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Newspaper
Miniota Herald
Location
Miniota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jan 20, 1932
Page
4
A New York Times article surveys air speeds past 400 mph and contemplates human limits. It notes pilots tolerate high accelerations, suggests 740 mph may be reached in a generation, and warns that rapid starts pose greater risks than sustained high speed.
A Dominion Department of Agriculture report says heavy eastern egg stocks should ease with winter in Manitoba and Saskatchewan while milder western regions like British Columbia and Alberta see high production and low prices. Early January storage across Montreal Toronto and Winnipeg shows 2,133,990 dozen eggs, below 1931 levels.
Vancouver officials report a maternal mortality rate of 2.9 per 1 000 live births for last year the lowest on record. Infant mortality stood at 33 per 1 000 births slight above the 1930 record of 32.6. Thirteen mothers died in childbirth.
Huge electric bulbs are installed at a Los Angeles speedway to enable auto racing after dark. The article notes the early development of the Chinese art of jade carving dating back before 2000 B.C.
A quoted exchange records a man admitting to throwing a pail of rubbish on the pavement and justifying it by suggesting a fault in the footpath. The remark is cited from Lustige Bisetter, Bertin.
Officials from the Mines Department say there is no objection to higher British anthracite shipments to Canada as Imperial Conference talks could focus on Canada taking more British coal in exchange for increased wheat under a quota plan. Currently most coal imports come from the United States with only one ton in thirteen from Britain.
The article stresses that good teeth relate to overall health and that defective teeth can cause illness. It urges daily care, proper foods, dental exams, and highlights milk as the top calcium source. Milk should be common in diets for children and adults, used as a beverage and in milk soups, creamed dishes, and desserts. Ottawa Department of Agriculture.
Thousands of live eels captured in the St Lawrence were sent to New York for Christmas fare among the Italian community. Reports say locals are eager to have them alive served with herbs olive oil and red wine. Eels take two and a half years to travel from spawning beds 4 miles down in the Sargasso Sea.
The Panther, once Kaiser’s mailed fist at Agadir in 1911 and later a German survey vessel, sold to a Frankfurt bidder for 9315 dollars after bidding started at 750. With de pression, conversion to a large boat seems unlikely and the ship will probably be broken up.
For filling an aquarium use water from a stream, spring, or deep well. Reservoir water often contains chlorine or other chemicals requiring treatment before use.
Ste. Marguerite Quebec hosted end of year visitors as the Oxford and Cambridge ski teams met Canadian colleges on the Laurentian Mountain line of the Canadian Pacific Railway. Prince Constantin Liechtenstein of Oxford, nicknamed Connie, proved the most enthusiastic guest amid Canada's mountains.
A 36 disease colour circular prepared under Dominion Botanist Dr. H. T. Gussow helps potato growers identify faults in tubers. It promotes using certified Canadian seed potatoes to prevent losses and is available at no cost from the Publications Branch in Ottawa.
A professor at Wycliffe College questions belief in Santa Claus as a boy asks him to confirm. Separately a new device called a wobble meter tests pilot nerves to gauge readiness to fly.
Dr J E Lattimer at Macdonald College argues the agricultural sector suffers more from over-prediction than over-production. He notes farming maintains business resumes but has weak buying power for manufactured goods at current prices and faces price adjustments and potential unemployment if prices stay misaligned.
In Montreal a few independent blacksmiths still operate amid motorized era. Shoeing remains active as heavy city pavements wear cleats fast. Horses, especially drag teams, often require oxford changes every two weeks. deliveries by bakeries, laundries, and grocers keep horses integral to commerce.
Dr. T. Zhoo Chinese vice-chairman of the Worlds Student Christian Federation warned in Montreal that Japan China and Russia are drifting toward a potentially serious three power conflict during a lecture tour of Eastern Canada.
A wry reflection on how vices persist across ages, with history lacking any record of their disappearance. The line suggests human behavior outlives civilizations and laws.
The article notes Empire State Building details from dedicatory events on its 86th floor in New York. It cites R. H. Shreve on weight and support, Col. W. A. Starrett on materials, and references to the building surpassing the Eiffel Tower by 225 feet. Realty men warn offices near the height limit.
New Jersey’s billboard law, in force this year, has led to the removal of about 25000 signs. Some owners abandoned ads or obtained licenses while others relocated or paused use. New billboards appeared, but the overall effect favors restoring scenic beauty.
H L Mayson former rural hydro staffer at Sarnia and engineer has word from the U S patent office that his invention the colometer dyne has been allowed for patent. It is described as the first device able to arrest static.
A brief exchange quotes Kasper and Stocke Holm discussing a baby’s chatter, turning to a mock-argument about loyalty as one quips that the child is learning to stay quiet, revealing a playful neighborly feud.
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