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Newspaper
Miniota Herald
Location
Miniota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Dec 04, 1929
Page
4
A physician warns that common colds cause substantial time lost and illness, then outlines home remedies and prevention steps. Colds spread via shared utensils and crowded illness periods, with advice to rest, bathe, sweat out the cold, and avoid chills. Prevention includes dental care, footwear management, sleep, hydration, ventilation, temperature control, hygiene, and avoiding infected people.
An experimental study at the Experimental Station at Ste Anne de la Pocatiere Quebec by the Department of Agriculture compared two groups of three cows each. Both groups had similar condition and dairy capacity and received identical feeds. One group was milked twice daily and the other three times daily. After the test period the cows milked three times daily produced 14 percent more milk and 22 percent more butter fat.
The icefield covers about 110 square miles with an altitude around 9 500 to 10 000 feet. It feeds about twenty alpine glaciers forming the headwaters of the Columbia Saskatchewan and Athabasca rivers. The region is shown on map sheets 21 22 and 23 of the Alberta British Columbia boundary survey published by the Topographical Survey Ottawa.
A polar bear Pat from Herschel Island in Mackenzie Bay draws children at Banff Government Zoo. The well kept cages house black and brown bears, lynx, wolverine, coyote, wolf, martens and other animals. Nearby Government Museum displays big game, birds, fish, plant life and Indian relics and handicrafts.
Lt Col C W Peck V C, a Canadian guest at the Armistice Day dinner, praised the Prince of Wales for his remarkable memory. He recalled a lengthy conversation in which the Prince asked about numerous members of Peck's brigade, stunning him with his knowledge amid many brigades encountered.
The Manitoba Co operative Victor ies Limited an organization of 400 men on Lake Winnipeg began activities September 1 1928 and reports handling 6 100 000 pounds of fish in its first season ending April 30 out of a total Lake Winnipeg catch of 14 500 000 pounds.
A windmill in Sussex England dating back about two centuries has been converted into a tea room. The project preserves the historic structure while offering visitors a place for tea and light meals.
Henry Berka, now maitre d hotel at the Lord Nelson in Halifax and former head waiter at the Chateau Frontenac, is a Bohemian born in England who joined the Allied forces in the Great War. He rose to noncommissioned rank in the Royal Fusiliers, fought two years, was gassed in 1918, and later chose hospitality over further combat, feeding Czech troops he once fought beside.
J H Woods president of the Canadian Chamber of Commerce reports exceptionally good business conditions across Canada, with a touring party including W M Clarke of Montreal visiting British Columbia and conferring with Boards of Trade after noting a strong Maritime recovery. A lighthearted cartoon follows about a vacuum cleaner salesman and a buyer delaying due to travel.
An Ottawa Department of Agriculture report describes cockerels finished on cooked potatoes within feed mash showing higher gains and profits. The top ration mixed cornmeal oatmeal bran and potatoes with milk, yielding about 9.5 pounds weight gain versus 3–4 pounds less without potatoes.
The Geodetic Survey of Canada sent a party to Island Lake in northern Manitoba to determine astronomic latitude and longitude for the Ontario Manitoba interprovincial boundary. The aeroplane proved essential for this remote work, enabling 1600 miles of flight during the season to complete the program.
Airplanes sprayed calcium arsenate and lime over forested areas near Vancouver to combat the Hemlock looper, a damaging caterpillar. Foresters report promising results and will expand the program with better equipment next year as wind drift and atmospheric conditions were considered.
Statement by Professor Otto Quelle of Bonn University claims streets in Bahai Brazil are paved with amethyst waste and Siberian opals are used as road material. Buenos Aires authorities allegedly require motorists to keep cars mud free.
Grand Pre Memorial Park in Nova Scotia attracts visitors from the United States and Canada with Evangeline as its centerpiece. In 1929 there were 8 124 U S visitors and 7 505 Canadians plus 160 from other regions, surpassing 1928's 12 666 total.
The passage assigns trades to animals, naming bees as geometricians, moles as meteorologists, torpedo rays and electric eels as electricans, the nautilus as navigator, birds as musicians, beavers as architects and dam builders, marmots as civil engineers, white ants as a soldier army, wasps as paper manufacturers, caterpillars as silk spinners, and squirrels as ferrymen using bark boats and tails as sails.
The Hydro Commission reports more than 1100 miles of new rural Ontario power lines completed this year in addition to 4000 miles in operation. The expansion will serve about 6700 consumers.
Unearthed in Egypt, ancient tablets document daily household grocery expenditures and rations. The inscribed records show itemized lists of staples, prices, and storekeepers reflecting ancient domestic economies and daily life.
Demand for snakeskins worldwide drives a shortage in Borneo markets. The note mentions India as a soapless country amid rising scarcity, reflecting regional trade impacts and material supply concerns.
An exploration of the human heart explains its hollow muscular pump action its regenerative rhythm and its double chamber design. It contrasts human heart function with that of animals and notes the enduring question of what starts and stops the heartbeat.
An aged beam hauling engine at Seaham Docks, once used to draw wagons up a incline, has been dismantled. Dated 1525 on the beam, the gear served at a west country colliery before Seaham and worked regularly until the war period. It featured a 20 foot flywheel and four large upright cylinders.
Rocket experiments aim to reduce takeoff run and aid lift for airplanes and seaplanes. The system provides auxiliary propulsion only at take-off. regular power handles flight afterward.
Turks unable to pay an exemption tax are conscripted into labor battalions, government orders enforce mobilization amid wartime measures.
A report notes the Venus de Milo statue measures six feet three inches in height, highlighting its authoritative dimensions.
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