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Newspaper
Miniota Herald
Location
Miniota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Aug 25, 1922
Page
2
An essay argues that wars teach futility and that strikes replicate wartime waste. It cites coal miners' five month stoppage, economic damage across railways ports and industry, and rising fuel prices as evidence that arbitration before strikes would save lives and resources.
A Washington area senator argues with a taxi driver over a fare for a two and a half mile home trip. The driver explains weather and road skid increased the distance, while the senator contends the charge is excessive.
An American visitor measured the heat under a silk hat in a London street on a hot day. He placed a small thermometer in a tile and wore it for ten minutes, recording 107 degrees. The anecdote appears in Youth's Companion.
W A Mac Leod, Saskatchewan publications commissioner, urged weekly papers to offer strong local agricultural news. He noted the contrast with daily papers and emphasized local context, experiments, pest outbreaks, and government bulletins. He praised ready print services and the need for concise articles in sparse weekly space.
The Ottawa Government plans to explore Canada’s natural resources by deploying thirty nine survey parties across all provinces and the Yukon. The effort seeks new deposits to boost employment and rail tonnage while focusing investigations near transportation routes to avoid remote areas.
A colossal iceberg bulges 100 feet above the surface and extends about 700 feet beneath, forming a massive underwater profile. The missing midsection or surrounding conditions are not specified.
A fragment suggests a critic claims every blow aimed at another is meant to boost the attacker. The text implies competitive or retaliatory aims without detailing persons, places, or events.
Alberta exhibits to travel to four fairs across the line feature Athabasca tar sands and coal from northern and southern mines. The display blends mineral wealth with agricultural displays, including mining operation pictures, to illustrate the province's underground riches alongside its farms.
An advertisement claims Dr. Hamilton's Pills restore health to pale tired women. It asserts improved complexion, risen spirits, and daily strength, promising a full return to vitality. The product is sold widely for 25 cents per box and by the Catarrhozone Co. in Montreal.
The University of Saskatchewan will create a new department and include a bee husbandry course in the agrarian curriculum this fall. Mrs. J. H. Bayford of Wawota Sask. aided by the authorities, notable for producing 920 pounds of honey in 1921 at 70 cents per pound.
Brief note notes that the tongue of the chameleon extends as long as its body, illustrating its remarkable predatory adaptation. The fact emphasizes the animal's specialized anatomy and hunting technique.
Summer heat endangers infants with quick stomach upset and dangerous diarrheal illnesses. Prompt aid is vital as dehydration and illness can progress rapidly. The ad promotes Baby's Own Tablets to regulate bowels and soothe the stomach, sold for 25 cents a box by The Dr Williams Medicine Co. Brockville Ont. It also notes a joke about women chasing wealthy husbands.
Emeritus Amherst College astronomer Dr David Todd plans a motion picture project of Mars from Fort Charlotte in the Bahamas using a five foot two inch mirror camera. He notes Mars will be unusually close in August 1924 and discusses habitation questions while doubting radio communication feasibility.
The ad claims thousands healed from sciatica lumbago and neuralgia through Nerviline. It asserts rapid sinking action into sore muscles and broad relief for minor ailments. Available at dealers for 35 cents.
The article explains how recognition of a person declines with distance. At 100 yards one can see body parts and dress details, at 200 yards face features blur, at 400 yards facial features fade but limb movements remain visible, and at 600 yards a person appears only as a form.
The federal government endorses a grant of 66965 dollars to the province of Alberta to aid and advance the farming industry through agricultural instruction. Payment will be from Canada's revenue land for the year ending March 31 1923 under the Agricultural Instruction Act.
The Prince of Wales designed a silver Atlas figure supporting a globe engraved with the Renown's Indian and Australian voyage route. The gift commemorates the months of shared experiences between the two young men and is praised as a personal, fashionable memento from a cousin and friend, not merely a conventional keepsake.
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