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Newspaper
Miniota Herald
Location
Miniota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jul 14, 1955
Page
4
Mexico City, home to 3.5 million, sinks 12 to 18 inches yearly as heavy new buildings press the soft subsoil. The government studies a floating foundation via water injection but results are unproven. Engineers propose 10 new independent suburban cities on lava beds to relieve the load and connect them by speedways.
The report shows a mix of gains and declines across sectors. Marriage and birth rates edged up, live-insurance claimants fell from a prior month, and employment rose in major industries. Trade improved with higher imports and modest export gains, while transportation and manufacturing output showed notable changes. Prices dipped slightly in May with small shifts in farm and building material costs.
Regina reports a new Saskatche wan Tourist Accommodation booklet listing all motels hotels camps and parks in the province. The guide groups facilities by area and includes highway safety facts event notes and tourist information booth locations prepared by the tourist branch with local boards of trade and operators. A note also mentions the trumpeter swan weighing about 35 pounds as the heaviest flying bird.
The readable lines reference a 575 million figure excluding Crown corporate staff and mention periods like at least every five years and long eras lasting nearly five hundred years. It also touches on Native peoples and Eskimos and Canadian consumption figures in a fragmented, unclear context.
The first complete trial in North America of small town planning is under way in Alberta. Twenty five towns with populations from 1 000 to 5 000 receive full planning assistance from five district planning commissions and the Town and Rural Planning Branch. Planning studies are prepared and presented directly to town councils for immediate implementation.
A Birmingham firm unveiled a scratch-proof projector lens at a London Photo Fair. The all-British invention uses a vapor coating to resist scratches and boost brightness, with lenses undergoing abrasive tests of over one ton per square inch yet remaining unmarked after 2,000 strokes. The coating promises broad photography applications.
Farmers warned about loopers or cabbage worms that attack cabbage and other vegetables. Control with DDT early, rotenone later. root maggots treated with six percent chlordane. cutworms managed by lordane dust around seedlings for about ten days.
Practical guidance on preserving hearing emphasizes reporting ear trouble to a doctor, avoiding ear plugging, and using gentle drainage aids. Advice covers discharge, pain, throat redness, and early treatment of infections. Do not heat the ear. seek professional removal for insects or foreign objects. For children, restrict self-injury by tying arms if needed.
Manitoba reports 52,383 farms out of 623,091 in Canada. The average Manitoba farm size is 338 acres, larger than the Canadian average of about 250 acres. Today is yesterday's pupil.
The quiz asks about early European arrival in Canada the share of land fit for cultivation among 550 000 square miles the frequency of elections under the constitution and the share of Canada’s production consumed domestically. It also asks to choose the federal civil service payroll figure for the current year 97 million 357 million or 575 million.
Practical kitchen and laundry tips including preserving moisture in brown sugar with moisture, softening clumps with a damp cloth, cold water rinse for stains, and standard washing. Also suggests turning scraps into cheese pastries and serving with soup or salad. Adds a note that rattlesnakes do not lay eggs.
This notes how reel and rotary lawn mowers rely on sharp cutting knives. It outlines hand and machine sharpening steps, including reversing reel direction, adjusting knife-bar contact, choosing abrasives, keeping edges true, cleaning with solvent, and testing with paper. It also stresses that dull rotary blades bruise and tear grass, reducing lawn quality.
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