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Newspaper
Miniota Herald
Location
Miniota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
May 22, 1934
Page
5
An editorial argues wars are made in peace and nations must learn to live and let live. It contrasts 1900 optimism with 1934 realism, urging leaders to relinquish rigid rights for peaceful cooperation and a world order that avoids global conflict.
President George Gordon of Magdalen College explains why graft once-over foolproof step on the gas and other bold phrases are included in the Oxford Dictionary supplement. The article notes recent American terms and other expressions such as all of a doo da and give it the once over joining the language in the past 50 years.
Rhubarb can be grown from seed but the variety may be lost through cross breeding. Propagate by transplanting root sections instead to preserve a known type.
New rose plants must not dry out. Plunge roots in water or bury in moist soil for hours to restore moisture. Plant spacing varies by variety, prune deeply, and plant union 2–3 inches below surface. Keep soil loose, water thoroughly as needed, and hoe after rain or during dry spells for vigorous growth.
The first coal pits appeared on the Firth of Forth shore with tunnelling for access. Early methods included bell pits and shallow workings in hilly regions. By 1719 the deepest mine reached 360 feet, gunpowder was first used for blasting, and safety lamps were absent until 1815.
Winnipeg Newspaper Union advertises a stylish young girls model featuring cape sleeves sun back and wrapped skirt for ease of movement. Sizes 11 through 19 listed with fabric yardage and a 20 cent pattern price.
A torpedo fired in Swedish Hans Bay during naval maneuvers looped back and struck the ship that fired it, causing considerable damage as the weapon deflected and completed a circle.
The Carnegie Endowment announced a long term study of Canada US relations tracing two centuries of contact from fur traders to present. Dr James Shotwell leads the economics and history division with two more years of intensive cross border research planned in the United States and Canada.
A Paris visit tale tells of a fair traveller who opened mail at the Cafe de Paris and drew glances from a nearby French man. He bowed and asked to remove the stamps from her letters, prompting a memorable moment in the bustling bistro.
Eleanor Gertrude Brown of New York, blind from birth and poor, will graduate from Columbia University with a Doctor of Philosophy degree. Her achievement turns perceived obstacles into stepping stones, inspiring others facing hardship.
Archibald Girvan of the Northern Lighthouse Commissioners says Girvan pigeons outperform radio for lighthouse to mainland messages from Ailsa Craig. Birds carried in aluminum containers fly 10 miles in about 15 minutes and return with the keeper’s relay under most weather, a unique service in his view.
Scientists in Abhkhabad Rus sia have produced artificial rain using chemical compounds to generate a fog that deposits dew on soil. They claim the method could draw rain from clouds, offering a potential solution for Turkestan and other arid areas of the USSR where annual rainfall is low and much of the year is dry.
A reflective meditation on travel and identity likening seafarers to voyagers who repeatedly circle back to their starting point. The journey alters their view as new latitudes and longitudes shift their sense of purpose and the meaning of life.
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