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Newspaper
Miniota Herald
Location
Miniota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Feb 09, 1922
Page
5
An article from the Chicago News outlines Britain's foreign policy stance as a steadfast friend to all nations. It discusses diplomatic aims, international cooperation, and Britain's role in maintaining peace and alliances across continents.
The piece praises Britain as the United States’ best ally and strongest partner for foreign policy, noting Britain’s decisive role with Japan France Germany and Russia and describing its maritime, worldwide diplomacy as forthright and universal. It cites Lord Fairfax’s marriage in Piccadilly and includes a dominion farming report from Yukon with varied yields and crops.
The Medicine Hat News notes that spending on education strengthens the public, while the Dean of Iozeter installs clocks in cathedral pulpits to urge preachers to stay within reasonable limits.
Ottawa reports weekly livestock returns show steady demand with prices generally rising from week one to week two. Toronto lambs reach 14.50 while last year's level was 13.85, cattle calves and sheep rise, hogs soften with larger receipts. Toronto Montreal Winnipeg figures listed for cattle calves hogs and sheep across multiple markets.
Saskatchewan exploration teams evaluated northern rivers Bath Churchill and Rapid for water power potential. The Dominion Water Powers Branch estimates over 13 million horsepower may be developed, with summer 1921 fieldwork yielding photographs and descriptions. Northern timber resources and mineral discoveries could boost lumber, pulp and paper industries and power usage.
Mrs. Laura B. Merrill oversees virtually all aspects of the Commonwealth Hotel Construction Company. The cooperative organization is building what is described as the world's largest hotel in New York City.
Citizens are urged to buy from home merchants to support the local economy and strengthen community prosperity. The message emphasizes direct contribution to the town’s economic health through everyday purchases.
The London Times medical editor warns that Sunday dinners, famed for their hearty fare of beef, Yorkshire pudding and alcohol, encourage overeating. The piece notes the ritual grew from workers' leisure and contrasts it with weekday habits, urging moderation for the modern man.
The piece mocks planners thumb through seed catalogs for spring assortments while forecasting cold weather and snow. It notes the folly of rushing to buy lettuce and onion seed on May 24, urging proper planning and steady anticipation.
Official government estimate shows Canada produced 14,727,044 tons of coal in 1921, down from 16,921,477 tons in 1920 and up from 13,477,509 in 1919. Alberta leads with 5,763,145 tons, followed by Nova Scotia 5,580,722, British Columbia 2,969,296, Saskatchewan 301,167, New Brunswick 172,714.
The Electrical Experimenter notes that a radium dial may hold vast power, capable of powering a train if harnessed. It explains radium’s slow, century-scale energy release and the challenge of concentrating it to run a motor in hours rather than millennia.
The Old-Fashioned Nation Premier Greenfield questions a $1200 starting salary for new teachers, preferring pay based on experience and proven ability. Critics call him reactionary as others push fixed, generous wages for all workers despite qualifications. A Canadian collector reports a copper coin, shaped like a horseshoe, valued at tenpence used in parts of Nigeria and Kameruns.
The American Commission report on Transcaucasian conditions shows Armenia facing a brutal hunger winter after Turks destroyed 140 villages. About 467,000 homeless refugees, many starving, with cholera and disease spreading as Near East Relief warns only they can avert catastrophe. Capt. Paxton Hibson and President Harding urge relief ships and aid from America.
Prairie ministers of agriculture urge a broad sow on every farm as a path to profitability amid reduced demand and war debts. They cite swine breeding, grading by federal inspectors, and premiums for select bacon hogs, arguing that doubled pig production can stabilize farms with water shelter and feed.
An unusual discovery of Pacific steelhead in Lake Huron area near Whitecloud Island Georgian Bay fuels the argument over whether rainbow trout and steelhead are the same species or distinct. Michigan releases rainbow trout fry into Lake Michigan tributaries, while steelhead may have arisen from released eggs or separate origin.
Professor W J Rutherford of Saskatchewan University tells club members that future success depends on producing high grade heavy working geldings. He warns markets lack surplus but demand strong for sturdy farm horses and urges eliminating scrub sires to boost local breeding.
Teledo Biase remarks that Lieyd George remains buoyant and cheerful despite setbacks. The Premier rarely achieves every goal yet avoids personal vanity, keeping his nerves steady and spirit high.
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