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Newspaper
Miniota Herald
Location
Miniota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Dec 03, 1924
Page
4
The Dairy Branch study shows pasteurizing cream for ten minutes at 186 degrees Fahrenheit dormants molds and bacteria. Sanitary handling of vats churns pipes and pumps and proper parchment paper treatment are essential to long keeping butter and preventing contamination.
A year after a $10 million hotel opened for bachelors in New York, women were barred from admission beyond a reception room. The Edenlike venture touted contentment but faced evils without women and has now changed policy to allow female guests. It notes couples’ dynamics and cites a Times editorial on gender integration.
A Scotsman courts a girl for years without commitment. He reads a notebook listing his good and bad points and says he will ask once his score reaches a dozen. She replies with a retort about her own tally and the moment of acceptance hinges on his score.
The text notes sugar obtained from the Douglas fir appearing as white masses, 2 to 2 inches in diameter, forming drops at the tips of needles in hot dry interior areas of British Columbia.
London hat makers report a revival of the bowler as part of a return to formal men’s attire. Factories remain months behind on orders for this classic style of headgear.
Economical Studied figures show ownership and operation run just over ten cents per mile. The estimate highlights affordability for travelers planning country tours, as noted in Hamilton Spectator.
In a striking tale, Virwere legends describe creatures able to vault through thirty two feet of solid rock with surprising speed. Reportedly they move with agility and can emerge on the other side almost instantly, leaving observers astonished by their apparent tunnel abilities.
A London cable dispatch reports English women urging removal of the word obey from the marriage ceremony. The piece notes wives should not be required to obey husbands and jokes that men have long imposed obedience since Eve and the apple, a theme echoed by the Vancouver Sun.
Raymond Mellon son of Charles S Mellon from Stockbridge Mass. and ex NYNH&H president works 8:30 a.m. clockroom duties while Charles H Sabin Jr son of a New York banker helps stock the crates and toys. Both recently left abroad to try independence in business.
A Chatham bystander laughs as a Chinaman attempts to drive a motor car that refuses to move. He struggles to start the engine while spectators jeer. He laments the engine as refractory as the silent vehicle glides away.
Canadian steer at the recent fat stock show in Norwich England captured three first prizes two specials and the reserve championship for the best beast. The department of agriculture notes Canadian cattle are gaining favor with British feeders as evidence by the success.
The article notes Mount Everest is almost as tall as the combined heights of Mount Cook in New Zealand, Mount Fuji in Japan, and Ben Nevis in the British Isles, highlighting Everest as the region’s premier summit.
A colorless scaly plant named squamaria is reported in England. It attaches to the roots of other plants and siphons their sap, weakening hosts while spreading through damp habitats.
Boots and Hides argues heavy British imports threaten Montreal shoemakers who seek higher duties on British boots and shoes and tariff adjustments on other imports. The piece notes a price gap between farmer hide values and boot costs, warning higher duties may raise farmer hide prices while not helping buyers. It cites the Edmonton Bulletin on wartime price effects.
A reflection on journalism as a mirror of the town it serves. The piece argues newspapers report community events, not create them, noting readers should distinguish news value from sensational incidents and emphasize responsible reporting.
London health official warns landlords spread disease by re papering over dirty walls. Poplar reports reveal rooms with up to 158 thicknesses of wallpaper. calls for laws forcing wall cleaning before new papering.
Carl Heller, a professional diver seeking pearls in the South Seas, emerged onto a shore where natives greeted him with arrows, believing he was an evil spirit.
A renowned scientist claims a colossal geological wave travels through the planet, completing a full cycle about every 8,800 years, suggesting deep structural dynamics beneath the crust.
A Calv in Coolidge quotation emphasizes that a free republic relies on a great people and home virtues. He argues thrift industry self sacrifice and character build a secure prosperous nation. Character over fortune yields peace respect and confidence at home and abroad.
The world’s nomadic gypsy communities are shrinking, with global numbers under 600,000 versus over a million twenty five years earlier. Hungary and Romania hold more than half of the population, and about 100,000 speak only the gypsy language.
The article describes the king grasshopper as a champion aeronaut able to jump up to a hundred times its length and travel a thousand miles with the wind. It also notes crickets as powerful singers, with male songs heard up to a mile away, and mentions cannibalistic behavior among these insects when food is scarce.
The Boston Globe argues that merely claiming ancestral immigration status holds no virtue in a democratic society. It urges readers to emulate worthy forebears by applying their pioneering spirit to current challenges, turning heritage into constructive resolve.
Brief, witty note in a social column describes Miss Peach joining the great majority by marrying a man named Smith. Conversation suggests that while some assume death, the actual event is matrimony reported in a lighthearted tone.
A Swiss watchmaking claim highlights ability to split a hair into five hundred strips and measure the thickness with exacting tools. The note underscores precision in horology and the meticulous craft behind timepieces.
Arctic explorer Donald F B MacMillan plans a next summer permanent research station to study the aurora over Labrador and how it might serve mankind. He proposes using motion picture cameras to measure the aurora’s distance and geometry, noting the lights extend south of the pole and affect compasses and navigation.
The Natural Resources Intelligence Service explains cobalt ore from Ontario's Cobalt district contains arsenic silver copper cobalt oxide and cobalt salts. Arsenic is used for cotton crop protection and insecticides while cobalt oxide forms high grade tool steel and cobalt colors enrich porcelain glass and pottery.
Northern Manitoba mineral samples will be collected and sent to Rome Italy for the Industrial Exhibition opening on Christmas Day 1925. Officials of the Winnipeg Board of Trade mining bureau announced the move as part of the Vatican Industrial Exhibition held every 25 years during Holy Year with displays from around the world.
A Montreal report to Washington by U S consul general Tralstead estimates one quarter of capital in Canadian industries comes from the United States. He notes 806 to 960 American branch factories in Canada and argues U S money flowing in yields long term benefits in wages and raw materials. Hamilton Herald.
Regina Leader argues that referring to Newfoundland or Canada as a colony does not strip their rights, but clinging to the term embarrasses and harms a self governing dominion in its dealings with foreign powers. It warns that foreign perceptions hinge on press and public figures, not constitutional nuance.
An 1906 imperial edict created a modern school system in China. Student totals rose from 468 220 to nearly seven million by 1923, with over 6 percent girls. Despite unpaid teachers due to military budgets, educators persevere and a crusade for education drives participation nationwide.
Paris faces daily traffic jams despite police and regulations. A recent voter action added 30 one way streets by the Madeleine and Opera. Prefect Morain proposes underground garages to park cars currently forced to sidewalks, to relieve congestion.
The Dominion Bureau of Statistics reports September exports of Canadian flour exceeded the prior year. In September 1924 Canada shipped 967,140 barrels valuing 5,798,510 dollars, up from 456,479 barrels worth 2,455,151 dollars in the same month.
Major-General W A Griesbach of Edmonton warned at a Calgary Alberta Military Institute meeting that the Communist party of Canada modeled on Russia is making serious inroads into the labor movement and risks a fate similar to Italy before the Fascists seized power.
Dominion Bureau of Statistics figures show 4,169,907 pounds of butter shipped to Great Britain in the last year, up from 792,248 pounds in the prior twelve months.
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