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Newspaper
Miniota Herald
Location
Miniota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
May 05, 1949
Page
5
Dear Miss James advises prioritizing walls with a first rate job. Suggests using apple green with cherry red trim for the living room and bold plaid yellow green gray wallpaper. bedroom should feature soft rose wallpaper and soft grey draperies to blend with existing furniture.
After six years in New Hampshire a poultry farmer told Vancouver that war could be stopped by handling cannibal behavior like poultry disease. He suggested isolating or killing cannibal hens and argued nations could be kept from war by similar restraint. He also quipped about poultry life versus lecturing as a livelihood.
Vatican City plans a new pictorial stamp set for Holy Year pilgrims in Rome to be used next year, featuring famous Rome churches and a high value stamp with Pope Pius XII. The article traces Vatican stamps since 1929 and lists past issues and other country stamp issues.
A 100-year-old Crow Indian was jailed in Memphis Tennessee for selling gasoline as medicine. Authorities deemed his medical ideas invalid after a brief review. A ministerial student in the East reports his 120 sermons stolen, promising uneasy reading for the thief. A built in radio hat enters the market. A scientist notes worms emit a moaning sound in certain observations. Experimental work in the West Indies aims to create a new banana type with a skid resistant peel. A veteran chef complains restaurants are noisy and suggests eliminating the soup course. Scientists say a billion years from now days will be twice as long. Scented wall paint hits England markets with a kitchen odor of frying bacon and coffee.
In Maywood Illinois scientists at the American Can Company labs can tell a salmon's age by counting rings on its scales. Examining four salmon under a microscope reveals age and migration history, aiding quality testing for each year's salmon pack.
A brief zoological note states that true perches reside in fresh water habitats and are not marine species. The remark classifies perch as a freshwater fish within common biological groupings.
A health column argues compulsory pasteurization reduces disease, noting Ontario’s law since 1938 cut typhoid rates and TB cases in Toronto. It cites a Health League survey showing mixed adoption across Canada and cites Reader's Digest on undulant fever drops after city-wide pasteurization.
Kellogg Ida. Crew members attempted to move a large bull elk from the tracks after a train halted. The engineer slowly moved the train forward to nudge the elk off the way, but the animal rose onto the cow catcher and walked with the engine, maintaining pace.
A Puerto Rico native earns 10 cents per climb of a tall royal tree to harvest lower fronds used in palm fiber. A skilled climber can make 200 ascents daily, totaling about $20, with the cutting not harming the palm tree.
ASHEBORO N C Judge A I Ferree showed unusual empathy as a youth accused of slashing tires on a rival suitor's car faced a guilty verdict. The ex girlfriend testified to the tire damage, and the judge sentenced the youth to buy a new tire set for the rival.
Star South African Bobby Locke is set to compete in the Canadian Open June 22 to 25 at Toronto St George's course. Officials expect a strong U S and Canadian field for the Seagram Gold Cup and its $10,000 prize, with Locke aiming to repeat his 268 score from two summers ago.
A mixed column blends poetry, barber talk, and fashion notes. It discusses romantic expressions, the vanity of haircuts, aging actresses, and clerical queries on job titles. it also cites fashion for tall and large-size shoppers and notes advice on baseball strategy and writers.
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