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Newspaper
Miniota Herald
Location
Miniota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
May 11, 1927
Page
4
The piece discusses British and American ambassadors stressing friendship over alliance to avoid a world peace threat. It warns a formal Anglo American alliance could provoke fear of Anglo dominance and resurface pan-German ideas, urging cautious mutual understanding instead.
Farmers face weed pressure across the country as weeds rival crops for water and nutrients. A Dominion of Agriculture bulletin from Ottawa explains how weeds spread via seeds, manure, and transport, and describes control methods including timmer fallow intertillage rotations and seeding to hay or pasture to reduce weed impact.
Leather soles from Roman women of Londinium dating to the first century A.D. were unearthed at Founders Court Lothbury, along the Silver Brook near the Bank of England. Three intact soles show no wear, with one displaying a low heel, suggesting fashion and discarded footwear.
A large turtle found in the Dundas marsh near Hamilton Ontario bears a copper plate indicating it was caught in 1390 by M. Franks of Burlington Street and released. The creature, small at first, is now about two feet long and sixteen inches across its shell. Bert Duckworth, a marsh resident, caught it this time.
A pantomime producer critiques a singer after an audition noting good tone but missing aspirates. A sharp exchange follows about magic and aitch usage. The landlady jokes about emergency space and weekly advance terms while commentators discuss the costly footing of the show.
At Thorpe Hall near Clacton on Sea the ex Governor General of Canada Viscount Byng and Lady Byng have planted over 1500 Canadian trees shrubs and water birds. Lady Byng has transformed the grounds with a large lake two smaller lakes stepping stones and a waterfall. Nesting boxes dot the woods and Canadian prairies flora and items from Canada appear throughout the garden.
Sir Rowland Blades declares the famed Dick Whittington cat story a myth after reviewing records finds no contemporary evidence. He notes the tale traces to an Austrian source two centuries later and emphasizes truth over sentiment.
Canadian sheep exporters report strong growth as breeders win major awards at Chicago shows and ship pure bred stock to the United States Jamaica and Russia. The favorable Canadian climate is cited as producing hardy animals, boosting disease resistance and sustaining rising international demand over five years.
A roundup plan targets hundreds of wild horses in the Cariboo and Cranbrook districts. Cowboys under government supervision will shoot those deemed a menace to stock. Interior roundups will occur in weeks, with Alberta interests weighing importing bodies for fertilizer from Okanagan Valley rounds.
Victorian style account notes experts adjusting England's clocks for summer time with over 300 royal mechanisms at Windsor Castle. The turret clock atop the Grand Quadrangle stands out for its century tenure and precision within ten seconds weekly. A bus conductor quips about wealth and hotel asks if you stop at the Ritz.
Dominion archaeologists found a black stone mirror at a Gitbean village site in central British Columbia. The 1 cm thick slab has a polished surface that reflects faces when wet, used by Hazelton Indians for face decoration before white vanity items arrived. The relic is sent to the National Museum in Ottawa for preservation.
A new Public Works bulletin from the Department of Agriculture in Ottawa promotes home canning as the most practical, economical way to preserve fruits and vegetables for winter. It advertises a slogan “A cap of fruit, a can of vegetables, a can of greens for a family of six” and promises simple, inexpensive home methods with recipes for jams jellies and all kinds of produce. The text also includes a humor anecdote about an attorney and job applicant and a few general maxims on speaking wisely.
A group of practical U S farmers and families have moved to Western Canada seeking opportunity. Three families split to Lindaw and Margo districts in Saskatchewan with ample capital and farming gear. L B Boyd of Canadian National Railways led the colonization effort guiding about 1000 families to settle and invest. B Grimley, on Boyd’s staff, accompanied the group to Canada.
A Red Cross nurse notes one unsteady participant improves after embracing health and beauty lessons. The story symbolizes gradual reform of living habits across communities through Home Nursing classes led by Miss Barrington, who has organized 77 classes for 1,200 women and girls in New Brunswick.
A Canadian National Railways forest protection drive cut 1926 fire losses along 21 000 miles of track to 13 592 dollars with 6 041 acres burned in 420 fires. Kilby says weekly Save the Forest Week plus constant supervision boosted protection. forests supply about 20 percent of rail tonnage and 12 750 000 tons of wood products were moved in 1926.
The final volume of British census Te Turns shows England has 1.7 million surplus women postwar, up 500000 from pre war levels. Among marriageable ages 30 to 35 there are 1470 unmarried women per 1000 unmarried men. The wartime effects also reduced family size and population growth while England's population nears 37 750 000.
In the fiscal year ended recently 16 797 aliens became naturalized Canadians, up 1294 from the prior period. West dominates with homestead patents tied to naturalization processes. Italians lead among nationalities while Americans and Jewish people show prompt naturalization. Notable counts include Vallaus 2814 Peres 2618 United States citizens 2954 Russians 2157 Austrians 21289 Romanians 1199 Belgians 421 an man 418 Swedes 436 French 202 Greeks 229 Norwegians 316 Hungarians 102 Turku 164 Bulgarians 161 Japanese 51.
Saskatchewan agricultural swine clubs listed by Ir Broekelbank include Briarlea Birch Hills Briercrest Crossroads Fairlight Kisbey Kennedy Lac Vert Marcel Manor Moogomin Melfort Parkman Perdue Prince Albert Radville Rouleau Shellbrook Togo Tisdale Tuxford Wiseton Whitewood Yorkton with new clubs likely at Selle Plaine Calder Foam Lake Letler A stray political quote ends the note.
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