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Miniota Herald

Location

Miniota, Manitoba, Canada

Date

Aug 01, 1928

Page

5

Shortage of Russian Wheat Steadying Markets Forecast

Markets expect lower world wheat prices due to abundant supplies and a predicted shortage in Europe caused by Russian policy. European demand remains strong for wheat and barley, but ample Western Canadian grain and high moisture “tough 5” grades push export prices down. Weather and crop health could alter the outlook, but the trend foresees softer prices overall.

Mussia Europe Canada Russia T. A. Crerar United Grain Growers, Ltd Fort William Western Canada West India

Useful Part Of Equipment A Kitchen Clocked Timely Warnings

A厨房 clock reminder piece stresses the need for a kitchen timepiece to avoid oven neglect. It argues a wall or two alarm clocks help home makers remember baking, with alarms set for twenty to forty minutes later. Proper clock maintenance ensures timely recalls and saves cooking.

Honest Policy Quip Attributed To Karikatures In Oslo

A quotation attributed to Karikatures in Oslo mocks the saying honesty is the best policy. The remark appears in the context of a cartoonist comment or editorial caption.

Karikatures Oslo

Charles H Worby Named Superintendent for Western Region

Charles Henry Worby has been appointed Superintendent of the Sleeping Dining and Parlor Car Department of the Canadian National Railways for the Western Region. He joined the National system in July 1913 at Winnipeg and later served in Montreal in 1923 after advancing from store clerk and inspector to several supervisory roles.

Charles Henry Worby Canadian National Railways National Winnipeg Montreal

Wheat Pool Declares Six Percent Interest on Reserve Fund

The Alberta Wheat Pool will pay 6 percent interest on its commercial reserve fund built over three years. The fund totals about one million dollars, and cheques for sixty thousand dollars will be mailed to farmer members.

Alberta Wheat Pool Commercial Reserve Fund

Fashion pattern for a two piece dress with sleeves

Winnipeg Newspaper describes a two piece skirt and bodice outfit with round neck gathers at shoulders. View B features short kimono sleeves, view A long sleeves with wristbands and a bow at the left shoulder. Pattern No 1588 fits misses and small women sizes 6 18 20 years with material estimates and price 25 cents. book price 1 cent.

Plant disease survey seeks crop infection reports across Canada

Plant pathologists across Canada request specimens and notes on plant diseases to build a national survey. Farmers and interested readers should send samples and observations on damage extent stages, and new diseases to the Dominion Laboratory of Plant Pathology at the University of Saskatchewan in Saskatoon.

Canada Dominion Laboratory of Plant Pathology University of Saskatchewan Saskatoon

Why sixty minutes in an hour a lasting time rule

Max Muller explains that Hipparchus adopted the Babylonian sexagesimal system, shaping our 60 minute hours and 60 second divisions. The decimal system existed, but sixes and tens governed practical timekeeping, transmitted via Ptolemy and later to clock dials. Incubation dates trace to ancient China and Egypt, with formal use in Europe beginning 1777.

Hipparchus Christ Ptolemy Max Muller

The Manufacture Of Ice Cream

A bulletin from the Department of Agriculture Ottawa informs about ice cream production and quality. Authored by A H White, the bulletin reviews practices of leading makers and explains stabilizers fillers flavorings and ingredients improving texture and palatability as a guide for fine ice cream makers.

Dairy and Cold Storage A. H. White Department of Agriculture Ottawa Government Department

Cars For Canadian Wheat Railways To Place All Cars

Railways plan to use all available cars at strategic points in Western Canada and Alberta to move this year's wheat crop. Ten percent more cars will be used at key points than last year as harvest season demand rises. They anticipate moving 380 million bushels of export wheat plus domestic movement.

Canada Alberta

World Grain Exhibition tentative prize list eyed for Regina 1932

A special committee led by Hon. W. KR. Motherwell drafted a tentative classification for the Worlds Grain Exhibition and Conference to be held in Regina in 1932. The plan totals 202 500 in prizes across wheat oats barley field peas beans soy rye flax buckwheat corn rice millet alfalfa red clover alsike sweet clover timothy chrome grass san rangers and turnips with multiple varieties and milling classes.

