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Newspaper
Miniota Herald
Location
Miniota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Aug 04, 1926
Page
4
A guide to curing hay on the prairie notes four quality factors odor leaves dust and weed content and outlines timing for cutting alfalfa clover timothy oats and sweet clover. It stresses leaf retention moisture control and proper windrow curing to prevent moulds and maintain palatability and feeding value.
A Bureau of Statistics report notes seventy cotton textile plants in the Dominion with capital of 60,009,854 dollars. About 20,000 people are employed and the industry produces goods valued at 30,249,131 dollars.
Through intervention by ambassador Sirene Howard and Lord Byng, Ottawa adjusts policy for European tourists travelling via the United States. Tourist Thirds examined before sailing will now go to Botse's Point for preentry checks, avoiding Billis Island. Third class travellers still pass Ellis Island for medical inspection by both nations.
W H Gibson reports on a three year trial at the Dominion experimental farm in Saskatchewan evaluating grasses sown alone and with white sweet clover yellow sweet clover and alfalfa. Results show lowest yields from grasses alone and highlight profitable hay from alfalfa mixtures.
An Ottawa study tests cod liver oil feeding on laying hens over two phases. Preliminary period kept hens on winter ration. all feeding followed with cod liver oil. Results suggest little effect on egg weight or shell, though daily egg weights varied, with oil phase showing reduced variation.
Princess Mary stands out as the royal family member with pure racing enthusiasm. The King, a sailor by primary interest, raises thoroughbreds but does not bet on races, unlike his father Edward VII. Queen Mary attends major races by duty, while the Prince of Wales and the Duke of York show little interest in flat racing.
The 1770 French statute still appears in the books and was retained through 1840 Civil Code reforms. It warned that men lured by rouge powder perfumes false teeth hair steel corsets or other deceits for marriage could face prose cution for sorcery and have the marriage annulled if convicted.
Mrs L H Reilly of Buckingham Women's Institute brands the average English woman as the worst cook in the world. She criticizes lack of sauces and wasteful habits, contrasting English and French cooking practices with bone scraps, scraps for chickens, and bread and dripping versus stock and nourishing soups.
The article explains a monthly Chinese ritual with the Kitchen God festival on the twenty third day of the twelfth month. Families honor the kitchen god, smear the image with molasses, burn it, and believe the god reports to heaven. A week later they welcome the god back with rejoicing and firecrackers, then set a new image.
The first American short story magazine appeared in London in 1840. Its initial volume of 460 pages included about fifty tales and popular sketches, reprinting nearly all notable American fiction to that date except Washington Irving works. It helped shape the fledgling American short story form.
Research cites an old manuscript describing how young girls in ancient times used snow to wash their faces to redden skin and create a healthy glow. It contrasts with modern flappers who used cosmetics.
A light anecdote centers on a storyteller who finds the tale most amusing. The piece emphasizes the teller’s enjoyment as the story unfolds, suggesting humor and social connection in shared amusement.
Iceland poppies were introduced to Lake Louise by horticulturist Mr. Krook of the Canadian Pacific Railway. From a 1912 seed planting at Wolseley Saskatchewan, the flowers spread along the lake’s shores, gracing paths and rock views. The poppies drew poets, painters, and visitors, making Lake Louise famous worldwide.
Juveniles of Japan and America exchange letters to foster goodwill under the League of Nations Associations. Over five hundred letters have been written by grammar school children. M Kokawa in Tokyo sees the movement growing and aiding world peace. American kids favor Japanese picture postcards and charming letter paper. Both sides show friendly curiosity about each other.
A sixty day Alaska Peninsula hunt notes unusually prolific bears this summer. Big browns with four cubs each and many with three or two cubs were seen, as mothers shuffled salmon from creeks. The largest bear measured eleven feet two inches and was killed by E. L. Garrett of Seattle.
Grain exports from Vancouver total 62,155,414 bushels in the first half, far ahead of the 23,765,325 bushels a year ago and 53,218,903 bushels two years back. In June no grain was shipped to the Orient, all 1,927,000 bushels going to the United Kingdom continental market. Bookings through July amount to 374,000 bushels for the UK and 100,000 for the Orient.
Vatican officials from lowliest workers to sacred college members will see substantial pay raises to offset rising living costs. A humor caption notes a diner’s quip about a spring lamb as men work for money.
Barney Magnusson, back in Manitoba after two years trapping in Port Smith and Fort Fitzgerald country, warns of rapid caribou extinction due to wanton slaughter. He urges immediate steps like those protecting buffalo, noting past migrations and current dangers to the sub arctic herd. He cites government buffalo shipping to Fitzgerald and park protections as a model and describes interbreeding between wood and plain buffalo in the northern park.
In Springfield Massachusetts Mr and Mrs Peter Audaim faced losing 1200 dollars saved from factory wages after Mrs Audaim sold a shoebag containing the money to a junk man 25 cents. A blue mattress clue led detectives to a junk dealer where the bag and cash were recovered intact.
The Detroiter won the Elks national balloon race and is believed to have set a world distance record when landing at Jennings Florida after an 854 mile flight from Chicago. It was the final balloon to report in the event.
In the Denver Post ad a refined forty year old widow describes herself as attractive and fun loving. She seeks a gentleman with a car and similar inclinations to share companionship and mutual interests.
The dialogue notes booming automobile growth and rising traffic, while pedestrians decline as streets grow busier. City observers discuss the paradox of mobility and safety in urban life.
A concise editorial note claims a mindset of perpetual predation as a mode of living without productive labor, framing it as an ethical concern for society and suggesting consequences.
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