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Newspaper
Miniota Herald
Location
Miniota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
May 12, 1921
Page
4
Ottawa Journal notes the contrast between Canada and the United States in recent bank stress. It credits centralized Canadian banking with no failures and orderly readjustment, contrasting with widespread U.S. bank closures and fragmentation across about thirty thousand independent banks.
Saskatchewan reports a growing fish catch with over seven million pounds in 1920, led by whitefish. Summer fishing starts May 15 for all species except sturgeon, which opens after that date. Departments close lakes when stocks exhaust, maintaining a constant supply.
Amalgamated Cotton Mills reports an average 20 percent cut in wholesale prices with others expected to follow. Retail prices are not yet affected as firms have been lowering prices to the trade for six months due to overstocked warehouses in Manchester and London. Production will be tightened until stocks are worked off.
King George gains a new title and joins the Black Pig Order of Great Britain, a social organization of men who are interested in raising the famous.
The New York Herald notes that Britain's public shifts from passive indifference to decisive action as miners threaten to flood pumps and disrupt coal supply. The piece portrays the strike as a test of national solidarity against a rebellious minority seeking to harm the nation.
A Hawaii report claims science has found a cure for leprosy using refined chaulmoogra oil. Doctors at Kalihi Hospital report that 142 former Jepers paroled in two years have not been sent back. The piece notes global impact given leprosy’s long history and cites populations in China India Japan and the United States possessions.
Lord Rawlinson, newly named Commander-in-Chief in India, recalls a test of verbal messaging. He lined 200 men at two pace intervals and relayed a message to his adjutant for the end man to pass back. Forty seconds later the final version read We are going to a dance. Can you lend us three and fourpence.
The Laurier Monument Fund reports 34,91387 subscribed from tens of thousands of people. The largest single gift is 5, while many amounts of 1 or less come in without names. Subscriptions can be sent to honorary treasurer P. C. Larkin in Toronto.
The article notes red glass speeds vegetation while blue glass slows it. It states that certain sensitive plants grow fifteen times higher under red glass than under blue.
Authorities hail Icelandic Swedish Norwegian and Danish settlers as Canada's best immigrants. The piece notes their sturdy, honest, educated, and lawabiding character, social and religious life, and strong agricultural role especially in Manitoba Saskatchewan Alberta and British Columbia. It cites census figures from 1911 and 1900–1919 immigration, with major western settlement around Winnipeg Langenburg Stockholm Buchanan Wadena and Calgary Edmonton corridors.
A historic note explains how spiders signal coming weather. Short stout webs foretell wind and rain. long slender frames indicate calm. Active spiders during rain mean showers will pass. indolence at rain start means lasting unsettled weather. Evening repairs predict no rain. Wall crawlers suggest wet weather ahead.
Ontario contains the largest Indian population at 26 411, followed by British Columbia with 235 694. The three prairie provinces have 31 066 Indians, Quebec has 13 366, and the Maritime Provinces total 4 10.
A wealthy man may utter foolish remarks freely without diminishing his perceived wisdom, suggesting luxury affords immunity from reputational damage. The idea contrasts wealth with public judgment and questions how expertise is judged in affluent circles.
A $10,000 sum provided by Maple Creek businessmen will be loaned to farmers to buy first class dairy cows. Cattle will be purchased by the Sas katchewan Livestock Commissioner and sold through the local Board of Trade on cash terms or half cash with balance arranged. The aim is to benefit both farmers and business interests by expanding dairying.
Professor Keith calls the crane the sky scraper of the animal world noting London now has a startling number of large Scotsmen cranes. An architect adds surprise over the sight, citing a crane with an arm 90 feet long capable of lifting seven tons at a 65 foot radius.
Five thousand accounts totaling two million dollars result from seven and a half months of operation by the Manitoba provincial savings bank. Opened August 10, 1920, the bank loaned nearly all deposits to the government to finance rural credit societies, according to E. A. Weir, chairman of the board.
The Bel lingtona prison governor asked police aid to expel Mavaro, a Italian burglar sentenced to two years plus expulsion. He refused to leave his cell after his term, claiming comfort there. Gendarmes took him to the frontier, he laughed he would return, admiring Swiss leniency.
W. W. Sugden’s four-year-old cow in Kittson County completes a record test. In seven days she yields 6186 pounds of milk and 4 pounds of butter. in fourteen days 1163.7 pounds and 66.10 pounds of butter. She ranks third in the state for her age and second in the Red River valley.
Statistics from the Okanagan United Fruit Growers show past year sales over two million dollars and 808,193 packages handled. The general apple price across varieties was 2.4434 dollars, up from 1.94 dollars in 1919, with increased shipments to New Zealand, Great Britain and the United States. Prospects for 1921 are very favorable.
After World War I Canadian Red Cross officials say the larger task now is organizing a nationwide public health campaign to reduce disease. They cite the League of Red Cross Societies resolution urging broad membership to support health reform and the country’s postwar health program.
The King's Watch is a secret service honor, a gold hunter watch inscribed For Services Rendered George. About twelve such decorations were awarded in the war. One naval officer used his disguise to mingle with German sailors for eighteen months at Kiel and Wilhelmshaven and relayed critical information to the government.
The Duke of Connaught former Governor General of Canada marked his 71st birthday on May 1. A message of congratulation from the military department drew an acknowledgment from Clarence House London signed Arthur.
Twelve major Winnipeg made products provide work for 15 591 employees with an annual payroll of 24 308 982. The Made in Winnipeg exhibition lists Winnipeg factories producing 264 commodities and 15 industrial establishments engaged in manufacturing.
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