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Newspaper
Miniota Herald
Location
Miniota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Dec 07, 1937
Page
4
An American observes German culture prioritizing leisure over haste. He notes slow service in restaurants and shops, deliberate dining, slow elevators and transport, multiple door locks, and door announcements that require careful attention. The piece contrasts German patience with American speed.
Health Minister Sir Kingsley Wood told the House of Commons that England leads the world in rehousing the poor under a five year slum clearance plan. Since the war over 3.5 million new houses have been built and 650,000 slum dwellers moved to new homes, with 70,000 units under construction to end September.
High Commissioner Te Lendon High Commissioner Te Water of South Africa orders mural paintings for Afrika House in Trafalgar Square. Le Roux Smith of Capetown and Eleanor Edmonde-White of Durban paint 400 square feet on walls. The theme centers on the Zulu kings before European arrival. The central figure depicts the Zulu king. the mural measures 70 feet long and seven feet six inches high.
The Quaglino brothers celebrate eight years of their restaurant as John Quaglino breaks his rule by drinking with client Michael Arlen during work hours. Arlen urges him to drink, but Quaglino declines, toasting with tomato juice instead.
A Chinese delegate posed a pointed question about a nation forced to fight against its will. China now offers the answer the conference hesitated to suggest while noting the practical example of starting a freight locomotive requiring a half ton of coal to reach speed.
Bruce Petrie of Singapore envisions replacing concrete and asphalt with a cement and liquid rubber highway material. He says the roads would be bump proof and non porous. He plans to return to a 35000 acre rubber plantation to pursue the idea. In Canada there are 7495 fur farms with 308 in Saskatchewan.
This piece explains honey as a flower food produced by honeybees visiting thousands of flowers and traveling long distances. It describes nectar collection, evaporation in wax combs, chemical changes creating invert sugars, and differences between comb and extracted honey. It notes flavor variation by flowers, granulation, and suggests using honey in hot foods and recipes. Full info is in Household Bulletin No 2 from the Dominion Department of Agriculture Ottawa.
A Chicago physiologist concludes fatigue from long trips is not the main cause of accidents. Impatience and haste drive many crashes, with excitable drivers repeatedly attempting rapid progress. The piece cites Sarnia Canadian Observer and notes research on meat production and papaya enzyme tenderizing meat.
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