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Newspaper
Miniota Herald
Location
Miniota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Oct 27, 1949
Page
4
The article describes a new forage clipper that cuts, chops, and loads green hay in one field trip, with mowing knife and pickup attachments and a corn cutter. Tests in Canada and the U S claim significant nutrient retention when hay is harvested at knee height and stored as silage, preserving vitamins and proteins.
The column mocks political slogans and social happenings with quips about five cent nickels, minor league demotions, Miss America pageants, and beauty contest cliches. It closes with a playful jab about the Adams apple being a sensitive area.
Under contract from the Atomic Energy Commission engineers have begun a joint project to build the first atomic power plant for driving a U S navy ship. One pound of properly utilized atomic fuel could provide energy equivalent to 1500 tons of coal or 230000 gallons of oil.
Scientific evidence challenges the idea that children born to tuberculous parents inherit a higher risk. It notes that children exposed to infected parents after birth show no increased primary tuberculosis risk when not in contact, while early contact raises risk, and medieval beliefs about heredity persist in public thinking.
The Mutual Broadcasting System reported a listener survey showing a record 78,000,000 persons tuned World Series broadcasts. The programs were carried by 740 stations nationwide.
A reader defends the idea that a man’s occupation shapes his marriage prospects. Examples include traveling salesmen and nerve-wrack jobs affecting home life, with arguments on temptations, temperament, and conflict at home. A rail plane invention and wrestling notes follow amid quirky local items.
The expert advises against matching floor coverings in the two rooms but supports using the existing mulberry carpet in the dining room. Create one enlarged space by combining rooms and using grey-green wallpaper with mulberry accents. Slip covers in grey-green and mulberry unify furniture, and a focal wall in the dining area echoes the room’s color scheme.
Mrs. Joe Dill of Dawson Creek B C recounts a three hour bear encounter while a rhubarb pie simmered in her cabin. Two grizzlies and two black bears circled the structure as the aroma drew them close. Her husband returned with a rifle to drive them off.
London reports Lt Cmdr Peter Scott of the Royal Navy says low power transmitters briefly controlled migratory ducks. He cites Dr Albert Hochbaum’s work at Delta waterfowl station Manitoba and notes the potential radio control of living beings as a major future discovery.
Canadian Press reports Tracers Company of America estimates 37.0 billion dollars in stocks may be unclaimed by 87 million owners. Since a two year survey, 46,000 missing shareholders were found for 135 U.S. clients, with four Canadian firms now engaging the service. Tracers say many holders still live in Canada, some in the United States, Britain, and Europe, and warn dormant or obsolete certificates can be valuable dating to 1860.
The Royal Scottish Academy is an arts institution devoted to painting sculpture and encouragement. It formed at Edinburgh Scotland in 1826 and was incorporated by royal charter in 1838.
James Montagnes notes a Pan-American Union booklet on Haiti stamps, detailing biographies of native and non native Haitians shown on stamps, including Toussaint L Ouverture Dessalines Petion and others. The column surveys stamps from Argentina to Finland and notes issuances by China Germany Czechoslovakia and the UN among others.
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