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Newspaper
Miniota Herald
Location
Miniota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
May 26, 1936
Page
4
The author argues history moves in spirals not straight lines and cites social consciousness expanding while some retrogression occurs. Capitalism, though flawed, advances civilization, with cyclical unemployment seen as the main flaw to temper through goodwill and liberty. Mussolini and Hitler are viewed as temporary aberrations toward enlightenment.
A hosiery salesman named Joe Leblang impressed a buyer by dramatically throwing dozens of silk stockings from a window to prove value. As he pitched, a confederate below retrieved the stock, while the buyer watched the performance and eventually ordered a lot. The NSFing tale highlights showmanship in selling.
The Pennsylvania Farmer notes that horses speed under artificial lights more than in sun, and that dogs, wolves, birds also show faster night performance. It speculates stars or darkness link speed, and adds automobiles run faster at night, while acknowledging uncertain benefits to humanity.
John Kirwin known as the penny-a-mile pilot flew from London to France and then to Madrid, the flight costing him 10.50 dollars. Tee Eskimo uses a harpoon rat to kill but to retrieve game.
Citizens along the Detroit River near Walkerville observe youths using iron hooks to drag the river bottom for hundreds of steel rims dumped from a truck. Canadian Customs explains the scheme as the boys collect rims, pay 21 cents duty, and sell recovered pieces to manufacturers for 75 cents to a dollar each.
H F Greenway of the Dominion bureau of statistics told the Commons agricultural committee that wholesale prices of raw materials for agricultural implements have held steady in 1935 and 1936 at 10 to 20 percent above 1913 levels. He added that overall prices for implements are about 60 percent above 1913, though real costs may be moderated by technical and qualitative improvements.
The text notes King Edward, now burdened by mourning and new kingship duties, giving up regular West End cinema visits and receiving current film releases privately at Windsor Castle during weekend stays.
A trunk Napoleon I left in Dresden in 1812 has been donated to Leisnig on the Mulde historical museum where it is on view. The trunk contains 22 compartments and secret drawers. The housekeeper Fraeulein Franzel received it as compensation for service to the great Napoleon. It later passed through several owners and rests at Mildenstein Castle, housing Leisnig’s collection.
Henry Ford says his cycling is for exercise not transport. He notes a mile and a half road on his property used daily for a ride to the river and back to keep in shape. Meanwhile British railways still operate about twenty six thousand horse drawn vehicles.
British Columbia leads Canada in annual salmon marketing with outputs fluctuating between 13 and 16 million dollars. Recent canned salmon production reached 105,600,000 pounds, export exceeding 70 percent. Five species known by sockeye, spring, coho, pink, and chum thrive in coastal waters and rivers where Pacific salmon spawn once and die, providing a brief life cycle overview.
In Breasta Romania men sue Public Health Inspector John Chita after hair cutting raids. Wives are shaved to prevent spotted fever and men claim $100 per hair strand in a joint suit accusing mutilation.
The Montreal Star notes that industries such as automotive electrical radio signal and film have created millions of jobs. It highlights Boulder Dam as a massive project achieved in years with electric shovels and cableways instead of slave labor, underscoring the shift from hand work to mechanized methods.
The Irish Free State announces the creation of a new army air force unit as part of its defense expansion. Details on unit size, base location, and leadership remain to be disclosed.
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