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Newspaper
Miniota Herald
Location
Miniota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Mar 08, 1945
Page
8
Deb longs for a small farm to win back control of his life and marriage as his daughter Mary sides with his wife. An ad offers a $6500 farm, and Deb envisions moving to a new life while Mama and Mary quietly push toward the purchase. Deb’s dream ends with the return of old defeated posture.
Ignacy Luk asiewicz, a Polish apothecary, devised the first oil lamp in 1852 and later distilled naptha for it. A locksmith built the lamp and it lit the hospital at Lwow in Poland on July 31, 1853.
In dire straits the Chinese believe ancestors may come to aid only if their remains are properly buried and kept intact.
Mayor W. M. Mott is authorized to appoint a committee to organize a drive to raise 25000 for the Victoria Cross Foundation in New Westminster. The fund supports educational memorials to Maj. Jack Mahony and Pte. A. E. Smokey Smith, recipients from the city.
The ad warns backache sleep disturbance and swollen eyes may mean kidneys fail to remove wastes. It promotes GOLD MEDAL Haarlem Oil Capsules with Dutch Drops and claims fast relief. A 40c Canadian package is offered by druggists.
In Commons Sir Archibald Sinclaire denies claims the July 1943 Sikorski crash was caused by overloading after takeoff from Gibraltar. He attributes the wreck to a broken component locking controls. He notes Lt. Gen. W H Gott was killed when his plane was strafed and set on fire on a Libyan airfield in 1942.
Practical guidance from Victory Gardens on thorough fall plowing and spring cultivation to curb twitch and weeds. Advises delaying first sowings, waiting for soil readiness, and using high grade Canadian seed mixes. Covers flower hardiness groups and lawn care, plus notes on insect control and trout biology.
The ad promotes Pattern 4501 for junior miss dresses with a bow tied front and hand span waist. Available sizes 11 through 18, with Liz 13 short sleeve requiring 3 1 2 yards of 39 inch fabric. Send 20 cents to the Anne Adams Pattern Dept Winnipeg to order, noting potential mail delays.
A returned flight lieutenant says about half of the Australian airmen who went to Britain and married British wives will not return to Australia after the war. They prefer the English climate and ways and plan to settle in Britain.
An advertisement promises fast relief for swollen inflamed feet with Moone's Emerald Oil. It claims two or three applications relieve pain and soreness in minutes and urges readers to buy a bottle at drugstores.
Experiments at the Dominion Experimental Station in Lethbridge show alfalfa seeded on irrigated land infested with perennial sow thistle smothers the weed within three years once soil phosphate deficiency is corrected. Without phosphate, the thistles persist.
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