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Newspaper
Miniota Herald
Location
Miniota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
May 24, 1938
Page
7
Ernest Bingley buys a papier mache ghost outfit and decapitated head prop for a charity ball, paying a pound. He rehearses in a moonless castle night as storm winds howl and the village bell tolls twelve.
Ernest Bingley and Duff Hooper duel as ghosts in Bingley Castle. A headless phantom battles the boy and the captain in a comic, mid gothic scene leading to a cliffhanger and a reveal that the specter is Ernest himself. The tale closes with a vow to continue.
A traveling correspondent endorses Kruschen Salts as a reliable aid to maintain internal cleanliness amid daily train and automobile travel. He notes using a large weekly dose and smaller daily doses to stay on his toes throughout workdays. The ad claims the salts stimulate internal organs for smooth, regular action and to keep the body free of impurities.
The article notes lily bulbs once shipped from Japan to North America now support war efforts in China as ships carry soldiers and munitions. It explains lily cultivation expands due to scarcity and outlines methods for commercial propagation from seeds bulblets and scales, with growing times of one to three years.
Four more South African police dogs sail to Palestine with two detective sergeants to join the Palestine police for one year. The Pretoria depot reports seven dogs in Palestine service, while two Palestine dogmasters trained in South Africa return with the pack. Arabs reportedly fear the dogs, seen as almost supernatural.
The Woodstock Sentinel Review warns against last minute cramming as wasteful and stressful. A Toronto physician recommends steady study, note taking, and practicing with old exam papers, noting memory forgets quickly and suggesting monthly review for lasting learning.
British wages rise by 25 percent, surpassing German 33 percent and French, with Russian wages 250 percent higher. The article also reports whales extinct in waters around Newfoundland Greenland and Spitzbergen after once being abundant.
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