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Newspaper
Miniota Herald
Location
Miniota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jul 22, 1931
Page
4
Boston architect Dana Somes on the city zoning board predicts a housing revolution. He envisions metal or glass homes built by mass production, priced at 2000 to 3000 dollars with easy terms, financed by large housing corporations that erect and service ready built houses nationwide.
George Riedell of Riedell's Honey Limited says this season should exceed 1930 in Alberta. He manages 1,500 bee colonies across Taber Barnwell and Coaldale and notes last season’s apiaries yielded about 350,000 pounds of honey from fifteen caricads.
W. J. Beckett chief Dominion dairy grader reports May inspections in the Edmonton district show a 143 percent increase with overall quality good and 75 percent first grade.
Col. M. Cosgrave, Canadian trade commissioner to China, says cultivating the soya bean in Western Canada could raise prairie farmers’ profits and support beef herds. He notes Manchuria’s climate mirrors the prairies and favors machinery farming, with competitive costs.
A Forest Products Laboratories study shows a normal one inch lumber pile dries from green to air-dry in about six weeks under summer 1930 conditions. Top pile dries faster than bottom, with lag up to four weeks. side zones dry quicker than the middle.
Over 2000 miles of saddle pony trails are maintained by the Department of the Interior in National Parks of the Canadian Rockies. They lead to glaciers, mountain lakes, and peaks, offering an inviting entrance to the outdoors for recreation and enjoyment.
Britain’s number of recognized millionaires declined from 601 to 487 in five years. An apparatus to measure warmth of an overcoat has been devised.
Department of Agriculture reports a rapid grasshopper outbreak across Manitoba and southern Saskatchewan and Alberta. Authorities are distributing poisoned bait through municipal systems to curb the pest amid a drought cycle peak and prior outbreaks noted from 1919 to 1924.
Nature notes in Research Items discuss sky lark song durations. Observers timed over a thousand songs, showing length depends on time of day month and individual bird, with an average of 2.22 minutes and a range from 1 to 19 minutes.
The London Gazette announces new provisions on military medals stating VC holders will not be automatically deprived of the Victoria Cross for treason cowardice or other infamous crimes in the future. The King may cancel or restore the award based on withdrawn annulment recommendations from the Legionary.
Plans submitted for an inland harbor north of Rome fed by a Tiber dam and connected to the Tyrrhenian Sea by a 25 kilometer canal. The project envisions a canal 100 meters wide 20 meters deep and a lake basin with locks to generate 200000 horsepower while linking to Rome by rail and road.
The buffalo herd in Canada has grown from under 800 in 1908 to about 7,000 across Buffalo National Park in Alberta and Elk Island Park, with 6,000 and 1,000 head respectively. Some animals were moved to Wood Buffalo Park in the Northwest Territories. The herds now roam large fenced reserves in their natural habitat.
Government aims to restore forests on 8.5 million acres of timber reserves and studies coastal areas for Douglas fir growth. Next year artificial planting will begin, marking the first use in the province's history, while natural reforestation continues on logged lands. Meanwhile, South Africa reports record candy consumption.
The submarine Nautilus under Sir Hubert Wilkins will drill through ice using a man-sized bore to thirteen feet of ice for crew observations or escape via a telescoping tube. If blocked by thicker ice two smaller saws will make eight and a half inch holes through one hundred feet of lee.
Canadian April branded beef totaled 1,983,022 pounds from the Dominion Department of Agriculture grading service. Blue branded accounted for 1,333,247 pounds and red for 649,775 pounds. Provinces reporting include British Columbia 481,205. Alberta 220,750. Saskatchewan 144,462. Manitoba 315,320. Ontario 726,235. Quebec 395,000.
A physician notes that some vanishings stem from belief of unwelcomeness while others arise from the sense of being pursued or followed by unknown forces. The remark reflects on why people go missing annually.
A fragment notes a missing person inquiry about a mother-in-law not speaking, with a local identifier Pages Gaies Yverdon. The terse exchange questions identity as no information is shared.
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