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Newspaper
Miniota Herald
Location
Miniota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Dec 28, 1927
Page
4
A Toronto Globe letter claims Chicago Mayor's anti British stance costs local exporters, citing $1,500,000 in lost business with Australia and warning the situation could worsen. The author links anti British rhetoric to broader trade damage among British Dominions and Latin sympathy shifts.
Archaeologists study Glummingehus in Scania Sweden uncovering medieval kitchen with running water drainage pipes and two large furnaces. A central heating system runs long pipes from a main kitchen boiler to upper rooms, creating a cozy warm corner with stone seating on the second floor.
Major Phillip Hunloke recalled the King’s affection for Britannia at a London Press Club seafaring night. He said the monarch will likely keep Britannia, noting the yacht’s capacity for many guests. Britannia cost about £9,000 to build and now would cost around £40,000 to replace. The ship is 5 years old, has sailed 319 times, and earned 187 first prizes and 64 other prizes.
Olga Rudel Zeynek becomes President of the Austrian Upper House marking a milestone as Austria granted women political rights a decade ago. The event is noted as remarkable in Vienna reflecting evolving gender roles. Other items mention English women buying costlier clothes and men facing slow paydays.
The article extols Victoria and Vancouver British Columbia for their mild winters, enabling year round golf and superb road networks. It highlights Victoria’s drives parliaments and Empress Hotel, the Lions of Vancouver, Crystal Gardens, and international swimming meets, plus extensive oceanfront routes and famed scenic scenery.
Canadian minister Vincent Massey spoke in New York urging an "International Mind" to foster understanding across nations. He proposed replacing "Hands Across the Sea" with "Minds Across the Sea" and called the boundary a peace symbol between Britain and the United States, noting the Joint Waterways Commission has resolved twenty five boundary disputes over sixteen years.
A man threw a brick into a Ludgate Hill jeweler’s window and grabbed a tray with trinkets valued at 1700. The crowd recovered and returned the items within a short time, with the firm reporting no loss to the police magistrate.
At a Peace River Board of Trade meeting a committee was formed to compile grievances that sparked the campaign for a new province. A general drive will push fundraising to send delegates to Prince Rupert and northern British Columbia meetings. The plan backs the Peace River Highway and Pacific Coast outlet with a strong list of complaints for approval before publication.
A study by Dr. S. E. Clarke shows abandoned Western prairie farmland reverts through stages from weeds like Russian Thistle and Tumbling Mustard to Artemisias and Western Couch Grass, then native grasses such as Spear Grass and June Grass, gradually returning toward prairie conditions. The 1926 Forage Crops Division report notes experiments to hasten grass recovery on abandoned lands.
Land department announces sale of Fleven townsites along the Catknife Whiteford Lake branch of the Cana dian Pacific Railway next spring. The line is graded to Whiteford Lake and steel is largely laid, ending at Willingdon named for the Governor General.
Sir Granville Ryrie, Australia’s new High Commissioner, recalls wartime tales at a dinner. A bushman asks if Bethlehem is in heaven after Ryrie says he has been in Bethlehem, prompting the humorous exchange.
W. O. Tuchfarber a 22 year railway mail clerk of Olathe Kansas believes in aviation future and has applied for air mail clerk when air mail becomes common en route Postal officials say the day may come in a year or two.
The article explains how maps, like books, require literacy to be used and valued. It highlights topo graphic maps as detailed records of natural and cultural features, useful for development such as arable land, industry, forests, minerals, water power, irrigation, and more. Canada’s Topographical Survey aims to map the entire country in a coordinated National Topographic series, though the process is slow, with an index of maps and publications available free on request.
The African elephant from the South Kensington Natural History Museum is remounted after seven months of remodeling. It was transported back in a scenery van, requiring removal of doors in the great hall. Rowland Ward Ltd. oversaw the work, noting the animal’s height changed from over 11 feet to about 10 feet 7 inches and now appears less ferocious and more typical.
A Scottish shop exchange explains Scots spelling phonetics about wool in a draper’s shop. The customer asks about items and the shopkeeper confirms with phrases like all wool and yes. The Christian Register provided the translation.
Eskimo traveler Kirogluk ponders the rush of urban life in New York. The column questions whether haste truly correlates with success and quotes a proverb about speed versus progress. It contrasts hurried living with simple country pleasures and notes the perennial push of daily schedules.
A brief note reports that tribes in Brazil's interior are said to lay curses on neighboring groups, sparking curiosity about regional beliefs and tensions. No injuries or direct actions are described.
George Palmer Putnam reflects on Eskimo Avalisha and Karaou fascinated by animals at the zoo in Baffin Island summers. He notes readers identify with animals more than distant cultures, suggesting humans remain primitive despite modern progress.
In England a debate rages over which family is the oldest. Authorities name various lineages from Corbet to Velascos while noting no definitive record. The piece recalls a 1621 Lords clash between the Howards and Spencers, highlighting ancestral sheep and treason retorts.
The piece argues against hurried agitation for an open Sunday noting that while Canada and Chicago faced early complaints about "closed Sundays" the drive for weekend amusement grew into a wild force. It warns that excitement may backfire and urges patience.
British architect Sir Edwin Lutyens warns American skyscrapers will crack and tumble if they age beyond 40 years. He cites inadequate steel protection from weather as the main danger, noting methods that coat steel with paint or mud and water provide little shielding.
A humorous saying notes the setup of three brothers marrying three sisters and jokes they will share one mother in law among them. The quip in Spanish quoted lines plays on family ties and awkward domestic math.
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