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Newspaper
Miniota Herald
Location
Miniota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Mar 05, 1953
Page
2
Mrs Gilbert Telford of Shawville president of the Quebec Forum Association of Farmers says life on a farm is happy and independent. She notes early rising, milking skills, and family life as central to a fulfilling partnership on the farm.
An old Canadian recipe for winter cough relief uses PINEX CONCENTRATE mixed into a 16 ounce bottle with sugar syrup. The ad claims four times the value, easy preparation, no cooking, and a money back guarantee. It promotes PINEX PREPARED for convenience and economy.
About 500 Canadian ermine skins were shipped to Ede and Ravenscroft for trimming the Queen's coronation robe and cape. The furs, bought at a Winnipeg auction, are prepared in London and will be cut by six staff as part of the royal garment’s creation. The robe features a six yard purple velvet train and is being prepared at the Royal School of Needlework.
A collage of lighter bits from Vancouver humor and anecdotes including a lost wallet story from 1950, jokes about diamonds, drivers, and everyday misadventures, and quips from readers and a whimsical journalist. The pieces capture wit, wordplay, and social humor of the era.
Do not soak vegetables to preserve vitamins. Leave air at the plant root by not sealing the flower pot. Cover the bottom hole with cinders if soil spills. Ammonia may alter fabric color. vinegar and water can restore it. Slightly moistened tissue removes dust and shines brass, silver, mirrors, and windows without lint. It can be burned after use.
A manuscript from Ancient Byland Abbey in Yorkshire claims a round flat silver object like a discus flew over the monastery causing maximum terrorem among the brethren. Researcher A X Chumley told The Times of London he found the Latin document describing the event.
A full hurricane releases far more energy than 1,000 atomic bombs exploding at once, illustrating the immense power of tropical storms and their potential impact on weather and climate science.
In Moose Jaw Saskatchewan Pete Kaczur presented an engraved silver statuette to Larry Lee Kwan for helping to save his son Allan from drowning in Moose Jaw Creek. Allan was pulled from the water by a man who heard Larry cry for help.
Showpiece at the national packaging exhibition in London was an Essex firm’s machine that wraps racing cars in a plastic envelope before crating them for export.
The article traces curling origins to Scotland with debates over Flemish and Dutch roots. It notes a Royal Caledonian Curling Club genesis from a May 1838 North British Advertiser anonymous advertisement, a June Edinburgh meeting, Dr. John Cairnie’s leadership, and the 1843 Queen Victoria permission, establishing the Royal Grand Caledonian Curling Club later simplified.
The 1950 census reports a total population of 153,694,423 for the United States and all territories and possessions. This figure reflects the nationwide count used for apportionment and governance.
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