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Newspaper
Miniota Herald
Location
Miniota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Mar 03, 1960
Page
7
The notice describes Bessie the cow tied to a farm near Wilkie Ontario with family ties to Mary Sher and owner Wilkie and explains her value as dairy stock. It notes early life events of the animal, breeding and a history of calving and pedigree with references to dates and places in a dated rural register.
A French company introduces a device claimed to spread foundation and powder more smoothly than fingers, though lipstick eyeshadow and highlighters still require a human touch. The piece notes the shift as men train women in modern tasks and hints at women losing a traditional prerogative.
The article notes a shift after World War Two toward mass sport participation in Canada. It highlights figure skating golf curling boating and riding clubs as drivers of demand for durable easy care sportswear. Canadian manufacturers respond with new fabrics and affordable outfits as communities embrace outdoor recreation and sporting clubs.
A garbled OCR-like item lists varied snippets such as whales, serpents, shade, river, native, and medical terms. The text includes references to a Gaelic king, an English school, a tavern room farce, and time measures, all jumbled into an unclear historical feature.
Community elders including Mr. McIver Len Martin and Tield Woodward recall harsher winters and colder records to argue winters are getting milder. They cite a 1938 Mellville Advance report noting an average 36 below zero for a week in January and a 45 below day, suggesting climate shifts in the prairies.
A Canadian Mushroom Growers recipe shows how to enrich chicken meals with mushrooms. It explains several dishes with browned chicken, onions, parsley and mushrooms, then simmered until tender. The guide highlights mushrooms as a key in diverse chicken recipes and ends with a note on champignons.
A duck trapped with its tail feather frozen in Beavers Lake near Asheville awakens to crowds and traffic. Fire crew uses a grappling hook from a skiff to reach the bird, freeing it for transfer to open water. Separate item notes Canadian steel industry plant investment at 21,760 dollars per worker.
A small Boreal owl sat in a Melville yard as Gary Anweiler and Terry Allen approached calmly. Gary noted its tameness due to North West Territories origin and law prohibits captivity. The bird was banded by Dr. S. Houston and released, while Gary pursues owl and hawk study in the province.
Winners in the 4 H project efficiency competitions were announced by the 4 H office at the University of Saskatchewan Saskatoon. Antelope club sheep Inchkeith beef Regina dairy Rosthern Swine Galilee garden Lemberg grain Melville poultry. The program weighs club yearly effort including completion achievement day scores and community activity.
Teak is native to the mountains of Malabar and other regions in southeastern Asia. It grows in tropical climates and is valued for durable timber used in construction and shipbuilding.
Directions describe making a pie plate streusel and dough including milk sugar salt butter yeast eggs vanilla flour orange rind currants and kneading. Instructions cover mixing ingredients letting yeast activate stirring in eggs and vanilla then adding flour and kneading on a floured board before placing in a greased bowl.
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