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Newspaper
Miniota Herald
Location
Miniota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Mar 12, 1930
Page
4
A Canadian council warns that defective housing harms child development and health. Crowded, poorly ventilated homes cause rickets, tooth problems, and delayed mental growth, with sunlight and air as key preventatives. The piece urges broad legislation and collective action to improve housing conditions.
Quote from Gutierrez in Madrid recalls a boast about teaching others how to cheat at the casino, prompting questions about consequences. The snappy exchange suggests ongoing tensions between players and casino security in the city.
Veteran Gloucester fishermen share methods for landing strong halibut. They describe the fish’s cautious approach to bait, the fight after a barb is felt, and techniques to tire and retrieve stubborn specimens without capsizing. Summer fishing off New England shores yields 75 to 100 pound halibut. crews sometimes cut free rather than risk a capsize.
Prominent author Louis Lazzarus claims France appears gloomy with no laughter. He notes people lack smiles unlike a generation ago and that while finances improve and pleasures rise, malaise pervades cafes stages books and homes across the country.
Dr Innocencio Galindo of Panama, just entering his eighty first year, bets on a long life. He paid 17000 dollars at 78 for a policy paying 1000 dollars quarterly. If alive on March 23, 1932 he would recover all. His grandmother lived to 113 and relatives average 97.
A thoughtful reflection on how friendship expands when each person models reliable, caring behavior. It emphasizes that true friendship often travels through networks of trustworthy individuals who extend kindness to others.
Banff faces a seasonal deer invasion as winter crowds arrive with the first snowfall. Deer roam yards and lanes by December, rummaging through garbage cans and stamping at doorsteps. Children befriend the animals and even call one deer "Dearie" as a child offers breakfast.
A condensed report notes Canada imported about thirty million pounds of butter in 1929 while Denmark Holland and Sweden used Canadian grain to produce butter and feed hogs. It claims Britain and pork buyers sustain demand, and Canada may ship eighty million pounds of bacon to Britain with substantial skim milk byproducts. The piece mentions fifty million pounds of butter to be imported into Canada this year.
A Philadelphia doctor asserts baldness cannot be cured once present, a social quip about baldness as a noble trait follows. The piece links baldness to civilization and features a light classroom exchange with a pun on orator and odor.
Grain for seed must be prepared before harvest with careful cleaning and drying to prevent poor germination. The article notes smut treatments for wheat oats and barley and warns against moisture and hull damage. It also reports widespread use of wireless by Chinese military leaders to direct troops, especially Marshal Feng Yu-sing, and predicts eventual regulation of radio use.
The article advocates depositing spare funds in savings or wisely investing. It notes securities may be placed in bank safety vaults and highlights bank managers offering prudent investment advice. It warns against investments with abnormal returns and stresses using banks more rather than less.
A teacher quizzed Mary Small on simple sums by asking how many are 5 and 7, she answered 13 and was told too many. Josephine Little answered 11 and was told not enough. Elizabeth’s guess of 12 was correct. Separately a report notes 10,000 German colonists, with a 200 year Russian background, seeking new homes in Canada and Europe.
An official committee led by Sir Richard Glaze Brook warns Great Britain’s national treasures, valued up to 250 million dollars, stored at the British Museum, are not insured and unsafe by modern standards. They urge immediate strengthening of fire patrols and floor-girder protections.
A critique argues that rich individuals owe public obligations beyond private wealth. It cites Britain and South Africa, pressing for heavy lifetime taxes and death duties. The piece laments that most fortunes benefited from the country without repayment, noting Cecil Rhodes and Alfred Bell as exceptions.
Sir Ernest Benn praises a page from an Esthenia newspaper showing sorrowful adverts from the tradesman Pohl’s relatives staff associates and suppliers. The piece warns against lineage hungry papers in Canada seeking similar grief driven notices.
Fascinating close ups reveal the house-fly eye stinging nettle leaf hairs eel scale with annual growth zones honey-bee tongue pollen grain pearl leaf bud of a water-lily and other micro marvels through photomicrography.
After a 1928 discussion a World Grain Exhibition and Conference was decided for Regina from July 25 to August 6 1932. The national event aims to unite world agricultural authorities for seed contests and a robust conference on soils fertilizers plant breeding and marketing with over 200000 in cash prizes and global participation.
Mr Lloyd George calls the Welsh National Eisteddfod in Liverpool older than the British throne. He notes the competition in Welsh dates back over 700 years, reflecting a long tradition. The piece contrasts modern entertainment with radio sleight of hand tricks.
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