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Newspaper
Miniota Herald
Location
Miniota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Aug 06, 1935
Page
6
A columnist reflects on Hon. Mackenzie King’s radio usage of whither and urges readers to pause before actions in public life. He compares life choices to a sailor charting a destination and asks individuals and nations to consider future outcomes and moral direction.
Crowds in the French concession witnessed a nightly red glow in a school window they believed to be a Chinese deity. It was later identified as reflections from an illuminated theatre sign across the street. Ban on tabu noted as Hawaiian contribution to American folk words.
Science editors use slow motion cameras to measure thunderbolt energy and timing. A typical thundercloud stores about the energy of a household bulb per minute, releasing it in bursts of several billion volts as a storm strikes. The process starts with a tongue of flame reaching earth, then a ground flash rises to meet the cloud in a rapid second stroke lasting about 50 millionths of a second.
Irish Freemasons adopt Patrick Ruttledge suggestion to omit singing God Save the King at dinners. A Cork lodge dinner was attacked by gunfire with blank cartridges after fervent singing. Ruttledge offers protection but lodges proceed with silent toast to the King at future events.
Adolf Johnson of Calgary has built a working model of a bank burglar trap. A small button triggers steel plates to cover windows and block doors to trap robbers. He patented the device in 1922 and continues improving it along with other inventions such as semaphore signals, a parachute plane, and automatic gates.
French writer Piron was arrested and arraigned by a scornful magistrate who mocked his profession. The judge quipped about poets, and Piron replied that his brother is a fool, ending a sharp, personal exchange in court.
A London expert reports that since 1932 no birch beech holly or horse chestnut in England has been struck by lightning while oaks are more prone to strikes. The finding emphasizes oaks as the most likely to be hit among common trees.
By Ellen Worth a shirtwaist dress with an air of demure femininity features inverted front skirt plaits for comfortable stride and a slimming back yoke. The maize and white checked silk gingham version with short sleeves suits town or resort wear and pattern No. 321 fits sizes 14 to 40 inches bust. Patterns and mail orders offered by the Winnipeg Newspaper Union.
Miss Frances B. Clapp reports from Kyoto that fuel shortages push Japanese households to eat breakfast in bed to save on heating costs. She notes building a fire costs about 50 cents and that such economy measures reflect local conditions rather than Western habits.
In Turkestan a grass variety was found that, when uprooted by storms, falls downward and replants itself, indicating a natural self propagation mechanism.
Garnet wheat will be marketed as a separate grade starting August 1, with price set by ordinary market conditions. No. 1 Garnet and No. 2 Garnet will be created while poorer quality Garnet goes to No. 3 Northern or lower. $1,500,000 was voted to recompense holders if losses occur during the transition.
Dr Dennis D D D Prescription promises quick relief for itching from pimples bites eczema and rashes. The antiseptic liquid soothes inflamed tissue dries clear and grease free with a 35 cent trial bottle guaranteed or money back. Manufactured by Italian Balm owners.
A carved ox-yoke made in 1882 by George Cross of Inchkeith Sask and later used in the 1885 Riel uprising is shown. Oak survives outside 40 years in weather, now donated by Mrs Cross to Regina museum as Saskatchewan’s early days souvenir. Antonio Stradivari’s varnish legacy noted as unmatched despite his death nearly 200 years ago.
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