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Newspaper
Miniota Herald
Location
Miniota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Mar 15, 1956
Page
3
The article advises athletes to train the lower leg and foot with heel and toe lifts and add a heavy barbell for strength. It promotes the jackknife for the stomach and hips and suggests segmented, fast repetitions with rest. It also urges medical checkups and learning a secondary sport to stay fit after peak playing days.
The passage contrasts the sorrow of Jesus’s arrest and crucifixion with the triumph of the empty tomb and the risen Christ. It urges believers to experience the risen Christ at Easter, regain faith, and be empowered to proclaim the gospel with renewed courage.
During 1954 and 1955 the Canada Department of Agriculture tested grain corn at three Nova Scotia Illustration Stations and found newer varieties may suit the Maritimes. In the Ottawa Valley yields suggest potential for wider production. A farmer near Almonte, Ontario, produced 70 bushels per acre of Warwick 210 on a 10 acre field in 1955. One sneeze can release 20 000 droplets up to 12 feet at 150 feet per second.
A column of varied notes mentions a long flannel underwear routine for winter immunity, poet Robert W. Service in Monte Carlo, and his fictional ode The Shooting of Dan McGrew. It also notes hair growth myths from root crops, ballerina Maria Talichief with Irish-Indian heritage, and myths about Marconi and Menjou. The piece critiques boxing praise of Gene Tunney, recalling Dempsey's respect for Tunney's punch.
A note states that young bald eagles lack the white spot on their head that marks adults, and identifies Great Bear Lake as the largest lake wholly within Canadian territory in the Mackenzie district of the Northwest Territories.
Crossword clues cover horizontal and vertical entries with themed hints. Entries include species names such as ratite birds and related terms, plus general crossword prompts like curious prefixes and river nouns referenced by the clue set.
A 1953 census of 765 public libraries nine mail order and travelling libraries 268 university and college libraries and 131 business and professional libraries shows Canada expanding library use. About 55 percent of Canadians had public library service and 21 percent were borrowers. Expenditures averaged 50 cents per capita.
Quiz style questions ask which province has over a million people, rail distances Halifax to Toronto and Winnipeg to Calgary, and compares 1935 39 export composition with today. It also asks which month has the most marriages and whether Canadians pay more taxes now than under the $2.50 annual CBC license fee.
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