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Newspaper
Miniota Herald
Location
Miniota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Feb 27, 1940
Page
5
The FR A F reconnaissance missions return photographs and reports detailing German airfields, bases, roads, canals, and ships. Cameras, magazines, and trained interpretation enable precise data on movements, harbor activity, and aircraft, with imagery processed back home within hours.
Dr Leonard Fosdick of Northwestern University Dental School told the Chicago Dental Society midwinter meeting that sugar intake produces mouth acid with bacteria causing decay. He argued that avoiding sugar is the only scientifically supported method to control decay. He also claimed cleaning teeth and dietary changes do not halt enamel decay and that decay is intermittent rather than continuous.
A guide notes success rests on both work skill and the ability to get along with associates and customers. Courtesy and consideration are as vital as technical efficiency. The article mentions 16,000,000 men under arms in Europe.
Officials in Toronto report records indicate strong trends toward mathematics physics and geometry among legion education program participants. Major interest rises as men near war duty with 98 percent of a Maritime unit enrolled and Aldershot and overseas camps showing high demand for maths science language courses.
Youngstown College in Ohio insures its new mascot Pete a sprightly penguin against fire lightning wind cyclone tornado explosion theft burglary hold up mysterious disappearance riots and strikes and transportation hazards.
A brief note states parrots display age by shedding feathers and difficulty digesting food. The observation highlights aging signs in birds without detailing further evidence or sources.
The New York Sun laments the decline of feminine poise as women wear longer skirts and lack training in lifting hems gracefully. It notes grandmothers and parasols once guided the art, enabling orderly crossings, while modern practice often results in awkward grasp and wardrobe mishaps.
A housewife mailed home cooked food to her daughter with a wrapper reading If not delivered in 10 days, never mind. The note raises questions about postal handling and intent in a domestic dispatch scenario. Chrysanthemum soup is cited as a Japanese dish using chrysanthemum petals.
The article notes that peeled apples can be kept by immersing them in salt water until they are ready to be used.
A young German Jewish refugee from Berlin who fled to China in 1936 becomes a paramedic captain in the Chinese army medical service. Known as Wong the doctor, she treats wounded soldiers, leads 34 nurses, and despite bombardment, continues her work while criticizing Hitler’s war.
A suitor arrives at a girl’s house and is challenged by her younger brother who asks if the sister is expecting him. The exchange ends with the sister reportedly gone out, followed by a note on the palm or coconut crab being native to the East Indies.
Pattern 6614 guides a ribbed sleepwear set in cashmere yarn. It covers a sweater in sizes 36-38 and 40-42, socks in any size, with illustrations and stitch instructions. Send 20 cents to Household Arts Department Winnipeg Newspaper Union for the pattern.
The text stresses testing wheat seed germination to assess vigor and disease risk. It cites studies from the Dominion Laboratory of Plant Pathology at Saskatoon and recommends using true to variety, clean seed, with high germination. It notes how low germination signals weakness and possible disease, advising seed treatment and higher seeding rates when warranted.
A Brandon Sun excerpt notes Easter 1940 on March 24 the earliest since 1913 and earlier than any year after 2000. It compares later Easters such as 1943 on April 25 and discusses occasional coincidences with St. George's Day. It mentions Canada’s long winters and the evolution of Easter promenades in North America.
Dr. Benjamin Golden presented a test at the International College of Surgeons in Venice Florida. The method uses methylene blue dye to indicate stomach readiness for a solid diet as the dye is not absorbed until the stomach can receive solids. The dye is given in powder form and can be administered orally or via a tube placed in the stomach during surgery. The blue color remains throughout excretion.
Lower atmospheric pressure raises boiling point drop causing water in automobile cooling systems to boil at 187 degrees Fahrenheit during climbs up Pike's Peak.
The Yorkshire Post reports Germany assists Russia to fortify Black sea ports while Russia builds a Stalin line along the border with German and Soviet occupied Poland. Hitler aims to move toward the Black sea shore though confirmation is limited. German engineers in Moscow push plans for a barrier to keep Germans out of west Russia amid potential Finnish mobilization.
Pearl Waxman of Syracuse University reports findings from a speech study survey. Adolf Hitler uses the pronoun I about once every 53 words in a public address, Benito Mussolini about once in 83, and President Roosevelt about once in 100. Churchill averages 1 in 169, Daladier 1 in 234, Chamberlain 1 in 249.
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