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Newspaper
Miniota Herald
Location
Miniota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jul 18, 1939
Page
2
A discussion on rising public demand for prudent budgeting, noting a continent wide swing toward economy in public funds. The piece cites Allan Meikle on how government actions must reflect public opinion and warns against political overreach and misleading fiscal promises.
A vivid note on the Widow's Walk atop Nantucket island houses. The feature circles the chimney and roof as wives of sailors once watched from above the breakers for returning ships during the island’s whaling era.
Bernard Pitsfield, a private in the 6th North Staffordshires, is noted as the smallest soldier in the British army at five feet four and a half inches, just under regulation height.
The passage credits Napoleon with starting the canning industry by offering 12,000 francs as a prize to anyone who could preserve food for his armies. Nicolas Appert, a forgotten Frenchman, later won the challenge.
Gibraltar draws thousands of annual visitors for its hotels beaches and lively cafe life. Excursions to the Rock and trips across the straits to North Africa highlight a favored holiday destination.
The phrase naval stores referred to turpentine resin and pine oil in early maritime commerce dating back to Phoenician seafaring.
A new census shows London has an all time low in vagrancy among homeless people. Critics denounce efforts to preach health to those living below the poverty line as hypocrisy and moral posturing.
The Ottawa Journal London correspondent reports a returned war veteran who served with Allenby in Palestine. After years of coughing and blood, X rays revealed a bullet behind his heart, embedded since a shrapnel wound in the Great War. He never felt it and carried the bullet for 22 years.
Astronomers tracking Mars at 15 mile per second approach say any inhabitants would likely breathe carbon dioxide. They predict July kissing distance of 36,030,000 miles and plan to study canals, dust storms, and polar ice cap water transfer. Dr. Walter S. Adams of Mount Wilson cites temperatures from 40 to 100 below.
British officials and gentry in Tientsin maintain morale by dressing for dinner after work. The ritual is seen as a tonic to the soul, steadying soldiers under fire and calming frightened crowds, with the dinner shirt symbolizing steadfast national resolve amid the blockade.
Mary Elizabeth Darling recalls Annapolis county’s early settlement life in Lawrencetown and Albany Cross. She recalls her husband charging 25 cents for a two day stay at his hotel, 62 years of ownership, and 80 years since their marriage. She notes settlers borrowing live coals, logging cabins, flax growing, wool spinning, and simple happiness in a sparsely provisioned community.
John Brown and Co Clydebank aims to build the largest aggregate tonnage for an individual yard in one year. So far 42 ships totaling 141000 tons have been launched on the Clyde with the 85000 ton liner Queen Elizabeth and 11000 ton Suffolk in the fitting basins. The 8000 ton cruiser Fiji and the 35000 ton battleship Duke of York are due to follow.
Public health guidance warns flies breed in garbage and manure piles and spread disease. Clean all breeding spots, screen entry points, cover exposed food, and use Wilson's Fly Pads as a simple control during fly seasons to protect children and families.
Quebec roads minister Anatole Carignan announced a ban on using dogs to draw milk carts and tourist dog carts. The move aims to improve traffic safety amid dogs wearing spectacles and hats pulling small two wheeled carts along rural routes like the Beauport Road to Ste. Anne de Beaupré, a longtime provincial attraction.
A father asks about his boy's progress and learns the child is performing the same simple sums as when the father was four, highlighting intergenerational schooling gaps and the child’s stagnation.
A concise remark about adjusting timekeeping rather than dates. The line emphasizes shifting clocks or schedules to align with events, noting the focus is on time rather than the calendar itself. No specific entities or events are named.
Quiet grey eyed Albert Canning, Special Branch chief guarding the King and Queen in Canada, is the son of an Essex businessman. He trained as a Bobby at Whitechapel, served in the Intelligence Service at G H O in the 1914 18 war, became a leading expert in German codes and cyphers, guarded King George V billets in France, and entered Lille first after its occupation. He avoids publicity and spends leisure time playing chess.
Canada's export trade for January to June 1939 reached 462 million dollars, up 71 million from the same period in 1938. Trade Minister W D Euler notes the gain reflects broader Canadian industrial activity with increases across regions despite weak wheat and wood pulp prices.
The text describes orthodox Mohammedans avoiding buildings or rugs with straight lines or perfect symmetry, deeming such perfection sacrilegious. It states Allah alone is perfect and humans cannot replicate absolute perfection in architecture or weaving.
Doctors endorse Durham Corn Starch for safe gentle powdering of babies. The ad touts healing properties and softness, recommending its thrifty use with doctor approval to prevent chafing redness and soreness.
Vancouver announces a $3,000,000 rayon project on the Pacific coast representing European interests. A 32 acre site on the north Vancouver waterfront has been acquired and a $2,500,000 rayon mill will be built next year. The plant will employ about 1,000 people when completed.
A colorful description likens the soapbox orator to the calliope of the human species, capturing the energetic improvisation and public speaking flair that stirs crowds.
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