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Newspaper
Miniota Herald
Location
Miniota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jul 03, 1929
Page
4
The article argues that Canadian prairies are not inherently treeless, citing forests near Lake Athabasca and northern regions. It notes shelterbelts, poplar bluffs, and the decline of buffalo and prairie fires as factors enabling trees to establish. Settlement may be expanding woodland on the plains.
Mrs Heron, American born, and her husband Robert Heron, operate near Kamloops and Cherry Creek, British Columbia. She recalls driving 3,200 sheep from Yakima four years earlier, noting Canada’s roads and warmth from Kamloops officials after a rough crossing, and expresses optimism about their sheep venture and prosperity.
The Parliament of Iceland, or Althing, plans a millennium birthday celebration. The piece contrasts this with other parliaments still young, notably Estonia, created by wartime shifts and now eleven years old. A Berlin doctor links dyspepsia to unmarried status in ages 30 to 50.
Live Stock Protection Canada notes its success in preventing outbreaks of cattle plague contagious pleuro-pneumonia and foot and mouth disease. It cites U S outbreaks costing millions and credits the Department of Agriculture in Ottawa for enforcing the Animal Contagious Diseases Act. Ships from outside countries are inspected with health certificates and held in quarantine stations to ensure disease freedom.
The stem rust of wheat causes heavy losses in the Prairie Provinces with estimates of up to a major sum in a worst year. Plant breeders aim to create resistant varieties. The Agriculture Department, through Botanical and Cereal Divisions, has long pursued this work at the Rust Research Laboratory in the West and at Central Farm in Ottawa.
J. W. Hackett of Petrolia described a four year old development that makes coal cleaner and healthier through a water chemical treatment. The system, perfected last January, dustlessizes both anthracite and bituminous coal, presented to 250 Canadian delegates and US anthracite producers in Toronto at the Canadian Retail Coal Dealers Association annual meeting.
An order from Vancouver for a thousand live rabbits from New South Wales to start a rabbit fur and carcass industry in the Dominion puzzles NSW stockers. The rab bits had proven a menace in Australia, and one stocker remarked they wished they were commissioned to ship 4 million of them.
Captain E A Baker of the Canadian National Institute for the Blind urged careful toy choices at the council meeting in Toronto. He cited incidents where sharp pointed toys caused eye injuries, including a 45 year old child who lost an eye from a bow and arrow and a companion who lost an eye from another sharp toy.
The article notes haddock as a staple of Canada's coastal fisheries split and salted in warmer months, with autumn shipping fresh or smoked as finnan haddie. It also mentions a Norwegian law requiring planting three saplings to cut a tree and ends with a joke about leap year timing.
The British Museum hosts about 200 volumes as the acme of printer’s art. The display pairs centuries-old manuscripts with modern postwar printing from England Scotland the United States France Germany Holland Spain Italy Poland and Belgium. Experts say printing has greatly improved since the twentieth century’s start.
At 89, George F. Baker remains a trustee of Mutual Life Insurance Co. New York, a half century after taking the post at age 39. He rarely misses a board meeting and continues to contribute valuable insights alongside other aging figures like Rockefeller and Edison, challenging the myth that prolonged life means retreat from responsibility.
Bognor a seaside town in Sussex has received the King's permission to change its name to Bognor Regis as a lasting tribute to His Majesty's long stay at Craigwell House near the town while recovering from a serious illness last winter. Other towns across the kingdom also bear royal affixes indicating historic connections with royalty.
A gamekeeper confronts a trespasser in the woods over a warning board. The tramp admits he did not read beyond the first word Private, showing hesitation and deference in the exchange.
The May listings show all-month activity up to 52 additional private and commercial planes. A 50 percent rise in flying activity over the prior year is reported, amid new hiring ideas and personal life milestones.
Mr. Hankes asks why Jones is valuable to his firm. Mr. Shanks replies that Jones collects money they lack from people they cannot pay.
Five mule deer with white patches on their plus fours peered over the Banff Springs Hotel golf course as a warning cry from a golfer interrupted play. The 18 hole course is famed for scenery in Canada and poses distractions from wandering wildlife while golfers anticipate the Prince of Wales Trophy next September.
An Overseas essay notes women’s long role in English governance from Edward I to eighteenth century debates. It cites abbesses in medieval councils, noblewomen in Edward III era, and a 1778 incident where ladies refused to leave seats, prompting a ban later reinforced by Mrs Sheridan’s male disguise to attend.
An ex convict who has served fifteen terms visited the London Daily Chronicle office and left a letter claiming a secret invisible writing method used by Kennedy and Browne to send messages and arrange poisoned sandwiches for prisoners. The method described involves saliva ink on blank spaces and revealing the message by rubbing with ink.
The Sault Star columnist suggests replacing the Maple Leaf with a dandelion to symbolize Canada’s resilience, while noting Curran omits color as a defining trait. He argues the dandelion’s persistence represents Canadians despite difficulties.
Martin Baker, an Edmonton letter carrier and Armenian-born Canadian, grew Turkish tobacco in northern Alberta starting after World War I. He secured four seeds from Constantinople with government aid, weathered hail, and expanded to an acre, achieving a marketable crop and sending part of last year’s yield to the Canadian National Exhibition in Toronto.
A note from a meeting describes presenting a collection for a pastor leaving to take a church down south. The children are mentioned with a short, cryptic exchange about saving brass buttons from an old coat, implying a keepsake or token.
She asks about musical taste and he replies that he likes Chinese music, noting it is seldom heard in the country.
The magistrate performs a dry exchange as a woman replies with indignation to a question about prior arrests. She insists she is not an amateur and hints at confidence and experience in dealing with authority.
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