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Newspaper
Miniota Herald
Location
Miniota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jul 07, 1922
Page
5
Dairy and Cold Storage Commissioner J A Reddick argues the public misunderstands cold storage. He says misrepresentation labels the industry a price driver and warns that storage preserves surplus, stabilizes prices, and keeps foods available in slack seasons.
Drawing to a Close Current History notes the rapid break up of English Scottish and Welsh estates driven by war taxes. Auctions reveal vast properties including Holme Lacy the Manton and Hawkstone Holdings with thousands of acres sold or listed. City and Covent Garden sales reflect a nationwide social shift as old mansions and manor houses face new tenants at moderate rents.
A woman enters a cigar shop to buy cigars for her husband who is described as acting mad. The clerk asks whether she prefers mild or strong cigars.
The late Czar of Russia earned a reputation as Europe’s most extravagant dresser with civil tailor bills around 10 000 dollars annually and military tailor charges near 15 000 dollars.
The Dominion Department of Agriculture partners with R. F. Rudd of Riverhurst Saskatchewan to establish five acre illustration plots using registered seed varieties. The program aims to prove hay, clover, corn, sunflowers and other silage crops can be grown to alleviate winter feed shortages. If successful, a silo and handling machinery will be offered to participating farmers with a small government grant to encourage silos. Rudd, veteran farmer at Davidson, Girvin and Riverhurst, leads the project.
An ancient view of love compares Egyptian and Arabian ideas with troubadour tradition. Lovers believed in a union of two souls in the world above and that love enters the heart through the eye. A description of a woman could spark love.
Spring influx boosts land entries at the Edmonton land office. In one week twenty seven entries on land were recorded, with locations spanning a wide area in Alberta.
June surveys show Western Canada ready for a record grain yield since 1915 with strong acreage and favorable growing conditions. Heat gave way to cool, rainy weather aiding crops, while British Columbia fruit prospects match grain optimism, signaling broad economic impact nationwide.
King Meighen and Crerar attended the annual convention highlighting the power of the press. Leaders praised weekly papers while noting shifts toward socially constructive news and impartial, responsible reporting. Briar roots weighing 6000 tons are exported from Corsica for pipe manufacture.
Professor Day notes Canada can beat Denmark only by lowering costs and standardizing bacon. He cites Denmark’s higher average quality and prices in London, and urges Canadian farmers to breed for uniform hogs and the Wiltshire bacon standard of specific weight, condition, and conformation.
The Royal Museum in Madrid hosts one of the world’s most extensive painting collections, attracting scholars and visitors with its breadth and historical significance.
A yak has been brought to Alberta by Canadian officials after a 7000 mile journey from Central Asia. The hardy animal, resembling a musk ox in resilience, is not prone to disease and may later cross with cattle and buffalo to create new types.
Dr. O. Fitch of The Potato Magazine in Ames Iowa predicts a large demand for Alberta grown seed potatoes in the Central and Southern States. He notes the Alberta seed potato is especially free from disease.
The sport lawn tennis has surged in popularity among girls and young women in China, drawing growing participation and interest across age groups and regions.
The British battleship Inflexible, completed in 1881, became the first modern warship to exceed five million dollars in cost, reflecting the rising scale of naval power and industrial funding of the era.
The piece argues babies grow fastest in cooler seasons and warns against trying to gain weight in hot weather. It then cites D S Burch of the Federal Bureau of Animal Industry, who studied 525 farmers with 25 600 head of stock and reports purebred sires raise financial returns about 48 percent and purebreds outperform scrubs by roughly 40 percent on average.
A 19th century snippet recalls Whitelaw Reid halting presses to fix Lord Macaulay’s name spelling and billing the proof reader $12.50 for the printed error. Another note mocks a foreign desk lapse with a misworded cable dispatch and a cashier reference for pay discrepancies.
A Berlin shop offers Martin Luther’s wedding ring believed placed on his finger by Philip Melanchthon at Wittenberg on June 13 1525 when he wed Catherine of Born. Documents attest its authenticity and say the ring has passed through Luther’s family for four centuries. Sailors avoid sailing on Friday and attribute many wrecks to ships launched on the sixth day of the week.
The saying emphasizes that every dollar spent in the hometown strengthens the community. Local merchants benefit from resident dollars, boosting jobs and pride, while residents support nearby services and tax bases.
A British firm introduces an automatic tip cart attached to a trailer by two shafts with castor wheels. It follows the tractor, swings to tipping position when brakes are applied, then returns to travel mode in about five seconds. Capacity is about two cubic yards.
Bamboo groves around Anderson South Carolina grow at about a foot a day and reach full growth in thirty to forty days. Some specimens exceed forty feet tall with a circumference of 1$ inches and weight up to 150 pounds, encouraging farmers to plant bamboo groves on their land.
An elderly woman on the street refused to give money to an Italian man playing music near a peanut roaster. She complained she could not hear the tunes and that the music smelled like something burning inside.
The Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers traces its origins to Marshall Michigan in 1863 when it was conceived as a craftsmen union. The early formation marks the start of a labor group that grew with railroad expansion across the United States.
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