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Newspaper
Miniota Herald
Location
Miniota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jun 11, 1935
Page
4
Maclean's editor H Napier Moore argues Canadians must avoid copying American styles and instead present a distinct image. He cites courteous policing and welcoming service as key contrasts that draw American visitors, noting July arrivals with heavy clothing illustrate their search for difference.
Mrs. W. A. Shearer recalls Edith Cavell from interviews in Winnipeg. Victoria Coghill, a Scottish nurse, worked nine months in Cavell s private clinique in Brussels before World War I. Cavell is described as dignified strict and kindly with a long standing clinic career.
A poultry journal editor replies that hens stay three weeks for chickens and four for ducks. After three weeks the reader reports no chickens and says she removed the hen, then mistakenly kept the eggs, leading to a humorous outcome.
John Hays Hammond Jr., famed inventor, envisions sailing ships rivaling steamers in speed. He plans a 100 foot Diamantina cruise off Gloucester to test rig improvements, wind tunnels, and moving picture cameras. He will also study sea radio dead spots and seek faster sail performance.
The article argues excessive speed is the chief danger on highways, causing head-on crashes and wrecks. It notes many deaths and injuries from weekend crashes, often linked to recklessness, careless behavior, or liquor. It urges motorists to obey traffic rules and reduce speeds for safety.
A witty exchange compares beauty with curiosity as a speaker notes that next to a beautiful girl, statistics lose their pull. The remark highlights humor and social dynamics in a public setting.
A reflective line contends that many men fail by never being satisfied and wasting their own time, urging better use of personal hours and effort.
The Canada Lumberman praises the Canadian bushman, arguing no other nationality, including Americans and Europeans, matches Johnny Canuck for axe and saw skills. It lauds methodical, dexterous work in lumber camps and stresses lifelong apprenticeship in the trade.
The Dominion spans Arctic Northern Eastern Southern Prairie and Western or Cordilleran regions. Arctic plants include blue lupins azaleas rhododendrons and Arctic primroses with unique species. Prairie hosts 267 characteristic plants though only three trees are prairie confined. Southern has 47 unique species. Eastern holds many region specific flora. Boundaries overlap and should not be defined rigidly.
A playful fortune teller urges the patron about a troubling future, mentioning a dark load and the likely need to obtain coal as the next step. The scene mixes joy with ominous prediction.
A comic exchange features a customer asking the price of four-dollar shoes and a salesman replying with a punchy line about charging two dollars per foot. The brief quip plays on numbers and value in a retail setting.
Robert N. Hicks coast artillery unit instructor dropped his glasses from seven thousand feet while flying in an army bomber. A worker retrieved them two days later, unbroken, from cultivated ground.
A Humane Society inspector defends the police dog as not vicious but warns it is dangerous in city life. He cites attacks on children and argues the breed’s instinct leads to harm even without malice. The article questions suitability of police dogs for urban areas. Toronto Evening Telegram.
The Blackfeet of Alberta, holders of about 2,000,000 from reserve land sales, endure a rate cut by the Department of Indian Affairs. Interest drops from six and seven percent to five percent, retroactive to January 1, 1935. Payments shift from sale anniversary to October. 240,000 acres of reserve land have been disposed of, including 125,000 acres sold 1900–1910. The reserve now has 700 Indians remaining.
A reader recalls a doctor telling them the fee for treatment was three dollars per session. The remark reflects historical medical pricing and patient perceptions of care costs.
The fragment notes Aristotle ran a drug shop in Athens, highlighting his presence as a philosopher who engaged in medicinal preparation within the city state.
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