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Newspaper
Miniota Herald
Location
Miniota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Mar 15, 1923
Page
4
The Central Experimental Farm circular explains pit silos with vertical or sloped sides depending on soil. It notes cost efficiency, even temperature, wind resistance, drainage, and plastered cement walls with a cement wash, plus step by step construction from layout to curing.
A traveler recounts the Veddas, aboriginal inhabitants of Ceylon, who reportedly never smile or laugh. Divided into rock Veddas and jungle groups, they live in caves and rely on archery for food, a trait noted for nearly two millennia with no observed laughter.
The Alberta Government telephone system reports a 1922 surplus of only $423.55 amid rising interest costs and revenue losses from phone removals. Gross revenue reached $2,359,551.22 with $1,380,563.54 in expenditures, while operating gains and policy economies trimmed costs and boosted earnings slightly.
Major D. C M. Heme, formerly of the RNAS, arrives in Montreal to open a factory for the Lauren tide Rir Service. The project aims to build seaplanes for patrol work and marks a notable innovation in Canadian aircraft development.
Advice from the Canadian Horticultural Council stresses buying stock from nearby origins and matching varieties to soil and farm conditions. Avoid unproven varieties and rely on tested recommendations. select medium sized stock, beware tall spindly trees, and verify true-to-name stock from reputable propagators or the originator. Only a few new seedlings merit orchard placement after trials at the Experimental Farm.
The text explains how unused gifts from nature fade or vanish over generations. It cites examples like eyeless cave fish, tiny flight wings on ostriches and emus, and nocturnal animals with eyes adapted for low light but vulnerable to bright days, illustrating the shifting balance of adaptation.
Alexander Macdonald warns that five trees are cut for every one planted in New York State. Once leading in lumber, New York is now twenty third, mirroring western states. If trends continue, a treeless America could rival the buffalo’s extinction, per the Aurora beacon note.
An article in the London Daily Mail reports that two sons of a Spanish nobleman possess X-ray vision. Tests indicate they can read through metal such as silver brass or iron but cannot see through porcelain or paper.
A. H. White states through a Dominion pamphlet that good feeding can raise the average cow’s milk flow by 25 to 60 percent. He urges dairymen to record each cow’s production to tailor grain rations and notes protein must come from quality hay or concentrates such as oil meal and bran.
The Forest Products Laboratories of Canada proposes saving sunken logs in stream beds where log driving occurred for decades. Sound logs could endure for thousands of years beneath the water, protecting against decay. Many pulp and lumber firms lose 5 to 10 percent to sinkage, suggesting a 20‑year stream could hold the equivalent of a year’s output.
The six sole survivors of a wreck lived on a desert island for months until a warship rescued them. The captain's log notes: two Irishmen fought daily. two Englishmen spoke not at all due to lacking introductions. two Scots formed a Caledonian society. Glasgow Herald.
In a witty exchange from the Princeton Tiger a salesman asks about secondhand filvers and receives the blunt reply that all they have are pedestrians. The humorous line captures campus banter and the era’s sales pitch jabs.
The notice asserts an electrical drying process preserves fiab quality for years, claiming extended shelf life. No further details on method or verification are provided.
An Abresinkin scroll titled The Glory of the Kings records in translation by E Wallisburge that Solomon gave Balkis a vessel to traverse the air, describing an airship three thousand years before Wright brothers. The world’s first airship was allegedly gifted by Solomon to the Queen of Sheba.
A thousand men labor 200 miles from Los Angeles through twenty feet of snow on a vast hydroelectric project costing more than the Panama Canal investment, keeping them entirely isolated this winter.
A aphoristic reflection compares personality to perfume, suggesting inner character defines a man as scent defines a flower. It urges deliberate cultivation of manners, resolve, and presence to leave a lasting impression.
A study notes volcanic eruptions can loft dust into the atmosphere, allowing particles to travel as far as 600 miles, spreading ash and altering air quality far from the eruption site.
Aunt Dee leads a story hour where Gerald Frances Tom and Happy learn how a butterfly caterpillar becomes a silk worm. They explore silks, moults, and the family silk trade noting differences between butterfly, moth, and silk worm.
Aunt Dee tells the children how silk is produced from caterpillars, describing molting, cocoon spinning, the long silk thread, and how cocoons are steamed to release the moth. Frances and Gerald respond with interest as the tale ends and they head home with Mammy.
The Royal Marriage Act of 1772 requires consent for marriage within the royal family. After age twenty five elder sons may wed without the sovereign’s consent if they give the Privy Council a year’s notice. The marriage stands valid unless both Houses of Parliament disapprove.
The piece questions pulpit advice on courting on Sundays and whether lovers see each other as they truly are. It argues love often defies reality, notes a woman's right to be seen in Sunday dress, and suggests a wife’s attractiveness matters as much as usefulness to married life.
The London Daily Chronicle argues that courtesy remains vital in violent societies and even in modern life, noting Turks excel in politeness and that civility helps avert violence. It claims politeness is essential in Turkey and still valuable in England as a social asset.
The text argues that a community or province holds rights and duties to protect life, property, health, and education. It stresses strict law enforcement, compulsory education, protections for the handicapped, and controls on exploitation and vice. It asserts majority rule and citizen cooperation in enforcing community laws for collective safety and liberty.
A new soap made from maize or cornmeal comes in variants for home and textile plant use. It claims to remove spots dirt and stains from skin and fabrics. The soap is inexpensive works rapidly and is effective with hard waters.
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