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Newspaper
Miniota Herald
Location
Miniota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Feb 08, 1928
Page
6
The New Westminster Harbor Commission awarded a contract for a grain elevator costing about 500000 dollars. The report notes related international peace promotion ideas and railway bills affecting western Canada.
The Essen Krupp Works report a net profit of 13 million marks about 3.1 million dollars, reversing a 2 million mark deficit in 1826. The firm pivots from munitions to peaceful goods including locomotives, motor car parts, harvesters, razors, knives and forks, cash registers, and artificial teeth on a platinum-like steel alloy.
The article notes Canada manufactures sand lime bricks cinder blocks and cement blocks to compete with clay bricks and to serve areas with costly brick supply. It also cites scientists who speculate Saturn’s rings consist of large dust masses. It adds a proverb about a false friend and shadow accompanying the sun.
Britain will lay down three 8 000 ton cruisers in 1927 28 and 29 instead of four and will abandon 10 000 ton vessels saving about 5 500 000 pounds. Destroyer and submarine programs remain unchanged with nine destroyers and six submarines planned for next year.
Feature on No 1704 pattern with front plaited skirt attached to an under bodice and a separate bolero jacket. Describes fabrics velvet crepe satin faille and woolens, sizes 16 years and busts 36 to 42 inches. Includes yardage estimates and price 25 cents for the pattern and 10 cents for the book.
City note from Winnipeg Union at 135 McDermot Ave. lists pattern order procedures and pattern numbers to request by mail. Pattern No. names appear in the copy, with postal instructions and contact details for customers seeking specific designs.
In 1927 Canada installed hydro equipment totaling over 221 060 hp with plans for 378 000 hp more by mid 1928. Combined and ongoing expansions push the continental total beyond 5 100 000 hp by mid 1928. Japan plans a large moving picture studio to attract tourists. About twenty five million children attend United States public schools.
Golden text from Matthew 6 10 proclaims thy kingdom come and thy will be done on earth. Lesson centers on Mark 1 14 15 and Mark 4 1 34 with a reading of Psalm 14 and related themes of teaching and parables for spiritual growth.
The author defines the Kingdom of God as the reign of God in the inner life, present in believers and future in ultimate realization. Parables like The Seed Growing Secretly illustrate gradual spiritual growth, with God guiding the unseen development as people live their ordinary lives.
D P R Coats of Moose Jaw announces a Winnipeg controlled radio station will be built this year just inside Saskatchewan’s eastern boundary. A commercial company will run it with concert features and experiments in radio pictures. TV transmission may follow as picture reception improves. The Saskatchewan site aims to avoid interference from nearby stations.
Immigration to Canada for the first nine months of the 1927 fiscal year totalled 128 928, up 14 893 or 13 percent from 1926. Of this total 2 955 came from British United States French Belgian Swiss Scandinavian Dutch or German origins. Also 33 722 Canadians returned from the United States during the period. December 1927 immigration reached 4 556 with 937 from Britain 1 254 from the United States and 2 515 from other countries.
A proposed civic enterprise in Port Alberni B C may drill for coal to test feasibility of a city run mine. If coal lies at workable depth the project could operate profitably by the city. if not negotiations may involve a private firm.
February dominates Canadian winter carnivals as skating snowshoeing tobogganing skiing curling and hockey reach peak competition. Novice and veteran athletes showcase high proficiency making the period a thrilling spectator spectacle across the Dominion.
A historical note identifies artificial graphite as an electric furnace product produced near Niagara Falls in Ontario. The brief mentions its origin and regional production context.
On February 1 H M S Torbay and Toreador were transferred from the Royal Navy to the Canadian naval service and renamed H M C Champlain and Vancouver to honor national historic figures. The Royal Navy destroyer Vancouver will be renamed to keep the Canadian service as the sole bearer of the explorer’s name.
Make lemon junket using powder sugar walnuts and almond extract. Layer quartered marshmallows in dessert glasses then top with whipped cream walnuts. Dissolve junket in warm milk fold into cream then pour into glasses. Nuts rise to top and chill before serving with tart jelly or cherries.
About 40 000 automobiles traversed the Cariboo highway during 1927, per Automobile Club of British Columbia records. The route, open to general tourist traffic for the first time in 1926, follows the Fraser River into central British Columbia’s historic gold country. The scenic lure is expected to attract thousands more tourists from Canada and the United States in the current year.
William Shakespeare was christened on April 2 1564 in the Warwickshire village of England. He grows up to become a noted playwright and poet shaping English literature.
A simple layered dish builds slices of raw peeled potatoes with ham and a thin cream sauce. Bake until brown and tender, using just enough ham for flavor, and reheatable for picnics in a covered tin dish over campfire heat.
A Tit-Bits report describes a custom where a man with two deceased wives marries a healthy tree to avert further misfortune. The ceremony mirrors a full marriage, the tree is cut down, mourned, and the man proceeds with a new wife who is deemed free from evil influences.
High grade Feldspar from Canadian quarries earns strong reputation for uniform potash content. Analyses show potash around 12 percent across samples.
An Hfe insurance uptick matches a larger motor car market. The street remark that pedestrians remain wary contrasts with the claim that flattery is not welcomed by women who feel they need it.
A historical editorial argues that newspapers rely on community support and not personal bias. It stresses that a paper serves the public, requires funds from business interests and goodwill, and that editors alone do not run a successful paper without collective effort.
P Giannani born in San Jose to Italian parents has donated his 1927 income of 1.5 million dollars to the University of California. One million funds an agricultural economics foundation while 500 thousand will build a Berkeley campus facility to aid farmers dairy and livestock and fruit growers in California.
The Financial Secretary of the Treasury is not allowed to make public speeches due to budget duties. This tradition keeps the present Secretary, Mr. A. M. Samuel, from addressing the public, despite his reputation as an able speaker and successful businessman.
Advertises a remedy for asthma claiming to stop the drain on health and strength. Describes widespread relief and notes it is sold almost everywhere.
A scientist argues the next war will be fought with insects, while joking that war is no picnic. The remark frames a stark view of future tactics and risks downplaying the seriousness of conflict.
The article notes cork first served as bottle stopper material between 1650 and 1715, credited to a monk at the Abbey of Haut Villers in France.
Nellie Grant daughter of Ulysses S. Grant marries Captain Sartoris at the White House in 1874 in a formal ceremony attended by family and high officials.
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