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Newspaper
Miniota Herald
Location
Miniota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Feb 06, 1940
Page
2
The Dominion records a 25 percent drop in deaths from all diseases and accidents over ten years, with 1938 and 1939 seeing the lowest mortality in Canadian history. Tuberculosis, pneumonia, measles, scarlet fever and diphtheria declines are noted, while cancer deaths rise, signaling a need for continued public health effort and research.
A brief note extols simple courtesy as the foundation for goodwill between people. It argues that polite behavior nurtures kindness, trust, and mutual understanding, leading to lasting peace in daily interactions.
Craig Harbor in the Northwest Territories, Canada, is noted as the most northerly post office in the British Empire marking a striking symbol of imperial reach in remote Arctic administration.
An exchange explains right of way between a pedestrian and a motorist. The 1939 World Fair Canadian Pavilion attracted about 20 000 visitors daily at New York.
A historic note asserts that whooping cough ranks as the most contagious childhood disease. It discusses its spread among youngsters and the concern it raises for families and communities.
Mary Gardner reports a local fundraising method called a rabbit drive in the Auburnton area near Manor. Teams parade in four directions to funnel rabbits into a central trap, then quickly dispatched for butchers, fox farms, and felt hat makers, raising five to seven cents per rabbit for the Red Cross while reducing a regional rodent problem.
The London Letter notes Victoria Station is quiet as British visitors skip Swiss hotels after a snow fall. Despite bleak prospects for winter travel, Thomas Cook clerks maintain their calm courtesy while a woman seeks a Paris route to Swiss skiing.
Cream butter and sugar then beat in one whole egg and one yolk saving the white. Add corn syrup milk lemon rind and dry ingredients sifted together. Stir in nuts. Drop on buttered tins and brush with beaten egg white then sprinkle with nuts. Bake 350F for 10 to 15 minutes yields about thirty cookies.
Pear sections are folded into a cherry Jell O base with ginger and pear juice. Dissolve Jell O in hot water then add pear juice and salt. Pour into individual molds and chill until firm. Unmold and garnish with pear sections for four servings.
Byzantine emperor Justinian supposedly obtained the silk secret from China by bribing two monks to smuggle silkworms hidden in bamboo staffs. The ensuing spread of silk usage followed, though price remained high.
A recent estimate indicates one in every 73 people in England is named Smith and one in every 76 is named Jones, highlighting the prevalence of these surnames across the population.
S J Hungerford, chairman and president of Canadian National Railways and T C A, said in Vancouver that TC A could double its trans continental service between Vancouver and Montreal. He suggested you may soon see two planes daily in each direction as part of a cross country inspection tour.
The figure notes a historical cost of about $2 000 per cubic foot in 1917, indicating a rare high value for structural or material units during that period. This brief data point anchors economic conditions of the era with a concrete inflationary reference.
Her Excellency The Lady Tweedsmuir spoke at a Bronson Memorial tea in Ottawa praising Canadians for their kindness loyalty and warm welcome. She said the stay in Canada had felt very real and she wished it could have lasted longer.
The Cuban capital Havana marked its 425th anniversary while noting it stood as a city a century before New York saw its first houses. The remark frames Havana’s early urban history in comparison to early New York development.
The Hotel Gibson in Cincinnati regains a wedding trip keepsake after 58 years as Mrs. H. Marette Jr of East Cleveland returns the hotel key. The grandparents carried it away in 1882 on their wedding trip and died last year, making Mrs. Marette the heir to the memento.
Storks secure nests on steep roofs by gluing with a saliva produced by the birds themselves. The sticky saliva bonds the nest to the structure, allowing a stable raised platform in challenging slopes.
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