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Newspaper
Miniota Herald
Location
Miniota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Aug 05, 1925
Page
6
The Rockefeller Institute of New York contributes 420000 dollars for an Institute of Physical Chemistry in Madrid Spain. The item notes other world affairs and events in brief form from various regions.
The loss of the Bayeskimo off Ungava Bay endangers supplies for Labrador and Ungava Bay posts and isolated stations. The S S Nascopie, currently delivering relief, may be forced to delay its Arctic run to Baffin Island as crew and passengers of the wrecked ship remain aboard awaiting return to civilization. The cause of the sinking is not yet disclosed and residents including traders, whale hunters, fishermen, missionaries, and Eskimos rely on these supply missions.
Radio fans note the total number of receiving licenses in Canada at the end of June was 56 063. Western provinces issued licenses as follows: Manitoba 4 443 British Columbia 3 392 Alberta 3 004 Yukon 22 and North West Territories 5.
The federal Department of Agriculture announced that World Poultry Congress Candida will host the International Association of Instructors and Investigators of Poultry Husbandry in early summer 1927. The prior meeting was in Spain where the Canadian poultry exhibit drew much attention.
The League of Nations reports final global war losses eleven years after the conflict. It lists 9,995,771 known dead and 2,991,800 presumed dead, with 6,295,512 seriously wounded and 14,002,038 other injuries. Direct war cost totals $186,332,637,097 and property losses reach $29,960,000,000. Capitalized life losses total $33,551,276,280, valuing lives at $4,720 for Americans, $4,140 for British, and $2,900 for French.
The 5XX station opens at Daventry near England’s center and will broadcast British programmes in the coming winter. It uses 25 kilowatts on a 1600 metre wavelength from two 800 foot apart masts with a T-type aerial to reach beyond smaller stations and send British music to the United States.
The late Marquis Curzon of Kedleston created a Kedleston trust in his will to safeguard his ancestral estate for his family. He stated the aim was not vanity but the survival of England's nobility and gentry, noting his family has lived at Kedleston for over 800 years and should maintain its traditions. He hoped future owners would recognize this obligation.
International Clay Products Limited incorporated at Regina plans white stoneware and tile production from Saskatchewan clays. The company acquires Readlyn clay land and Knollys acreage, 150000 capital with 50000 preferred stock to the public, and takes over the Estevan plant including 200 acres coal property.
At the Kiwanis international congress in St Paul about 5000 delegates from Canadian towns and cities endorsed a resolution calling immigration the outstanding need for Canada’s betterment and pledged earnest support to work toward this goal.
The boy asks if his birthday falls on Monday this year and on Sunday last year. The mother confirms both. He then grumbles and asks how many days in the week he has been born on, implying curiosity about day-of-week birth distribution.
A fragmentary dialogue references Kane Priggs as an artist. The remark notes his knowledge of colors for his wife's silk stockings, implying a creative or descriptive skill tied to textile hues. The text is sparse and lacks clear event or context.
Printed description notes dresses for an older girl and a smaller child with right side buttons, Valenciennes lace edging, and short sleeves. It highlights sizes 2 4 6 and 8 years, fabric needs, and a fashion book offering patterns for children with a coupon included.
Instructional notice from Winnipeg Union at 175 McDermot Ave detailing pattern order steps. It lists pattern number size name town and province and requests to send a 20 cent coin or stamps, with care to wrap the coin.
Gordon Selfridge reports from Soviet Russia that money to buy British goods is scarce and the populace is almost penniless. He notes universal gloom, polite behavior, and a rare refusal of tips, with M. Litvinoff calling Russia a land where nothing matters.
The final linking section has joined Meekatharra in Western Australia to Dajarra in Queensland, creating a continuous 5,433 mile rail line. By comparison, Halifax to Vancouver routes via CN and CP rails measure 3,788.7 and 2,662 miles.
A woman applies for a divorce claiming incompatibility as the sole ground. She states she desires separation because she and her husband are incompatible and cannot live together.
Scholars suggest shorthand systems emerged in Phoenicia and may have appeared earlier in Babylon, indicating a long history of concise writing methods across Mesopotamian and Mediterranean cultures.
The fourth annual meeting of Canada’s Historic Sites and Monuments Board in Ottawa reviewed over 150 sites with 38 designated of national importance. Brig. Gen. E. A. Cruikshanks presided. members from Ontario, the Maritimes, Western Canada, Quebec, and national parks attended. The board advises on marking Dominion historic sites and highlighted key locations from 1924 and 1925 including Champlain Landing, Forts Qu’Appelle, de la Reine, Steele, Lagley, and several battle and canal sites across multiple provinces.
The little Hungarian settlement near Bekevar Saskatchewan marked its twenty fifth birthday on July 25 with a visit by Hon. W. H. Newlands lieutenant governor and Hungarian consul general Armand Kanna. Newlands praised the settlers and urged more countrymen to seek western opportunities. Szabo Janos later known as John Szabo founded the community, whose log cabin remains as a reminder of its beginnings.
Henry F. Morris has lived thirty years in a forest cave near Omaha. He visits the city and encounters the motor car elevator and motion pictures with astonishment and alarm. He questions how voices travel without wires and the rapid pace of modern life.
The department of agriculture reports a record year with 975,020 cattle 355,179 calves 3,094,291 hogs and 485,606 sheep marketed in 1924. This compares with 882,921 cattle 315,422 calves 2,362,402 hogs and 512,390 sheep marketed in the prior year.
In parts of England a common belief holds that planting a holly bush near a house will shield it from lightning. This folklore suggests protective magic tied to sacred evergreen among regional practices.
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The international ice patrol, funded globally and operated by the United States from Halifax, Nova Scotia, uses two vessels to patrol Atlantic routes to Europe from March to July. They report ice conditions by radio warnings when icebergs or ice floes are sighted.
Lord Jellienco: urged the people to pressure the government against further reductions in England s naval defences. He warned disarmament risked security and cited the Washington conference and echoes of Trafalgar as reasons to oppose cuts. He urged citizens to oppose economizing on empire defence.
The Vancouver Sun notes the Niagara sailed July 1 carrying about 150 American pianos bound for Australia and New Zealand buyers. It argues Canadian pianos should represent Canadian labor and payroll growth and urges Canadian industries to pursue business across the Pacific and into Empire markets.
President Coolidge issued a statement on the arrival of the United States fleet in Australian waters. He expressed hope the Far Pacific visit would emphasize cordial relations between the United States and other nations.
The Haig special train passed through Haig British Columbia and Field Marshal Haig, in his parlor, learned a town on the Canadian Pacific Railway had been named for him. He was surprised and pleased by the revelation as a red station bearing the name approached. Countess Haig wrote two letters to their daughters in London to be sent from Haig as souvenirs.
An expedition led by Rev J Gareeon Duncan for the Palestine Exploration Fund reports uncovering the western side of a buried city near Jerusalem. It includes rock chambers thought to hold recesses of the tomb of King David dating to about 1206 B C.
A terse exchange unfolds as the sheriff blocks swimming, declaring the area legally off limits. The intruding speaker, J M, questions depth, then accepts wading as an alternative. The scene underscores enforcement of local regulations over improvised recreation.
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