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Newspaper
Miniota Herald
Location
Miniota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Oct 20, 1921
Page
4
A magnet system weighing seven cwt lifted metal pieces up to two tons during a demonstration at the Royal Albert Docks. The device, self contained and powered by a small engine, attracted wreckage from submerged vessels to aid navigation. Divers later assisted recovery when mud restricted smaller fragments.
A critic argues the 2.5 percent population rise over ten years in Scotland is the smallest on record. He humorously asks how many Scots have moved south to fill posts and boost English efficiency, noting a 38 thousand drop in mood and suggesting Scots helped offset losses.
A historical Greek tale of self sacrifice is paralleled by a modern Japanese patriot who refused a jailer’s offer to spare two captives. Instead he chose to leave the two men for the government that would execute him at the war’s outset, underscoring steadfast resolve.
A London judge once received an indecipherable note from a friend at the barristers table. The friend later clarified that he invited the judge to dinner and replied he would be delighted to attend. This anecdote from Harper’s illustrates a humorous miscommunication among legal circles.
Copper is favored for lightning conductors due to superior conductivity and lower fusing risk. The metal’s role is not potency but providing a continuous path. small conductors fail to carry the full current, causing fusing.
A reflective line notes that while modesty forbids self-praise a person may still wear a smile openly and without restraint, suggesting social acceptance of happiness as a visible trait.
Interim report from the Dominion Experimental Station at Mcott Saskatchewan details a 1912 experiment where five plots were broken and used for green feed oats and peas yielding 2 170 lb per acre, with subsequent wheat yields declining over three years. Flax and other crops showed mixed results, backsetting effects noted, and shallower plowing favored for first-year crops with gains appearing in the second crop after fallow.
It questions whether any House of Commons member is as versed in Abraham Lincoln as Lloyd Jeoreg Amid. Amid pressures he turns to Lincoln for guidance and inspiration, delighted by his rise from cobbler’s hearth to Downing Street, following a path to the White House.
A banker named Mr Roberts, noted for wearing a hat in the bank, suspects a black employee who weekly cashes a payroll cheque. The employee jokes that the banker “looks like you was always ready to start somewhere” while eyeing the Panama hat.
The Bulletin of the Manitoba Teachers' Federation ponders whether higher community intelligence drives generous school funding or whether strong education provisions cultivate greater intellect. It examines if progressive, liberal spending attracts better facilities or if intelligent communities become progressive through investment in education.
An Anglo American syndicate has leased a large tract of land on Hay River near its junction with Great Slave Lake. Geologists with the exploration party are optimistic that oil will be discovered in the district.
The Empress of Canada, the new Pacific liner built for CPR, features 652 foot length, 22,000 tons, 21 knot speed, and luxuriously appointed first and second class accommodations. It joins two earlier oil burners and signals CPR’s safety speed and comfort standard for trans Pacific service.
The Christian Science Monitor argues people favor houses sized to actual needs over larger homes with unused rooms. It warns large houses waste materials and raise building costs, urging modest, need driven construction to aid moderate earners, reflecting Border Cities Star viewpoint.
A correspondent describes crossing France by boat using inland waterways from Havre to Marseilles. The voyage includes passing over a canal viaduct and negotiating a rock tunnel. An electric tractor pulls the boat through the tunnel as it travels along the network of canals.
The Manitoba potato is expanding with daily carload shipments to Eastern Canada and U S points like Kansas City and Minneapolis. Reported as Canada’s largest potato yield, 360 acres near Winnipeg were harvested.
In India tiger meat is esteemed as food due to a superstition that eating it grants strength and cunning like the animal. The belief persists despite modern views on wildlife.
The London Times details Shackleton's vessel Quest with a covered in bridge and triplex glass windows. It notes two wireless sets with ranges of 199 miles and greater power, plus wireless telephone for constant ship landing party contact. A surf boat, two collapsible boats, and a light special boat by Saunters Cowes aid island landings.
A Boston man secured a $500 weather insurance policy for his wedding day from a local company. The bridegroom avoided extra costs if rain spoiled plans, but sunny skies and a bright night ensured a perfect departure for the couple.
British Columbia began coal exports with a shipment from the Chu Chua mine north of Kamloops to Everett Washington in August. The Chu Chua mine aims to build a steady trade with Washington Oregon and interior BC markets.
W H Lyne provincial fruit inspector reports the Okanagan fruit crop this year will be worth at least eight million dollars after inspecting the first quarantine stations along the border.
A distressed man laments long unemployment and harsh toil as he pleads for a chance to work. He recalls weeks of effort with no fob or job offer, expressing frustration at his difficult situation.
The Saskatchewan Sheep Breeders Association launched a ram grading plan and received 309 applications from major breeds including Shropshires Oxfords Leicesters Suffolks Rambouillet and South Downs. Professor G W Woods of Manitoba Agricultural College judged the rams with regional assistants J H Ross and W S Benson providing northern and southern support.
A New York minister, seeking to discuss prizefighting from knowledge, attended a fight to learn. Critics say he should stick to the gospel, yet accuse him of being out of date. The debate highlights expectations on clergy engaging worldly affairs.
A Houston PostExchange snapshot shows a lady asking a language teacher to instruct her son. She asks which language is the most foreign among options Polish Czecho-Slovakian Armenian and Arabic provoking a reflection on perceived foreignness.
The text claims microbes are never found on gold coins and that gold acts as a bactericide. It contrasts this belief with the patience of a mother, suggesting all other brands of pa ince are counterfeit.
Farmers urged to uphold high breed standards despite low prices. Canada should emphasize Wiltshire hogs for bacon markets while avoiding lard-type meat. beef breeders urged to pursue stronger, blocky, efficient cattle. The push calls for better breeding, stricter selection, and unity among farmers and packers.
Charles Kingsley extols friendship as the richest wealth and the surest guide to happiness. He cites David and Jonathan as a model of loyal, true companionship that outshines material riches and guards against ruin. A strong, lasting friendship is presented as the measure of a meaningful life.
Travellers claim the longest curve free railroad run is the Argentine Pacific from Buenos Aires to the foot of the Andes. The stretch covers 211 miles with no curve and features no cuttings or embankments deeper than two or three feet.
A reflective observation asserts patience as the finest form of fortitude and the rarest, foundational to all pleasures and powers. The note links steadfast endurance to enduring rewards.
A short note on household trends notes that the father’s tendencies pass to the daughter while the mother’s traits shape the son. The piece uses simple lines like One cherry pie and One small boy to illustrate observed patterns over time.
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