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Newspaper
Miniota Herald
Location
Miniota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Apr 18, 1939
Page
2
A six year study advocates glass prism mirrors across hill crests to reveal oncoming traffic. Officials caution cost and practical tests are needed but hail potential life saving on dangerous hills. Drivers urged to maintain vigilance despite new devices.
Country Home reports the Milk Jug wayside inn near Milwaukee hosts parties with fresh milk on tap cheese sandwiches and butter toast. Cows are milked in view and dairy products are made on site. Now in its second year sales reach about 500 dollars daily. Also notes a new wood and plastic interior finish by an inventor. European geography is described as fluid.
Ottawa based Ramsay Company, registered patent attorneys at 273 Bank Street, offers a comprehensive cent tree of inventions and full information for every inventor seeking patent guidance. Their service aims to cover all aspects of patent preparation and filing.
Florida residents glimpse snow for first time as an air express shipment sent from Cannon Mountain New Hampshire reaches St Petersburg public display. The snow, packed in cartons with dry ice, is supplied by the New Hampshire Tourist Society for a local party.
Henry Ford has purchased the J T Wing, a 140 foot gaff rigged schooner, the largest sailing ship on the Great Lakes. The craft will be overhaul ed and used as a training ship for young men interested in sailing, likely sailed this summer by sea scouts.
Australia dominates world wool output with over 1.0 billion pounds produced last year and a population near seven million. Eighty percent of flocks are Merino and Australia imports coarse wools for blending. Despite vast production the country trails Canada in some aggregates and per capita figures.
Pineapple bananas lemon juice vanilla and sugar folded into whipped cream form a filling for split biscuits baked briefly at 375 degrees. The dish uses Shredded Wheat biscuits and pineapple juice to moisten and flavor, serving six with light cream and remaining fruit mixture. It also suggests variations with berries peaches or cooked fruit puree.
A vintage cake recipe outlines a two layer Swans Down cake using one egg and lime frosting. It details creaming butter with sugar, beating in egg, folding in flour alternated with milk, and vanilla, then baking at 375 degrees for about 25 minutes. It suggests Quick Fudge Frosting between layers and coconut garnish.
International weather reports reflect a world-wide effort with Canada and the United States sharing data more fully than any other pair. The article notes ongoing cooperation among weather services and highlights global meteorology as a boundaryless science. It also mentions postwar relief in Britain with disabled veterans and limb provisions.
A gull can glide at about 12 miles per hour as it rides air currents. The fact highlights the species' slow cruising capability and graceful flight style, illustrating how seabirds use wind to minimize energy during travel.
The observation notes that about half of the total mass of a diamond is removed during cutting to unlock the stone’s true gem quality. It highlights the tradeoff between weight and final brilliance and value.
Real estate notice from the Overseas Daily Mail about No 29 Hyde Park Square offering a London mansion with ten bedrooms and five reception rooms for around £17,000 but with heavy annual costs. Ground rent about £280, rates £154, and £100 painting a front, plus a 36 year unredeemed lease. Formerly home of Frederick R. H. Millar.
George G. Wakeman of Trans-Canada Airlines notes rising passenger traffic and mail revenue despite recession. He cites 1.5 million U.S. passengers last year, a 200 percent rise in five years, and 1938 world totals above 1937 at 5,078,199 travellers. Canada trends include air mail rising to 1 857 221 pounds and revenue about 505 593 dollars, with air freight up nearly 50 percent to 26 387 719 pounds.
Air Secretary Sir Kingsley Wood told Parliament that 517 candidates from Overseas Dominions and colonies were accepted as commissioned pilots in the Royal Air Force in the past year. In Essex a sea flood forty years ago killed earth worms. they reappeared only after two years.
The Royal Society of Canada announced eight Carnegie endowment fellowships at Ottawa. Each worth 1500 dollars for one year, open to Canadian university graduates and supervised by the society. Notable recipient William Harold Fishman of Winnipeg will study enzymic factors in hormone action at the University of Edinburgh under Dr Marran.
Dr J S Thomson, president of the University of Saskatchewan, told the Manitoba Educational Association convention in Winnipeg that Canada must take the lead to restore faith in the League of Nations. He warned that standing aside while Britain France Germany and Italy clash risks disaster and economics.
Vice-Admiral J. E. T. Harper warned that global fears of air attack could distract from essential naval duties. He urged that while general defence be shared, each Dominion must handle its own local defences such as mines and raider bombardment protections.
Internationally known biologist Dr Charles R Stockard has died at age sixty after a heart ailment. He led the Rockefeller Institute board and Cornell Medical College anatomy department. In 1928 he spoke at the Old Age Congress about science offering a fountain of youth. Britain and the U S together buy 28 percent of world exports. The first American almanac appeared in 1630 by William Pierce of Cambridge Massachusetts.
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