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Newspaper
Miniota Herald
Location
Miniota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Dec 04, 1929
Page
5
President Hoover suggests free food ships as a peace gesture to curb war by starvation. He frames it as a preparedness measure and a means to foster international understanding while reaffirming naval reduction by agreement and pursuit of peace through conferences. Minneapolis Journal.
In Princeton at an American Academy of Science conference, Drs. Reed and Anters argued that weather cycles recur every three to five years, echoing patterns from 30 000 years ago as clay deposits in New England were studied.
A Federal Interior report notes rising muskrat farming in Canada due to dwindling wild supplies and higher pelts value. Farms total 172 this year, up from 107, with no price drop expected as demand remains strong for fur garments like Hudson seal.
The Financial Post argues life in small towns is more interesting than in large cities. Many born in smaller centres regret moving to metropolises for higher wages, finding living costs negate the gains and prompting returns. Yet the big city still attracts residents seeking opportunity.
Weather in Mount McKinley National Park ranged from 31 degrees below zero on December 12, 1928 to 84 degrees above on June 24, 1929. The article also notes a philosophy about truth and mentions Nirvana as a peaceful concept.
A Hindu fakir in India sits on a bed of ten inch spikes to prove ascetic life and endure discomfort. He occasionally rises to stretch but mostly remains seated. The sight is among attractions for tourists aboard the Canadian Pacific Steamships cruise departing New York next month.
New Zealand tests a meat storage process trimming fat and bone then wrapping each piece for direct oven or pan use. Beef and mutton would be cut into steaks chops and roasts before shipment. A fig described as tasting like an apple is noted and a cultural belief about earthquakes and a giant frog is mentioned.
An agricultural country with population over 13 million and area of 280 822 square miles. About 40 percent of land is usable and 12 percent is cultivated. Main crops include fruit tobacco cereals cotton and olives. Cattle and goats add wool hides skins mohair and casings for exports at least 20 million dollars annually. Wool fuels Turkish carpets blankets rugs and hosiery production. Tibet is described as a country without an automobile.
Fashion 11078 features a 15 by 23 inch flower basket design with 11 inch corner motifs and 4 1/2 by 13 inch sprays for bedspreads in blue. A 22 by 28 inch bedspread motif exists with two smaller patterns suitable for corner application. Also includes ship motifs 12 by 6 1/2 inches, trimming motifs 7 1/2 by 3 inches, and two alphabets in old English and script styles with multiple sizes. All patterns cost 25 cents, add 10 cents for the New Fashion Magazine.
A police official warns sixty percent of crime in large Canadian cities is by under twenty one year olds. The author links delinquency to parental laxity and lack of discipline, urging firm guidance, respect for elders, and community responsibility to shape responsible Canadians.
A battered corn cob pipe began its world tour at Prince Rupert, attached to a baggage tag requesting onward delivery to an Australian agent. Along its journey it carried newspaper clippings, poems, and photos from Australia, New Zealand, Hong Kong, and England before returning to Montreal and then Prince Rupert to the original starter.
Bankers say regular aircraft service across the Atlantic could reap huge gains in international bullion shipments. In the recent London to Paris period over 40 tons moved by plane, with bullion bars about 25 pounds each valued around 8500 dollars. A $5.9 million shipment lowers air weight to eight tons, often flown on special planes and sometimes boxed under passengers. Time saved on such runs, about four days, would save roughly 6900 dollars in interest on a 10 million dollar shipment.
Government bodies in Manitoba Ontario New Brunswick and Nova Scotia form to develop or buy power and to transmit and distribute electricity. Ontario leads with the Hydro Electric Power Commission created in 1905 a landmark development. A stray dialogue excerpt interrupts with a violent street remark about a person hit by a vehicle.
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