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Newspaper
Miniota Herald
Location
Miniota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Nov 26, 1935
Page
4
The Winnipeg Free Press reviews A P Herbert’s book What Not Word His crusade to curb bad English. It notes his sting against pedants and press jargon, praising his aim to preserve simplicity and clarity while condemning long words and Latin borrowings used to impress.
In Shanghai the Chapei Benevolent Institution offers 18 girls for marriage as part of a state supervised program. Police rescued the prospective brides from abduction or sale and a formal process now governs eligibility, with applicants submitting photos and awaiting the girls’ consent at the final choice.
A barley variety testing project supported by the Saskatchewan Wheat Pool in cooperation with the National Barley Committee the University of Saskatchewan and the Dominion Experimental Farms seeks accurate information on agronomic values and making qualities of barley varieties.
In a light exchange, Stewart asks how the breakfast should be served and a passenger humorously replies with a sailor themed response about an anchor on the meal.
A century ago in Chicago city limits a bear and forty wolves were reportedly captured during a local wolf hunt, reflecting large wildlife control efforts of the period. The event highlights early 1900s urban wildlife management and tensions between settlers and predators.
The Montreal Star notes Ontario has sold over 20 million pounds of tobacco from a crop valued at eight million dollars or more, with prices above appraisal. Ontario farms now devote about 40 thousand acres to high grade tobacco, supplying local blends and Britain, amid a broader Canadian rise in tobacco output to 29 million pounds in 1932.
The new Dominion Soils Laboratory in Swift Current Saskatchewan is under construction as the headquarters for investigations into soil drifting moisture conservation and related field crop production problems in the Prairie Provinces.
The logbook describes a candle like light seen near Columbus voyage. Some interpreted it as land signal or canoe lamp. L R Crawshay explains in Nature that a marine worm bioluminescence produced the effect, tied to the third quarter moon phase.
An agricultural inspector tours Dutch bulb fields seeking disease symptoms in plant leaves. He carries a large umbrella to shade leaves and reveal signs that only appear in shaded conditions. The scene highlights field vigilance and practical measures in crop health monitoring.
Moscow will build a library to house one million books as a memorial to the writer Maxim Gorky. The project aims to honor his legacy and provide a major cultural center for residents and visitors.
USDA scientists pursue a duck shaped turkey through new experiments. Goals include smaller legs for turkey lines and broader backs with plump breasts, aiming to benefit the entire family.
A historical note states that candles used for lighting are seventeen times pricier than electricity, highlighting a long run of high candle costs compared with modern power.
Amateurs increasingly try silhouette photography indoors as nights grow cooler. A flat backg round is needed. stretch a sheet across a doorway and light from behind with Photoflood or Photoflash bulbs. Pose two feet from the sheet and use a tripod, then expose for about 10 seconds with two 60-watt lamps or use a flash for a quick shot. Practice yields greeting cards and book plates. John van Guilder.
The Canadian Seed Growers Association requires Elite seed stock verification every four years with spring sampling. Half of each sample is grown at Central Experimental Farm Ottawa in five red-row plots testing 1,200 to 1,500 plants. Off type heads are tagged and later examined. suspicious heads are tested again with progeny to confirm validity. Results show few off type heads and high overall purity, with occasional impurities from accidents or natural crossing.
Japanese typewriters require selecting from about 2000 characters with a sliding tray and a knob. Each Katakana or Hiragana symbol is chosen by hand and—when aligned—an arm raises the type to ink and print on ruled paper. Costs rival English machines.
Grenfell dairy farmer Joseph Stringer honored as outstanding farmer builder and citizen by a rural Winnipeg magazine awarding the Master Farmer gold medal and certificate for notable achievements in agriculture and community work.
The article notes that by 1938 Colorado coal output exceeded the state’s gold production. It highlights coal as the larger contributor to Colorado’s mineral industry up to that year, reflecting broader mining trends in the region.
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