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Newspaper
Miniota Herald
Location
Miniota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jul 17, 1934
Page
4
Western Canada faces seed shortages for crested wheat grass due to sustained drought in Saskatchewan and Alberta. The Fairway strain shows better moisture tolerance, with good crops and premium pricing, suggesting future seed stocks will favor the improved variety over ordinary crested wheat grass.
Former prime minister Mackenzie King tells new graduates that entering public life demands thick skin. He warns that politics invites harsh criticism, slander, and ingratitude, with the public likely to remember errors more than achievements. Prime Minister Bennett is noted for similar resilience.
England’s Rothamsted Experimental Station conducts a year long insect census using a nightly light trap. About 150000 insects have been collected and identified with arrival times and possible causes noted. Early results imply far more insects than once thought but do not threaten humans. Rothamsted aims to keep balance.
The mace of the old Upper Canada parliament building returned to Canada aboard the U S S Wilmington. It docked in Toronto harbor on July 2. Mayor W J Stewart welcomed Captain A F Nicklett and crew.
A report describes cactus plants as sources for medicinal drugs soap cleaner water softeners and a boiler compound highlighting their diverse industrial uses.
The article links historic shoe fashion from medieval to early modern times with a modern counterfeiting tip. It explains that long toe shoes faded by Richard II and that St Crispin aided the poor through leatherworking, while Captain Foster notes genuine currency eyes appear clear and sparkling. Counterfeiting remains borne out by a test using portrait eyes and silk threads.
Adventure seekers led by Frank Cooper prepare to dive in shark infested waters of Changuaramas Bay Trinidad to recover gold from a Spanish galleon sunk during the era of the Spanish Main. Cooper holds a three year concession and recently arrived in Port of Spain after a failed Cocos Island hunt.
Vancouver swimmer Roland McCall aged 25 died after diving from an interstate bridge span into the Columbia River. He surfaced briefly before his body sank and was not immediately recovered. The fatal dive was part of the annual mid-Columbia regatta, a feat he had performed from a lower level the previous year.
Wealth of knowledge emerges from bones on display. Saurian bone fragments suggest prehistoric rheumatism. vestigial whale hip bones imply land roaming ancestors. Neolithic skull repairs show trepanning practices. Notable exhibits include eight foot Irish giant Charlies Byrne O'Brien and one foot seven inch Miss Caroline Crachams.
A motor race track is being built in Czechoslovakia using non skid glass materials. The project aims to provide a unique racing surface with enhanced grip and durability for high speed events.
Excavators uncovered a candle-making apparatus buried in the ruins of Herculaneum. The find adds detail to daily life in the ancient city and complements existing artifacts unearthed at the site.
Abbotsbury in England hosts what is regarded as the oldest bird sanctuary in the world. The area is home to about a thousand swans.
Bee keepers learn quick methods to recapture swarms that settle on nearby objects. If on branches, cut and shake into the hive. if on immovable objects move the hive to the swarm. When needed, water can dislodge, then housing should use drawn combs and brood. The Ottawa Bee Division notes little crop loss with a new hive on the old stand.
Country Life in B.C. reports a bumper Okanagan crop with 75 million apricots ripening, about seven per person in Canada. Officials note a yield more than double last year and the industry shifts from 100 to over 200 cars, each car 1,000 crates of six 4‑pound baskets.
California risen roses are canned by spraying hot paraffin wax on fresh cuttings. After tests, nursery workers preserve living tissue and pack the roses in airtight containers for sale in New York and eastern cities before they bloom in New Yorkers gardens.
A young lady and a young man aboard an ocean liner grew close. She asks if he studied algebra, and he replies he has but did not see it, as they traveled through in the night.
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