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Newspaper
Miniota Herald
Location
Miniota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Nov 28, 1939
Page
5
Dominion Agriculture report notes widespread weed growth across eastern Canada harming yields and increasing costs. It warns land degradation, lower crop quality, and reduced farm viability unless intensified farming, proper pasture management, and timely tillage are adopted nationwide.
Harold Nicolson recounts conversations with his charwoman Mrs Dukes as she shares plain, confident views on Hitler and the war. She dismisses bombing London before spring, cites infantry limits in mud, and mixes domestic routine with sharp, practical observations about the conflict.
A bank customer sent in a failed ten dollar note issued by the Consolidated Bank of Canada asking if it was still negotiable. The note lists J Hincks as president and dates to 1876 as a consolidation of City Bank Montreal and Royal Canadian Bank Toronto.
The Welcome Nugget weighed 182.9 pounds and was found at Ballarat's Bakery Hill in 1855, reputedly the world's largest gold nugget. The Blanche Barkley nugget weighed 149 pounds and was found in South Australia. The text notes Stockholm flower vendors serve daily customers like the ice man and milkman in the United States during winter.
Dr. R. K. Larmour of the University of Saskatchewan told the northern Saskatchewan branch of the Canadian Society of Technical Agriculturists that modern sales methods are essential to establish steady demand for Canadian wheat. He warned of wartime opportunities to enter the British market and suggested price reductions could be needed to keep wheat there postwar. He also noted the fate of blind ex soldiers in England and explained steel industry “whiskers” as thin steel cling to nail points.
Mrs Hugh Heaton, a 16 year old in 1914, drove ambulance missions in France during 1917 with the Fang's First Aid Yeomanry. She faced a revolver wielded by a shell shocked patient, cranked stubborn engines, and spent 18 months transporting ministry members in England. Her stories contrast fragile equipment with grand uniforms and hint at easier modern times for women drivers.
In 1902 sounding balloons from Trappes observatory revealed the stratosphere for the first time, a layer above where temperature stops dropping with altitude. The text notes the United States dairy industry surpasses steel and auto sectors in size, with profits mainly from cheese and ice cream.
Yells from the Royal Canadian Artillery and Cameron Highlanders ignite esprit de corps as Ottawa units stage informal gatherings. A 1918 note recalls the 1st Canadian tank battalion in England with McGill Toronto and Queen's chants thrilling King George V. Also mentions farm power gains and a sugar pine shoot in Sequoia National Park.
Lady Tweedsmuir urged Canadian writers during wartime to produce works of permanent value with simple, beautiful style and hopeful themes. She cited poets like Rupert Brooke and Julian Grenfell, urged escapes through good fiction, and warned readers that air raids demand practical knowledge about dangers and shelter.
Harassed husbands, left in charge of households after wives were evacuated from London, receive practical tips from patient shop assistants. Advice covers rationing, tea and rice quantities, and soaking butter beans to save fuel and extend supplies.
A little-known lichen called reindeer moss shows promise for Canada’s far north as a festive decoration and food supplement. It feeds barren land caribou, is used in Norway as stock feed, and can be mixed with flour for bread or biscuits.
The United States government backed expedition led by Rear Admiral Richard E Byrd launches from Boston aboard the North Star motorship The ship carries food phonograph records sled dogs and a 27 ton snow cruiser The North Star departs for Philadelphia to pick up planes then continues to Panama New Zealand and the Antarctic west base as part of the first leg of the long journey.
Wartime London notes a shift back to horses as petrol rationing limits private cars. Bicycles rise in use while horses are valued for navigating blackout conditions. The piece mentions ancient Greeks offering sacrifices to hail clouds and ongoing hailstorm charms worldwide.
Fewer than a thousand meteoric fallas have been recorded worldwide while the earth is struck by at least a thousand meteors each year.
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