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Newspaper
Miniota Herald
Location
Miniota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jan 16, 1940
Page
7
John and Alan prospect along a gravel bar using a miner’s pan and a long-handled shovel. They strike coarse gold and a pea-sized nugget, sparking talk of a bonanza as Heather faces doubts about their future. They plan a river crossing for meat while debating salmon runs and hunting.
Noel and Napayo return to camp with long faces after searching western bar rens for deer. Bears slipped into a creek, nets yielded only trout, and dogs fear hunger until sea trout and salmon arrive. Emergency rations threaten to last for the trip home.
Alan Cameron confronts shifting loyalties as Heather and Berthe test his feelings and a looming food crisis. The group plans a perilous river journey while Berthe fades to a mere memory and the gold fever of the father threatens their supplies and sanity.
A Hamilton Spectator editorial condemns financially unable motorists as a public menace causing hospitalizations and property damage. It argues expensive lawsuits fail due to incapacity to pay and calls for stronger accountability rather than mere legal tinkering.
The Ottawa Journal notes contrasting casualty counts from China and Japan during the war period. It recalls Will Rogers humor about a Shanghai bulletin board, where Rogers jokes about lopsided losses and a Chinese response predicting Japan will run out of men.
Your liver is the largest organ and vital to health. When it malfunctions waste accumulates causing constipation and fatigue. Frust-atives, Canada’s leading liver remedy for 35 years, claims to stimulate the liver and provide relief. Available at druggists for 25 and 50 cents.
The carrier pigeon that saved Major J J O Venter’s life at Voortrekkerhoogte is buried in Johannesburg with military honors. Venter, then a young South African Air Force lieutenant, released pigeons to test homing but became lost until the last bird guided him toward Pienaar's River, restoring his bearings and earning lifelong care for the bird.
The Associated Press editors select the ten best news events of 1939 including the Squalus sinking, Royal visit by George and Elizabeth, Pius XI death and Pius XII rise, the Russo-German non aggression pact, Blitzkrieg Poland, Britain and France declare war, Athenia sinking and Royal Oak torpedoing, Hitler’s Munich escape, Russia invades Finland, and the Graf Spee scuttling at Montevideo.
The Niagara Falls Review supports Bal lard of Hamilton urging severe penalties for those who violate Canada defence regulations during wartime. It warns against loose talk that could malign the armed forces and undermine the war effort.
Engineers describe industry wide mobilization as ploughshares are repurposed for war needs. Spiders spin graticules aiding optics while gramophone firms fuse munitions, sugar machinery makes armour plates, electrical firms build guns, knitting machines produce war devices, and agricultural engineers craft gun mountings and tanks. Civilians and exports continue alongside war work to ease postwar recovery.
A Winnipeg newspaper union Home Service ad promotes a 32 page booklet “Party Games for All Occasions” with toy hunts and games for gatherings. It invites 15 cents to illustrate games like On Safari and Who Am I including Magic Writing and Card Toss Fortunes and lists other booklets available at 15 cents each.
Paradise Valley and Mount Rainier National Park report frequent winter snowfalls around 100 feet yearly, shaping access and tourism. Officials note heavy accumulation requires road closures and avalanche risk monitoring during peak season.
An old superstition claimed toads bore warts and jewels in their heads and could poison infants, bring rain if stepped upon, improve milk if killed, and possess medicinal properties. The belief linked to toads with various magical effects and health claims.
Scotland Yard in London reports over 600,000 fingerprint records on file with every print unique, signaling a vast, growing biometric archive.
A local toatmasters club plans a speaking class for women. They consider a future project: a swimming class for ducks. A state experiment station chemist notes Florida has more than 100 soil types.
Neal O'Hara notes in the New York Past that from the moon Earth would appear far brighter than the moon does here. Oceans and polar regions would drive the Earth's radiance while authors are mocked for vanity in their work.
The average farmer harvests about 40 bushels of oats per acre while the world record stands at 187 bushels per acre, showcasing the gap between typical yields and peak performance.
The South Alberta Water Conservation Council pursues a long term program to add up to 500000 acres of irrigated land aided by a $10000000 federal investment. A $3500000 dam on the St Marys river at Spring Coulee would trap flood waters from nearby rivers, enabling three years of construction and providing storage for farms in the eastern slope region.
Canada sends ten ambulances to Finland as a gift from the Canadian Red Cross Society. Total Canadian relief contributions reach 50000 dollars with 3500 allotted for Finnish child refugees. Mary Runciman leads six ambulances staffed by the First Aid Nursing Yeomanry with Lilian Kras serving on her team. The remaining four are part of the Friends Ambulance unit organized by Paul Cadbury of the Quaker family.
Abbe Theodore Moreux, director at Bourges Observatory, claims sun spot activity declining signals peace in 1940. He links 11 year sun spot cycles to mass emotions and upheavals and cites 1918 as a parallel point of waning activity. He cautions against false hope yet sees astronomical signs pointing to an end of conflict in 1940.
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