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Newspaper
Miniota Herald
Location
Miniota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Dec 05, 1928
Page
6
A federal report on grain fields in western Canada shows sulphur dusting increases yield and grain grade, with field trials in Manitoba using a horse drawn duster costing farmers 11.87 per acre. Airplane dusting is promising but cost studies remain. Reward wheat shows potential rust resistance but not definitive results.
Winnipeg based federal chief butter grader K Mackay notes higher first grade creamery butter volumes on the prairies than last year. While not handling figures, he estimates production holding steady for this season with potential gains. Dairy industry appears to be turning the corner and better times ahead.
An unofficial compilation reports 80,000 American tourists visited German watering places this year up from 60,000 last year. Over 54,000 Americans of German descent toured the old country, spending an estimated 650 million. Nova Scotia leads Canada in gypsum production, followed by New Brunswick, Ontario, Manitoba and British Columbia.
Hon. Charles Denning, quoted by Le Soleil, praises bilingualism after a Geneva trip. He notes the League of Nations used both official languages and reports were published in French and English. He urges Canadians to learn both official languages for practical advantage.
Japanese architects propose a four down 1100 foot deep circular well like skyscraper to defy earthquakes. Elevators airshafts and lights planned with a cost around 11 million dollars. Shin Nippon Construction Company shows interest.
The London Chronicle reports that a village choir, led by their youngest member made honorary secretary, sought support from the curate. The plea ends with a request to use bats stored in the belfry by the chairmen.
The Winnipeg Newspaper promotes a layette set for a newborn, Style No 221, including a dress with bishop sleeves a Gertrude petticoat nightgown and kimono with short sack and bib. Finish with a band knitted shirt diapers and optional embroidery for a French touch. Materials suggested are nainsook batiste soft lawn muslin or cotton crepe with kimono or sack in cashmere crepe de chine flannel or fine broadcloth. Cost is 25 cents for the layette and 25 cents extra for Embroidery No 11127 blue.
Pattern order notice from Winnipeg Newspaper Union at 175 McDermot Ave Winnipeg. Provides pattern numbers and sizes for readers seeking mail order fabric patterns.
In France, about 32 500 army trucks and ambulances left by the American Expeditionary Forces in 1918 remain in active service. Reconditioned and repaired, they work across the country in construction street and highway projects and delivery duties. Ambulances were converted to delivery trucks, while dealers report ample parts to keep them running until old age ends them.
Ten years after the fighting stopped Peterboro war veterans hauled from a city dump five hundred artillery pieces captured in World War I. They paraded the guns to the cenotaph to the tune of It’s a Long Way to Tipperary, after civic leaders had discarded them as grisly reminders of carnage.
Succeeding Admiral Sir Osmond de Prock as commander in chief of the Portsmouth station Admiral Sir Roger Keyes will take over duties within a short time. Keyes is famed for Ostend and Zeebrugge operations in 1918 and has led the Mediterranean station for three years.
Soapstone was produced in Canada for the first time in 1922 with blocks sent to kraft paper mills for furnace linings from Robertson, Quebec. Since then new deposits have opened in the same district and further developments are reported from Vermilion Bay and Lake of the Woods region in Ontario.
Location about 100 miles northeast of Winnipeg reports lithium ore production in Canada. Principal minerals include lepidolite spodumene and monte prasite a form of amblygonite.
A witty remark declares a spinster's loss of hope brings the freedom to eat onions. The other item notes that railway electrification has begun in Rio de Janeiro, signaling modernization in Brazil.
Dr. Frank T. Shutt receives a 1200 award from the nitrogen research committee of the American Society of Agronomy for outstanding nitrogen work. He has served the Dominion Experimental Farm system 41 years and focused on nitrogen in fertilizers soils feeding stuffs grains and rain and snow compounds. Officials credit his nitrogen enrichment studies with legumes for broad adoption of legume crop rotation in Canada.
A Calgary fox farm owned by William Colpitts sent six live silver foxes to Klosters Switzerland for breeding. The shipment valued at 15000 dollars traveled to New York via the Canadian Pacific Express Company with special feeding and care instructions.
Canadian farmers study local variety tests of wheat under the Department of Agriculture to determine which strains suit different soils and prairie locales Alberta geography features historic mountain names tracing to the Palliser Expedition 1858 honoring Lyell Gould and Forbes. Jimmy asks about fathers, a brief dialogue ends the excerpt.
A photograph from last season's Banff Carnival shows guide Feuz with a fair party member in a short winter outfit. The event runs February 2 to 9 and offers sport activities and views of the Canadian Rockies, challenging the notion of icy desolation.
A potato bulletin by Prof W J Squirrel and Prof A H MacLennan reviews Ontario trial results from A C and cooperative tests. Immature potatoes seed better. larger seed sets boost yield. cut surface orientation shows no advantage. fewer eyes reduce marketable potatoes, while five eyes raise total yield. Cutting days before planting lowers yield. plaster coatings improve yield. lime less effective. Topics include climate soil rotation manure varieties planting spraying storage and marketing rules for certified commercial potatoes.
In The Empire Review London Mackenzie King notes fewer questions needed for immigrant entry after visiting Britain and Europe. He suggests removing redundant family history details and other technicalities to allow Canada a fair share of promising young migrants.
A globe trotter tells friends at the club how a storm hit without warning, demolishing the house and scattering debris. He barely escapes harm while a bystander, Mr. Meek, bursts out in surprise and remembers he must mail a letter for his wife.
The article notes that only sizable commercial magnesite deposits exist in Argenteuil county Quebec and at multiple sites in British Columbia. It explains hydromagnesite is present in BC in large deposits but is powdery and requires different processing before marketing.
A joking exchange centers on a farmer boasting of a two legged calf on his yard while a neighbor jokes about undercover romance and public scandal. The dialogue includes a lawyer promising a breach of promise action and a client fearing public exposure.
A shipwreck tale opens with a sailor wondering why a cannibal stares, while his companion jokes that the cannibal is likely a food inspector, delivering a darkly comic moment.
The Department of Agriculture in Ottawa states that standard for graded poultry will not be compulsory this year and inspection will not occur unless packing meets the standards. Dressed poultry is classified into two types twelve grades with defined packing weights methods stencilling branding and certificate forms. Many associations and packers already follow the standards and benefits similar to egg grading are anticipated, especially for exports.
Four more Canadian doctors have sailed for Europe to join colleagues in examining emigrants before their return to Canada. The force now includes 28 Canadian doctors on this duty in Britain. A humorous exchange from Leipzig notes practical jokes about dowry counting.
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