Regina W. KR. Motherwell Dominion Federal Department of Agriculture J. A. Mooney L. H. Newman Carl Sweet Dr. McRostie GH. Clark Ottawa

Kansas Farmers Tour Canada Studies Farming Prospects

A trainload of Kansas farmers will tour British Columbia Alberta Saskatchewan and Manitoba in August. They will study regional farming conditions and opportunities as former Kansas residents and other grain state farmers already work Western Canada. Cheap lands and favorable marketing draw many northward.

Kansas British Columbia Alberta Saskatchewan Manitoba Canada

Husbands Plane Service Links Croydon and Le Touquet

Imperial Airways launches a Croydon to Le Touquet air service dubbed the husbands plane. The outbound flight departs London at 4.30 p.m. allowing businessmen to reach Le Touquet for dinner with their families. Return trips start at 8.30 a.m. All initial passengers were men.

Croydon England le Touquet France Imperial Airways London

How To Order Patterns From Winnipeg Newspaper Union

Winnipeg Pattern No. request details from the Winnipeg Newspaper Union at 175 McDermot Ave. The notice provides ordering information and pattern numbers for readers seeking specific designs.

Winnipeg Newspaper Union McDermot Ave Winnipeg

Annual Hay Crops In Saskatchewan

A Feeder barley shows strong hay value in Saskatchewan. Oats varieties tested at Rosthern Station yielded best when grain turned, with Banner at 6 tons and Victory 5 tons. Feeder barley delivered top feed quality at 8 tons per acre, while Alaska produced the lowest at 3 tons 764 pounds.

Saskatchewan Rosthern Experimental Station Banner Department of Agriculture Ottawa Victory Gerlach Alaska

Work Of Illustration Stations In Canada

The illustration stations number 195 and are run by a division of the Experimental Farms Branch. They are ordinary farms not experimental farms, chosen to set an example on highways. Owners stay operating under supervision as centers for distributing high grade seed and pure bred livestock while conveying research results to nearby farmers.

Canada Experimental Farms Dominion Department of Agriculture

What's In Name Fairview a new name for Peace River district

The region formerly called Waterholo is renamed Fairview to better suit modern sensibilities. Ranchers and stock men welcomed the change, noting the new title is more attractive and appropriate for the thriving district.

Fairview Peace River District Waterholo

Willingdon Mountain Named After Governor General

Willingdon Mountain rises to 11 044 feet on the Clearwater River in Alberta. The peak at about latitude 51 45 and longitude 116 15 is named for Viscount Willingdon the then Governor General of Canada.

Willingdon Clearwater River Alberta Viscount Willingdon Canada

Wise men change their minds occasionally but fools have none

A compact adage note reflects on the saying that prudent individuals adjust beliefs while stubborn fools cling to fixed views, emphasizing adaptability in judgment.

Neighbors Visited By Excuses Around Dinner Time

A note describes men approaching neighbors with a string of excuses as dinner approaches, illustrating social customs and everyday neighborhood interactions of the period.

All Canadian Route Offers 600 Mile Mountain Drive

Motorists along the All-Canadian Motor Route may tour the Rockies from Banff Alberta to Firlands British Columbia and down the Columbia Valley then return via the Crowsnest Pass. The 600 mile journey keeps snow peaks in sight throughout the trip.

Rocky Mountains National Park Alberta Banff Banff- Windermere Highway Firlands British Columbia Columbia Valley Crowsnest Pass

Next Time John Refuses to Return to Dentist

A four year old boy, taken by his father to the dentist, calmed first visit but balked at the second. When urged to apologize and promise better behavior, John replied he would be good next time but would not come again.

John

Scotland Home to Britain’s Largest Group of Optimists

The censor’s bureau reports around 8,000 Jews reside in Scotland, described as the largest gathering of optimists in Britain.

Census Bureau of Great Britain Scotland

Canada Leads With World’s Largest E and F Fisheries

Canada operates the most extensive e and f fisheries globally, supported by broad resource nets, regulatory oversight, and ongoing expansion efforts to cultivate marine catch and associated industries.

Canada

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