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Newspaper
Miniota Herald
Location
Miniota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Feb 10, 1910
Page
5
The article explains how sailors determine position at sea using sextants to measure the sun's altitude and a chronometer to compute longitude. It describes shooting the sun, logging noon readings, and calculating latitude and longitude by comparing local time with Greenwich.
A writer muses on why a man’s hat provokes laughter and mischief in public. The piece recalls hats toppled at church or lectures, bets on distance, and old time jokes like Joy Miller allegedly chasing a hat, noting how windblown toppers drew attention and reaction from crowds.
A mosaic of notes on elephant tusks and how climate alters color and value, then shifting to wildlife senses and misattributed prey tactics. Anecdotes on theater and social quirks close with a Vienna medical critique of wives overfeeding husbands.
The report notes soldiers confess fear under artillery and noise yet endure and fight bravely. It mentions bands and martial music lifting spirits during campaigns and that men recover quickly after battle, while stress tests their nerve.
An excerpt shows a playful exchange with abrupt, partial dialogue about going to bed. The west side scene features minor misprints and stilted lines as characters tease each other over bedtime. The fragment hints at a lighthearted domestic moment.
A garbled OCR fragment lists partial names and stray phrases including “His Mark” and “The Fi Pampered Pets.” It reads like an unreadable notice or cross-file snippet with no clear event or date, leaving only scattered personal names and vague references.
A reward is offered for information leading to the recovery of Ally Two Star, a White Star on a favorite marking. The notice requests help from the public and names GiStewart as the contact for tips.
A fragmented notice invites applications to Evans Beulah Asteroid Box and a sale at a store near Arrow River North. It mentions a price of 7780.00 with 600.00 cash, credit payments if arranged, and Torrens title. Apply to L St John Barrister Minnedosa.
Comelcoo, a 25 year old, seeks a position at afar and applies via EW. Contact Herald office for details.
Ardor text lists seed oats at 40s per bushel and 80 bushels of elean Rye seed at 6d per pound. Also mentions quantities of cat sheaves and Rye grass hay. Contact John Foster at telephone No 4 for details.
A damaged notice references subscription arrears and a seed laboratory item from Ottawa. It mentions an unnamed catalogue for particulars and a price of $1.00 per bushel. Ban Struthers of Miniota is named in the fragment.
Report mentions a seed grain yield of two bushels per acre and references to improved ligono and daubehey with days and sixty day timings. Mentions Bliscardinai and Seeding Russia in relation to a telephone topic.
In a brief note, AINIOTA LAUNDRY reports ties for landkerchiefs priced at 2 each for pillow cases. The document mentions wages or earnings amounting to over $200 and notes payment via conduit, with emphasis on property.
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