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Newspaper
Miniota Herald
Location
Miniota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Aug 04, 1936
Page
4
A St. Thomas Times-Journal piece notes birds show insight in building nests and storing acorns. It cites woodpeckers storing acorns in pine bark and drilling, fitting, and adjusting holes to protect food for future worms. The article attributes this to instinct from the Creator of Life.
A seaman from the American freighter Robin Adair deserted at Mombasa during a voyage to East Africa. He hid in the interior with a small gun and hammock, surviving by buying eggs and fowls from natives and sleeping in trees to escape lions and other wildlife. Monkeys sometimes awoke him as he watched the bush life play out.
The 86 year old Duke of Connaught arrived first at Horse Guards for Trooping the Color and waited in the sun for Queen Mary who had not yet arrived. After learning she was late he kissed her hand and resumed his seat, exemplifying old-world courtesy.
The tourist industry in France has fallen to about half a million visitors, down from roughly 3 million foreigners before the war. Chinese theatres have been ordered to show 60 percent native films.
Farmers in prairie provinces are advised to sow grass seed on clean land using high grade seed and row planting to avoid weed contamination and boost yields. At Brandon Farm one pound of Sudan seed yielded over 150 pounds. Separately Japan reports 348 000 telephone installation applications with 40 000 to be chosen by lot, and a 2 000 increase from last year.
The McCormick Manufacturing Company of London Ontario paid workers in silver dollars for the second time in a month. Banks did not receive enough coins to cover the payroll, forcing the company to obtain a new set of silver dollars.
A historic note explains bread baked in large quantities twice yearly on Norwegian farms is stored in a dedicated house. It also mentions the River Rhine as the world’s swiftest river with speeds reaching 40 miles per hour in some sections.
President Roosevelt issues an executive order making all future postmaster appointments subject to civil service exams. The measure targets 13 730 posts across first to third class as vacancies arise. The move ends patronage by lawmakers and critics in Congress. Also at London event the Canine Defense League shows a dog wearing gold rimmed glasses.
A World apart from Ireland Tory Island in the Anchor Line feature notes no reptiles on the island famed for its Formoriens lore. The article describes its size people language and tradition mentions the late Queen Mary O Heraghty and lists local wildlife and plants with no reptiles.
Hon. C. G. Power in Toronto urges nation wide pasteurization of milk, arguing it safeguards health without altering taste or nutrition. He notes many diseases can be carried by raw milk and that pasteurization at 145 degrees F kills germs. mothers should seek pasteurized milk or pasteurize at home if needed.
Master Sergeant Stanley Morgan and his wife long for Point Barrow and its year round bridge games over civilization. The army sergeant who spoke after the Will Rogers-Wiley Post crash last year says returning to Arctic coast life appeals. Morgan and family have spent ten months on leave in the United States.
In Memphis Tennessee during an hour 18 men and 17 women paused at a downtown store’s mirror for impromptu repairs. The survey notes many men as hat puller downers and tie tinkerers with a few teeth examiners.
The crocodile can live up to 100 years, the tortoise over 100, and the elephant between 150 and 200. Polar bears, Greenland fab cons and snowy owls wear white coats year round in the Arctic.
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