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Newspaper
Miniota Herald
Location
Miniota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jul 06, 1950
Page
4
The article outlines methods of water divining with forked twigs and recounts historical views from Moses to Pliny. It cites US Geological Survey guidance against using water witches and compares success rates of wells divined versus nondivined in New South Wales from 1978 to 1939, noting mixed outcomes.
A collection of brief quotations on trust and confidence from poets and philosophers. It contrasts the need for mutual trust in human relations with caution and faith in the divine, highlighting how trust underpins social harmony and prudent living.
An editorial in Health the Health League of Canada official magazine urges rapid and continuous artificial respiration after a drowning or electrical shock incident. It notes many deaths could be preventable with proper technique and stresses keeping air passages clear and the tongue held during resuscitation for at least four hours unless consciousness returns.
A 1950 Father s Day survey shows 1 250 000 Canadians bought or received ties on Sunday June 18 more ties than ever and bright colors were popular. Optimists call it a sign of good times reflecting cheerful spending on fathers day.
The Duke of Windsor will establish a Hereford herd at his Alberta ranch following the Three Counties Show in Leominster. Hereford breeders praised the idea and speculated on importing a stock bull from Britain as judges noted a superb parade and strong pedigree cattle on display. Vern Boxer, owned by R S de Quincey of Hereford, won the supreme championship, adding to a lineage whose sons have sold for over £100,000 mainly in South America and Australia.
In Lawton Oklahoma a 35 pound piglet named Bertha wandered onto a farm and collided with a five gallon milk can. The milk and kaffir corn feed spilled and Bertha fell into the can eating her fill. A veterinarian advised cooling and patience, and Bertha escaped eight hours later.
During the war a taxi driver used pay phones to connect a lonely soldier with his girlfriend. He poured in quarters so the call could continue, then revealed he keeps lead slugs in his pocket for kids like that.
The Dutch Central Foundation for Agricultural Emigration plans to move 10 000 Dutch settlers to Canada in 1951 but says this year’s total will fall short due to late registrations. It urges prospective migrants to register before year end to ensure passage between February and April. Since 1947, 25 000 Netherlanders have emigrated to Canada.
Officials of Shell Oil Company of Canada and Canadian Western Natural Gas announce a 10 year agreement to supply Jumping Pound gas to southern Alberta. Calgary to Jumping Pound 30 mile 12 inch line will carry up to 100 million cu ft daily. Shell adds 50 million cu ft day processing. Local market priority, with start hoped for January 1951.
A suburban couple observes a passerby as the husband notes a woman in a gabardine suit and declares she is in love with Charley Jones, only for his wife to reveal it is Charley Jones’s wife. The moment ends with a sharp, humorous correction.
The porterhouse steak earned its name from the Porter House hotel in Sandusky Ohio which served extra fine steaks. Charles Dickens popularized the cut in 1847 boosting its fame.
Edmonton notes rapid campus growth as four new buildings and a hospital addition push postwar construction past eight million dollars. Rutherford Memorial Library at one point seven five million. Student Union center planned. Hospital addition two point five million. Aberhart Memorial Hospital for tuberculosis around one point five million. Public health building four hundred thousand to aid lab and cancer research. Major projects include extensions since the war and planned future facilities for agriculture, engineering, and fine arts.
At a convention of the Ontario Urban School Trustees Association Captain K E Bond of Buffalo urged Canadians to show more national pride. He condemned locals for lacking patriotism and urged them to be Canadian, joking about Canadian fried chicken as a symbol of national flavor.
Doctors advise avoiding emotional upsets at meals to aid digestion. Turn pot handles away from edges to prevent accidents. Brush beaten egg white on custard or pie crust to prevent soggy bottoms. Maintain elbow room when washing dishes. Separate dirty and clean dish areas. Add vinegar to water when washing fish dishes to remove odor. Baked potatoes retain vitamin C and value during cooking.
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