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Newspaper
Miniota Herald
Location
Miniota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Nov 07, 1946
Page
6
The Scilly Islands 25 miles off England ship about 85 million blossoms yearly under mild Gulf Stream climate. Islanders, now about 1,750, began floriculture sixty years ago after a trial hatbox to London. Only five of 140 islets are inhabited.
A Department of Agriculture consumer section home economist recommends making sauce without peeling apples. Wash and quarter, remove decayed parts, cook with minimal water, press through a strainer, and sweeten to taste.
A Drovers Daily Journal note summarizes Purdue Swine Day results. Vestal reports pennyworth of salt yields large feed savings and faster gains in 90 lb hogs. Free choice salt with corn increases gains 75 percent and 84 pounds per head versus 48, with 29 extra pounds gain per salt pound. Savings rise to $7.12 per 100 pounds of gain and $475 per pound of salt fed.
Anchorage residents report the discovery of a long lizardlike prehistoric creature washed ashore at Anchor Point in Cook Inlet. The body, tentatively identified as a tyrannosaurus or gorgonosaurus, measured about 18 feet 10 inches from tip to tip with a 5 foot 5 inch tail and 2 foot 6 inch widest body juncture, and included a two plus foot wide head with an 18 inch tooth row. The find, supposedly preserved in a glacier, parallels Cretaeceous era giants from North America according to local accounts.
A Globe and Mail report notes a 1946 survey by Canada’s Department of Veterans’ Affairs finding about 40,000 veterans in universities. Unlike the 1920s “Joe College” image, veterans are described as steady focused on studies and eager to make up for wartime service.
James Nelson the editor of the Week ly Journal in Cuba Illinois explains to subscribers that the paper cannot meet standards due to help shortages. He says he must set ads and news run the press print job wrap mail deliver papers and sleep only every other night.
Approximately 900 species of flowering plants, trees, and ferns inhabit the Hawaiian islands, reflecting rich biodiversity across the archipelago.
A brief theatrical note previews a comic piece featuring Absent minded George in a Wheeler Newspaper Syndicate offering. The item promises light humor and a vignette suitable for daily readers seeking quick entertainment.
George, a forgetful corner grocer, loses a 700 lb safe despite pride in his storage. His wife Bertha warns him and the couple discovers the safe missing after a long day of business, only to learn the safe was never secured or even had a known combination. Police recover the empty safe four miles away.
A 57 year old woman asserts rheumatic pain runs in her family and credits Kruschen Salts for preventing shoulder pain. She recommends a daily morning dose of Kruschen to aid elimination and remove body acids linked to rheumatic discomfort. Two sizes are offered at drug stores.
George James editor of The Bowmanville Stateman spoke at D Arcy McGee High School Montreal about the weekly press advancing with the times. He said the weekly press has grown through its national association to a position of national benefit in journalism.
The record notes that rhubarb was brought to western Europe from Russia in the 16th century, marking its introduction to the region.
Detailed recipe for Devil's Food Cake with optional eggs, chocolate coating, and Sea Foam Seven Minute Frosting. Includes ingredient amounts for cake, frosting, and chocolate glaze, plus baking times and pan suggestions. Provides notes for scaling to different cake sizes and cupcakes.
Samuel Schofield of East Weymouth Massachusetts ordered Second Great War army surplus items and received 64 bars of soap labeled Save soap to win the war with the stamped signature Commander-in-chief Abraham Lincoln.
The report notes the national salute to the American flag consists of one shot for each star, totaling 2697.
An ad announces New Royal Fast Rising Dry Yeast that eliminates overnight rising. It promises feather-light bread in hours, avoids dough spoilage from temperature, and lets bakers finish baking in daytime while watching the dough. Each carton contains four packets that stay strong on shelves for weeks.
In a weed grown field a patch of scarlet geraniums marks the site of Lidice. The flowers endured fire, explosives, and deliberate leveling by Nazi workers who altered a brook to erase evidence of the town. The geraniums thrive beside the deserted garden where a woman caretaker was sent to Ravensbrueck.
An article warns careless smoking causes over 30 percent of fires, blaming improper disposal of lit matches and cigarette butts for many destructive blazes and urging caution in public and private spaces.
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