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Newspaper
Miniota Herald
Location
Miniota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Oct 02, 1934
Page
5
The Christian Science Monitor argues gambling, especially on sports, corrupts all levels of society. It warns that betting fosters greed and crime, praises strict policing, and calls for sport to be purged of gambling influences to preserve real integrity.
Helen Keller and Ann Macey spent 15 months in quiet northern Scotland with Keller guiding Macey who is nearly blind after learning Braille from Keller. Macey gradually learns to read and communicate though her health worsens and she may need two operations back in the United States.
The 1933 lumber production in the United States is estimated at 13,328,000,000 feet, according to preliminary industry figures.
The editors argue egg grading regulations support weight and quality, noting no law is perfect but praising the framework. They acknowledge revisions may occur and urge poultrymen to file complaints through proper channels if the rules harm the industry. Farmer's Advocate.
The Forest Service estimates that 913 million cubic feet of wood, about 9,611,223 cords, are used for heating in normal years. Fuel wood accounts for roughly 30 percent of all wood cut in the Dominion. In the past two to three years a large increase in fuel wood use has occurred.
A girl asks if life size enlargements can be made from a snapshot. The photographer confirms and claims it as their specialty. She presents a picture of the Grand Canyon to test the service.
The international yacht race for the America's Cup saw the British boat Endeavour and the American Rainbow contest off Newport Rhode Island. Sir Thomas Lipton, the challenger, famously dubbed the trophy that coveted prize the old mug.
A comparison states there are 244 333 possible bridge hands for every possible poker hand, highlighting combinatorial counts in card games.
The narrator rides an empty observation car on a sunny Sunday afternoon. He recalls childhood hymns on the radio and watches straight rails and surrounding fields as they converge toward the horizon on a peaceful, moving journey.
After a lecture a student asks how horsepower is calculated for a donkey engine. The professor explains the concept of mechanical power and how to estimate output based on force and speed, highlighting practical limits of small engines.
A quip notes lawyers’ curiosity about others' troubles, suggesting legal minds are drawn to problems. The remark frames lawyers as uniquely attentive to disputes and misfortune.
The Dominion Experimental Farms Cereal Division works on an early ripening wheat to suit areas needing quick maturity. Garnet and Reward, introduced in 1926 and 1928, helped farmers facing late summer frosts but have defects. Reward lacks yield and smut resistance while Garnet yields well and resists smut but quality lags. Crosses aim to combine strengths and several promising hybrids await evaluation.
Medium sized men with big feet are sought to work as bulb planters for South Holland lilies. They will wear wooden clogs and walk early through shallow sandy beds in a steady rhythm, treading beds to advance the bulb growing trade in Britain.
R J Jameson a Victoria British Columbia automobile dealer and hobbyist captured an excellent infrared photograph of Mount Rainier in Washington 150 miles away. He made the shot from the uplands at twilight using a telephoto lens.
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