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Newspaper
Miniota Herald
Location
Miniota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Apr 24, 1929
Page
4
An automobile expert predicts in ten years cars may reach speeds around one hundred twenty miles per hour on public roads. While manufacturers push higher speeds, current laws do not curb such capability and governments may face a need for new highway plans or speed limits to prevent unsafe conditions.
A University of Saskatchewan poultry hen astonished the poultry world by laying 330 eggs in her first year. Hatched February 23 last year, she began laying September 3 and by April 12 had 176 eggs, 10 more than her dam. She laid an egg on 71 consecutive days during November to January.
With simple hand tools Martin dale crafts a vast model of Devon and its countryside. The project uses over 50 000 parts to form railway coaches with 3000 pieces each and even tiny bicycle wheels with 28 spokes. When finished it will measure 30 feet long.
The piece notes Ireland's seed demand and Canada’s potential role in supplying flax seed and fibre. It cites 1200 bushels shipped and projected annual seed requirements of 5 million pounds, plus trials of a new seed variety J. W. & developed in Northern Ireland. It highlights Canadian fibre flax use in Ontario mills and growing green tow exports to the United States and Scotland as a promising market.
H J Beasley of the U S Department of Agriculture told the Senate agriculture committee that Canadian wheat sold at five to ten cents above U S wheat of the same grade in world markets. Eynsley answered questions and summarized that global buyers value Canadian wheat higher by five to ten cents due to perceived quality.
An unusual visitor, a lone moose, grazes with cattle at the Rio Afta Ranch in Alberta. The animal appears social with the herd and is watched by the ranch manager as it moves among the cows. The scene evokes reflections on land and ancient time while weaving in humorous quips about weather and everyday life.
Rabindranath Taymore, now nearing seventy, dedicates his late years to Santiniketan in India. He joined a recent educational conference in Vancouver, accepting the mission at the invitation of the Viceroy of India.
Canadians show about seven in ten qualified electors voting per election, a creditable rate versus the United States at 45 and Great Britain at 20. The piece warns that compulsory voting risks crowding the polls and diluting informed will, as mass turnout may offset deliberate elector choice.
A couple returning from Europe lose the husband at sea. A collection is raised to aid the widow. The captain, tallying the funds, notes $30.30 and jokes about a Scotchman aboard. A voice replies there are three.
Uncle Ben and a college remark spark a quip about thinking and arrogance. A wise line about optimism follows. The dialogue ends with a nautical analogy warning against overconfidence.
Sweden marks one hundred years of its current forestry system while tracing roots to 1284 restrictions on cutting and 1147 rules to replant two trees for every felled oak or beech. A meeting at the Swedish College of Forestry featured global experts discussing sustainable harvests and growing forest resources.
English customs seal to curb silk smuggling. a London firm received a consignment labeled cotton handkerchiefs with embroidered kittens. Officials warned of fines if repeated. investigators noted four silk whiskers on each kitten, revealing the mislabeling.
Imperial Oil Limited expands activity in Alberta with 16 wells in progress across Turner Valley, Highwood River, Bow oil belt, and near the Montana border. The 1929 programme targets twenty new wells to be drilled.
Magistrate questions a witness about an alleged strike and the aftermath. The witness confirms the defendant struck him three times and knocked him down and adds that he asked if the assailant was finished.
The article explains orange production from evergreen trees. It notes supplies from Spain Africa Florida and California and describes leaves with oil cells a waxy blossom scent and high yields of two to four thousand oranges per tree annually fueling a large trade.
Saskatchewan dairy records show March butter production at 670,942 pounds, 105 percent above March 1928, rising from 27,217 pounds. Dairy Commissioner P. F. Reed notes strong industry momentum with hopes of a 25 percent yearly gain in 1929, aided by herd testing and culling unprofitable producers.
Brandon Experimental Farm tests show buttermilk as a protein supplement yields more eggs than beef scrap or alfalfa leaves. Over two trials birds fed 15 percent beef scrap or buttermilk or alfalfa produced 11.3, 16.6, and 17.6 extra eggs respectively, with buttermilk giving the lowest feed cost per 128 eggs.
The speaker recalls a fine motor trip with vivid scenery including snow crested summits, foaming torrents, beetling crags, limpid lakes, and sylvan glades, then questions fuel economy as a playful aside.
Traders report strong demand for heavy horses weighing 1250 to 1350 pounds with limited interest in lighter 950 to 1050 pound animals. Several carloads of the heavier horses have been shipped from High River to small farms in Ontario and Quebec at average prices around 65 dollars.
In Edmonton the Alberta Red Cross Convention showcased field aid to veterans and soldier settlers under peacetime programs. Talks praised the Not Forgotten Fund and notes on gifts such as a radio for the hut, plus care centers for mothers and newborns in remote outposts like Ponce Coupe hospital 65 miles from rail lines.
A snippet shows a jokey exchange about trust in women with moral queries, followed by a domestic vignette about a mother and child. The final line features a boy named George admitting he already ate a worm, concluding the brief sequence with a comic twist.
A Scribbler recalls the editor calling a spring poem too slushy. The quip shifts to home life as advice about ironing wrinkles, noting iron pillow slips lengthwise rather than across.
A brief humor exchange about mothers in law. The man claims harmony with his. The punchline reveals the mother in law lives far away in the Phillipine Islands, delivering the humorous twist.
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