horses drive mill machinery and computes 22 000 foot pounds per minute per cart horse. By increasing the figure by 50 percent he derives 33 000 foot pounds per minute as the horsepower standard.
A brief note states the humpbacked camel has a spine as straight as that of any other animal.
A devotional selection discusses Abraham’s separation from Lot, the fate of Sodom and Gomorrah, and warnings against intoxicating wine. It cites Genesis and Proverbs passages, notes Lot’s tent toward Sodom, and recounts divine destruction. Additional notes cover Royal Canadian Mounted Police retirement ages set in the Canada Gazette.
Kathleen Redman Strange wins a thousand dollars for A Modern Pioneer a prairie farm story set between 1920 and 1930. The book portrays farm women and daily life on the plains with cooperation from George J. McLeod Limited and Dodge Publishing Company, with the Canadian Authors Association.
Japan buys construction machinery used at Boulder Dam to boost steel needs. The Nailsea Court, a chartered steamer, transported 450 tons of equipment from Los Angeles to Yokohama, while the City of Los Angeles sailed to Osaka junk yards with 6,000 tons of scrap iron.
The article urges a blend of grasses for a durable lawn with long-term value and a smaller portion of fast growing seed for initial cover. It covers soil preparation, double sowing, rolling, and timing for cool weather growth, plus early flowers vegetables and grain like lettuce spinach carrots beets and potatoes. London plans streamlined trains in its subways.
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