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Newspaper
Miniota Herald
Location
Miniota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Aug 24, 1937
Page
2
A sweeping overview of recent medical advances and prospects. It highlights declines in deaths from communicable diseases, infant mortality improvements, progress against heart disease and cancer, insulin for diabetes, and new techniques and devices. It notes life expectancy gains and cautions that forecasts of conquering death remain speculative.
A minuscule 1901 Sydney paper, the Evening News, was found in Winnipeg. It chronicles Queen Victoria’s death on January 22 with ads and revues, likely a photo copy of the original edition as a memento. War news from the South African campaign appears but the monarch’s death dominates.
The horse chestnut arrived in America after traveling from Asia Minor through England and onward to the United States, tracing a path from distant origins to a new home in American soil.
Sir Hubert Wilkins plans an expedition to the Australian Antarctic sector covering 3,000,000 square miles to gather data for establishing two permanent scientific stations. The mission aims to explore whale fisheries fur bearing wildlife coal seams and potential metals in the region.
Prof. S. Floyd Maine of the University of Western Ontario urged the Dominion Convention of Kinsmen's Clubs in London Ont to eliminate prejudice in education. He said education should evolve to fit people for jobs and to help them live better.
Lord Runciman renowned as the grand old man of shipping died at age 90. His life rose from cabin boy at 12 to baronet, MP for Hartlepool, and first Baron Runciman. He founded the Moor line, led Anchor and Moor ships, wrote sea books, and enjoyed a final air journey at 84.
The Princess Royal Countess of Harewood again accepts the Benevolent and Orphan Fund purses at the Teachers Conference after cancellations due to illness and royal deaths. The royal charity dates back to 1896 with the Duke and Duchess of York and their later heirs.
Paddy O'Connor, 76, of Bourke NSW, has not cut his hair in 19 years. His hair is worn in a bun atop his head and his beard reaches near his waist. He vows never to visit a barber again, saying there are enough bald heads and he prefers being different.
Statistical notes show the right rear tire is the most commonly punctured on automobiles. Separate data indicate the sun’s diameter is about 110 times that of the earth.
Laura Archer a 19 year old first mate of The Mildred steered the ship after striking a rock in Lake Muskoka and beaching it to prevent loss of life. She hoped to earn her master’s papers when she turned 19 in May but the age limit was raised to 21. The ship carried 21 passengers mostly women and children all unharmed. A buoy was placed on the rock and a permanent buoy is being sought.
Former film star Coleman King, famed for Man of Aran, now works as a navvy on a Patcham housing estate near Brighton. He intermittently vanishes for weeks, keeping his movements and activities private. The 27-foot shark he fought in the film is displayed at Brighton Aquarium.
A golfer at Kinston Heath in Victoria Australia accidentally struck a magpie with his ball. The ball lodged on the bird and its beak snapped off but remained embedded in the cover before the bird flew away with the injury unseen by players.
The Ottawa Journal and Canadian Public Health Association gathering in Ottawa featured reflections on health. Chief Justice Mulock, on his ninety third birthday, told a journalist to take care of health as a key blessing, noting health is the result of unconscious habits and minimizing worry.
A US Weather Bureau project will launch 190 balloons with two-pound mechanical brains attached as meteorograph 2 to drift over Alaska from Fairbanks beginning Sept 1. Each gas bag carries automatic weather recorders and a dual radio transmitter to relay data to ground observers.
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