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Newspaper
Miniota Herald
Location
Miniota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Oct 10, 1923
Page
5
Fragmentary report notes actions by Canadian Pacific Railway enlarging Kimball gates and boosting coast fleet, buffalo herd cull in National Park, Vancouver tourism growth, and rising breeding numbers in Canada with 1921 stats. mentions Quebec money in circulation and motor tourist turnout tip.
Notice announces a Sunday lecture on October 21 at 3:00 in Miniota Hall by Mr A W Har of Rapid City. The topic is Nations Marching to Armageddon but Millions now living will never be. The notice warns lay in supplies as current stocks will not last.
Schoolhouse Commissioner Thom as Glynn notes a plasterer sent from union headquarters refused a schoolhouse project. The plasterer said there was no place to park his car. The foreman retorted that only plasterers who employ their own chauffeurs were hired.
Joseph C. Beck served 36 years in the railway mail service on the Chicago to Cleveland line of the New York Central. He traveled 2,997,000 miles, about 120 trips around the earth, endured several wrecks without injury, and now plans retirement.
The ancient Greeks planted malrow and asphodel around graves to nourish the dead, a custom noted for its belief in providing sustenance to departed souls.
The combined sea fish landings on the Atlantic and Pacific coasts for uly totaled 822 043 cwts valued at 2 771 440 for fishermen, vs 873 cewts and 496 780 in 1922. Alberta reports cattle herds over 2 000 in the north with growing swine industries. Relief ships from Canada arrive for Japan and Pas revenue tops 10 000 in fur royalties collected by the chief game warden, not counting Hudson Bay revenue.
A reader description of lemons cultivated in Minnesota towns shows Mr Henderson at the CPR depot with a lemon plant bearing fruit over years. The note mentions lemon weights 9 ounces and 12.02 ounces, comparisons to California lemons, and a pie proposed by readers, with commentary from Professor Ruby Green Smith.
The author warns that four thousand forest fires yearly threaten newsprint supply and urges Canadian newspapers to spearhead a campaign to stop forest vandalism. He argues pulp wood scarcity will drive prices up and that governments and lumbermen shape policy, while publishers hold influence over public opinion.
A new estimate states that about one half of cooking in the United States uses gaz as a fuel. The figure underscores the gas industry’s reach in domestic kitchens and may influence energy policy discussions.
The article recounts Dowling from Chicago who, despite severe disabilities and poverty, gains education with charity aid. He learns, teaches, and works his way to independence becoming a country teacher, then a skating rink operator, then a banker president in Minnesota. He also serves in politics and supports crippled veterans and hospital funds.
Major General MacBrien has fled to London on conclusion of his Canadian battlefield tour. He praised rapid construction in France and Belgium and noted little ice remained on Canadian battlefields beyond Ridge. He noted sites for the St ien war memorial and other normals were well chosen.
Officials urge strict sanitation for poultry farms and clean water to maintain low disease and death rates. The article stresses the farmer's duty to ensure good water supply and practical management for healthy flocks.
The Canadian National Railways will erect a 90 by 110 foot classic style building at the British Empire Exhibition. Located beside the Canadian Government house it will house a 250 seat cinematograph hall and a major display of agriculture horticulture mining and tourism. Architect Eustache G Bird of Toronto designed the structure and contracts have been awarded with construction to start immediately.
The article explains jaw bone structure and tooth sockets, detailing the muco periosteum and alveoli. It notes the high chewing pressures and how tooth loss shifts force, causing jaw bones to weaken or abscess. It emphasizes keeping teeth healthy to keep jaw bones strong.
The Rosthern Saskatchewan Dominion Experimental Station reports seven to eight years of profitable cattle feeding. Steers bought in fall are fed over winter and sold in spring with gains above feed costs, aided by sourcing from oats and barley rich districts. Feeding supports rural employment, handles rough feeds, returns fertilizer to land, and profits from hay straw and grain use. An experiment compares turnips and ensilage showing turnip and sunflower silage nearly match feeding value when combined with a full ration.
A Philadelphia Bulletin reader asks how a shelf five feet two inches long and ten inches wide could replace the hammock in sleeping berths. The note questions practicality for non-acrobatic passengers to access and neatly store clothing.
The cruelty to animals bill in England adds reptiles and fish to protected species and includes insects by proposal of Sir Walter de Frece. He sought to include insects but dropped the idea after critics noted enforcement would be hard when a man is cruel to a flea.
One of the province’s largest lumbering ventures is announced by Weyerhaeuser interests. A mill costing about $1,500,000 is planned at Chemainus on Vancouver Island. The region already hosts extensive timber holdings by large American timber and lumber firms.
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