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Newspaper
Miniota Herald
Location
Miniota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Mar 12, 1940
Page
7
Alan and Noel chase McQueen across a frozen river aided by Ungava dogs. After brutal drifts and frostbite, they discover fresh bear paw tracks and fear Naskapi may reach Heather first. They vow to push on all night to avert tragedy.
A Toronto General surgeon has developed a new wiring technique to fix a fractured collar bone within about an hour. The method, used also at Toronto Hospital for Sick Children, threads a fine steel wire through the bone to align and secure fractures allowing immediate arm movement without pain.
Australian explorer Sir Hubert Wilkins travels to western Canada aiming for the North Pole by a 48 by 81 foot submarine. He considers assembling in Edmonton if Mackenzie River route works, or building on the Pacific coast to enter via the Bering Strait. The craft, manned by four, will have an electrically heated conning tower to melt ice while he studies marine biology and meteorology.
A new cookbook by Mrs. H. M. Aikens titled 52 Cakes promises tested recipes by professional cooks and home makers. Readers can obtain four booklets by sending one Canada Starch product label for each, with labels addressed to Canada Starch Home Service Montreal.
Canadians find many ways to aid the Red Cross and Antler residents profit from a rabbit drive. More than 157 rabbits were chased into a corral over four miles of searches, selling for 20 dollars to add to local Red Cross funds.
Queen Elizabeth and King with Winston Churchill toured John Brown and Company on the Clyde as they praised Glasgow and Clydeside jobs now rising from war work. The Queen warned about future outcomes after the war and asked if planners had addressed the postwar problem. Three Glasgow councillors joined the royal party to discuss the issue.
Kipling's 16th century home Bateman's could be designated a national memorial after the death of Mrs. Kipling. She preserved the house for that purpose and was Kipling's secretary and business agent in early years, guarding privacy.
In Portland Oregon Thomas Burke wiped dishes as his wife reenacted a knife throwing act. She demonstrated by throwing a knife across the kitchen and struck Burke in the thigh, sending him to a hospital with a deep gash.
A survival instruction advises motorists to start a flooded engine by disconnecting the air intake pipe from the intake manifold to the windshield wiper vacuum tank to allow raw air into the manifold. After the engine starts, reconnect and close the intake lines.
A concise reflection on how expanding knowledge breeds uncertainty and humility about what still remains unknown. The saying suggests that learning raises questions and reveals limits to certainty.
A collection of short reflections on gratitude from Willis, Charles Simmons, Mary Baker Eddy, Seneca, Franklin, and an anonymous seeker. The passages urge heartfelt thanks to God, practical use of blessings, and how gratitude shapes sociability, religion, and happiness.
Emperor Trajan founded a dedicated college for bakers in ancient Rome. Graduates earned eligibility to become Roman senators, highlighting the high status of bakers in society.
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