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Newspaper
Miniota Herald
Location
Miniota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Apr 23, 1935
Page
4
The report shows wide work from steel and ships to apples and fruit jellies. It notes wool industry advances in shrinkage proof yarns and fabrics, moth protection, and furs storage. It cites new ship hold cooling for Australasia trade and guidelines to prevent boiled sweets turning sticky.
A committee redefines Y M C A aims to help men and boys achieve mental spiritual and physical poise. The central purpose is to extend God’s kingdom through worthwhile activities and leadership training. Prof Watson Kirkconnell adds a definition centered on equipping body mind and soul through fellowship study prayer and game to raise leaders.
A village clock in Worsley near Manchester is famed for striking thirteen. The Duke of Bridgewater once faced late workers who could not hear the strike at one o clock and had a clockmaker alter the mechanism to ensure the hour is heard.
Experiments in Canadian laboratories reveal a method to process maple sap so that maple syrup can be extracted in highly concentrated form enabling easier storage and transport across regions.
An electric goad replaces old whips for driving animals. A cane with a battery gives a light touch to steer cattle without pain. The shock is painless, skin-safe, and automatically activates only on contact, making it economical. Demonstrations at the Leipzig Fair show compliance with cruelty prevention laws.
Oregon farmer C. C. Deter raises turkeys for eastern markets with minimal exercise. He sent 2700 birds to market in two weeks at 25 cents per pound. He keeps birds fat and lazy by small lot management and in clover, believing more exercise makes meat tougher.
The William T. Lewis, a Glasgow built sailing ship from 1891, served in deep sea freighting during war and endured a German submarine attack that forced the crew to abandon ship before it was towed to Liverpool. Repaired at heavy cost, she continued service before conversion to a hog-fuel carrier in North Vancouver yards.
The British Telephone Service tests a central series of talking film tracks to relay time by dialing letters like TIME. The system aims to let subscribers hear the exact time in minutes and seconds, reducing the number of time requests. A new recording scheme is also advancing to record telephone conversations for later replay.
Brown University graduate student Lester Ingles under Prof. A M Banta found Daphnia in food-short jars lived about 50 percent longer than well fed colonies. Explanation: abstemious energy use slows aging and reduces wear. Detroit Saturday Night reports the finding.
The article explains that new Union-Castle liners will install electric clocks powered to a fixed tempo so ships’ time can be kept uniformly. Regulators will adjust to gain or lose minutes as ships move, reducing daily time shifts and sleep disruption. Also notes moon mission fuel estimates of 20 000 tons and launch weight around 40 000 tons.
The canned foods industry in Canada has expanded greatly boosting year round access to fruits and vegetables. Production rose from 157 million pounds in 1921 to 311 million pounds in 1932 with 1933 at 6,452,000 cases and 1934 preliminary pack around 50 million pounds. Exports also climbed from 1.704 million to 2.409 million dollars, reflecting growing domestic and foreign demand under government supervision.
In London a gala hosted by Sir Philip Sassoon and Sir Robert Witt marked the completion of the galleries artificial lighting. The Duke and Duchess of York attended with 3 000 guests, entering the Florentine Room unannounced, and the event ran to midnight with no refreshments.
The House accepted a senate correction and admitted there is no official title prime minister in Canada. A 1927 Confederation Jubilee proclamation described Mackenzie King as prime minister, but no statute uses the term. Ernest Lapointe questioned who drafted the bill and asked for scrutiny of legal phrasing.
A nineteenth century note claims the earth’s mean yearly temperature reaches 577 degrees Fahrenheit. The assertion presents only the single number without context or supporting details.
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