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Newspaper
Miniota Herald
Location
Miniota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Feb 05, 1948
Page
5
Thousands of wild geese descend on the Jack Miner Migratory Bird Foundation near Kingsville Ontario each autumn and spring. The Miners band birds, feed flocks, and operate a 400 acre sanctuary with a $20 000 yearly expense funded by private gifts and endowments.
The United States reports a gold stock of 22.83 billion dollars, surpassing its seven year high by nearly 30 million. The figure excludes 687.5 million given to the world monetary fund and over 3.5 billion held by Federal Reserve banks for foreign owners. The U S pile represents more than three fifths of global money gold and grows about 200 million monthly as foreign nations mine their supplies to buy from the United States.
The text praises cross border cooperation surrounding a sanctuary partly in Canada and funded from the United States. It notes how such trust fosters mutual benefit and downplays national boundaries as November and April migrations bring thousands of geese seen as ambassadors of goodwill between two allied nations.
In damp or cold weather hang starched clothes indoors to dry as a tip. A wrist watch band can stain skin. coat the strap with clear nail polish to protect. Princess Elizabeth’s wedding dress inspires more embroidery on evening gowns and many daytime outfits.
Evansville Indiana authorities report a local boy was excused from swimming class after arriving with a note from home claiming he has a bad cold in his broncol tubes and a scientist infection.
Ottawa removes the 25 percent excise tax from oil burners and related equipment and sporting goods costing under 25 cents. Shaving brushes and combs and mirrors fall under the relief. The move, retroactive to last November, follows U S reprisals threats that could harm exports and trigger higher duties.
An oil company demonstrates a United States fueled system for cars using both high and low octane gas. The vehicle has two tanks pumps and carburetors and switches between them by driving conditions. High octane is used for starts and acceleration while low octane handles steady driving. Company claims high octane needed only about 20 percent of normal driving. Marine engines, a million times more precise than watch mechanisms, must be built with equal accuracy.
The article notes Lebret Indian School with a juvenile entry and midget and bantam teams from St Michael's at Duck Lake, as Saskatchewan hockey prepares for playoffs. It also mentions Japan planning a self-styled Olympic Games, Regina appearances by Bobby Locke and Frank Stranahan, plus a Detroit Toronto hockey attendance record and other sports notes.
In Canada two views on rodeos clash at a Saskatchewan meeting. J Charles Yule of the Calgary Stampede argues bucking horses are not cruel and stay well treated, noting many come from farms and are worth 500 to 700 dollars. He says horses buck by instinct and a good bucking horse enjoys the work.
Coli Buchs presents a pineapple design with shell stitch patterns that double in beauty when joined. The improved chart rich pattern includes easy visuals and complete directions for crochet spreads cloths and needlework. Send 25 cents in coins to Household Arts Depart ment Winnipeg Newspaper Union with name address and pattern number.
A humorous caption mocks a friend asking for two hundred dollars after an appendectomy while joking the surgeon misdiagnosed gall stones. The quip plays on medical missteps and patient recovery with a sharp jab at doctors.
The text notes a medical record likely drafted around 3000 years ago by Imhotep, renowned physician to the Pharoahs. It identifies Imhotep as a key ancient medical figure and situates the record in ancient Egypt.
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