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Newspaper
Miniota Herald
Location
Miniota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Oct 19, 1922
Page
4
A Western Canada livestock conference backed dehorning commercial cattle within a year. The motion cites economic benefits, better feeding, and higher market prices, with data from Dominion Experimental Farms showing notable weight gains for dehorned stock and recommendations to buy dehorned cattle.
Molly Merrick reports from the San Francisco Examiner on Luther Burbank’s claims of 5 000 future products, including a rapid growing walnut tree and a versatile amaranthus. He describes promising timelines for pea and chestnut developments, a vision of future agriculture, and his relentless trial-and-error method.
The Quest, Sir Ernest Shackleton's vessel, has arrived in England and brought back the expedition’s成果 to civilization. The spirit of the enterprise remains steadfast, and those who heard his Ottawa lectures remembered the brave, cheerful leader who seeks one more chance to fulfill his plan.
The Root Vegetables Act 1922 regulates sale and inspection of potatoes onions artichokes beets carrots parsnips and turnips. It sets weight based sales grading for potatoes and onions and outlines marking packing inspector powers and penalties with certain exemptions.
The Metropolitan-Vickers built high speed electric locomotive delivers 1800 horsepower and a safe top speed of 90 mph. It can sustain over a mile per minute on long runs with a 450 ton load and will operate on the York to Darlington line and later haul the Flying Scotsman between York and Newcastle. Steam for heating coaches is produced electrically.
A Farm Mechanics writer states radio telephony puts high quality entertainments and educational talks within reach of farmers. He argues rural residents gain city access to operas lectures and explorers without trips to the city, transforming rural social life.
A Washington Star quote describes a fiancé and his fiancée debating informing the father about their marriage plans. The girl with fluffy hair asks, and the young man with large eyeglasses confirms the father's limited acquaintance and questions over sharing troubles.
Princess Yolanda, eldest daughter of the King of Italy, is declared the most accomplished horsewoman among European royalty, surpassing all other noble women.
Warnings stress inspecting stove and furnace pipes, smoke vents, and flues before first use. Metal pipes corrode in summer and may fail in cold weather, creating fire risks in basements, churches, and schools. Emphasizes replacing metal smoke pipes yearly and prioritizing prevention over extinguishment.
A British farm tests a method to convert wet grass into hay by fermenting heat. An electrically driven fan moves hot air through the grass mass, regulating temperature to produce fragrant, nutritious hay. The process promises lower costs and weather independence with high quality results.
A dredger exposes bones of a prehistoric woman in the Cam bed near the Fenland Inn. Experts in London evaluate the find showing a short, deep chested figure with ape like limbs and prehensile toes. Pelican bones suggest a lake dwelling and stock for consumption.
The August record shows 2682 passengers carried across the channel, up from 1091 in July and 2021 in August 1921. British firms carried 42 percent of passengers, with the rest shared by French and Dutch. over 77 tons of goods were moved, including a daily ton of newspapers from London to the continent, totaling more than 37 tons. The London to Paris Brussels and Rotterdam service logged 12 machines, 711 in July, with 693 operated by British companies. No casualties or injuries occurred, and over 95 percent of British flights were within the ten hour schedule.
Fervid revival scenes in Swansea Abervalley and other parts of Wales are described as hundreds being baptised. Reported by the Daily News, worshippers pray and sing with strong fervor as revival intersects with widespread jobless distress prompting deeper reflection.
Captain Roald Amundsen and Lieutenant Omdahl are reported to launch from Wainwright Alaska in late May or early June for a single 1700 mile flight over the North Pole to Spitzbergen. Ward, a government school teacher, conveyed the plan. The Maud drifts northward, possibly reaching Spitzbergen within a year, with seven years of provisions aboard.
The Calgary Gas Company struck three million feet of natural gas at Barnwell near Taber and another flow at Vauxhall near Medicine Hat. The discoveries confirm abundant gas in Alberta where it powers homes and many factories.
The Governor-General received a unique buffalo hide golf bag during a vice-regal tour after Cree Indian chiefs were presented to him. This claim marks the bag as the sole known example in existence.
A humorous line attributes to Mark Twain a worst pair of illnesses Rheumatism and St Vitus dance. He supposedly quips about the two together as a comical distress.
In Arragon the third estate emerged as early as the third century, marking a notable social development in the region with implications for later governance. This brief notes the ancient origin of estate class structure in Arragon.
About 600 people in Great Britain work in mustard growing, manufacturing, and selling, directly and indirectly, representing roughly one percent of the sector.
Dominion Livestock Branch notes a hopeful month end with prices generally higher than August last year. Ontario demand for store cattle rises on good feed, while Winnipeg reports heavy store cattle movements and higher hog prices. Montreal notes lamb castration premiums, Edmonton sees buyers rushing cattle amid feed fears, and Calgary records active trade with large stocker purchases for the United States.
Saskatchewan farmers will again receive a seed catalogue prepared by the provincial field crops branch. The catalogue will publish details on wheat oats barley and flax plus new crops like sweet clover Arctic variety. Growers are asked to submit purity and vigor test samples and provide quantity prices germination and weed data.
A Bureau of Statistics report shows 18 250 pupils attended elementary and secondary schools in 1921 excluding Indian schools under provincial control. Distribution includes 326 Prince Edward Island 1 625 Nova Scotia 645 New Brunswick 7 520 Ontario 1 148 Manitoba 3 256 Saskatchewan 2 274 Alberta and 1 291 British Columbia.
Flour shipments from Montreal to Europe remain strong with 1,782,948 bags moved by September 2, exceeding the prior year’s 1,682,000 bag level. Every arriving ship carried flour in sixteenth cent fractions, signaling a sustained high volume at the port.
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