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Newspaper
Miniota Herald
Location
Miniota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Sep 01, 1955
Page
2
John Lewis, a Winnipeg instrument repairer, uses spider silk as cross hairs for surveying and scientific devices. Spiders spin on frames, web caught on calipers, then affixed to lenses and dikes, aiding Manitoba flood work and western Canada road building.
Dr Louis Tuft of Temple University reports that inhaled substances such as house dust and ragweed pollen can trigger allergic eczema and asthma in children. Common allergens include dust, pollens, wool, animal dander, and molds, with desensitizing injections and removal of the irritant as primary treatments.
River Sioux Iowa Myron Hoff 56 wins national livestock judging contest for feed dealers. He will receive a silver dollar for every ounce he registers at the official Chicago weighing in. Hoff weighs 177 pounds worth about 2800 dollars.
A Home Workshop notice promotes patterns for flood light wiring outdoor use and décor. It highlights pattern 448 for step by step wood fixture building and pattern 207 for window cornice boxes with nine framing styles. Pattern 325 shows methods for curtaining many window types. Patterns cost 35c each. send orders to Home Workshop Pattern Service Department P.P.L. Vancouver B C.
Before electric telegraphy, Europe maintained several semaphore systems relaying messages between towers in 1832. Manitoba covers 219,723 square miles total with 27,724 square miles used for agriculture.
Alberta Poultry Commissioner Robert H. McMillan warns pullets must not be housed with older birds under any circumstances. If same house is used for yearlings and pullets a wire partition is advised. Clean, disinfect, and ventilate the laying house before pullets move in to prevent disease and cold stress.
A Surrey Volunteer Association for the Blind fundraiser features a small replica of the Queen's coronation gown made by Mrs. Sylvia Avenell. The model required over 130 hours of work and uses 4,000 gold silver and pearl buttons, turning a £21 donation into charity.
Instructions describe shaping one dough portion into a loaf in a greased pan, rising, and baking at 375 F for 35 to 49 minutes with paper to cover after 15 minutes. Also cover and bake buns in a cake pan 8 by 8 inches for about 30 minutes with similar covering, and form slim rolls 4 to 5 inches long on cookie sheets for about 20 minutes. Fill with salad or heated wieners.
A collection of rural quips and wry remarks. A boy mistakes a milk bottle pile for a cow nest on a farm. A Texan notes alligator teeth on a necklace and how an oyster can be opened. A mother explains dust and life after death with a child’s literal question.
An article explains that some people cannot feel pain due to missing nerve endings, making them prone to injury and late disease detection. It distinguishes sharp surface pains from dull internal aches, notes brain pain absence, and describes analgesics and anaesthetics. Pain guides medical diagnosis and, despite issues, protects against harm.
Ace Brooks promotes a two color color-crochet doilies pattern 7377 dubbed modern leaf design. Includes two sizes 16 and 11 4 inches and calls for crochet and knitting cotton. To obtain the pattern send twenty five cents in coins to the listed address.
Household Arts Department at 60 Front Street West Toronto promotes the 1955 Alice Brooks Needlecraft Catalogue. The ad invites readers to order a copy for 25 cents to access knitting crochet embroidery iron-ons toys and novel designs.
Dried beans provide protein and serve as a substitute for meat. The text notes many preparation methods from pork and beans to more exotic mixes and highlights beans’ versatility and cost efficiency.
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