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Newspaper
Miniota Herald
Location
Miniota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Mar 05, 1940
Page
6
The Kingston Whig Standard reports a historic reversal of procedure as a sleigh with a hay load was pushed by a large truck across a bare spot at the King and Brock streets corner. Teams of horses previously did the pulling in difficulties, but this time the truck advanced the sleigh to better sleighing.
Anne Adams Pattern 4308 creates a size 34 to 48 slip with front and back panels for smooth lines and curved hip seams to flare the skirt. Built-up one-piece straps, lace edging, and matching bloomers included. Price 20 cents. send size, name, address and style number to Anne Adams Pattern Dept Winnipeg Newspaper Union.
Non-resident civilians banned from northern Scotland amid war industry focus. Spanish cabinet approves law to suppress Masonry and limit secret societies. Turkish authorities seize anti British leaflets mailed in Istanbul by German agents. An umbrella pierced by a sword was the emblem on a German plane downed by the RAF. Governor Sir Arthur F Richards of Jamaica to forego 10 percent of salary, about 2200 dollars yearly. Walter Hartmann executed for aiding French agents with Westwall fortifications knowledge. Sweden’s Premier Hansson given bodyguard over neutrality stance in Russo Finnish war. US post office allows ordinary letters to Russia and Lithuania occupied Poland, while German occupied areas remain suspended. Irving Air Chute says Canadian War Supply Board orders parachutes worth 1,108,005 dollars to be built at Fort Erie plant.
The Montreal Industrial Commission reports close to 100 million dollars deposited in 1939 by refugees in Canadian banks, mainly from Czecho Slovakia and Germany. Details on how the funds left those countries are unavailable, but the money and its owners are considered safe in Canada.
A Williamsport family named Thomas lives on Thomas Avenue with parents Mr and Mrs Thomas Thomas and several children all sharing the same surname. They joke the move coincides with a former owner named C A Thomas, making memory of their address easier.
The Kalends notes puzzling mismatches between English spellings and pronunciations. Examples include break with freak, beard with heard, cord with word, cow with low, goose with choose, comb with tomb, and paid with said. The piece marvels at irregularities in pronunciation versus letters and asks why done differs from gone and lone.
A Winnipeg newspaper notice advertises a 1200 calorie diet plan to lose two pounds weekly. It touts low calorie substitutions such as olive sandwiches and Spanish cream, lists sample meals totaling 504 calories, and promotes a 32 page booklet The New Way to a Youthful Figure with diet and recipe guidance, available for 15 cents.
Gardening shows how even a few square yards yield rich results. An informal layout centers lawn space with edge beds and walls screening larger plots, creating openness and secluded corners for family use. Grass grows fastest in cool seasons, so spring and fall lawn work should start as soil is workable, with repeated leveling and proper sowing. A hot bed for early seed starts uses fresh manure for heat, then soil, sashes, and south-facing protection. Gardening remains a universal hobby for all ages, with seed catalogs and government bulletins from Canada as key guides.
Major L. Palmer waited six days for a passenger vessel from Guernsey to Aldernay. He mailed himself as a parcel on a mail steamer, bearing a label reading parcel and accompanied by a postman tasked with delivering him to the destination.
Tracks made by camels in the red sands of Arizona over 100000 years ago are exhibited as a hardened slab at the American Museum of Natural History.
Julius Caesar brings Egypt’s first giraffe to Rome amid great curiosity. It marks the first live giraffe in Europe, attracting widespread public interest.
The explorer Christopher Columbus reaches the Island of Trinidad during his third voyage in 1498, marking a notable milestone in his transatlantic expedition network.
Chief Scout Lord Baden-Powell at eighty three calls aging “ripping” and in a Scout movement message says he feels as the Duke of Cambridge did when mocked for knee trouble. He asserts mental strength remains despite age.
A nautical mile equals 2,000 yards in length, establishing a standard maritime unit used for navigation and distance measurement across ocean waters.
A devotional study of Jesus in Gethsemane from Matthew 26 36 46. Peter James and John witness Jesus sorrow and prayer as he asks to be released if possible yet submits to the Father s will. The passage contrasts calm teaching in the upper room with his arousing distress and resolve.
A Cleveland Plain Dealer piece quotes a chemical engineer who envisions a future where soil is leveraged for profit in a chemist driven world. He calls acreage reduction defeatist yet argues scientific farming could supply food and clothing from one fifth of current farms.
Pre war tattooists say customers now prefer identity numbers over names or initials. H. G. Derrick of Old Market Street Bristol notes the shift and mentions a new process to erase numbers and retat too.
Adolf Hitler declares all religions are alike and foresees no future for Germans faiths. He says fascism may compromise with churches, but he will tear up Christianity and annihilate it in Germany, in quotes cited by Herman Rauschning in The Voice of Destruction.
The noted poet and journalist William Cullen Bryant reportedly wrote his newspaper copy on the backs of old letters and rejected manuscripts rather than fresh paper, reflecting frugal habits in his early editing life.
A life jacket automatically switches on its distress signal light once the wearer is submerged in water. The device ensures immediate signaling in emergencies without user action.
The article reviews 1938 39 Hamilton outbreaks linked to staphylococcus aureus in foods handled by cooks and servers. It notes many carriers show no symptoms and warns that milk and dairy products drive outbreaks, advocating universal pasteurization and stricter cream handling regulations.
Readers may obtain the complete set of Dr McCulloughs cancer articles by writing to The Health League of Canada at 105 Bond St Toronto Ont.
Colonel Rookes Crompton renowned as the father of Britain's electrical industry died in London at 94. He installed the first electric lights at Buckingham Palace and Windsor Castle. A naval cadet in his youth, he saw action in Sebastopol and the Boer War, earning the Queen's Medal with three clasps. He served as president of the Institute of Electrical Engineers twice and was elected a fellow of the Royal Society in 1933.
A pilot explains his airplane to a young visitor at the airport and outlines its mechanical features and flying purposes. The girl smiles and admits one remaining question. She asks what makes the aircraft stay aloft.
A concise reflection on life’s purpose urging self realization. The quote emphasizes growing into one’s potential through action and continued effort. It frames becoming as life’s ultimate end and aim.
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