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Newspaper
Miniota Herald
Location
Miniota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jul 31, 1929
Page
4
Ottawa aviation officials argue that Captain Golds fatal Montreal area crash underscores the dangers of stunt flying. The St. Thomas Times-Journal urges a legal ban on stunt flights, especially with passengers, noting daily fatal crashes even with skilled pilots and calling for serious aviation safety.
Herbert learns strict etiquette from his mother and tries to enforce it on a guest. The guest mocks the boy by asking if he thinks his mother is the national anthem, revealing tension over etiquette and authority.
Charles Marchant, famed French and French-Canadian song performer from Montreal, spoke at the 16th biennial convention of the National Federation of Music Clubs in Boston. He said singing a language often surpasses speaking it for quick learning and sustained interest.
The note asserts New York City is the oldest incorporated city in the United States and contrasts it with the claim that hiss is the only sound without an echo. The piece presents a regional viewpoint and a linguistic aside on sound.
A Madrid report quotes Buen Humor noting a person laments lack of honesty after a maid runs away with a coat. The quote mentions a coat fined for not paying duty on a Brussels return.
A circulated list of Fahrenheit temperatures for numerous stored foods and products compiled from warehouse experience and investigators. It notes optimal or range temperatures for items such as apples berries cabbage cheese eggs meat poultry and more. The data come from Circular No. 47 Cold Storage Temperatures by Ottawa’s Department of Agriculture Publications Branch.
The text explains feeding poultry like other live stock and stresses balanced rations. It lists needed components including grains, green and animal foods, minerals, water, and charcoal as useful. It notes protein quality, mineral adequacy, and vitamins as essential.
A Labrador duck specimen sold for five thousand dollars reflecting its rarity. The bird is rarer than the great auk with only forty five known specimens existing. It inhabited the north eastern American coast until about fifty years ago when it disappeared suddenly.
Two sisters discuss a postcard from their father abroad. The note on the card says that the mountain is where the ancients threw their defective children and ends with the line Wish you were both here Dad.
The contract for the construction of the new sheep and swine show building at the Regina Exhibition grounds has been awarded to a local firm of builders. Accommodation will be provided for about 700 sheep or swine, or about 136 head of cattle.
Victoria aims to spend five million dollars on housing projects as part of a broader recovery effort. The report contrasts community resilience with the plight of widowers rebuilding after loss.
Appointed Director James A Richardson of James Richardson and Sons Winnipeg named a director of the Canada Colonization Association announced by the Department of Colonization and Development Canadian Pacific Railway. Richardson also serves as director of Canadian Bank of Commerce Canadian Vickers Ltd and holds chief positions in numerous other Canadian companies and institutions.
The passage explains rust on oats appears first as dark reddish brown lines on stems and leaf sheaths with reddish powder, later forming black lines. It notes rust reduces grain yield. when infestation is severe, cutting for hay is advised while kernels are in the milk stage to salvage hay.
The 1930 Western Canada Dairy Convention will run February 4 to 7 at the Royal Alexander Hotel in Winnipeg. All committees are formed and preparations are proceeding under convener N. S. Dow for the program and publicity.
A writer dismisses the old belief that a crescent moon's horns foretell weather. He notes that moon position is fixed by latitude, so the superstition cannot work consistently across regions.
Britain remains the world’s leading exporter of leather footwear with exports valued at more than £5,000,000 last year, double the value of American beer and shoe exports in the same period.
Step by step guidance on selecting ripe fruit and avoiding bruised or overripe pieces. Wash and blanch large fruits, then pack firmly in sterilized jars with boiling syrup. Seal, sterilize, invert, and cool quickly to prevent cracking. Bulletin 77 from the Department of Agriculture explains preserving at home. Copies from Publications Branch Ottawa.
Plant lice or aphids threaten many Canadian plants from peas to ornamentals. They cluster on undersides of leaves and stems and excrete honeydew promoting sooty mold. The bulletin Insects of the Flower Garden and Their Control recommends frequent leaf checks in spring and targeted insecticide sprays to affected areas and root feeders.
The report notes similarities between rocks in the Canadian Arctic mainland and archipelago and those in southern Canada. It lists economic minerals such as coal from Carboniferous and Tertiary ages, and precambrian graphite, mica, and native copper, though full extent and value remain undetermined.
A Detroit News commercial report claims 18 million pairs of cotton stockings were made in February in the United States. It also notes lamp chimneys could be cleaned by a related item, if present, alongside a remark that the average adult breathes 400 cubic feet of air daily.
The Jasper Park Ledge course lake on the 14th tees frames the Canadian Amateur and Western Canada Amateur championships at Jasper in August and the Silver Totem Pole Tournament in September. A tee shot lands on the green while a hooked drive sinks to the bottom, visible thirty feet below.
Colgate University psychology research led by Dr. Donald A. Laird finds mental accuracy requires more sleep than physical restoration. Purely physical functions recover with four hours or less, while mental tasks improve with each additional hour. some functions like speed recover in four hours, but deeper learning accuracy benefits from eight hours or more. The study involved healthy college men and cautions results may differ for women or older adults.
At the International Life Saving Congress in Trouville France a new device demonstrated the revival of drowning victims once deemed dead. Thirty five nations attended the congress. A quoted exchange shows a humorous family moment about mud on a rug.
A Canadian piece notes Churchill’s berry abundance since 1615, detailing cranberries, goose berries, huckleberries, dewater berries, juniper berries, strawberries, blueberries, currants, and raspberries. It recalls Hudson Bay Company trade, native names, and the favorable northern sunlight shaping large berries and long preservation. Janet Munro in Canadian Forest and Outdoors.
The housefly shows both compound and single eyes with distant vision and close range focus. In Britain milk consumption is low and imports reach 62 million gallons, as noted in Charleroi's dispatch.
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