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Newspaper
Miniota Herald
Location
Miniota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jun 30, 1921
Page
12
A French engineer M. Leon s claims a method to produce steel directly from iron ore by injecting hot air and coal dust, potentially bypassing coke. If proven, France could reduce reliance on England and the United States and utilize Lorraine ore beds to make steel locally.
A U S official report portrays Francisco Villa as reformed, likening him to Billy Sunday. It says Villa and 800 followers live on a 500000 acre Durango farm, six months in, with wheat and crops ready for market and a life of honest labor among former enemies.
Flight-Lieut. Proctor, famed Victoria Cross recipient who downed 60 enemy planes and 28 balloons, died when his plane crashed during a looping practice over Salisbury Plains. At 3,000 feet he began a loop, but the machine nosedived. death was instantaneous.
Johnny reveals Mr Marshall looked fine sitting with Dolly and with his arm on her chair. Sister blushes as mother and father scold. Johnny insists he meant only to note the army clothes, then leaves in tears.
A report cites the 61st public bath as constructed by Agrippina the emperor of Rome in 312 B.C. The item notes the ancient project and attributes it to the empress.
Fred E. Hagin describes Tokio slums with low tin roofed buildings arranged in two parallel rows facing narrow alleys six to nine feet wide. Alleys serve as passage washing cooking and play spaces for children while girls are seldom seen at play. Two storey houses in Otowa Shitaya and Narisha-cho are described as misery piled upon misery with sunless rooms. Fukagawa tunnels are single storied shacks opening into a common roofed alley. Each room houses about four people often eight.
A Montreal financial man recalls Lord Byng reading Pitman shorthand that a French-Canadian adjutant used for a war message. Byng, a former subaltern, learned shorthand years earlier to earn extra gratuities and report court proceedings.
New regulations in the Canada Gazette extend permit grace periods to 60 90 days to remedy defaults and provide automatic forfeiture if work is not completed. A separate rule states that those failing to discover oil in commercial quantities by the fourth year will have their permit lapse.
The Prince of Wales marked his twenty seventh birthday on June 23 with flags from government buildings, salutes at naval and military stations, and eight telegraphic staff handling a flood of congratulatory messages from all parts of the realm.
The Empress of Scotland, a 25 000 gross ton liner once the Kaiserin Auguste Victoria, will debut from Quebec in early August. Acquired by the CPR from the British government, she replaces delayed CPR ships under construction. Built in 1905 for New York service, she seats first second and third class and measures 700 feet long with 77 foot beam and 34 foot draft.
A census taker asks how many people live in the house and how many slept there last night. The daughter explains they are staying briefly and lists illnesses that kept everyone awake, prompting the census man to say he will call again.
T M Humble emphasized newspaper advertising during a Toronto Retail Merchants Association convention talk. He urged merchants that every newspaper reader is a prospective customer and that ads cost less per thousand reached than any other publicity form, aside from the prestige of appearing in a reputable newspaper.
An old colored woman recalls seeing Rastus Johnson board a merry-go-round and ride for a dollar, then alight at the same spot. She speaks to him with a local dialect account of the incident, illustrating his reluctance to ride.
A coal teamster kicked a fallen horse in New York, prompting the horse to strike back and injure him, breaking his nose and causing a concussion. The Hamilton Spectator labels the episode retributive justice.
Two prominent figures in the business circle remain at odds after a public dispute. Sources say the quarrel stems from professional envy and has led to a cooling of communications. Both parties declined further comment.
Saskatchewan reports heavy grasshopper numbers spreading from Maple Creek to Maymont and beyond. With Saskatchewan housing over half of Canada’s wheat, a poor yield there could drag down national production, prompting calls for federal action and coordinated pest control measures.
Dr P F Trowbridge head of the North Dakota Agricultural College station says wheat rust discovered in the state with two infected stems on the experimental farm and a third sample from the southeast. Visual inspection shows red rust while microscopic tests reveal black rust in many stems.
Tact is the surmounter of difficulties and remover of obstacles. It is useful in solitude and society, guiding a man into the world and enabling him to pass through it in commerce and daily life. It applies everywhere and at all times, helping navigate challenges and interactions.
Although conscription did not apply in Australia, of a population under five million 416000 men and women volunteered for service.
A truth from a regional business notice: tews cannot grow without busi ness, and supporting local dealers helps the community. The message encourages customers to choose nearby merchants to strengthen local economy and services.
The Bureau of Biological Survey explains a system of trapping and banding wild ducks to trace migration. H S Osler at Lake Scugog Ontario led autumn banding of over 200 black ducks and mallards with some ring necked ducks and blue winged teal revealing migration routes to the south.
The passage contrasts Canadian views on popular sovereignty with the United States, noting Canadians accept freedom and equality without vocal emphasis on liberty. It argues Canadians are content to control their administrations through legislatures, giving lip service to democracy without it dominating national consciousness.
During April eighteen Canadian bank branches opened. Distribution: Royal 3, Hochelaga 3, Nationale 3, Dominion 2, Montreal 1, Home 1, Imperial 1, Standard 1, Provincial 1, Nova Scotia 1, and Commerce 1.
Jere H. Sesson of the Guarantee Company of New York told bankers in Minneapolis that long discounted future prospects should give way to cashing the present. He forecasts lower interest rates signaling potential revival, with higher productivity and saving building capital, and notes an autumn crop may restore confidence amid uncertain demand and prices.
The Vancouver Province cites the New York Times on President Harding’s claim that the United States is the most honest nation. It notes similar boasts from Germany and France drew disgust and suggests Americans do not truly see themselves as uniquely honest or unselfish. It argues leaders should drop such superlatives.
Harvesting has started at Noble Ford farm, Nobleford, Alberta, where eleven binders work 2,500 acres of Rosen rye. The new variety stands four feet high, is early to mature, requires little moisture, and yields look strong. The crop is ahead of other Alberta rye and expected to broaden next year.
A Paris dispatch reports a steel net measuring 19 1/2 by 16 feet and weighing a ton was stretched over the Castle of Bel Air near Charleville during the German occupation. It was used only when the Crown Prince occupied the castle as protection against Allied air bombs and has been given to Mezieres communal archives.
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