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Newspaper
Miniota Herald
Location
Miniota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jun 17, 1925
Page
4
Sir Hugh Trenchard, head of the Royal Air Force, argues that air power renders defense futile and urges abolishing air warfare. He contends bombs could devastate London in a single day, with no effective preventive measures available.
The piece extols cheerfulness as a universal blessing and social lubricant. It likens cheerfulness to fresh air and a sign of divine approval, noting it invites attention, dispels grudges, and lightens gloom even in discontented hours.
The potato has a long journey from South America to Spain and Italy, then Vienna, and later to England via Virginia. English cultivation began in Ireland under Sir Robert Southwell, aided by Raleigh era tubers, with Lancashire as a key spread area. In 1619 potatoes traded for one shilling per pound.
An Oregon scientist argues California redwoods living over 2000 years may hold the elixir of youth. He is testing redwood sap to see if it can extend human life through experiments and analysis.
Howeill remarks on wives charitable work with a sharp exchange about free concert tickets. The dialogue highlights social expectations and private generosity in a domestic setting.
The term lady is traced to Angio- Sasen times where it meant she who looks after the local. This etymology highlights historical shifts in gendered language and social roles within early communities.
A fish exhibited by director EG Boulanger survived in water between 100 and 110 degrees in a Central Arabia spring. A leopard skin on display showed dramatic color change from tawny gold to white with scars revealing deep injuries and a bullet hole from Sudan.
Allied Indian tribes of British Columbia plan protest in Ottawa and then Washington against US immigration officers ruling barring Indians from crossing the Canada US boundary. Andy Paul says tribes recognize no boundary and have long moved freely due to blood ties. A Vancouver meeting will draft a vigorous protest and consider possible error by authorities. The Dominion Government acts as trustee for Canadian Indians and any exclusion must be ratified by Canada.
A London police court admired a deaf mute who spoke and heard by reading lips. In Lancashire cotton mills, girls have perfected lip language to chat across noisy weaving sheds, where loud machinery makes ordinary conversation impossible.
Former Premier Ramsey MacDonald, writing in the Optimist edited by Isabel MacDonald, cautions against False Romance and urges sane people to protect marriages. He argues marriage needs common sense and humor amid deceitful temptations and social pressures.
The Raymond Orteig offer of 25000 dollars for a non stop Paris to New York Atlantic flight has been formally extended for five more years from June 1 1925. The extension keeps the prize alive for aviators aiming to cross the ocean in an aeroplane without landing.
The United States accounts for about a quarter of the world’s motorcycles and four fifths of the world’s automobiles, highlighting the country’s dominant position in motor vehicle ownership and production.
John Hiebert his wife and 13 children who left Herbert Saskatchewan for Mexico three years ago have returned with almost no cash. They plan to resettle on their former farm in Herbert and rejoin Canada’s Mennonite community among 35 families who returned this year from Mexico.
Veterinary surgeon A F E Kennard reports a new diet trial with Gorzois and Pomeranians. Half fed usual dog foods, half given oranges apples and bananas. After three months the fruit fed groups showed superior growth and health, with more first class hounds and few disease cases.
The Detroit Free Press notes graduates choosing varied paths this summer with some pursuing tennis or swimming, others aiming for professional baseball or a Europe tour, and a few entering the workforce.
A brief stage exchange shows Mrs. Smart insisting her husband never speaks harshly, while the Vicar probes for temper. The Vicar and Mrs. Smart discuss his cautious nature, not cruelty, in a witty interaction.
A gate believed to depict King Alfred, stored in Trinity Square Southwark, is claimed as London’s oldest statue. Research traces its discovery after 1395 Westminster Hall renovations and taverns Heaven and Hell hid most statues for centuries. Most statues were destroyed by 1825 except the surviving piece.
A Winnipeg Tribune letter quotes an English visitor saying Danes are Europe’s laughter. A Danish Canadian in Winnipeg objects, but the writer clarifies the remark praises Danes’ light hearted, industrious nature. Denmark’s hard fighting and playing spirit are noted.
A boarder regrets missing a meal at the proprietress's inn but praises the fish with a witty remark about preference, noting he would have chosen it a week earlier. The exchange reveals light humor in a tavern setting.
In the Calgary district 1925 automobile licenses surpassed 1924 by 600, a rise mirrored across the province. The increase reflects growing vehicle ownership and expanded registration demands in Alberta.
A British scientist claims about 120 million fish occupy each square mile of the ocean, implying immense global fish populations and potential impacts on marine ecosystems.
The Captain of the Red Caps and his crew stand at Windsor Station in Montreal awaiting the first Trans-Canada train from Vancouver. The train completes the three-thousand-mile journey in 83 hours 30 minutes arriving on time to meet business plans in major cities.
Damp and coal smoke erode Attic lettering on the Parian Chronicle a white marble block from Paros dating to 263 BC now housed at Oxford University Museum. The surviving lines 46 to 83 outline Greek history 1582 to 264 BC with poetical milestones and lives of poets. The piece was acquired 800 years ago by Earl of Arundel agents and came to Oxford in 1667.
Lieut Col H F Jacob recounts in London his Egypt experience. He notes about 6000 camel related descriptors in Arabic and says gutturals may derive from the camel’s sounds. He describes capture by tribesmen near Sania and a ransom standoff before a temporary treaty.
The article lists garden vegetables with health uses for common conditions. Tomatoes aid liver, celery helps rheumatism, garlic targets asthma, lettuce iron for the system, onions aid sleep and nerves, spinach iron for anaemia, cabbage cleansing, watercress purifies blood, beetroot aids digestion, carrots support nerves and complexion, apples daily keep healthy and nourish brain.
A 139 year old Masonic apron, saved through three fires and a flood, waits for a male heir. Presented in 1786 to Sir Richard Harrie Call, a Cork Ireland naval officer, it later passed to Ernest Call and now Mrs. Mary E. Gilmour of Seattle seeks her eldest son who becomes a Mason. The second son is Richard Harrie Gilmour.
A witty dinner banter unfolds as a host offers a sonata to a guest who jokes about already having several "on the way here" and can manage one additional piece before the meal.
Richard Linton of Melbourne travels to Canada en route to a London conference where Premier Baldwin will discuss the empire wide big brother movement. The plan targets British boys aged 14 to 19 for placement in Australia with a 21 year follow up through a trusted elder.
Hon H il Stevens of Vancouver warned that lawmaking cannot create virtue, insisting only personal duty can deter evil. He outlined citizenship pillars including courage discipline self control respect for authority and benevolence toward neighbors, stressing the state plays a limited role in guiding thoughts and conduct.
Oxford University Press with long printing history adds Greek and Hebrew fonts to its collections and shows vast multilingual printing. Among many Bibles, four famous misprints include the Vinegar Bible, the Murderers Bible, the Ears to Ear Bible, and the Wifehater Bible referencing specific misprints in Luke and Matthew.
The belief that May is unlucky for marriages stems from a Roman festival honoring unhappy dead. The month was considered ill-omened for weddings and other joyful occasions, a notion that has persisted through the centuries.
A stranger asks seven year old Johnny if he enjoys school. The boy answers yes and explains he likes going and returning home, despite disliking staying cooped up between times.
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