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Newspaper
Miniota Herald
Location
Miniota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Mar 15, 1907
Page
8
Tom Dalton waits for Dorothy at a hotel vying for breakfast together. Dorothy’s plea to alter Tom hair and push punctuality tests their romance. Dorothy’s father cautions on change, but love wins as they abandon strict schedules for each other.
Guelph has joined cities successfully managing its municipal utilities. Three years after buying the street railway, once unprofitable, the city aims to control streets and radial entrances. Alderman Ryan, treasurer of the Street Railroad Commission, turned over a cheque for 4 860 at 412 percent on the money invested and 95 900 for maintenance and roadbed improvements.
A London Express piece explains how perfumes affect nerves and mood. It notes antiseptic properties in perfumes and contrasts scents like ambergris, attar of roses, citrons, orange blossoms, and lavender for their calming or depressing effects on the heart and brain.
A New York Mail note extols natural cures found in gardens and roadside herbs. It highlights rhubarb juice for gout, lemon or lime juice for scurvy and blood purification, fresh cow’s milk cream as a aid to cod liver oil, mustard for chest colds, egg white with sugar for hoarseness, and egg shell lining for burns.
The luminous centipede is a one and a quarter inch creature with a segmented body and short hairs. It moves sideways and can emit a greenish phosphorescent glow from tail to head during alarm, shifting to yellow when seeking a mate, then darkening to blend with wood grain.
The Chicago News notes the word canteen may derive from the Latin quintana meaning fifth in order. Quintana was a Roman camp street between the fifth and sixth maniple, where camp commerce occurred, and the term evolved to mean a market and later a canteen.
During the 1866 Apache war in Arizona a Maricopa rider traveled a hundred miles saving emigrants by guiding them along a safe route. When offered payment he replied he sought no price, saying his sole aim was aid, not gain, and rode away.
England is stirred by a clerk’s case about living beyond means. Miss Finn of the Distressed Gentlefolks’ Aid Association warns many destitutions stem from appearances. She cites doctors, governesses, and performers judged by attire and status, and urges dual professions and budget limits to prevent bankrupt homes.
The London Times notes growing demand for quicker legal progress. Law Society leaders urge systematized procedure to provide despatch certainty and finality, but delays persist as many appeals drag on and cases stagnate or settle elsewhere.
The government guarantees circulating notes issued by national banks but not deposits. Each bank must deposit with the treasury bonds equal to its note issues, to be sold for redemption if a bank fails. Government redeems notes anytime, charging the amount to the bank’s bond account. It does not guarantee deposits but inspects banks to prevent failures.
A Western Poultry Journal writer extols cut green bone as the premier food for fowls. It provides bone and muscle material beyond grain, boosting egg production, chick vitality, broiler growth, and overall flock vigor with red combs and glossy plumage.
During molting period fowls need extra care to maintain vitality as they grow new plumage. Select birds to keep for breeding and market the rest before shedding begins. Do not overlook Biddies dedication when eggs fall short or hatchings suffer.
The farmer denounces a poultry fancier for breeding fathers and uncles with little regard to practical utility. Breeding methods focused on fancy features yield hens with high egg counts but poor overall utility. Some breeders emphasize stock bred to meet market demands, suggesting these are the ones to patronize.
The white Holland turkey, native to Holland, is larger and more beautiful than common whites. Standard weights: Cock 26 lb, cockerel 18 lb, hen 16 lb, pullet 12 lb. disqualifications: cock under 20 lb, hen under 12 lb. Plumage pure white, shanks white, eyes hazel, head red changing to bluish white.
The slate turkey is of American origin. The male is darker slate blue, the female lighter. Plumage is slate or ashy blue with occasional black, and standard weights: Cock 27 pounds, cockerel 18, hen 18, pullet 12. Disqualifying weights: cock under 18, hen under 12.
The Feather touts standard bred poultry as far more productive than common breeds claiming 150 eggs per hen versus 70 to 80. It urges readers already successful with ordinary fowls to try the shift for richer returns.
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