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Newspaper
Miniota Herald
Location
Miniota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Oct 17, 1946
Page
2
An old advertisement notes backache stemming from cold dampness or vehicle strain, common to workers like farmers and truck drivers. It touts Chase's Kidney Liver Pills, claiming they stimulate liver and kidneys to purify the blood and reduce pain and fatigue.
Dr Chase’s ic Pills notes Canada’s wartime resilience and ongoing duty alongside the United States and South American nations to supply food and aid housing recovery in nations damaged by war. It stresses the importance of Canadian wheat exports and the housing shortage in affected countries.
The UN FAO study finds a serious global lumber shortage affecting housing and railways. Europe, the Middle East, and the Far East have depleted supplies. the United States reports record low stocks. Britain faces an even graver position, while Canada remains relatively sound.
Sir John Boyd Orr cites deforestation and poor forest management as causes of shortages. The FAO urges large Canadian forest improvement programs to improve future management and provide wartime to peacetime employment, boosting lumber supply for Canada and dependent nations.
A Buddhist temple near Peiping reported a newly hatched spider about the size of an apple. The creature reportedly has a white face with eyebrows, nose and mouth, while the rest is black with eight legs. A priest found it in a pear tree and placed it in a jar for study.
The passenger pigeon vanished in North America within a century as the last known bird died at Cincinnati Zoo on September 1, 1914. The final specimen is now mounted in the Smithsonian Institution.
A claim states that a typical ear of corn has an even number of kernel rows. The statement emphasizes regularity in kernel arrangement and implies a standard pattern in corn anatomy.
A collection of aphorisms on wealth and virtue from Tacitus Bacon I Timothy Lew Wallace and others. The sayings warn that prosperity tests character and that adversity cultivates fortitude, temperance, humility, and usefulness.
Q and A on Beaver to Buffalo coupon exchanges invalid after October 31 meat and butter coupons Q1 to Q4 M51 to M55 R18 to R21 B26 to B28 and evaporated milk coupons remain valid. Hairnets stay under ceiling. imported subsidy removed raising price. Grade A turkeys wholesale price up 21 cents a pound from September 3 nationwide. Send questions or request pamphlets to Wartime Prices and Trade Board office.
A collection of jokes and quips about weddings, marriage, work, and family. A guest jokes about being eliminated in the semi finals at a negro wedding while a man dressed well sighs. A line about schooling moths and learning from experience appears with tales of Irishmen, a widow, debtors and creditors, and a father choosing a triplet.
Races increasingly rely on camera finishes as judges' eyes pale beside the lens. Since 1935 the film provides decisive results, reducing disputes over dead heats and payouts. Stewards now review footage of every inch of the track to determine placements.
In Ottawa Sgt Daniel Byrd Hoskins Power, 93, veteran of the Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company of Boston, claims water and eggs are the secret of long life. He drinks water all day and says it is nature’s medicine surpassing doctors.
Sgt. Gerald McGee of Bridgeport, N J, 24, married Pia Cossori, 21, in Italy. He says she understands English but cannot speak it, while he understands her Italian but cannot speak it.
Aluminum nails up to four inches are now produced to relieve nail shortages and reportedly offer greater shearing strength than steel. They are lighter to carry, with a 34 pound keg versus 130 pounds for steel, and cost differences are small. The note adds that platinum remained undiscovered until the 16th century.
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