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Newspaper
Miniota Herald
Location
Miniota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Nov 24, 1921
Page
4
A prairie farming guide argues soil drifting stems from loose soils and suggests a twofold approach: immediate measures to control drifting and long term fixes by restoring fibrous roots with grasses. It recommends sowing fall rye or fallow timing, then sowing grasses in spring, and adopting a six year rotation centered on rebuilding soil cohesion with brome grass as the most effective binder.
An Epworth League anecdote describes a man asking for a Pullman berth and a humorous dialogue about upper and lower berths. The agent explains price and height paradoxes, noting the higher berth is cheaper but harder to reach, causing the man to faint.
A Johannesburg girl awakened after a nine year trance and, though weak, spoke clearly asking for sardines on toast for breakfast. Faith healers claim credit, but staff at the Rietfontein Institution for the Chronic Sick are credited with her recovery.
The article describes trapping as a predominantly winter occupation in Canada with profits in the cold season. It notes an annual influx of Canadians and American men who prepare for winter trapping as snow arrives, repairing equipment and mapping territories for operations that run from first snow to spring melt.
Western Canada shows improving business activity with higher confidence and steady volume of goods sold at lower prices. Despite past summer and fall challenges, respondents anticipate revival of capital investment and renewed development as the year turns.
Fort William Times Journal argues for healthful recreation as a social remedy. It urges expanding school programs to include more sports and healthful plays, modeled on the English system where sport is integral to the curriculum.
Canada possesses numerous native copper deposits spread across Ontario along Lake Superior, central British Columbia, and Quebec's Eastern Townships. Copper sulfide minerals have been found, with newer explorations confirming deposits along the Arctic coasts near Coronation Gulf and Victoria Land. None are yet commercially exploited.
Leading defence lawyer in the 1885 Louis Riel trial was Charles Fitzpatrick of Quebec City later Sir Charles Fitzpatrick Lieutenant Governor of Quebec. Also in the defence was F G Lemieux of Quebec later Sir Francis Lemieux Chief Justice of the Superior Court of Quebec.
In a playful note from a social game, a girl agrees to let a young man hold her band during a game of hearts, reflecting lighthearted courtship norms of the period.
A terse report notes that only three ivory items exist. The phrase underscores rarity and prompts questions about provenance and preservation.
The Canadian National Railway introduced The Continental Limited in December as a premier all steel train running twice daily from Montreal to Vancouver. The service uses 10 locomotives and 190 staff across 10 trains, totaling a $3.41 million rolling stock fleet. The route spans 2927.5 miles via Ottawa North Bay Cochrane Winnipeg Saskatoon Edmonton and other points, passing Jasper Park and Mount Robson on a six province crossing.
Six million trees including 3 506 000 poplars 900 000 Russian poplars and 1 600 000 caraganas grown at the Canadian Forestry Field Nursery Sutherland Saskatchewan will be given free to farmers next spring. Prairie grown varieties are multiplying rapidly and spreading across treeless farm land transforming the prairie landscape.
Manitoba's wheat crop for the past season totalled 48,125,000 bushels averaging 13.75 bushels per acre. The Provincial Department of Agriculture notes an estimated increase of 10,583,000 bushels over 1929. Total acreage planted was 3,500,000, up from 2,705,622 acres last year.
A Reuters despatch from Wellington says New Zealand generally approves the extended preference for British goods in the new tariff. Objections arise to a similar extension for Australia, which would lift tariffs against Australian products.
Four Regina women with overseas service in the Canadian forces depart to work in the prairie provinces under the Department of Indian Affairs. Each will receive a district assignment to visit homes schools and institutions and to care for the sick while focusing on improving Indian welfare.
Canadian Pacific Steamships announce all vessels will carry a moving picture machine for Atlantic crossings. The Melita leads with eight reels of Canadian travel and scenic film by Associated Screen News of Canada. Three hourlong shows will be shown on each voyage.
A stone-breaker sits by the roadside eating bread and cheese as a clergyman passes and notes the many stones left to break. The workman grunts that the stones are as hard as the Ten Commandments, you can keep breaking them yet cannot get rid of them.
Rhode Island reports a density of 21 motor vehicles for every mile of highway, reflecting heavy vehicle use within the state. The figure highlights traffic load and urban mobility considerations.
Scarcity of proper leather and store shoe availability push Native moccasin makers toward near extinction. Fringe and beadwork moccasins recede as white man’s shoes gain favor among all ages. Hunters and fishers adopt knee-length boots, while regions from Texas Wichitas to Arctic Eskimos share footwear shifts. Decorations remain tied to event records in formal adornment.
A shy graduate notes Casey supplies eggs from twenty-five hens producing twenty-four eggs daily. The punch line reveals Casey as the bookkeeper, delivering humor about tallying hens and output.
Preparations to develop nickel deposits 225 miles east of Winnipeg on the Nickel Lake range are under way. W A Preston former Manitoba legislator backs the project and says an Ontario charter will be filed with capital of 1,000,000. Defective hammocks have caused many lovers to quarrel.
The British Admiralty moves to favor Canadian goods, pledging Canadian salmon and cement will be used in future contracts besides timber. Previously US salmon was specified, with Seattle sockeye mistaken as the only true product. F C Wade cites cement and empire cementing as reasons for policy shift.
Viscount Grey of Falloden, former Foreign Office secretary and 1919 US ambassador, addressed the Berwickshire Naturalist Association on his 37 years of rearing wild fowl at Balloden. He described North American wood ducks as monogamous with strong domestic life, questioned lifelong pairing in wild geese, and recalled a red crested Prochard duck pair where the male sought a lost mate after her death.
British Columbia now has about 5000 goats, mainly Toggenburg Saanen and Nubian breeds, kept by a thriving industry. The provincial Agriculture Department notes that goats have become a lasting livestock sector, with BC leading in goat farming within the Dominion and strong demand continuing.
The Westminster Abbey inscription honoring Britain’s unknown warrior notes his burial on Armistice Day November 11 1920 in the presence of King George V and nation. It commemorates those who died in the 1914 18 war to defend God king and country and empire.
A striking brass band proclaims a rare chance to seize a pivotal moment. The crowd gathers as hopeful participants listen for details about the invitation or reward tied to the once-in-a-lifetime event.
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