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Newspaper
Miniota Herald
Location
Miniota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jul 04, 1939
Page
7
In a tense scene Penny consoles the distraught Sarah Lynn who confronts memories of a troubled past. Sarah Lynn recalls a lover who spoke of survival of the fittest and death for the weak, while seeking release from pain and a wish for freedom from memory.
An aged advice piece suggests women 38 to 52 face loss of appeal and nervousness. It recommends fresh air sleep and a tonic, Pinkham's Vegetable Compound, to build up resistance and vitality and steady nerves.
Sarah Lynn accepts a grim choice to secure Duncan Van Doren’s future and pay a debt to her past. Gunnar Thorwald returns unseen to confront their fragile lives as a car ride of secrets deepens the family rift.
Mrs Edwin Dana aims for a discreet betrothal and wedding for Sarah Lynn Dana to Duncan Van Doren. A formal notice envisions a quiet ceremony at the Dana home with immediate relatives, followed by travel to the Orient and a Detroit home. Sarah Lynn regains mobility and resumes daily activities.
The article traces early silver tea caddies dating from 1710 and common bottle shaped forms with lids. It notes tea’s social rise from exotic drug to affordable staple as imports increased and prices fell, with a historical aside on large quantities dumped into a harbor during a pivotal American moment.
Captain William Stewart of the British Flying Corps earns two more bravery decorations as the British War Medal and the Mercantile Marine Medal arrive on his 46th birthday. He previously earned the Italian Cross of Honor the French Legion of Honor Croix de Guerre and the English Military Cross and Distinguished Flying Cross after bombing a German submarine preparing to torpedo a transport.
Ottawa Journal reflects on the King and Queen’s disciplined life while visiting Canada and the United States. Their tightly scheduled days epitomize citizenship in sacrifice and duty, showing that freedom can coexist with self discipline for the common good.
The article notes that Japan was the sole large nation to expand its consumption of American cotton in 1938, amid broader trade shifts. Spain plans to invest 290 million dollars over five years on road improvements and construction projects.
The British House of Commons unanimously approved a resolution introduced by Prime Minister Chamberlain to erect a memorial for King George V. Chamberlain called the move a public tribute to a king whose character and service command lasting respect and gratitude.
Relic of medieval charity the Wayfarer's Dole is given freely to any applicant at the hospital of St. Cross in Winchester England. Tourists from Canada and the United States queue with English tramps to claim a share and boast about the quaint past practice.
Dr Phillip Etter, president of the Swiss Confederation, told a Lucerne audience that Switzerland would defend itself if needed. He warned that at the hour of danger the Swiss would become an armed nation, strong and determined, transforming from a working people into fighters.
Pages of a new children's book feature animals and can be folded to form a circus. The pages rest on a wooden pedestal enabling a rotating display of the show.
The Times-Journal notes the king and queen could not use their royal barge on the Empress of Britain voyage. Unlike common barges it is a steam pinnace carried aboard ships, crewed by oarsmen, and kept near Windsor. The old royal barge resembles a Venetian gondola and last served in 20 years past on the Thames.
A reflective note on a rainy royal garden party in Charlottetown and the paradox of Britain’s weather shaping social customs. The author muses on England’s climate, inns, cozy interiors, and the nation's famed lyric poetry, questioning how rain and mist foster grand traditions.
Three Toronto district youths Farley Mowat 19 Harris Hoarde 20 of Richmond Hill and Frank Banfield 21 visit Saskatchewan for three months to collect wild life for Canadian and American museums and universities. They will be joined by Frank Farley an ornithologist to survey unworked areas from Prince Albert National Park to the US border.
A new spectacle lens offering 300 percent magnification was unveiled to the American Academy of Optometry. Dr. William Feinbloom of New York said seven blind students in institutions had returned to public schools using the teleptic magnifier. The lens resembles a glass cone, one inch long, and combines three to five lenses per eye for light fitting into standard eyeglass frames.
Bob Clymer of Columbus, Ohio, raises 300 Leghorn hens to fund college. Based on current production, the flock is expected to lay about 276,110 eggs during his four years at Ohio State University.
Mont Blanc draws about 400,000 visitors from France, 275,000 from Italy, and 350,000 from Switzerland each year. The peak generates roughly 17 million dollars annually.
Paleontologists report a fossil eggshell discovered in Nevada likely belongs to a bird related to cormorants from the Ice Age. The find adds evidence of ancient waterbirds in the region and helps date local ecological conditions.
In a Philadelphia Inquirer letter, Horace F Reber recalls a royal visit to Canada and compares it to a 1920s trip of the King and Queen of Belgium. A Harrisburg stop led to a clash over who should greet royalty first between Governor William C Sproul and Auditor General Charles A Snyder. The governor was to receive the King first. Snyder challenged, and the term General prompted the King to ask about battlefield leadership. The debate centered on Schuylkill County political history.
Ian Westbrook, 24, sets out from Sydney with 50 Australian stickwhips to fund a two year ride across Australia. He plans 10000 miles on a bay horse with a sheep dog, and may perform whip cracking to raise money or fall back on lighting sketches if needed.
Mrs. R. Rae of Sydney Australia touring the Dominion with her husband says Canadian women eat far more than those in Kangaroo Land. She calls the large helpings frightful though the meals leave no unflattering appearance.
The adjustable pendulum length enabled more accurate clocks in the late 17th century. Later findings showed gravity varies by location, causing pendulum clocks to run slower near the Earth's poles.
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