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Newspaper
Miniota Herald
Location
Miniota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Dec 12, 1928
Page
12
Farmers without access to a well run creamery often make butter at home. Key factors include good cows, proper feeding, clean quarters, 30 percent fat cream, cool storage, churning in 25 to 30 minutes, and clean water for washing. Bulletin 57 from Ottawa explains speeds, washing, and salting. Neat packaging and clean dairies boost sales and farm profits.
Rural residents with private wells are urged to test water quality. The Dominion Department of Agriculture offers a free service through its Division of Chemistry, with instructions for collecting and shipping samples from the Experimental Farm in Ottawa. Shallow wells risk local contamination. deep drilled or bored wells better isolate well water.
Fridtjof Nansen recalls a humorous Eskimo exchange inside a conical igloo as he learns the man will stay home for winter. The Eskimo speaks good English, joking that he will remain inside until spring while Nansen notes the surprising amusement.
Ford Motor Company’s Stout division built a tri motor all metal office plane for Colonel Charles A. Lindbergh and Major Thomas G. Lanphier to aid preliminary ground layout for airports on the Trans continental Air Transport route. The craft features sleeping berths, office desk with file, stenographer station, built in refrigerating unit, heated cabin, and aluminum paneling. Wing span is seventy eight feet and length fifty feet.
The Piccadilly Circus underground station in London, hailed as the world’s largest, was opened by the Westminister mayor. Seven entrances, a 50 million annual passenger capacity, and a circular booking hall of 15 000 square feet sit beneath streets linked by eleven moving stairways across three levels.
The federal Department of Agriculture leads a relentless meat inspection drive in Ottawa. In 56 packing plants last fiscal year inspectors examined 1 150 000 cattle 610 000 sheep 2 600 000 swine and 208 000 poultry with condemnations of 1.59 percent of cattle 9.27 percent of swine and 0.26 percent of sheep. Per capita meat consumption totals beef 68.76 pounds pork 81.43 pounds mutton and lamb 6.11 pounds and poultry 9.69 pounds.
A London County Council Education Committee report shows girls outperforming boys in swimming. Last year 156,848 school children took lessons and 40,272 had learned to swim by year end.
A watchmaker in Lancashire has created a sensitive timepiece that winds with the slightest movement. The device is worn continuously and features a free wheel mechanism to prevent overwinding.
A sharp line notes that the hardest tally comes from someone who refuses to engage in combat, delivering a moral jab about cowardice. The remark frames the tally as a social score rather than a physical fight, emphasizing reputation over violence.
Officials report Elk Island Park in Alberta culled 200 buffalo from a growing herd after counts reached about eight hundred, citing grazing limits. The project originally moved from Wainwright where the herd expanded dramatically, with portions sent to Wood Buffalo park and Elk Island becoming a fenced refuge near Edmonton.
A trainload of 32 cars carrying 128 tractors arrived recently at Calgary Alberta for distribution across the province. The report notes it as the largest shipment of farm tractors made into one point. The text includes a juvenile exchange about striking and a returned cheek.
A brief dialogue shows a mistress pressuring a new maid named Minnie to meet high work expectations amid a tense housework scene. The exchange hints at power dynamics and household duties.
The Molson lineage in Montreal spans six generations from John Molson who arrived in 1782 and founded Molson's Brewery. Fred W. Molson and cousin Col. Herbert Molson are top owners of the brewery and serve as directors of the Canadian Pacific Railway. The family contributes to McGill University and multiple hospitals while many members served in the Great War and others provided charitable aid.
Government lifts ban on beaver killing due to influenza crisis among natives and half breeds. Each family head may kill ten beaver and must surrender pelts to the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, easing food supply hardship.
Parson asks Bobby what he expects to learn in Sunday school and the boy replies he wants the date of the picnic in this brief exchange. The scene captures a light, humorous moment between a parson and a child.
Mrs Blank jokes she would buy anything new for curiosity while the shop assistant highlights the latest novelty. The exchange captures light domestic wit and public humor of the era.
Applying manure at the right time and place reduces labor and production costs while increasing yields. Fresh manure is best for heavy soils, rotted manure for sandy loams, and piling in barns wastes nutrients. Experiments from Ottawa show losses in large piles during January to March.
Two hundred buffalo will be slaughtered at Elk Island park and made into pemmican and triple smoked meat for rangers. Trial shipments last year added a tasty dish to northern dinners and this year shipments will be bigger. Pemmican lasts long and provides a hearty outdoor meal.
Grain flow through Canadian terminals and Lake head ports far surpasses last year. From crop year start to mid October, shipments exceed prior year by over two thirds at the head of the lakes, while Pacific Coast shipments rise nearly eightfold.
A dialogue notes a master’s earlier high temperature and confirms his death occurred this morning as Butler questions the drop in fever.
A colloquial proverb notes that a boil in the pot is worth two on the neck, reflecting a regional saying about farming or kitchen shortages. no named individuals or organizations are specified.
A massive 650000 pound locomotive debuts as the monarch of the rails designed for swift passenger and freight service. It promises longer trains, greater distance between refueling, and simplified operation with economical oil engine power converted to electricity for traction. C E Brooks of Canadian National Railways is pictured as a key figure behind the design.
A short guide explains weighing milk on three days monthly to compute each cow’s yield and fat content. It advises numbering cows, storing six milk samples, and calculating monthly milk and fat using simple multipliers. Daily weighing is recommended for accuracy and to protect overall herd profitability.
The bulletin explains that bred stock improves with precise plans and accurate history. It emphasizes selecting sires to avoid defects and using Registration and Record Performance for Poultry. For those starting pedigree breeding, Bulltin No. 103 by George Robertson offers helpful guidance from the Dominion Department of Agriculture.
In Hamilton New Zealand a larder stored nuts to a foot high was found between walls of a shop being demolished. The space eight inches wide by ten feet long housed the nuts and had been created by rats when grocers occupied the premises.
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