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Newspaper
Miniota Herald
Location
Miniota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jun 17, 1931
Page
4
In England pilots failed to reach 396 miles an hour in trials for the Schneider Cup speed championship. The piece questions the commercial value and safety of such extreme speed, noting public desire for speed in cars boats airplanes and business, and warning of dangers from pursuing ever faster motion.
In Ramnathpur Mysore State pilgrims observe a river festival where sacred fish are fed and protected from capture. Brahman belief holds fish as souls of the dead passing after death, creating a bustling water scene while thousands of devotees refrain from harming them. A London Zoo note and a casual kindness anecdote conclude the fragment.
The article explores competing claims on the tea plant origin, noting wild growth in Assam, India, and early Chinese references. It details introduction to China, European adoption in the 1600s, and the later rise of tea cultivation in India and Ceylon, including 1867 plantation beginnings and 1897 exports. It ends with preparation directions for Salada tea.
The contest among Canadian Pacific Express Company employees produced a winning poster by E. Hausmann of Toronto. He led 738 design suggestions from 264 staff submitted to president T. E. McDonnell and will be displayed on company carts and trucks nationwide.
The text advises pouring freshly boiling water over tea and steeping about five minutes. If tea will stand longer, pour off the leaves into a heated pot to prevent bitterness. It also suggests stirring with a spoon before pouring to fully infuse strength and flavor.
Ben F. Chapman of Austin, a State Agriculture official, built a diversified operation starting with cotton then adding corn hogs dairy hay sheep chickens and fruit. He kept costs low and stored corn doubled in value boosting his dairy and crop mix, with eight years of grocery spending under fifty dollars.
A proposed plan would install lamp posts with nine colors along routes in Germany. Drivers would follow the color sequence to reach destinations, simplifying navigation for motorists.
A spring surge in demand for approved chicks fills hatcheries, testing capacity. Government inspected chicks offer uniform high quality, with higher Canadian egg prices in late fall and early winter. Early purchases yield stronger year end cash crops as pullet flocks mature.
The Kansas governor announces a policy giving single men priority over married women for state jobs, provoking strong feminine opposition. The piece recalls a joke the governor played at a state convention and references a song the women sang, noting the ensuing controversy.
A shop manager notes that bank clerks, insurance clerks, and civil servants pay their bills most promptly. The passage suggests these professionals live prudently under “Safety First” principles and warns against a wider spread of such cautious thrift.
An economist explains a paradox where a shopper can obtain $1.25 worth of goods for a single dollar, provided they possess the dollar to spend. The idea hinges on selling power and consumer choice.
Ottawa Journal argues Canada’s tourist industry, third-largest by impact, deserves major national promotion. It cites 1930 US traffic and $400 million circulation, notes France and Britain mobilizing cooperative ads, and urges a $100,000 campaign to boost northern US advertising and provincial efforts for broader economic relief.
A sympathetic clerk notes the harshness of the sentence for theft from a jeweller’s window, while the convict jokes that the jewels were worth far more in his eyes, comparing them to Crown jewels. The exchange highlights attitudes to crime and value.
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