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Newspaper
Miniota Herald
Location
Miniota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Dec 22, 1921
Page
4
Degraded Lizard Arrives at London Zoo Gardens
A creature described as a worm like lizard with faded legs and ears has arrived at the London Zoological Gardens. It lives in sanda ant nests and feeds by licking up ants. The piece warns about the dangers of sloth and unused organs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London Zoological Gardens
Dairy exports rise in 1921 dairy movement noted
Between May 1 and December 3 1921 Canada shipped 74 652 packages of butter of 66 pounds to Britain and Europe up from 13 079 in 1920. Cheese shipments reached 1 429 586 boxes up from 1 415 779 with total Montreal receipts 520 358 butter and 1 538 930 cheese boxes. Dairy increasing movement signals better returns for dairying.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Britain
Continent
Montreal
Miss Brown Described by Pupil in Class Sketch
A pupil writes a character sketch of Miss Brown the teacher. The description notes her amber hair green beads neat manners pretty clothes and a calm speech even when upset.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minneapolis Tribune
Deery and Moose Licenses Issued at North Bay Office
More than 100 deer licenses and 20 moose licenses were issued at the North Bay office of Game Warden Parks for the recent hunting season. Questionnaires show two to one support for hunting without dogs. Fifty years ago half of U S men were in agriculture. eye color and knowledge investments are noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Bay
United States
Britons to Canada to England in a Week by Fast Steamers
Proposals to run eight new turbine powered steamers, each about 70000 tons, speed 26 knots, to cut Atlantic crossing times. Liverpool to Nova Scotia service target four days, enabling a Canada to Britain round trip in about a week and England to Sydney via Canada in 20 days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Imperial Shipping Committee
Canadiana Chamber of Commerce
London
Mauretania
Liverpoo
Nova Scotia
Wise Companions Shape a Man's Destiny Says Solomon
A Furniture Journal excerpt emphasizes environment and association shaping character. It warns against fools and praises wise company noting that walking with wise men makes one wise while keeping poor company dulls the wit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Solomon
the Furniture Journal
Tribute From Marshal Foch Praises Canadian Corps
Marshal Foch praised the Canadian corps during a Montreal visit at His Majesty's Theatre. He credited their bravery and activity with holding back the enemy and repelling the German attack on Paris in 1915. Sir Arthur Currie, present, led the final effort in 1918 with the cry En avant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marshal Foch
Montreal
His Majesty’s Theatre
Paris
Arthur Currie
Mennonite Children Going to School in Saskatchewan
Prosecutions against Mennonites for missing school continue but show improvement. Parents send children to school seven or eight days monthly, not fully compliant, yet authorities avoid prosecutions where families make effort. Officials cite social ostracism in Mennonite districts and aim to be sympathetic while enforcing education rules.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saskatchewan
Education Department
Crowds at Rangoon Rally Hear Salvationist Speakers
A vast diverse crowd gathered for an open-air Salvation Army meeting in Rangoon Burma, with orations in Hindustani Burmese Tamil and Telugu. Rumor claims a mother washed her boy's mouth with soapsuds for swearing and forced him to sing a comic line. A Chinese laundryman endures cuffs but protests kicks. British railways employ 16,060 female clerks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rangoon
Burma
Potatoes in Canada Show Mixed Yields Across Provinces
The Dominion report notes Eastern Canada below average except Prince Edward Island, while Prairie provinces exceed ten year norms. Saskatchewan and Manitoba excel. Quebec and British Columbia below average. Ontario mixed with drought impact and high early-season prices, total 116.9 million bushels vs 133.8 million last year. average wholesale price about $1.55 per bushel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Prairie Provinces
Prince Edward Island
Saskatchewan
Manitoba
Quebec
British Columbia
Ontario
Dominion Fruit Commissioner
Lower Mainland
Nova Scotia
Dominion
The Speed Of Thought
George Tyler surveys Modern psychology showing how quickly the mind acts. Tests reveal times to recall Paris in France and Dante in Italian, plus reading letters and words, choosing motions, and recalling colors. The results indicate mental processes slow in children, the aged, and the uneducated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Tyler
Paris
France
Elizabeth Lines Sets Women’s 100 Yard Record in London
