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Newspaper
Miniota Herald
Location
Miniota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Nov 15, 1938
Page
4
The article lampoons the overuse of tomatoes in meals and urges readers to pressure restaurants by returning unordered tomato slices. It contrasts tomatoes with parsley and argues for moral persuasion over new laws, noting the practical impact on service at hotels and homes. Toronto publication.
Sir Edward Beatty argues that economic progress in Russia Germany and Italy benefits all. He warns against anti prosperity sentiment and stresses that peace hinges on healthy economies across nations. He asserts democracy should trade with other systems and that prosperity reduces unrest. Ottawa Journal.
The text argues that growing and selling what one can, buying what is needed, and practicing self denial leads to success. It warns against being pennywise and pound foolish and notes the danger of overdoing self denial beyond prudent limits.
A geography teacher asks Timmy how to prove the world is round and hangs in space. Timmy replies that proof isn’t required since he never said it was true, prompting a concise classroom exchange.
Britain moves toward doubling annual defence outlay starting 1939 40 to accelerate a vast air force build up. A £900 million loan would supplement the 1.5 billion rearmament plan begun in 1937 as experts say mass production is the key to meeting targets of 1 750 first line fighters by 1939 and 2 750 by year end with more than 300 planes a month now being produced. The air ministry aims for about 4 500 first line machines by mid 1940.
Kasimer Gluchowski notes Gorals in the High Tatra Carpathians near Cracow are descended from the robber chieftain Janosik and mate within their lineage. Their striking costumes feature white wool trousers, capelike coats, black feathered hats, and ornate embroidery worn daily by men and women.
Forest Park zoo attendants in Fort Worth finally learned why their newest parrot named Dummy stayed silent. A radio dawn revealed the bird from Brownsville, Texas speaks Spanish, and the parrot now goes by Jose, delighting staff with fluent chatter.
A vast waterway stretching about 4,500 miles connects Leningrad with the Chinese frontier. The passage highlights the canal as one of the world’s longest man made channels and a potential route for trade and transport.
The article argues farmers should openly show their names on mail boxes or farm gates to challenge middlemen. It suggests small, cost free visibility could benefit both farmers and the public, despite fears about certain farms. It notes many farmers are proud of their work and that painting names could start a positive trend.
The Department of Trade and Commerce reports 3000 to 4000 bales of Canadian hay reach Liverpool each week this fall. The hay is noted as higher quality with abundant clover. In London and the southeast a fifth of fodder crops were damaged by drought and rain, while in southwestern England and Wales crops were half normal causing shipping space concerns. Whirlpools north of the equator rotate counter clockwise and south of the equator clockwise. The human skeleton contains 200 distinct bones.
The Royal Canadian Mounted Police plan to add a Norduyn Norseman transport plane to its fleet, bringing a sixth aircraft to operate in the Northwest Territories. The current five Maritime planes patrol the coast against smuggling and distress, while a western plane will enable faster movement, isolation patrols, mercy flights, and rapid reinforcements to distant posts.
In Carlyle Illinois two wealthy Texas oil operators wagered a tipping duel at a local restaurant. After meals under a dollar the pot started at fifty dollars and grew to three hundred sixty dollars split between two pretty young waitresses.
The article notes a theory among scientists that Earth’s landmasses were closer in the past with South America, Antarctica, Australia, and India fitting around Africa like puzzle pieces. It suggests the continents actually floated apart over time.
Fish are frozen at 32 degrees below zero and stacked like cordwood at a North Carolina cooperative fishery plant awaiting use.
Dr. John Coulter of Northwestern University described an electric cabinet that raises body temperatures to as high as 110 degrees Fahrenheit, claiming it helped 133 chronic arthritis cases though the mechanism remains unclear. He noted such high fevers could be life threatening if self induced. Dr. George W. Crile attributed extraordinary energy in athletes to an unusual fever condition, linked to oversized coeliac ganglia behind the abdominal cavity, suggesting a bodily energy reservoir in football players and wrestlers.
The Empire Exhibition in Scotland ends October 3 with a grand closing attended by over 200000 visitors. The Canadian pavilion was a standout feature, and the show opened at Bella Houston Park six months earlier. The King sent a congratulatory message on the success.
Indian population around 340 million hosts 2.6 million English speakers. The remainder struggle to read or write any of the 222 Oriental languages used in daily conversation.
A line across the crescent moon’s points is always perpendicular to the line from the moon to the sun. This describes a consistent right angle relationship in the alignment of celestial bodies.
Government physicians diagnose a mysterious illness afflicting Eskimos around Lake Harbor and Hudson Strait as mumps. They warn against crude native remedies and report seven deaths in a 1,000 population over five years. The NWT department ships treatment guidance to RCMP posts and HBC to curb the outbreak.
The report notes Canada’s Hansard as a detailed verbatim record of House of Commons debates. It cites Thomas Wayling and October issue writing about rapid production, the 1875 contract at five hundred dollars weekly, and the 1880 establishment of an official Hansard ahead of Westminster.
Eight carloads of honey are being exported from Saskatchewan to England as beekeepers increase their colonies. The honey from the prairies has proven quality with repeated wins at the Royal Show, fueling expansion to capitalize on the growing reputation.
The liner Queen Mary provides kennels of every size to fit every breed and dog type aboard.
Chinese artists choose bamboo pulp paper for painting though they can use rice straw reed hemp or mulberry bark paper. The preferred material is bamboo pulp praised for its surface and handling qualities in traditional art.
A study notes that monkeys have unique palm whorls whereas human digits lack the same pattern. Researchers highlight palm pattern differences as a key trait in primate biology.
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