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Newspaper
Miniota Herald
Location
Miniota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Mar 02, 1932
Page
5
The Dominion Horticulturist advises a few flowering shrubs such as Spireas Arguin and Van Houtt Russian Pea Shrub and Caragana Frutex plus Forsythia and Mock Orange. He also describes building and using a hot bed for early vegetables and flowers with detailed construction, sowing, ventilation, watering, and winter protection tips.
A terse line from Vikingen in Oslo declares disbelief in peace as long as his wife is alive, reflecting a personal stance in a historical exchange.
Akron manufacturers announce a new process to infuse color pigments into tire sidewalls while treads stay neutral. Buyers can select mauve pink orange green blue or yellow tires or even mix colors and patterns such as polka dots or stripes. Labels by color and size may dominate tire shelves for a period.
The Board of Railway Commissioners for Canada refused British Columbia canners’ request for lower freight rates from Pacific points to prairie destinations. In a second ruling, it ordered railways to publish the same stop-off rates for canned goods to the prairies as those in effect in eastern Canada.
A psychologist notes that most people favor others who agree with their views and foods that align with their tastes. The observation highlights bias toward conformity and comfort in everyday choices.
New Canadians total 21 392 naturalized during the fiscal year ending March 31 1931 per the state department report to the House of Commons. The largest group was Russians 4 069 followed by Poles 2 522 and Americans 2 339. Certificates issued 10 897. 27 naturalizations revoked. Other nationalities include Italians 2 067 Austrians 2 008 Serbians 929 Germans 143 Norwegians 669 and singletons Afghan Cuban and Mount Lebanon. One case listed as no country.
Port of London handles a vast variety of cargoes daily with ships and sailors from many nations. Wool from the Antipodes, shells from the Southern Seas, Arctic fish, furs from Canada and Russia, marble from the Near East, timber, wines, drugs, rubber, fruits, minerals and gems mingle in the busy docks. Diverse crews include Britons, French sailors, Greeks, Lascar seamen, Swedes, Americans, Danes, Spaniards, Italians and more.
A German invention introduces a motor driven fire pump capable of delivering up to 20000 gallons of water per hour. The device is light enough for two people to carry, promising easier deployment in firefighting operations. Female grasshoppers are noted to lay 600 to 800 eggs in a single mating.
Canadian National Railways reports 1,200 buffalo slaughtered over two months with 24 meat refrigerator cars and two hide cars sent to Canada. Calg ary received eight carloads of meat and hides went to Calgary tanneries. Other destinations include Montreal Toronto Winnipeg Regina Prince Albert Edmonton and Vancouver. The herd now under 6,000 and first purchased in 1907 numbered 716 with 20 percent yearly increase.
The Glencoe massacre of February 1692 saw 120 Campbell soldiers kill members of the MacDonald clan after a delayed submission to a royal proclamation. Sir John Dalrymple obtained a decree to extirpate that set of thieves, a plan allegedly signed by King William III in ignorance of its intent.
The article notes that if owners of all cars with wire and steel wheels made in 1931 cleaned their spokes they would scrub nearly 5 000 miles of wire and tubing at each cleaning. It states about 80 percent of US wheels are wire or steel and each wheel uses 20 to 25 feet of wire or tubing, depending on spoke count.
H G Zavoral livestock extension specialist of the University of Minnesota spoke at the Northwest School Farmers Week about life in Russia based on his year studying the Soviet five year swine program. He described the education system as class biased with allegiance to communism and Lenin, demolition of churches, and widespread homelessness among children. He noted Russians ask when America will have a revolution and when slaves will be freed and cited the destruction of churches including the Church of the Redeemer as a recent example. He warned ministers cannot live in cities and rely on charity, and he highlighted thousands of homeless waifs, many institutionalized yet many running away, as a major Soviet problem.
The Farmers' Advocate notes that postwar payments cannot be made in goods or without gold. It says war debts were funded by goods and armaments, while world gold reserves are only eleven billion dollars and the United States and France hold 75 percent of it. It asks how debtor nations could pay.
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