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Newspaper
Miniota Herald
Location
Miniota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jul 11, 1923
Page
5
Columbia University President Dr Nicholas Murray Butler offers an interview from London praising Anglo American friendship and arguing that long standing ties should be assumed strong. He cites historical friction as minor and applauds Britain's postwar recovery and handling of taxes and debt.
The article surveys sleeping postures in humans and animals. It notes humans sleep on sides or in unusual positions after fatigue, while animals sleep standing, perched on one leg, or suspended, with varied head and body positions. It mentions owls, parrots, bats, ducks, moths, cats, foxes, wolves, fish, hares, and snakes, highlighting exceptions like ducks paddling on water and salmon and goldfish reportedly never sleeping.
British officials say the fisheries treaty is an affair between the United States and Canada and does not require ratification by other British dominions. Ernest Lapointe and Secretary of State Hughes are viewed as giving the document full legal sufficiency since other dominions’ interests are not involved. The matter was settled last March when Lapointe informed Hughes that Britain recognized Canada’s diplomatic rights.
A judge references weather disagreement as a metaphor in a pointed remark about forecasts and authority. The exchange highlights tension over official predictions and public perception.
A spendthrift facing mounting debts experiences stress affecting his liver health. The man’s financial concerns appear to correlate with deteriorating physical condition as creditors press for settlement.
A Dominion Bureau of Statistics bulletin notes Canada has 1338 operating mills with a total daily capacity of 128 225 barrels of flour. Over 110 000 barrels per day are produced by 163 large merchant mills. The country houses the empire’s largest flour mill at 14 000 barrels daily and the top Canadian milling company with 24 500 barrels daily. Medium and small mills exceed 1 000 in number, about 600 were active last year with product value over 27 000 000 dollars.
Newton estimated the bubble’s thinnest point at 2 500 000th of an inch. The sunlit film shows endless jeweled tints, each color linked to a specific thickness. Near the top a black spot marks the thinnest point just before bursting.
Last year the Ottawa Valley mills produced well over 63 million feet more wood, surpassing 200 million feet for the first time since 1918. Ottawa remains a leading Canadian lumber center with large pulp and paper output along the Ottawa River.
A fragmented sentence suggests that if the Earth's atmosphere suddenly thickened to 708 miles, the Sun could not penetrate it and the Earth would be wrapped in fire soon after. The text is unclear but implies dramatic atmospheric change leading to catastrophic warming.
American scientists led by Sr. John A. Miller of Swarthmore College plan high altitude solar observations in Central Mexico next September. The eclipse lasts 189 seconds, with two 65 inch aperture cameras and 15 foot focal length lenses to capture 18 by 18 inch plate glass images, aiming for two precise photographs if weather cooperates.
A New York correspondent paints a grim view from a train window of Harlem and city streets. He describes exhausted families, scarce outdoor space, improvised ice scavenging, and crowded tenements while noting a lone hopeful sign in small potted plants on windowsills.
The Montreal Gazette notes Harvard University awards the LL D to the Canadian Prime Minister Mackenzie King, recognizing his scholarly breadth and leadership. It cites his education at Toronto Chicago and Harvard and views the honor as evidence of his influence in international affairs and Canada’s respect.
The Saskatchewan Co operative Creameries Limited will export all its summer butter output to Great Britain. About two to three million pounds of butter will be shipped abroad.
Dr. J B Coldip of the University of Alberta told the American Medical Association convention in San Francisco that parts of insulin may be obtained from grass onion tops and other vegetable matter. Other speakers said this would expand insulin production and reduce costs for doctors and patients in diabetes treatment.
Statistics show the Bow River irrigated lands will produce about 26 dollars revenue per acre this year. The estimate reflects farm earnings across the Bow River tract from current cultivation.
The article argues corn and sunflowers can replace part of bare fallow to save water and improve yields. Alberta Saskatchewan stations report earlier planting, deep root systems, careful weed control, and silage use. costs average about 4.5 dollars per ton for both crops and wheat yields on corn land rise over fallow by 3.58 bushels per acre.
Travellers to Europe and the Far East overlook Canada’s historic churches and shrines from Ste. Anne de Beaupré to Evangeline Land in Nova Scotia. The article highlights Notre Dame des Victoires, Tadoussac Jesuit chapel, Montreal’s east end churches, and the lingering religious heritage felt in villages and public life.
Ohio Agricultural Experiment Station tests show clover alfalfa and soybean hays supply key minerals for milk production with legume hays outperforming bone meal supplements. Hay curing methods affect mineral availability with less sun exposure and absence of heavy dews or rain yielding higher nutrition.
Senator Copeland of New York cites wage-equivalence comparisons indicating per day pay for a plasterer, brick layer, painter, plumber, and hog feeding effect. He argues such measures reveal problems in the constitution of industry and agriculture as reported by the Toronto Mail and Empire.
Increased motor tourist traffic to Brandon prompts improvements at the civic motor camp. Electric lights are installed, firewood supplied, and other additions are made for visitor comfort. A local roads program costs 70,909 dollars to support the growth.
A Way Out Guest complains of a leatherlike steak and a dull knife. Walter retorts to strap the knife on the steak as tensions rise in a Michigan Gargoyle scene.
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