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Newspaper
Miniota Herald
Location
Miniota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Aug 27, 1924
Page
6
An opinion urging use of whole wheat flour to preserve vitamins and minerals lost in milling. It argues that most of the outer wheat parts, rich in nutrients, are sent to animals, while humans face higher bread costs and poorer nutrition. The piece calls bakers to promote a whole wheat loaf and educational campaigns to boost its adoption.
Renowned physicist Dr A A Michelson disputes the commonly cited light speed of 196 900 miles per second. He proposes a refinement based on a Mt Wilson to Mt Antonio measurement using a mirror return, with US government engineers assisting.
Vital statistics from all provinces except Quebec record 12,224 births in January 1924. Among the newborns, 147 were twins and one set of triplets, the lone triplet case occurring in Manitoba.
A translated note explains that a scar on a tree does not move upward as the tree grows taller. The mark from a trapper a century ago remains shoulder high. trees gain height only through new growth at the top while their girth expands with the seasons.
The Alberta Government approves the Empire Oversea Settlement Board plan to move skilled British young farm workers to Canada. It is expected that over 150 new settlers will depart England for Alberta soon.
A pithy reflection notes trouble grows easy to enter but hard to exit underscoring common life challenges and persistence.
Four million women are described as farm bands in Japan with overlapping roles in agriculture and traditional labor. The report notes gendered work patterns and shifts in rural employment, highlighting social and economic implications for families and communities.
Dr. Charles Gray Shaw of New York University argues that society is moving toward an age of sobriety where laughter fades. He contends laughter stems from inequality and ignorance, and as humanity evolves morally and intellectually, jokes will disappear and war and laughter will depart by law. He cites shifts from Columbus to Einstein as proof that humorous contrast wanes with progress.
A 20 year look at the declining use of dude shows its shift from bold fashion label to outdated slang. A Fifth Avenue tailor notes public attitude toward men's dress has changed, with overdressed style now drawing less notice as overall city attire improves.
A brief note highlights difficulty in fundraising for children and related concerns over car window safety and bald head care. The item reflects community worries about finance, child welfare, and personal appearance.
Dominion entomologist 3 M Swaine warns that forest insects have caused hundreds of millions in losses over fifteen years. He cites spruce beetles in Quebec and New Brunswick, western pine beetles in British Columbia pines, spruce beetle in Quebec Manitoba Saskatchewan, larch sawfly from Eastern Canada to Northern Alberta, and white pine weevil in Eastern Canada. He notes direct control works for bark beetles but no broad solution for large areas, suggesting aerial poisoned dust as a possible remedy and calling for cooperation among entomologists foresters and planters.
The fourth patent grant to Francis Bailey of Philadelphia describes new punches and matrices for printing types. Issued before a patent office existed, the document bears signatures of President George Washington, Secretary of State Thomas Jefferson, and Attorney General Edmund Randolph.
A Halifax cartoon highlights the day’s wrecks from the picnic season as part of a broader warning on accidents. The Toronto Telegram notes drowning and injuries occur near homes and on streets, urging caution amid seasonal hazards.
New Zealand Attorney General Sir Francis Bell called the omission of His Majesty's name in the Anglo Russian treaty a grave step that could threaten Empire unity. The Morning Post report notes his warning that any part of the Empire could exploit plenipotentiaries to sign treaties without the king. The piece also mentions a massive Europe to America submarine cable project using vast quantities of gutta percha copper and steel.
A Hebrite practice prescribes jaundice relief by wearing a shirt dipped in water from the tops of nine waves and boiled with nine stones. The ritual reflects traditional medicinal beliefs and local superstition among natives.
Harvard University psychologist William D. Tait identifies two primary instincts for race and self preservation. He calls the former the sex instinct and the latter the self instinct, with other impulses acting as subsidiaries. He notes emotions define primacy and that classification remains debated among psychologists.
An elderly Carmarthenshire mother waits daily along the Narbeth to Haverfordwest road for a son lost to the war. She keeps her cottage door open and candles lit at night to welcome his return, though no official death notice has reached her. Her health faded, she now rests in a nursing home but resumes the vigil.
The Canadian climbers Cyril Wates Malcolm Geddes and Val Fyan reach the summit of Mount Geikie 10 854 feet the Ramparts Range Jasper National Park on July 12 after an arduous ascent from the southeast side They climbed a snow gully rock chimneys and ledges then descended by moonlight early July 15 The ascent marks the first recorded summit with other parties still attempting the peak.
The London Times reports that cancer remains a mystery while progress with radium and X rays offers hope. Professor Lazarus Barlow notes patients sometimes live in equilibrium for years, and new discoveries with tar and other de novo agents open research avenues. The Times stress the need for continuous coordinated effort and citizen support for the British Empire Cancer campaign.
The harvest moon is for illumination of field labor not weather forecasting. Farmers who tie moon phases to frost and harvest timing are mistaken, say weather experts. Sir Frederick Liupart of the Dominion Meteorological Office calls the belief an old wives tale and says the moon has no influence on weather conditions.
Frau Johanna Prigge born 103 years ago is believed to be Germany’s oldest woman. She enjoys good health and an active mind reads without glasses and engages in intricate needlework. After her husband’s death she lived with her eldest son, then moved to Embsen with her grandson Stein.
The famous Jersey cow Sophie XX will join Smithsonian exhibits after being chloroformed on June 19. It held the Jersey fat production record from January to November 1914 with 17,557 pounds of milk and 999 pounds of butter fat in a year and will be taxidermied for display.
Negotiations proceed to acquire twelve thousand six hundred six acres in Western Canada to form a new settlement for about eighty migrant families from Ohio and Virginia. The representative notes the community will comprise capable farmers and include two scientific agricultural huts.
A novel device functions as both clock and savings bank requiring daily coin insertion before rewinding. The mechanism forces the owner to add to savings every day, linking timekeeping with personal finance.
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