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Newspaper
Miniota Herald
Location
Miniota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Dec 07, 1950
Page
4
Practical home tips from cleaning to decorating for Christmas. Remove candle wax with heat and blotters, vacuum safely with a magnet, and roll cloths for storage. Prepare a fire safe setup, scent rooms with pine, and use baskets for tidy cleanup. Includes evergreen décor and memory keeping ideas.
A historical overview explains Mount Everest’s naming and height disputes. It notes the British surveyors’ work from 1849 to 1865, the decision to honor Sir George Everest, and the local naming policy. It also discusses the 29 002 feet height and measurement uncertainties from six distant stations.
Regina report details a 10 500 acre nesting ground named Lake Jay Darling near Wynyard 80 miles NW of Yorkton. Ducks Unlimited Canada financed by Iowa unit built dams canals and basins to attract mallards and pintails with potential for thousands of ducks by 1952.
A pattern for a 12 inch doll made from a man's sock and scraps lays out layette directions. Pattern 7486 includes doll and layette patterns. Send 25 cents, name, address and pattern number to obtain the pattern. Free pattern in Alice Brooks Needlework catalogue.
Advice on matching needle size to thread weight to ease stitching. For heavy cretanines on a sewing machine, rub seams with yellow soap to let the needle pass without breaking.
A humorous scene unfolds as Mr Jones rushes from his hammock to stop a chase between his daughter Gwendolyn and a neighbor’s boy. Gwendolyn explains she pinched him to provoke the chase, revealing a playful motive.
A collection of quotes on praise, humility, self examination, and inner strength from Johnson Emerson Eddy and others. The excerpts urge restraint in flattery, value genuine effort, and warn that excessive praise can erode character.
Mike and Pat go hunting when a big bird appears. Pat warns the gun is not loaded but Mike shoots anyway, claiming the bird won’t wait. The scene ends with a wry remark on how ideas control the world.
After 43 league games this season the home team has 18 wins, 14 losses, and 11 ties. Detroit Red Wings are undefeated at home in nine games, while Chicago and Montreal show strong home records. Toronto fares better on the road with five wins in eight, and New York and Boston likewise split trends between home and road games. Last season after 33 games visiting teams led by one game, 13-12-8.
New York state leads the country in gypsum talc and rock salt output and ranks near the top in limestone quarrying, reflecting strong mineral industry performance across multiple sectors.
A home recipe page details multiple Christmas cookies from cocoanut squares to canes. It provides crust and topping instructions, bake times, and cooling steps, with quantities and methods for drop and rolled cookies.
A guide to keeping water from seeping between log walls. It describes two wall shapes that shed rain, one with drip notches and one hollowed undersides. For existing walls it recommends oakum caulking, quarter round moulding, and asphalt to seal joints, plus optional scantling plugs for large gaps.
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