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Newspaper
Miniota Herald
Location
Miniota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jun 10, 1925
Page
4
The article argues that farming success hinges on the farmer and his help. It emphasizes attitude, mutual respect, and fair extra effort beyond contracts. A faithful, observant worker earns more, while a farmer who rewards extra effort fosters loyalty and better outcomes.
The Times-Picayune lists seven social sins from a sermon by an English divine as tests for personal and public conduct. Politics without principle, wealth without work, pleasure without conscience, knowledge without morality, science without humanity, worship without sacrifice are highlighted as recognizable evils to reflect upon and apply locally. Morgantown New Dominion.
After guests left a whist gathering in Scotland the host found a leather cigarette case left behind. He traced likely owners and finally contacted a friend known to own a metal case. The friend revealed the owner had been found, noting he carries a swagger case but not to every house.
Charles Saunders receives a government pension of 5060 a year for Marquis wheat, noted as unusual since few inventors earn such sums. The piece argues Canada can easily afford the $5000 annual payment funded by taxes from beneficiaries of Saunders labors.
The Kyoto cherry blossom festival in May is celebrated across Japan as a national holiday and an event of national importance. It is widely communicated by telegraph to towns and villages throughout the empire.
A man overwhelmed by debt faces tight patience from creditors who seek repayment. The article notes financial strain and the need for clear sums, while hinting at possible settlements and negotiations to ease the burden.
Alfred Beban a retired Brooklin businessman left a fifty dollar bill and note at Grand View New York for seven years asking intruders to take the money and leave quietly. Each spring Bohm found the money and note in place, but on the return trip the bill was gone. The burglars did not disturb furniture and left a penciled thank you.
The New York Sun notes that despite Communist efforts to eradicate Christianity in Russia, the burial of Patriarch Tikhon drew unprecedented crowds in Moscow. It claims the church's influence outlasts decades of oppression as mourners pay homage to a leader persecuted by the state.
The London Observer notes famous writers who died with particular books laid open. Voltaire is linked to a work found on a soldier’s deathbed, Alfred Tennyson with Cymbeline, Samuel Butler with Corshill and Thackeray’s Loves the Widower, and Mark Twain with Carlyle’s French Revolution, highlighting enduring literary connections at life’s end.
A letter postmarked in Newark on December 21, 1854 and addressed to Mar Condit in St Augustine, Florida was found returning to East Orange after seventy years. Saint Augustine postal workers revealed the intended recipient's house had been torn down decades earlier, so the missive could not be delivered.
The Saskatchewan Co operative Creameries Ltd announces a voluntary egg pool at Saskatoon Regina Melfort Yorkton Werburn and North Battleford cold storage plants. Farmers may store eggs through their organizations and market them via their own companies when desired.
Canada’s total wealth last year reached 1.453 billion dollars, with field crops near one billion and dairy 234 million. Forest products, minerals, fisheries and water power add large value, while national wealth climbs to about 22.2 billion, up from 10.5 billion forty years earlier.
Europe’s reputed oldest man Zair Effendi, said to be 141, stopped in Belgrade en route to Rome. Born in Kurdistan in 1774 and living mainly in Constantinople, he travels with Italian doctors inviting him to Rome for examination by physicians of longevity research. He has one living son, aged 80.
A quotation about different ways to tell a death, recalling Lord Coleridge’s tale of a man whose father was hanged for highway robbery and who explains his father died by falling from a scaffold outside Newgate while speaking to a clergyman.
Global demand for wild animals to stock zoos surges as Moscow and Riga seek jungle beasts and plumaged birds. England joins Germany in imports while shipments include 15 elephants, 12 Tasmanian devils, 12 Tasmanian cats, 12 Tasmanian wombats, wallabies, parrots, bears, antelopes, zebras, tigers, and leopards in crates.
Col. Henry Cockshutt, Lieutenant-Governor of Ontario, urged at a Ottawa board of trade luncheon that Canadians should resist drifting from religious thrift and Canadian ideals. He blamed foreign newspaper circulation for weakening Canadian standards and called for concerted efforts to preserve national character.
In Central Park a vintage horse-drawn shay rolled along the west drive drawing children who gathered around as the driver paused. The report notes that, with time, horses may become curiosities to city youth.
John D. Rockefeller Jr negotiated with North Tarrytown officials to prevent an unly sighting standpipe on Rockefeller property. He agreed to give land for a reservoir, lay about 4000 feet of pipe, and cover extra costs, while the village provides a fine reservoir site. The village accepted the arrangement with thanks.
A lighthearted note reports a robin family of six living as dead head passengers on a T. and B. Railway train between Hamilton and Waterford. The Redbreast parents collect worms during Brantford stops while the crew tolerates the nesting, with all aboard amused by the feathered travelers.
A young western girl, asked by her Sunday school teacher to give the Bible verse for that day, recited a playful variant: Go yoa into all the world and spread the gossip to all the people. The moment drew a light cheer from onlookers.
The article explains the origin of spectacles in the Middle Ages from the Latin word spectaculum meaning to see. It notes the shift from clumsy frames to lighter glasses called eyeglasses or pincenez to distinguish the newer form from the old.
The French horn evolved from the old hunting horn carried on horseback. Germans call it the waldhorn or forest horn. Valves added enabled chromatic scales, transforming a natural-note instrument into a versatile orchestral mainstay.
A speaker asks why a black cow yields white milk producing yellow butter. The other answers that color comes from the same reason blackberries appear red when green.
J Shirley Lowther of Boston says capitalists tied to the moving picture industry have secured options on 16 000 acres near Winnipeg Manitoba. They plan reinvestment with millions already invested in Western Canada and aim to finalize the transaction in about 90 days. The land offers ranching and agricultural potential but specific uses remain undisclosed.
A humorous admonition contrasts fault finding with constructive effort. It notes that many laments are easy but hollow, while true character shows in cheerful helpfulness. A donkey brags at fruit gathering, only to be teased for loafing, underscoring the point. The reference to Sam Weller adds a literary touch.
Dr. Issa Tanimura in Fresno en route to Washington to discuss boosting Japanese male height through meat consumption. He notes traditional Buddhist beliefs deem four legged animals unclean and argues religion keeps Japan short while calling for taller men like others globally.
The piece explains a medieval tale that tax on dog tails led to curtailing tails, producing terms cur and curs for mongrel dogs. It notes poor owners trimmed tails to evade levy, and later myths link tail removal to strength though the tax was repealed long before.
The 1921 census bulletin reports 21 people aged 100 or more among Saskatchewan's 757 069 residents. Eleven were met, ten were women, and none lived in cities over 10 000 population, underscoring country life.
Dr. Charles E. Saunders, a fellow of the Royal Society of Canada, receives the society’s gold medal presented by Sir Joseph Filavelle for his discovery and development of Marquis wheat, recognizing scientific achievement in agriculture.
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