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Newspaper
Miniota Herald
Location
Miniota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
May 04, 1927
Page
4
The Romesdale breed results from crossing Romney and Rambouillet rams with Romney ewe lines to blend wool quality and body conformation. After three years a uniform, high three eighths blood long staple fleece was established, with twelve hundred head and two yearly shearings yielding about twelve pounds per animal.
France experiments with iron plated roads laid over concrete bases to preserve roadways during war and provide a reserve of iron. The General Staff favors the plan, hoping secondary roads can yield iron while maintaining transport capacity, though the plates heat up in strong sun.
Scientists attribute sudden temperature and humidity shifts to a pneumonia outbreak that killed thousands of migratory birds near Watertown S C Many birds paused to rest in trees then collapsed. The report notes broader timber losses in Canada due to fire insects and disease.
Anthropologist Dr. E Sapir describes Osinich, a series of secret rites practiced by Nas tkha Indians. Rituals precede hunts like whale harpooning lasting months with fasting and effigy building. Warriors anoint with hemlock and repeat formal supplications to seek success in fishing and other essential tasks.
The piece recounts Isaac Newton's rise from the bottom of his Grantham school class after a traumatic kick in the stomach. It credits that moment with sparking his determination, leading to a lifelong love of learning and extraordinary future achievements.
The piece argues against chemical sleep aids from chemists and drug firms, praising sleep as a natural gift. It notes experiments on awake subjects and brain crystals but claims sleep remains largely mysterious, urging people to sleep eight hours and enjoy nature’s gift without artificial pills.
Motor Cars in Canada reports 1925 statistics placing Canada second to the United States in motor car ownership and fourth in total motor vehicles. The U S totals 22,046,957 vehicles, Great Britain 954,268, France 901,000, and Canada 830,881. British North Borneo shows 70 vehicles. Total Canada vehicles expected to reach one million this year.
The Pranden Sun reports plans to use air lanes this year to deploy a chemical powder that poisons mosquito larvae. Federal health officials test a wind driven dust that sinks slowly after contacting water, reportedly killing malaria mosquito larvae. M Roubaud cites a weight mix of one part powder to fifty pounds sand at about eight cents per acre.
The Prince of Wales loses most of his bachelor aides as Sir Walter Peacock marries, leaving Brigadier General Trotter as the sole bachelor in the York house staff. Trotter now accompanies the Prince to dances and social events while others handle fireside duties at home.
Hepurt J C Stead spoke in Ottawa on immigration progress, noting he did not forecast a set Canadian population but highlighted the current growth rate. A quip on public discourse contrasts highbrow and lowbrow humor about secrecy and cars.
A humorous quip notes that editors err and it becomes the night’s closing thought. It contrasts mistakes by professions from plumber to preacher, ending with editors as the cause of law and lore for the moment. The line closes with a playful farewell.
London’s municipal and private spaces total about 250 squares, crescents, gardens, and terraces. Ownership spans the London County Council city corporation several boroughs and private owners, reflecting a mixed pattern in the urban green landscape.
Wood Buffalo Park in Canada near Fort Smith covers 17 000 square miles and hosts over 5 000 buffalo across its vast tundra and woodlands. The preserve’s expansive terrain supports diverse wildlife and remote Canadian Arctic habitats.
Tests show hemp for fibre can be grown successfully in many parts of Canada. Researchers report robust yields and potential industrial applications across provinces, with growing suitability in diverse climates and soil types.
The Ottawa Citizen notes Right Hon. Mackenzie King plans a modest sheep farming venture at his Kingsmere estate in the Gatineau. He has expanded property to four miles deep, aiming to capitalize on suitable conditions for sheep. Geology mystery in Maupin Oregon records a well that predicts weather with perfect accuracy by alternating air intake and exhaust in storms and clear periods.
Archaeologists from an Austrian team work in a cave near Ephesus, 35 miles from Smyrna, believed to be the resting place of the Seven Sleepers. The legend says seven youths were sealed inside around 250 AD, woke in 479 AD, received bread and wine, and later died, with relics moved to Saint Victor at Marseille.
The text describes pagodas as ancient oriental religious towers often part of temples. It notes octagonal multi story forms with curved roofs and brick construction. It contrasts Chinese Japanese and Indian Buddhist temple designs and mentions a veranda encircling each level and the pagoda’s memorial role within temples.
The Ottawa Citizen muses on television joining the telephone as a household utility. It foresees increased intrusion and public annoyance as screens become common, noting privacy already costs and predicting more ostentation and discomfort in everyday life.
A Saskatchewan Farmer urges readers to begin gardening now for fresh produce and homey surroundings. Start with carragana hedge seed if funds are tight, and in three to four years a sheltered hedge and fruit trees may emerge with minimal care. Consider obtaining free trees from the Dominion Forestry station or local nurseries.
The Morden Tube line set new speed records with 2400 passengers booked in half an hour at four windows. An electric ticket machine prints tickets from blank paper on demand, capable of 269 tickets per minute, printed and delivered to passengers.
A young lawyer tries to project confidence by leaving a door sign reading will be back in an hour. On return he finds beneath it What for? The anecdote cautions that seeking trouble can derail plans and notes that collective heads are wiser than a single one. It also wryly observes that ignorance can be bliss, but awareness of ignorance is painful.
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