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Newspaper
Miniota Herald
Location
Miniota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Aug 04, 1921
Page
6
Mr Smith and Benny walk home after a talk about Aunt Jane and thrift. Benny explains sav ings build wealth and Aunt Jane’s plan to get her hand in, while Mr Smith reflects on a Blaisdell data quest and imagines pink dresses for a distant love.
Mr. John Smith arrives with two trunks at Mrs Blaisdell’s boarding house. Mrs Blaisdell and Mellicent greet him in gingham aprons as the room is set and the trunk placement noted with quiet routine.
Mr. Smith arrives as a guest at the Blaisdell home and is shown a bright, orderly sitting room. He begins collecting material for a book, starting with a visit to James Blaisdell and meeting a sharp, knowledgeable household, including Mrs Blaisdell’s helper who hints at tension and illness.
A vintage ad promotes Catarrhozone Inhaler as a sure pleasant remedy that relieves cold symptoms instantly. It claims piney vapors clear the nose throat and head, with a two month outfit priced 50 cents and a trial size of 25 cents from dealers in Montreal.
Mr Smith returns to the veranda with a tense exchange as Maggie is revealed to be Miss Duff and a scene with Mrs James Blaisdell unfolds. The abrupt entrance of the Blaisdells shifts the moment and hints at further developments in this section.
The Royal Society of Arts awards the 1921 Albert Medal to Professor John Ambrose Fleming for his valuable work in electrical science. Fleming, aged 73, invented the thermionic valve that powered modern wireless telegraphy, enabling transmission, reception, and amplification of wireless waves.
In Doorn the ex Kaiser faces local tax assessments shared by residents. He protests while burghers tell him to return home. The piece notes that high taxes burden locals and boost resentment toward the former monarch.
Dr. Northcote Deck describes Rennell Island in the Solomon Group Melanesia as home to about 500 isolated inhabitants still using stone and wood implements. They barter for iron and use bones as weapon tips while their currency is bat teeth in caves.
Government in Victoria enacts a near monopoly on beaver skins after uncovering a organized smuggling ring. Illegal possession carries six months imprisonment. Dr. Baker cites 4000 to 6000 skins shipped to Alberta. Government to purchase and market about 5000 skins valued around $100,000 from caches held by Indian trappers.
A United States flag was created in Jamestown Wyoming using wool and finished by a diverse crew with national origins listed for each step from sorting to final dressing. The project highlights global collaboration in a local crafts effort.
A concise statement asserts that every dollar spent in the hometown benefits the community by supporting local businesses, creating jobs, and boosting economic vitality. The message emphasizes local spending as a driver of growth and resilience.
The De Witt Clinton, New York state’s first locomotive, rested after celebrating its 90th birthday with a train of period cars. The test reached 75 pounds of steam, exceeding the era’s eight mph limit, and officials said the engine stood up well despite years idle. It had been shown at Grand Central Station in New York for years.
Over 150 Chinese students at the University of Chicago and Northwestern University agree to limit their food costs to 65 cents a day for three months to aid famine relief in China. Men will abstain from tobacco while women abstain from candy and motion pictures to save funds.
The article notes Russian marriage customs including a brisk dash down the church aisle. The belief holds that the couple who steps on the altar cloth becomes master of the home.
When appetite fails and you feel dizzy or run down this old remedy claims to tone the liver aid digestion and enhance flavor perception. It promises better health and vitality with regular use and is sold for 25 cents by dealers or The Catarrhozone Co Montreal.
The postcard originated in Austria in 1869 and spread to England by 1870. Its popularity grew steadily from 76 million postcards in 1872 to 135 million in 1882 and 419 million by 1902, reaching 800 million in 1906. The rising letter rate threatens the postcard’s economic advantage.
A Peru mine of quicksilver reaches 170 fathoms in circumference and 480 feet deep. Its vast underground world includes streets, squares, and a chapel where worship is held.
The Philadelphia Public Ledger reports a Dutch method turning milk into solid cubes by drying, powdering, and recombining with cream. The cubes preserve freshness, suit areas with scarce milk, and offer travelers a portable dairy option.
The allied commission blew up the Krupp gunworks machinery and wrecked the vast plant, leaving behind a symbol of Germany’s fallen military might once praised as blood and iron. The Rochester Herald notes the demolition signals end of the weapons factory.
Sir John Herschel, famed for comet knowledge, estimated that even tails millions of miles long weigh no more than half a pound.
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