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Newspaper
Miniota Herald
Location
Miniota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Feb 13, 1929
Page
5
An Experimental Farm Note urges farmers to sow pure seed free from weed seeds and smut with high vitality. It cites Manitoba seed grading, stresses early seed preparation, and warns that a 60 percent Marquis seed sample was contaminated with weed seeds in a survey.
The Department of the Interior organizes territories north of the prairies to boost development through a robust native population and wildlife abundance. Game preserves are set aside for natives, investigators study wildlife, and experiments test new species while curbing predatory animal destruction.
A mother tries to feed spinach to three year old Shirley who insists on a pretend game with her mother. The girl cites family roles and asks a soda clerk for legal help after a dental incident involving Schulz.
Live Stock Markets notes tests show pigs fed outside gain similarly to indoor fed pigs but require less feed. Outdoor pigs need 391 pounds of feed per hundred pounds of gain versus 425 indoors, earning $1.02 more per head after costs. John M. Evward links sunshine to improved performance as days lengthen.
Pattern Design No. 503 for a charming Parisian style shirt in sizes 2 4 6 and 8 years. Describes fabrics including printed wool jersey navy wool crepe tan linen and chambray with white pique. Includes full cut bloomers gathered to kneebands and requires 2% yards of 36 inch material plus 1 yard contrasting for size 4. Price 25 cents in stamps or coin.
The Canadian Agricultural Products Representative in Great Britain W. A. Wilson states Canadian bacon meets British quality standards and that production growth is the key to market access. He notes steadily increasing hog numbers as most valued by British buyers. A local joke about holidays follows as a light finish.
Experiments at the Nappan Experimental Farm assessed pea varieties for canning. Alaska led with 7,845 pounds of marketable seed per acre and smooth uniform ripening. Horsford Market Garden reached 5,445 pounds but with less uniform ripening and blight risk. Lincoln produced 6,816 pounds. Advancer yielded 5,445 with uneven ripening and early blight.
In a movietone interview Julius Rosenwald argues wealth does not confer wisdom and many fortunes arise from luck rather than ability. He echoes Job’s friend that wisdom cannot be bought with gold, stressing that riches do not guarantee superior judgment.
At year end 1928 Canadian chartered banks held savings deposits totaling 1,399,062,201 dollars, yielding a per capita balance of about 140 dollars for the Dominion.
Dialogue joke shows the wife admitting she barely knew her future husband. The second person adds a sly retort that underscores the parlor humor of quick marriages and rapid assumptions.
A lecture in London by C H B Quennell highlighted common anachronisms in famous works. The Boadicea statue shows traces that did not exist, Cromwell’s spurs are upside down, the Pilgrim Fathers hold a Union Jack, Chatham died after a House of Lords visit, and Raphael’s Miraculous Draughts of Fishes features non existent fish from the Sea of Galilee.
Penny postage begun at Christmas is reportedly increasing letters from Canada to the British Isles. Officials estimate the rise over a year could offset a $200,000 revenue loss due to the penny rate.
The Great West Silver Fox Farm near Princeton B C shipped 24 silver foxes to New Westminster. The farm now houses over 100 foxes and shows pronounced success in commercial breeding.
The Ros ther n Saskatchewan station tested six oat varieties Banner Victory Gerlach Gold Rain and Liberty and one barley type feeder barley. Banner led hay yields with good results from Gold Rain Victory and Banner in three year averages Gerlach topped yield overall. Museums in London like Natural History and Kew provide practical advisory support aiding industry from rubber cultivation to gems and geology.
Federal figures show about 4,700 western Canadian grain elevators with 150 million bushels total capacity, up from 4,437 and 147 million in 1927. Terminal elevators at Port Arthur and Fort William increased capacity in 1928 from 73 million to 86 million bushels.
The Art Crafts Guild of Chicago and Canadian Pacific Steamships offer economical European tours for students and others with limited means. Tours depart from Montreal and Quebec, with options from Tourist Third to cabin class, visiting England, Holland, Belgium, France, Germany, Switzerland, Italy, and more. The St. Lawrence river voyage precedes the Atlantic crossing with onboard entertainments such as deck tennis and dancing.
A dialogic fragment shows Mrs. Smith and Mrs. Jones discussing ruins in Italy and homesickness for a husband. References to Henry and fate with arches appear, followed by cryptic remarks about number 66 and a shuffled name Sin teve-Sirix from Stockholm.
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