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Newspaper
Miniota Herald
Location
Miniota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Dec 26, 1933
Page
5
Greenwich based Nautical Almanac Office plans five year ahead work led by Dr L J Comrie. The office charts moon and stars to aid seafaring and air navigation, predicting celestial positions to year 2000. Computing has shifted from hand work to accounting machines cutting costs and speeding output as the 1834 model still guides the centenary year.
A historical note recalls Roman speed mastery under Emperor Tiberius with chariot relays achieving 200 miles daily during travel from Raada to Lyons. It contrasts this with 1834 travel speeds and cites Peel’s November Rome visit and a 13 day London journey, mirroring Roman envoy expeditions.
The idea that violent storms come when the sun crosses the equator around September 22 dates back to 1748 in England and the United States. Its origin is unknown, possibly from West Indian hurricane experience. Gale frequency rises from summer to mid-winter, with autumnal equinox as the conventional start of the storm season.
The current price for Pattern items is twenty cents in stamps or in coins with a preference for coin payments. Wrap the coin carefully to avoid damage.
Tests at Harper Adams Agricultural College England show no material advantage from using fish meal dried buttermilk or peanut meal over soybean meal during the pullet year. Best egg production and margins came from meat and bone meal dried skim milk and soybean meal with similar results in year two. Hatchability and fertility were not materially affected. over two years a mixed protein ration outperformed simple protein for production economics. Birds used were single comb White Leghorns.
The Glasgow Herald argues that luck plays no part in Britain's improved trade. It credits the pound’s security and a steady monetary policy led by the Chancellor of the Exchequer and financial authorities for restoring prestige and boosting international commerce.
Premier Anderson says rebuilding the Chalet burned by fire and related projects could start next spring under a national plan. He expects the works program to include road development and bridge erection in Saskatchewan as part of the Bennett proposal.
A pithy saying notes that as a man’s income rises his wife tends less to his needs. The quip reflects attitudes about marriage roles and economic status in society.
Ottawa Journal argues that Canada must limit wheat acreage and adopt quotas as European nations, including Italy, increase production and curb imports. It questions selling large surpluses below cost and warns that continuing to sow without a plan risks costly folly amid shifting global demand.
At Princes Risborough England the Forest Product Research Laboratory reports Canadian red cedar blocks survived eight months of infection by wood destroying fungi while Baltic timber rotted. Cedar appears to contain concentrates lethal to fungi, suggesting potential for protecting Empire timbers.
London plans reveal the Battersea station will require about 2,000 tons of coal each day to meet expected electricity output. The project underscores London's commitment to expanding baseload power and energy security amid growing demand.
A competition selected the winning model by sculptor Armand Martial and architect Labro to honor President Paul Doumer. The monument will be erected in Doumer’s native Aurillac, France, to symbolize his character after his assassination in May 1932.
A railway passenger extols patience and perseverance while another questions it with a water in a sieve paradox. The jokester replies that water can be carried by waiting for it to freeze, turning the idea into a humorous lesson on persistence.
W J Burns, a well known Edmonton horseman, is elected president of the Alberta Horse Breeders education group.
Britain showcases a 32 ton heavy bomber aircraft and unveils the world's fastest flying boat. The new aeroplane highlights Britain's industrial prowess while the flying boat demonstrates advanced marine aviation capability.
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