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Newspaper
Miniota Herald
Location
Miniota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
May 13, 1941
Page
7
Devona shadows Vara to learn her mother's life while Vara remains constantly surrounded by rehearsals, guests, and servants at the grand hacienda. Devona finds Vara alluring yet aloof as Vara endures fatigue and a distant routine, replying only with curt words and coffee.
Mrs. Paul Gariepy of Joliette Quebec recounts suffering 13 years with constipation and credits Kellogg's All-Bran with relief when used daily with water. The ad promotes All-Bran as a Better Way not a laxative, available in two sizes and single servings, made by Kellogg's in London Canada.
A dramatic scene unfolds with Devona and Vara amid romance and tension over horses, gowns, and dinner plans. Devona weeps in private as Vara remains aloof, while a later note on liver health promotes Fruit-a-tives with promises of quick relief and renewed energy.
Barnard and Talbot scheme a surprise concert by Devona to spark Vara’s interest and nudge her into staging a better performance. Devona sings a dozen songs with Barnard accompanying, while Vara battles aging and a daughter’s return as the family drama unfolds.
Devona nervously reveals limited singing in front of Barnard and Tal as they praise her voice and urge her to pursue singing with her mother’s help. A plan forms for a concert tonight to surprise Vara, with Barnard pressing for more ambition while Tal teases about their scheme.
Alfred E. W. Mason, departing Boston, hears a newsboy offer his novel The Turnstile. Mason says he read it five times as passengers buy copies and a string of other one booklets priced 15 cents each are sold aboard the car.
A 32 page Home Service booklet offers guidance on manners at dances movies games and dating. It urges men to treat women with courtesy and settle costs discreetly while suggesting women be poised and gracious in social settings. Send 15 cents to Winnipeg Newspaper Union for a copy.
A six foot stuffed alligator, described as the strangest cargo for Trans-Canada Airlines to date, passed through Toronto. Its owner, a Vancouver mining man with interests in British Guiana, brought it to gift a friend in Medicine Hat Asia. Flight Sergeant the pugilistic cat at Lethbridge hangar met the alligator during a train transfer, and Flight’s trainer notes the taxidermist’s art as the cat avoided the animal for days.
Britain ships 190000 pounds worth more clocks overseas yearly than in the last peacetime year. Most former clockmakers now produce precision instruments for aircraft detonators and other war accessories. In prewar Germany a 40 percent subsidy funded clock makers to capture markets and ready factories for war production.
Strangler fig vines overwhelm old trees on Barro Colorado Island in the canal zone. The jungle trees rarely fall naturally as termites also erode wood, threatening the forest structure.
The report claims 11,000 girls massacred by the Huns lie in rest within the Church of St. Ursula in Cologne. The story places the massacre in the fourth or fifth centuries and notes the alleged bones' presence in the church.
Manitoba sugar beet growers are promised a better price for their crop next fall. The commitment comes as farmers anticipate market adjustments and potential contract terms aimed at improving income for the season starting in autumn.
The Boston Post notes that Princess Elizabeth of England began a diary three years ago and now records daily entries with drawings. Her reflections during Britain’s great struggle could become a remarkable and enlightening historical document for future years.
At the war outbreak New England boasted 500 golf courses 1200 bowling greens 3000 cricket pitches 50000 tennis courts and 3500 football grounds excluding private lawns reflecting the region's sporting footprint.
The piece notes discretion as the first qualification for the Women Transport Auxiliary Service in Britain. It highlights that many members must drive senior army officials and handle sensitive information due to the secret nature of their duties.
A man who claims to understand income tax assessment forms has no income of his own, highlighting a paradox in claimed expertise versus personal finance reality.
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