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Newspaper
Miniota Herald
Location
Miniota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jun 04, 1953
Page
2
The article discusses alkali patches in southwestern Manitoba farms and notes that chemical fertilizers and barnyard manure give better yields on patches but do not cure the issue. Evaporation of water transports salts to the surface, and forage crops in rotation with cereals help reduce salinity by using all soil water, preventing runoff and ponding, and increasing soil organic matter to improve water retention.
Farmers in Beynon and Drumheller districts were warned that a rabid fox may have infected local wildlife including a skunk and porcupine. The fox attacked a large dog on a farm three miles north of Beynon and was beaten to death. confirmation of rabies followed. District agriculturist S Pettem urged vigilance for other rabies infected animals. The notice mentions Bougainvillea as a South American shrub.
Readers are invited to enter a Toronto contest for Blue Bonnet Margarine by writing why they like the product in 25 words or less. Prizes include cash, portable radios, and a Comet Aeropack bag with rules available at grocers.
The Western Review notes William Botok, a Foam Lake farmer, recovered a lost wallet during sage harvesting and earned a good living from a recent field round as snow preserved the wallet and papers for six months. The Weekly Courier features a nostalgic verse about small towns and the value of community.
Alice Brookes offers a 12 transfer pattern set in red and green shades for iron-on linens. Includes sizes from 1x11 to 4x5 inches and washable, no embroidery needed. Send 25 cents, write name address and pattern number TEN COMPLETE PATTERNS to receive more patterns from the 1953 Alice Brooks Needle Craft Book.
Six peacocks shipped from Texas to Moose Jaw Saskatchewan reached the border where officials found no veterinary certificates. The birds were sent back to obtain certificates, buying time to upgrade the peacock pen. Snowy Spot notes heavy winter at Crater Lake Oregon with 50 to 60 feet of snow annually.
A parade of brief gags and rural vignettes unfolds from a street performer’s boast of feats with coal and nails to humorous misunderstandings about ducks storks and clothing. A doctor visits Ras tus and Dinah jokes about a painless dentist while a Canadian napkin stat wraps the eclectic read.
Canadian Red Cross Society core guidance on the Back Pressure-Arm Lift method for treating asphyxia. It outlines subject positioning, compression and expansion phases, timing, and safety notes, urging rapid action until breathing resumes or medical help arrives.
Instructions describe shaping half a dough batch into a loaf, proofing, and baking at 373 to 375 degrees. Also outlines rolling dough for a marmalade jelly roll, braiding, shaping oblong strips, scoring, and baking cookies at 375 degrees with rising between steps.
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