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Newspaper
Miniota Herald
Location
Miniota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jun 16, 1926
Page
4
A historical note explains hay fever rising with urban sprawl and wind blown pollens from grasses ragweeds and pigweeds. It details seasonal peaks June to July and August, methods to avoid or treat including nasal sprays pollen extracts nostril screens and simple home remedies such as inhaling Friars Balsam fumes.
The private Pullman car where Marshal Foch and German plenipotentiaries signed the armistice in the Forest of Compiègne cannot be made an official monument. Compiegne offered 140,000 francs for a permanent house to keep the relic, sought 100,000 francs from the state, but was refused. The war relic project is abandoned due to cost.
Several American sheep raisers have recently purchased extensive land in the interior of British Columbia. Large scale sheep raising will be introduced to a region previously tied to cattle industry.
A group of newspaper writers discussed the three sweetest works in English. One touted Home Sweet Home, another I Love You, and a third quipped Enclosed Pinch Check with unanimous approval.
In Sweden seaweed is employed as a packing material. The practice highlights natural sustainable options in packaging. Local producers say seaweed offers cushioning and reduces reliance on synthetic materials.
Manitoba reports strong growth in honey output with production rising from 903.66 pounds to 4,107,000 pounds over five years per the agriculture department. Beekeeping expands in Saskatchewan and Alberta as growers increase, while experimental apiaries funded by the Dominion experimental farms system promote industry nationwide.
A Providence Journal quote extols gardeners as impractical souls who stay out of others’ affairs and find solace amid flora. It notes a lyric about gardens amid modern clutter. An inkwell aside mentions a western city sign on gas deaths, then a courtroom quip about a mule insult.
Willing to oblige Morris Harvey, an English principal in The Merry World, notes Scotsmen are more obliging in Jersey than in England. He borrowed a neighbor’s lawn mower for the afternoon, with a caution not to take it off the lawn. Few men welcome mind readers exposing thoughts among friends.
The prairie provinces Manitoba Saskatchewan and Alberta show over 250000 American born residents in the current census efforts. In 1921 the provinces housed 206140 US born of 1956052 total, with 43000 Americans settling between Winnipeg and the Rockies. The census uses 2590 enumerators over 758817 square miles.
Claims Wrangel Island rights were purchased by the Nome based Lowen Reindeer and Trading Company from Vilhjalmur Stefansson. Ralph Lomen and his brother state that Stefansson led a 1921 expedition to the island 75 miles long and 35 wide located 110 miles north of Siberia and 200 miles west of the Bering Sea. Alaska figures named include Carl Lomen and Alan Crawford with Russia and the United States lacking diplomatic relations.
The article traces the handshake to primitive times when a hunter met another with empty hands to show he was unarmed. It suggests modern etiquette invites newcomers to be welcomed by group members offering a handshake.
A Napoleon cocked hat sold for 43000 francs to the Prince of Monaco. The hat was taken from Napoleon's campaign by his chief veterinary surgeon Giraud and returned as a keepsake.
England's top professional players depart aboard the Empress of Scotland for a Canada tour, facing Canadian all star teams from Montreal to Vancouver. Highlighted by D B N Jack and Joe Smith of Bolton Wanderers, they tour Victoria Day to July 14, with stops in Toronto, Winnipeg, Vancouver, Edmonton, and more, drawing large crowds and aiming to start a yearly Dominion tour tradition.
A traffic expert warns that while the mediocre driver struggles to manage roads the so called perfect driver disrupts flow. He speeds yields only to a fault yet frightens pedestrians and other motorists with flawless but reckless precision.
The potato, native to highland tropical America, spread from the Andes to Mexico and the Rocky Mountains. It was cultivated long before European contact, imported to Europe by Spaniards in the 16th century, and later reached Ireland and England via explorers Hawkins Drake and Raleigh with limited early use.
A female writer in a foreign exchange column likens men to chairs, noting various types from mahogany and Chippendale to plush, parliamentary, deck, rocking, and bench seats. She argues some men require effort, handling, or multiple partners to sit.
The Stratford Beacon Herald notes South Africa Canada and others resist dropping the Union Jack as national emblem. It expresses devotion to the flag and reverence for its continued flying across empire possessions.
An Irishman shares a train bench with a pompous man and his dog. The man boasts about the dog as a cross between an Irishman and an ape. The Irishman retorts that the dog is related to both, and that he is Irish too.
A quip about marrying a widow named Elizabeth who has two small children. The reply suggests dismissal with a terse answer and a second line hints at a “secondhand Lizzie” with two runabouts.
Former Illinois governor Frank C. Lowden warned at the National Farm School conference that U S agriculture must be treated as a national issue. He cited a drop in combined farmers' capital from 37 billion in 1919 to 52 billion in 1926 and warned of looming production limits and repeated famines without scientific improvements.
The article recounts a goat performing with music as a key to balance. A keeper places rising wooden blocks and plays a reed instrument while the goat shifts its weight, keeping balance as blocks rise. When the music stops the goat loses steadiness and falls.
The body of Loo Gee Wing a once wealthy Vancouver Chinatown merchant lies at Nunn and Thomson awaiting burial. Relatives claim political unrest in China may delay interment for years and fear body theft if sent ashore. They insist a mandarin must not be buried abroad per Chinese custom.
Most contents of Queen Alexandra’s private rooms at Marlborough House have been given to charitable institutions as per the late queen’s wish. Cherished household items from Sandringham and Marlborough House were distributed to relatives and friends.
A humorous exchange features Laura and Percival discussing a ring. The father objects to marriage, and Percival clarifies the ring is not an engagement token but a teething ring, prompting comic confusion.
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