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Newspaper
Miniota Herald
Location
Miniota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Apr 21, 1921
Page
4
Instructions on selecting fats heating to the right temperature and frying doughnuts and crullers. Step by step margarine-like options clarifying fat straining with cheesecloth using raw potato to remove impurities and a cruller recipe with baking powder and nutmeg plus a jelly doughnut method and finishing touches with sugar cinnamon and custard-like sauce.
The Australasian notes that British naval supremacy is waning and urges a clearly defined imperial policy. It warns that the Dominions must decide their roles in naval defence and accept moral and political responsibility, while conceding last year’s concerns turned out better than expected.
The article explains two watering methods irrigation using furrows and surface seepage and hand watering from pails or barrels. It covers sources from streams wells or sloughs, setup of furrows between rows, and using cans or pails with manure for local watering. After irrigation, quick surface stirring followed by deeper cultivation reduces evaporation.
Canadian readers are urged to plant trees suited to their district and native to Canada rather than importing American varieties. Experts emphasize the value of local species like pines and maples, noting two Forestry Service bulletins offer guidance for prairie and non prairie regions.
In a house statement, Canada reported apple exports to the United Kingdom and Ireland from August 1920 to February 1921 reaching 1,124,508 barrels with a value of 6,963,882 dollars.
Hon. Dr. Tolmie reports tea olives figs and almond trees grown on Vancouver Island marking Canada’s first successful regional fruit culture. He notes a large bamboo harvest for baskets and fishing poles and predicts domestic rose production will shift from imports to Canadian shores.
A London commentary notes Manitoba’s butter haul, claiming 8.25 billion pounds produced with 4.1 billion exported, joking that 32 pounds per slice tempts emigration. The piece contrasts Canada’s butter abundance with UK shortages and cites Punch’s humorous reaction.
The British Columbia government voted 3409 to fund three postgraduate scholarships of 1200 each for one year to send graduates to French universities, part of strengthening the entente and keeping Germany out of higher education. Other Canadian provinces are making similar appropriations. The Louvre preserves what is said to be the oldest harp in the world, found in an Egyptian tomb and about four millennia old.
The Duke of Connaught donates two medals for the Saskatchewan Boy Scouts essay contest. A silver and bronze medal plus a third prize will be awarded to the top three essays on why I like being a Boy Scout. Essays must be 200 to 500 words, handwritten, single side only, and include a certificate of own unaided work.
Vladivostok residents have food and clothes but no money as a Kokusat News Agency correspondent reports. Beef costs 29 cents per pound and clothes about one third U.S. price while wages are paid in goods. Stores imported to Vladivostok are held for interior use and drawn upon. The text also notes Jupiter’s speed and a remark about hair darkness linking to power.
The Canada Land and Irrigation Company plans a half million dollar construction program this season. It aims to double irrigated land and supply water to 60 000 acres from 200 000 acres in its system, with a main canal improvement near the Little Bow River at Travers. London financiers have arranged funding for the project and work will begin soon.
The Alberta Government will ship about sixty high quality Aberdeen Angus Shorthorn and Hereford cattle to England this summer to showcase western Canadian stock. Agriculture Minister Duncan Marshall says the aim is to build breeder ties and prove Alberta can supply good beef while avoiding market disruption. The plan involves coordinating with British butcher and livestock groups to bid on the cattle and track their path to market.
The quotation recalls Disraeli noting his skill in greeting strangers in the lobby of the House of Commons. He says he forgets faces and names but remains pleasant, and he uses a playful line to ask about “the old complaint” to connect with unseen followers.
An active campaign for extending Canadian trade will be undertaken by Canadian trade commissioners in Europe this summer. Plans cover Norway Denmark Sweden Northern Africa Spain and Portugal with an intensive campaign in London targeting British buyers.
Upheavers on banks of Smoky River reveal presence of gas and oil about two hundred miles northwest of Edmonton. The Smoky River area shows oil seepage and gas vapors near the water line, drawing geologists and prospectors. Drilling interests grow as railway access spurs new buildings and supplies for early operations.
A Natural Boiler At Argostoli on Cep halonia, the largest Ionian island, powers corn mills with groundwater steam rising from the earth. Scientists link outlets to Isla nearby volcanoes and argue such volcanoes act as safety valves for vast subterranean steam. Some scientists claim stopping sea flow would raise earthquakes.
Canada’s lumber sector reports Quebec accounts for 1,419 of 3,410 plants. Total industry value is 61,493,919 dollars with capital of 69,277,794 dollars. Ontario hosts 850 plants, Nova Scotia 436, BC 238, NB 248, P E Island 63, Manitoba 34, Alberta 38, Yukon 1.
More than six hundred bulls entered the Calgary annual show ring with entries up by over a hundred from last year. Cattlemen praised the quality of the stock, led by Aberdeen Angus Hereford and Shorthorn breeds, with many other beef breeds present.
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