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Newspaper
Miniota Herald
Location
Miniota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Aug 13, 1930
Page
5
Advice on planting flowering shrubs around houses to improve appearance and permanence. Emphasizes gradual, affordable planting, proper spacing, soil preparation, and selecting shade tolerant varieties. Encourages consulting experiments stations and nurserymen catalogs for varieties.
Louis J. Howe, former deputy secretary, chosen as new sheriff for Manitoba's eastern judicial district to succeed the late Col. Rupert Inkster, with announcement made recently.
Researchers announce a new process that converts water and carbon dioxide gas into synthetic silk. The method promises a sustainable material source with potential applications in textiles and industry.
A humorous quote from Moustique in Charleroi contrasts a man’s complaint about his wife with his own begrudging praise for her chores. He notes she makes the bed cleans boots and even turns out his pockets while he struggles with the idea of a perfect wife.
The Dominion Bureau of Statistics shows eight Canadian sugar refineries paid total wages of 2,748,396 last year, with 2,325 employees. Capital invested fell to 43,534,113 from 45,625,818 in 1926, while products valued at 47,151,960 in 1929 declined from 52,035,155 in 1928. Sugar beet acreage reached 32,556 with 7.23 tons per acre, totaling 235,465 tons at an average price of 884 per ton, value 2,080,996.
Doctors F. B. Jones and H. S. Simms of the Rockefeller Institute for Medical Research report isolating a natural agent in milk that prevents microbe growth. Found in whey after butter-fat and casein separation, the preservative powder remains stable for months. one grain per gallon of growth medium halts germs.
A concise guide from the Winnipeg Newspaper Union at 175 McDermot Ave on pattern numbering and ordering. It lists pattern numbers and steps to place an order through the union.
The Regina Leader-Post notes Western Canadian wheat farmers face low prices and large surpluses. It questions shifting acreages, alternative crops, and better farming methods. It urges producers to propose solutions and expose any exploitive practices.
The British Columbia Department of Mines reports higher mineral output in the first half of 1930 but a 12 percent drop in gross value from 1929. Silver and zinc prices outlook remains uncertain, with some mines possibly closing. coal production also fell 18 percent.
Howard Marler, son of the Canadian Minister to Japan, spoke in Winnipeg about a promising market for Canadian manufacturers in Japan. He noted rapid trade growth but emphasized the need for manufacturers to appoint representatives in the Far East.
W. D. Albright of the Dominion Department of Agriculture at Beaverlodge Alberta argues that watering the garden with a can wastes moisture. He says weeding saves soil moisture and recommends trenching or hole watering to reach feeding roots and reduce evaporation. He notes half an inch of rain equals large water volumes and that weekly watering is a man sized effort.
Dominion Bureau of Statistics estimates Canada’s population at 9 934 500 as of June 1 up 137 700 from 1929. Provincial totals include Ontario 3 313 000 Quebec 2 734 600 Alberta 660 000 Manitoba 671 500 Saskatchewan 882 000 Nova Scotia 553 900 New Brunswick 423 400 Prince Edward Island 85 800 British Columbia 597 000 Yukon 3 700 North West Territories 9 600.
Government decree prohibits girls from powdering their noses, asserting a world leading example. Officials frame rule as moral improvement and global standard setting.
The Department of Agriculture will resume the bounty program in British Columbia with $7.50 per coyote $15 per wolf and $40 per cougar. Trained hunters may be employed to kill predatory animals as needed following a recent order in council.
About 300 people from 33 nearby points attended a field day by the Manitoba wheat pool at Brandon Experimental Farm. Agents described summerfallow treatment, sweet clover plowing benefits, seed plot selection, and poultry feeding tests while noting a worldwide wheat surplus beyond Canada.
Canada remains the main source of the world’s paper supply with exports to 33 countries including Australia and Uruguay. The text links forests to wheat, notes farming potential as forests are cleared, and mentions paper products like wrapping and writing papers, and a June export of over a million pounds of wall boards to the United Kingdom.
The provincial government announced that Alberta's natural resources will be formally handed over on October 1. An agreement between provincial and federal governments fixes the cut-off date, with Premier Brownlee and Hon. Charles Stewart signing on behalf of their governments.
New York University announces an aeroplane extension course to be inaugurated this fall. The project calls for air transportation of professors to various towns in New York and neighboring states where aviation instruction will be taught in grade and high schools and other institutions.
The Dominion Bureau of Statistics reports 21 296 more wage earners in Canada on July 1 than June 1. Based on reports from 7 283 firms, total employed workers reach 1 043 232.
A brief note describes a romance where a devoted man offers his gift and a loving woman grants forgiveness, illustrating a symmetrical exchange of affection and pardon in a quiet domestic moment.
Winnipeg extends its central heating system from a municipal steam plant used for power to supply heat for downtown blocks. Since 1924 the system has grown, using electric boilers and river power. A private company plans a $2,000,000 steam heating plant in a new city section.
Manitoba Government Telephone System shows a surplus of 1 213 916 for the seven months ending June 30. Revenue for the period totaled 2 244 740.
The secretary of the Dixon Illinois club remarks that even a tombstone has a kind word for a man when he is down, highlighting a thoughtful, compassionate view despite hardship.
In Hummel Hamburg a wife notes a man’s bravery medal while a husband replies he always wears his wedding ring, a small domestic moment reflecting symbols of valor and commitment.
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