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Newspaper
Miniota Herald
Location
Miniota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Feb 14, 1939
Page
2
A long, urgent call for work and practical youth training to solve Western Canada youth unemployment. It argues direct relief is insufficient and urges government action to expand employment and industry supported by apprenticeship models.
Druggist Walter Bloes of Peckville Pa offers a one per cent rebate on purchases but directs customers to list their church on a form. He then pays the rebate to the customers via cheques to their pastors at intervals. Russia now has 250 farm theatres.
Two Scotswomen meet in the street with a ham parcel and a remark about Sandy’s store. A shopper asks for ham and notes she wants the same as Mrs MacDonald gets. A shopkeeper asks in local slang Whau ir’s yer bottle. A study links sunny exposure to less dental decay in boys.
A historic crescent shaped bread first created in Hungary 250 years ago to mark victory over the Turks. Hungary has now erected a monument honoring the iconic roll and its legacy.
Winnipeg's W A Landreth, president of the Canadian Produce Association, told Montreal delegates that statisticians overestimated per capita egg intake by counting roosters among producers. He noted a prior 30 dozen figure, later revised to about 21 dozen, and urged correct production practices to clear markets of surplus. Quebec agriculture minister Bona Dussault added that Canada’s food supplies could be a war asset.
The New York Times recalls the Night of the Big Wind on January 6 1839 marking its centenary. Limerick and Dublin areas suffered heavy damage with two hundred houses blown down, twenty killed, and a hundred drowned as Ireland faced widespread wrecks along the coast of Ireland and western England.
Lincoln Ellsworth asserted U S ownership of 430000 square miles of South Polar land upon return aboard the Wyatt Earp. In a January radio from Antarctica he described claiming 80000 square miles of territory never seen before by man thanks to his aerial exploration.
Jacob Nabel a 103 year old Hungarian born Cleveland clothing store proprietor recounts his first movie experience. He initially refused to sit through a film until friends urged payment for the viewing. After seeing a technicolor production he admits the experience was so enjoyable he would attend again.
A new English judge's outfit costs about 2000 dollars. The wardrobe includes scarlet, black and violet robes for winter and summer, mantles with ermine and silk, ruffles, scarfs, girdles, gloves, silk stockings, plus a velvet levee outfit with sword and a full-buttoned wig costing 100 dollars.
If allowed to develop, corn suckers may materially raise yields of grain and forage crops.
A ninety year old man explains he used Kruschen Salts for three years after an inflammatory rheumatism attack that left his feet and hands inflamed. He says daily doses before breakfast keep him in good shape and allow him to write with both hands despite stiffness. The note attributes relief to dissolving excess uric acid.
Sawdust now heats over 15000 homes and buildings in British Columbia. Combustion engineers and forest products laboratories devised fuel methods turning waste into revenue for mill owners. Annual Canada sawdust could cover 15 to 20 city blocks at 100 feet depth, contributing to reduced coal mine output.
Sir Abe Bailey, an Afrikander with strong Dutch ties, donates a 300 pound yearly scholarship to honor the centenary of the Boer trek. He leaves its disposal to a committee and recalls his father’s words about kindness to the Dutch. Bailey, a long-time pioneer in South Africa, reflects on national needs and jokes about a non talking cooking bed making machine.
The Paris museum presents exhibits on multiple races and their customs and runs laboratories for ongoing research.
A deer normally sheds its antlers following the breeding period, a natural process that signals the end of the mating season and prepares the animal for new growth.
The Montreal Star asserts Poland's wealth in timber agriculture minerals and energy, and its hard won independence after protracted oppression. It argues Poland seeks peace and resists entangling alliances while maintaining national unity against outside aggression.
Canada Gazette notice states standard passenger fares between all points will be 10 cents per mile. Fractions of five cents or more are rounded to five cents. fractions of two and a half cents or less are dropped. TCA plans passenger flights starting April 1.
History notes reveal Uranus was long credited with six moons for about four hundred years, but modern astronomy confirms the planet has four moons. New observations revise the celestial count and adjust early planetary records.
More than 19,000 runners participated in Russia's recent cross country contests, highlighting strong turnout and broad participation across regional clubs and events.
The article notes that football players can lose as much as 30 pounds in one game due to intense exertion and sweating, a historic claim illustrating extreme physical demands of the sport.
London authorities contest Sir Frederick Menzies claim that 5000 iron lungs would waste private benevolence. Dr. Macintosh counters that the Empire need justifies production and asks whether widespread use would save lives. Lord Nuffield orders immediate manufacture of 1000 units with improvements from the Medical Research Council.
J L Irwin statistician for the Alberta Lands and Mines Department reports Alberta oil production rose to 6,742,039 barrels in 1938 from 5,796,908 in 1937. Turner Valley accounted for 99 percent of the increase, boosting Canada’s Empire oil production share from 7.1 to 12.8 percent in 1938.
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