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Newspaper
Miniota Herald
Location
Miniota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
May 29, 1929
Page
4
The Dominion Entomologist estimates insect costs in Canada exceed 160 million dollars annually with forest, stored produce, and crops affected. The US entomologist warns insects are major global threats and Canada funds control through the Destructive Insect and Pest Act.
Premier Stanley Baldwin told a Monmouth audience that foreign nations must share disarmament and debt payments. He said the League covenant requires everyone to move forward together and warned against Europe splitting into hostile camps as others keep pace.
Alberta's Department of Interior reports total gas production of 14 198 959 million cubic feet for 1928. Calgary consumed 54 million cubic feet on January 26 with hourly peaks near 60 million. several other days that week saw about 48.06 million cubic feet used.
A quirky quotation from Moustique Charierol notes that everyone has uneven feet. The speaker laments his own difference, saying one foot is larger than the other while others commonly have one foot smaller.
Gardeners should thin seedlings as soon as they can grasp the soil. Lettuce head varieties need eight inches or more between plants, leaf lettuce five to six inches. Carrots about one and a half inches apart, beets two inches, parsnips two inches, onions one inch, spinach four to six inches, radish thinning as used, corn five plants per hill, beans two to four inches, peas about one inch. Thinning prevents waste and promotes proper growth.
The piece recalls how children and adults escape daily life through inner play and impersonation of heroes. It notes that many keep this inner companion private yet it shapes hopes, fears, and visions, suggesting life would dull without such realms of fancy.
A weary plaintiff and defendant bungle through a case as the magistrate clarifies remarks. The plaintiff reveals bricks were hurled, but objects aside the complaint centers on the taunting words when they missed.
An inmate painted a desert canvas and claimed it showed Israelites fleeing the Red Sea. A visitor asks where the sea is, and the inmate says it is behind Unat, then asserts pursuers will arrive soon. Jimmy O'Brien explains a prescription as a doctor’s paper to buy whiskey.
A pithy exchange notes a son’s extended stay in Italy and his new identity as “Italicized.” The remark highlights cultural immersion and a playful self transformation within a family context.
The article explains heavy egg production and the shift to cold storage for surplus stock. It covers candling for quality, sanitary storage conditions, temperature and moisture control, and mandatory grading under The Live Stock and Live Stock Products Act. Western Canada uses a process of hot oil sterilization and sand blasting before dry cold storage to preserve shells and prevent evaporation.
The Al Azhar University in Cairo, one of the world’s largest, reportedly hosts about 14,000 students but plans to modernize and limit enrollment to 5,000. Teachers rely on private instruction while students copy manuscripts or recite the Koran, with no tuition or salaries. The piece contrasts Islamic study with reforms, hinting at shifts in doctrine and budgeting.
Lillie Sheila Watson of Winnipeg recalls being a passenger aboard the Metagama as a three year old. She dressed as a parcel and wore CPR labels, with a cap label reading Wanted as part of the disguise.
The May issue of Successful Farming recommends rural and animal scenes to inspire children to farm. It notes colored reproductions are affordable and cites works such as Horse Fair Ploughing Sheep Springtime Cow and Calf Horses at Watering Trough Hay Wain Landscape Harvest Wagon Berkshire Hills and Autumn Oaks to charm lovers of the country.
A brief remark notes natural gas from 250 miles away will heat potatoes in San Francisco and other California cities via pipelines joined to form a continuous line. The piece emphasizes Mother Earth as a good provider with cooperation.
The daily average generation of electric energy from water power in Canada reached 46,475,000 kilowatt hours in March, up about 9 percent from the same month a year earlier.
The Honorable De. Motherwell explains in the House of Commons that the government does not operate the illustration stations but the Department provides some assistance to operators. The stations, eight to forty acres along traveled roads, receive $5 per acre annually for crop choices and rotations. Crops harvested remain the operators' property.
Six years after arriving in Canada as a Russian immigrant with no English, Leo Malania outperformed fifteen Canadian born opponents in Toronto to claim the Ontario oratorical title. His speech on Canadian unity challenges xenophobic views and cites nations thriving through diverse ancestry.
Sandy shows a recently taken photo to a friend and asks for opinion. The friend, after inspecting the picture, quips that it is flattering because Sandy has his hand in his pocket. The exchange hinges on a subtle visual hint in the likeness.
Dominion government will loan two airplanes to assist in the joint survey of the Pacific Great Eastern Railway conducted by British Columbia, Canadian National and Canadian Pacific Railways. Canada ranks third in platinum group metal sources after Russia and Colombia.
Mid April photo shows Granville Street pier crowded with Canadian Pacific steamers on the Vancouver Victoria Seattle route and Alaska West Coast runs. Vessels include Princess Adelaide Princess Victoria Princess Mary Princess Royal Princess Elaine Princess Alice Princess Norah and the new West Coast vessel carrying the recent vice regal party.
Experiments at Ottawa's botanical division show sulphur dusting reduces rust in wheat. Marquis wheat sown June 10 with plots treated at 15 to 45 pounds per acre across eight weeks yielded up to 18.7 bushels more than checks, with weekly 30 pound applications delivering the best net return of 15.28 dollars per acre.
Canada sows about 25.1 million acres to wheat this year as it remains a top global supplier. Last year Canada produced 533.6 million bushels from 24.1 million acres largely in Manitoba Saskatchewan and Alberta. Wheat supports Canada’s economy and exports to 47 countries via the Canadian Wheat Pool.
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