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Newspaper
Miniota Herald
Location
Miniota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Mar 31, 1949
Page
5
A reader writes about a long narrow dining room 20 by 16 feet in a newly purchased house. The wall color ceiling height and a single north facing window limit light. The writer asks for wallpaper draperies and furniture arrangement ideas to improve the room until they acquire more pieces.
The Ottawa Citizen notes a rising trend in hitch-hiker crimes including murder rape assault and robbery. It warns that picking up hitch-hikers invites danger and cites laws in many states and Ontario to curb thumbing.
The article surveys stamps honoring exploration vessels from Columbus to Tasman and Da Gama. It notes the Santa Maria, Pinta, and Nina on US and international issues, plus ships of Cartier, Cabot, Cook, and Tasman, with many Latin American, Dutch, Portuguese, and Canadian stamps marking historic voyages.
A compact item notes a Canadian writer in San Francisco musing on a towering skyscraper concept amid a snowy scene. The brief tone hints at urban ambition and weather contrasts.
The heel seat should match the heel base and fit snugly at the shoe heel. Shoes must fit snugly under the arch and accommodate low and high insteps. The ball joint sits in the widest forefoot area, vamp seams avoid the ball joint, and toes have room to elongate. Roomy toes and snug heels form a sound shoe rule.
U S military officials briefed the public on the limits of germ warfare and other new weapons. They stressed that biological weapons are not absolute and can cause limited damage, aiming to reduce hysteria and explain the real capabilities and constraints.
British subjects built a fur trade post in the lands now North Dakota. Lord Selkirk considered the area British territory and established a fort near Pembina at the state’s northeast corner in 1810.
The Ring of the Fisherman is one of the world’s most famous rings and has served as the pope’s personal signet since 1265.
A. G. Taylor of the Central Experimental Farm Ottawa urges farm families to raise geese with minimal cash outlay. Start with one male and two females, feed grasses, clover or alfalfa hay in winter, and use root crops for stockpiled nutrition. Fatten with corn before Christmas for a good price. Toulouse and Embden are noted breeds. Publication 511 from the Dominion Department of Agriculture explains the method.
A Metropolitan Museum of Art display revisits a royal court era when Louis XVI reigned from 1754 to 1793 and $500000 was spent on dance programs. The series showcases card deck sized cases in gold and gem settings illustrating grandeur and extravagance.
At the annual Montreal meeting C. E. Hayles of Winnipeg was elected National President, the first Westerner chosen for the role. He leads the association’s Prairie and British Columbia efforts, while Robson Black begins a Prairie speaking tour. The 1948 activities included 985 meetings for 138,043 attendees and plans for a nine month tree planting tour and expanded conservation programs in schools and clubs.
A small tree frog known as peepers voices a nationwide spring chorus as both sexes gather in ponds for breeding. The northern U S variety heard in March is Pickering's or the little yellow tree toad, while a small greenish peeper is common in southern states.
A columnist notes that purchasing power declines because people are now unwilling to work as hard for a dollar as in prior years, implying shifting attitudes reduce the return on effort.
A humorous contrast on aging and marriage from James Hogg and a modern take notes women finding their first gray strand around age thirty. The piece links romance, vanity, and the hair dye industry with light, period voice commentary.
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