Elizabeth Lines of London ran 100 yards in 11.46 seconds to establish a new record for women runners. Her performance marks a standout achievement in sprinting competition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elizabeth Lines
London
England
Narrow Escape From Collapse At Oxford Circus Tube Work
Reported by a news agency, workers under Regent Street and Oxford Circus narrowly avoided caving in the West End shopping hub. Excavation revealed an unknown Thames tributary bed and direct lines of the Central London and Bakerloo tubes, prompting a cement retaining wall that now stabilizes the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central London
Bakerloo
Oxford Circus
Regent Street
Gave it a Good Start and a Hymn Book for Alaska
A comic remark about an English country yokel witnessing his first automobile ending in astonishment at the speed of the machine. The item also notes a hymn book prepared for use in Alaska titled English and Eskimo in hymnody.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston Transcript
Alaska
Prairie Provinces Share Agricultural Instruction Grant
The three prairie provinces share 227807.21 under the Agricultural Instruction Act. Manitoba receives 79113.11, Saskatchewan 81728.48, Alberta 66965.62. Funds support representatives, women’s work, colleges and schools, short courses, and extension services with Manitoba directing 19000 for short courses and 15000 for women’s institutes, Saskatchewan 19000 for ag college support and 20700 for school instruction, and Alberta 40000 for six agricultural schools.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prairie Provinces
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Sasskatchewan
College of Agriculture
A New Hand Tool Breast Drill With Four Speeds
A British firm unveils a novel breast drill featuring four speeds. It replaces the usual toothed crown wheel with a disc holding four concentric circles of conical holes. A pinion on the spindle engages a chosen circle to change speed, providing smooth, rigid operation and lightness.
New British Air Service Expands London Paris Route
Britain plans four regular aeroplane services each way daily between London and Paris. Night flying will be used for portions of the journey with improved lighting systems to ensure safety despite developmental difficulties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Britain
London
Paris
Fruit Scarcity and Early English Fruit Cultivation
The article notes that fruits and vegetables common today were rare in the past and that raspberries strawberries and cherries were not grown in England until Henry VIII's era. It discusses how fruit availability has evolved since medieval times and hints at shifts in horticulture and access.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Viiii
England
No Further Opportunity Wifey Pipe Smoke Quip
A humor piece features a husband and wife exchange about smoking all day. The wife questions the habit while the husband jokes the pipe is his only free time since he sleeps at night. The dialogue highlights a playful domestic rhythm.
French to Build Aerial Lighthouse for 200 Mile Visibility
The French Air Ministry plans a new lighthouse with a flashing 1 000 000 000 candles visible up to 200 miles to guide night air express routes. Erected atop Mount Africa near Digon, it will bolster London Paris air corridors and coordinate with seven existing aerial lighthouses on the London to Lympne route. The Vorne Lightship may be altered to guide ships and aircraft in the Channel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Purong
French
Air Ministry
Paris
le Bourget
Mount Africa
Digon
Jondon Airways
London
Croydon
Lympne
Air Express
Vorne
Success With Poultry in City and Country Flocks
The article argues for backyard and rural fowl keeping to meet rising egg demand and high prices. It stresses proper feeding, cleanliness, and breeding stock, noting economic benefits and the need for modern housing and disease control, including tuberculosis in fowls and blackhead in turkeys, with Bulletins 18 and 17 from Ottawa available free.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Dominion Department of Agricullture
Ottawa
Calgary Hydroelectric Centre Plan Aims at City District
A large hydroelectric project is under way to supply Calgary and surrounding district including Drumheller Valley about eighty-five miles northwest. It links with the Calgary Power Company plant at Kananaskis and includes an auxiliary plant along the Bow River between Lake Minnewanka and the Rockies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Calgary
Drumheller Valley
Calgary Power Company
Kananaskis
Lake Minnewanka
Bow River
Rockies
Dominion Government to Erect Wireless Station on Lulu Island
A new high powered wireless station will be erected by the Dominion Government soon on Lulu Island to handle Vancouver's commercial needs. The existing Point Grey facility will be freed to focus on transportation and shipping duties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dominion
Lulu Island
Vancouver
Point Grey
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