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Newspaper
Miniota Herald
Location
Miniota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Feb 14, 1939
Page
6
The Daily Express published a letter from 21 physicians urging a government long term policy to build subterranean hospitals for safe under bombardment. They warn surface facilities would be untenable in future air raids and many patients would be harmed by blast and debris.
Lieut. Marshal Cleland of Toronto will judge the Calgary Spring Horse Show on April 8. Prime Minister Chamberlain told Commons he cannot visit President Roosevelt in Washington. The US civil aviation authority plans five radio stations to aid safer trans Atlantic and trans Pacific flying. A Hindu divorce rights bill will be introduced in India's central assembly. Premier Aberhart won federal aid for Medicine Hat irrigation development. The US will discourage American investments in Japanese led China development projects. A British Latvian swastika plane image is clarified as Latvian and Finnish use of the symbol. James Didia of Seattle draws 12 months jail and a 2500 dollar fine for mislabeling goods. Empire settlement funds total about 45000 pounds for the current financial year.
The Sarnia Observer argues that strong advertisers dominate in any town. Large stores spend more on papers while small shops lack advertising, a trait linked to business success. A farmer near St Thomas claims he can out spell anyone in Ontario for a $5000 side bet.
The dodo disappeared around 1681 and today only a few skeletal remains and fragments exist in museums. Cobwebs were historically used as a treatment for asthma, a practice noted in antiquity.
Advice for women in mid life on dating dynamics and confidence. The fragment hints at aging, nerves, and social advice but lacks clear events or sources to confirm specifics.
A 1940s style recipe for creamed eggs on toasted biscuits. It details melting butter with onion, adding flour and milk to make a thick sauce, then folding in hard cooked eggs and anchovy paste. Biscuits warm in a 375 degree oven for ten minutes before serving. Serves six. A variation suggests ham as substitute.
R C Vaughan of Canadian National Railways told Montreal's Canadian Railways Club annual dinner that railways despite higher costs and lower earnings provide dependable, all weather service. They clear tracks themselves and would support equal regulation for all transport modes to ensure fair competition.
Anne Adams presents an afternoon frock with paneling from hem to shoulders to elongate silhouette and ruffle trims. The pattern 4025 suits sizes 34 through 48 with fabric estimates, and costs 20 cents. order via the Winnipeg Newspaper Union pattern department.
A vintage sauce recipe using eggs sugar cornstarch mustard salt paprika corn syrup sour cream and cider vinegar. It instructs beating over a double boiler until smooth thickening then straining and cooling for storage yielding about one pint.
The Toronto Telegram reports a pantry puzzle at Ottawa’s Parliament Buildings as 250 new spoons vanish since opening day. The cafeteria serves civil servants, members, and officials who often pocket spoons for office use, leaving none for patrons. Also note cocoa supply from Gold Coast, Africa.
A motorist operates a ton and a half steel vehicle along the highway. Even with good intentions, if control is lost, someone could be injured.
A garbled note mentions Jupiter, a year, 1909, an aeroplane altitude, 10 000 days and a 2004 record of 645 feet. The text lacks coherent facts, providing only scattered numbers and celestial references.
Farmer Harvey Adams watches milk from his Holsteins processed at Silver Corners creamery. Casein from milk forms a soft wool substitute through chemical transformations. The plant aims for first experimental shipments to a Canadian textile factory with no public release until commercial viability is reached.
A sack containing 17 450 Washington tax tokens arrived at the Bellingham state excise tax division from Vancouver BC. Payment of 34 90 was made for the tokens but the telephone company incurred a loss of 4 65 50. Tokens fit the 25 cent pay slot with a hole in the center and the BC telephone officials say the practice had been ongoing. The company will change slots to curb future frauds.
Lord Maugham will appoint a committee to consider revision of the libel law. Sir Donald Somervill announced in the Commons that a private bill, supported by the Empire Press Union and UK newspaper proprietors, seeks an overhaul to curb what newspapers call severe, gold digging lawsuits against the press.
The News of the World notes Lord Craigavon formerly Sir James Craig as the longest serving prime minister in the British Empire. He began politics after service in the South African war and helped lead Ulster opposition to inclusion in an Irish Free State. He became premier in 1921 and has held the post with broad support.
The golden text urges avoiding actions that cause a fellow believer to stumble. The lesson references Amos 6 1 6 I Peter 2 11 12 4 1 5 and a devotional reading from Proverbs 23 29 35, emphasizing practical conduct and self control in Christian living.
The piece contrasts Samarian elites living in ivory bedluxury with Amos harsh critique. It cites indulgent banquets and idleness as the root of vice, linking to biblical scenes of Joseph and Israelite affluence. It also discusses Peter's exhortation to Christians as pilgrims and warns that sin harms the soul.
Exhibits of Canadian pure bred livestock are assured for the Golden Gate International Exposition on Treasure Island San Francisco Bay running to late fall. Plans for British Columbia participation include a commercial booth and show herds of Clydesdale horses Holstein Ayrshire and Jersey. Alberta is expected to send similar or larger livestock displays with aid anticipated for about four carloads of stock.
A six foot all metal submarine sled designed like a snow sled was reported to the American Institute of Electrical Engineers in New York. It measures how deep telegraph cables lie in bottom mud and sand and can detect buried iron objects without touching them. The sled guides burying cables six inches to two feet deep to prevent annual half million dollar damage from trawlers. It reads depth by magnetism and can spot buried wreckage or iron artifacts.
Astronomers debate Mercury's possible atmosphere with cautious optimism about findings. A local critic notes a comma change in a quoted line, illustrating how phrasing affects interpretation.
Dr. Arthur H. Bryan of Baltimore reports laboratory tests on books used by students show few germs, mostly harmless. He notes diseases spread mainly by people, not objects, and that viruses on books die without moisture or nutrients. Sunlight and fresh air aid disinfection, while hands remain a primary transmission route.
Readers may obtain the complete set of Dr McCullough cancer articles by writing to The Health League of Canada at 105 Bond St Toronto Ontario.
A public health view from Oshawa Times urges a mid day nap for those with sleep difficulties citing tropical practices. The piece recalls farm routines and personal notes on refreshment after dinner and suggests naps may curb burnout among busy Canadians. It also mentions tropical climates and a note on the height of Philippine mahogany trees.
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