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Newspaper
Miniota Herald
Location
Miniota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Aug 06, 1942
Page
4
Bread spoilage often results from poor storage especially after 36 hours. Mould rots loaves with discoloured patches and rope develops inside the loaf. destroy affected bread and disinfect storage. For home-baked bread add vinegar to flour, bake longer, and cool completely before storing in a clean dry area with good ventilation.
A control study on a diphtheria and whooping cough combined vaccine among 2,000 students over two years shows 1 percent infection in vaccinated children compared with 9 to 10 percent in unvaccinated peers. Dr. Pearl L. Kendrick directs the Michigan division health study conducted locally and in Mexico City, but she cautions that conclusions are premature. Her prior work on a single vaccine drew major national medical attention in 1938 and 1941.
St Hyacinthe Quebec, founded 1760, once known for Casavant Organs and farming machinery, has become a major army training centre. Uintah mountains in Utah are among the few east to west ranges globally.
The Ruhr mines produce three fourths of Germanys coal. 2475
The Press Association reports a British submarine lay disabled on the sea floor for two days. With no aid in sight the crew sang Abide With Me as the commanding officer warned of imminent death. A sedative dulled nerves, a sailor fainted and accidentally opened the jammed surfacing mechanism, bringing the boat up to port. Official sources declined comment.
The metals controller urges Canadian housewives to conserve zinc fruit jar rings as production may be curtailed soon. Officials warn that shortages could affect canning supplies and home food preservation.
A striking note describes seabirds whose oily bodies can sustain a flame if a wick is threaded through them, causing the birds to burn like candles.
A 1890 shipping mistake delivering golf clubs to a Boston store introduced golf to New England. A British visitor explained the sport to John Smith of Belmont who later helped set the first course at Franklin Park. Smith and three friends managed double-figure scores on snow-patched holes.
Ed Allan Davis 41 left Madisonville Texas for Winnipeg to enlist in the Canadian Army saying it is the best in the world. He was the first Madisonville volunteer to join the American Expeditionary Force in the First Great War.
In early modern usage the term advertisement extended to any kind of notice or information. The phrase reflects how 16th and 17th century writers used the word to signal public awareness rather than a modern paid advertisement.
The metropolitan water board states baths should be for washing when dirty to save fuel. London has ample water but uses large fuel to heat and pump both hot and cold water into homes.
Shell Exploration Company will launch an intensive oil search in Jasper National Park, leveraging several leases held by the firm in the area.
Mr. Justice Gordon chairing the Canadian Red Cross announced Canada would ship 75 000 parcels weekly to European prisoners of war, an increase of 25 000 from the current rate, with plans to send parcels to Far East prisoners and to set up a western depot to reach about 110 000 weekly. He noted negotiations for a Swedish vessel and reported no parcels lost since shipments began.
Hundreds of women are being recruited to operate canal barges on Britain's inland waterways. There are no age or height limits, but recruits must be strong and healthy.
The Panama railroad, completed in 1855, marked the first transcontinental railway in the western hemisphere. Bay War Savings Certificates referenced in the fragment suggest a wartime savings program noting financial instruments issued during the era.
Edmonton born Flying Officer D S Florence DFC recalls training in Canada and service with a New Zealand squadron in England. He describes navigation by stars, bomb aiming over Germany, and the camaraderie with Canadians and New Zealanders while noting the welcome in English towns and the thrill of flying from Cambridge to Cologne.
Shipwrights in Lisbon are fitting out a merchantman named Caritas I. to fly the Swiss Ensign and the emblem of the International Red Cross. This vessel will form the first in a fleet of mercy ships delivering cargoes to war prisoners and suffering populations.
The report notes oil wells reach depths from a few hundred feet to nearly three miles, illustrating the wide vertical scale of petroleum drilling and exploration.
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