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Newspaper
Miniota Herald
Location
Miniota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
May 16, 1933
Page
4
The article argues that domestic service on farms should be seen as a respectable occupation for educated young women. It notes shifts in employment from factory work to professions and highlights farm life as healthier and better paid, urging Women’s Institutes to promote farm domestic labor as a viable option.
The piece traces whoopie from London apprentices four centuries ago to American West cowboys circuses and finally the theatre era. It notes the word’s shift in meaning from riotous revelry to a celebration with both sexes present, and that it cannot describe bachelor parties.
Dr. R. E. Modehouse of Ottawa, executive secretary of the Canadian Tuberculosis Society, said in Toronto that registered TB deaths in Canada in 1933 show no increase despite hard times and that last year’s rate was the lowest on record.
The Lombardy poplar grows quickly and serves as an effective windbreak. It hides unsightly buildings and vacant lots in a short time, making it a practical choice for rapid screening.
Canadian salmon oil provides vitamins A and D aiding health and rickets prevention. Research notes salmon oil is a potent antirachitic agent, especially from coloured species, with digestion-friendly fat. Separate piece says birds sing for reasons beyond joy, including territory proclamation in nesting season.
A motorist complains to an innkeeper about an apparent overcharge for his vehicle parked at the inn. The innkeeper, unfamiliar with motor vehicles, quotes a nightly rate of 2 shillings, noting he charges 2s per night for a horse and misinterprets the car as a 40 horsepower horse.
President Walter Williams of the University of Missouri School of Journalism cited The London Times as the leading newspaper of the world. Sir Wilmot Lewis, the paper’s Washington correspondent, accepted a medal of honor for distinguished service in journalism, praising the paper’s impartiality, leanings, courage, and incorruptible English honor.
Rev. A R Lett of St George's Indian school at Lytton says the interior of British Columbia holds surplus ponies and dogs due to traditional wealth measures. Indians are destroying sheep and poultry but now cooperate with authorities to rid reserves of dogs and wild horses.
New York Uni professor Nash argues youth is defined by imagination quality, not age. An individual can be 90 yet feel young if imagination remains active, while Thorndike has long said learning keeps minds fresh beyond youth. Germany to cut automobile taxes.
Seedlings need thinning after two true leaves with half inch spacing. Transplant when two inches high to cooler quarters for two weeks before moving outside. Use hotbeds for radish and lettuce and plan varied perennials and annuals. Window boxes require rich soil, daily moisture, and drainage. Shade plants like Verbenas and Phlox tolerate partial shade. many annuals benefit from light shade midday.
A London post office report discloses that a female employee received pension dues for 48 years in error. She retired in November 1883 for ill health and did not reveal marriage in 1883. Neither fact was disclosed until after her death in February 1931. The loss has been written off.
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