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Newspaper
Miniota Herald
Location
Miniota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Feb 02, 1937
Page
4
The article discusses strict firearms control in Britain, detailing permit requirements, dealer regulations, and penalties for possession without a permit. It notes police armed only on special occasions, and contrasts with enforcement difficulties in daylight robberies in London, where officers struggled to respond.
The annual report of the Department of Indian Affairs warns that white trappers encroaching on northern Indian hunting grounds threaten game and drive Indians toward destitution. It condemns poison use by trappers and calls for designated areas where only Indians may hunt to preserve wildlife and livelihoods.
Harold Williams a Melbourne executive with a coal distributing firm says ordinary garden flowers are a good diet for non dieting people. He chewed gladiolus pansy and other blooms claiming they are rich in vitamins A and B. He showed a trim figure as proof and recently caused consternation by eating about 50 dollars worth of flowers at a dance. Roses violets nasturtiums are his favorites, but he avoids chrysanthemums and dahlias.
An organ dating to 228 A.D. was unearthed in Aquincum ruins near Budapest. The instrument with two wind chambers and 52 pipes has been restored and now likely plays as well as its builders.
Premier Pattullo announced British Columbia will implement North America's first government health insurance scheme starting March 1. The plan aims to provide universal coverage and expand healthcare access across the province.
Cambridge scientists announce a kitchen hint to housewives. Adding a pinch of phosphate to the water speeds cooking threefold by softening meat and forming a harmless gelatin. Phosphates are described as essential to teeth and bones and as a sedative to the nerves.
The Brockville Recorder and Times reports one U S railway system launching an advertising campaign to promote its freight service. The piece notes the initiative is innovative and argues that shipper awareness of modern freight service could increase patronage.
A note explains that insects are attracted to electric lights up to 200 watts but are driven away by glare from brighter illumination. It adds that flower arranging holds cultural value in Japan and that girls attend specialized schools to study the art.
A survey of how old newspapers are reused in India shows half of paper imports there are old newspapers totaling 57 583 tons in the last fiscal year. Canadian newsprint gains market share in Bombay Calcutta Madras and Lucknow due to lower ink absorption and economy. Also notes advances in packaged poultry ready for oven with government inspection labels and turkeys in individual containers.
The British Museum lists prices paid for coronation seats from Edward I to George III showing growing demand and shifting loyalties. Prices rose from half a farthing to ten guineas for front seats, with street spots and coaches charging extra, prompting Privy Council price regulation for George III's ceremony.
The most isolated lookout tower in northern Minnesota was finished on the Kawishiwi district of Superior National Forest. Accessible only by canoe or hydroplane after crossing nine lakes and nine portages, Kekekabie Tower stands 100 feet tall. It has no direct telephone link and will be radio-operated sending messages to the Ely ranger station. Structural steel was hauled in on frozen lakes and concrete and lumber flown in by hydroplane.
A group of famous singers hired by the Non Brahmin party tours villages in the Bombay area singing ballads praising the party and its policies. The campaign reportedly draws large crowds as villages respond to the musical pitches supporting the party and its politicians.
Engineers describe a new ice rink construction using brine admitted into a basin in streams rather than pipes. Powdered metal with binding cement is sprayed over the brine, followed by a water top layer that freezes into an ice sheet.
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