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Newspaper
Miniota Herald
Location
Miniota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Sep 07, 1927
Page
4
A Tower of London raven supposedly foretells deaths. A guardsman killed the bird and later fell from the wall, breaking both legs and dying days later. The officer noted the man had landed near the raven’s grave, linking the incidents in grim superstition.
A special commission reports the Leaning Tower of Pisa is not in immediate danger despite a slow, ongoing tilt. The top has shifted over half an inch in twenty years. annual movement sits near a quarter inch in recent years. Draining the surrounding ground is advised while further study continues to find preventive measures.
Fifty families have settled in the Wembley district, following Herman Tree's victory in wheat and oats at the International Wheat and Grain Show in Chicago. Some arrivals come from France under Father Peram of the Oblate Order, with more families expected from New Hampshire.
Jasper Lodz in Jasper National Park Alberta stands on Iske Beauver shore amid spruce and lodge pole pine. It features bundimegs built from nearby logs and grows popular with yearly additions. A stray line about a sheriff deputy and a smoky bird appears, plus garbled teacher dialogue.
Cable dispatch notes Prince of Wales wearing a straw hat in Canada amid eighties heat. London society imagines a trend away from felt hats, fearing a reduced demand, while the Prince favors comfort over convention.
A long reflection on how a careful driver balances the positive effects of automobile access to parks and recreation with the harm caused by careless behavior. It notes nuisances such as dangerous parking trespassing littering and harming animals and warns that thoughtful conduct in daily contact remains essential.
A London advertising convention tale shows a trader who doubted ads. A free three line notice seeking to buy a cat appeared on an inner page. Four hours later a flood of cats arrived. 177 were sent on approval, prompting an urgent withdrawal request.
A German inventor unveils a method to convert hollow plaster statues into metal by an extrusion pistol that blasts melted bronze onto the inside, forming a thin outer film. The rapid process can metalize a hand-sized cast in about five minutes. A folktale exchange about a picker and a London Daily Express circulation figure is also noted.
The Ottawa Department of Agriculture releases a revised Hardy Roses bulletin No. 17 New Series. It lists seven Dark flowering Hybrid Perpetual varieties including Frau Karl Druschki Mrs John Laing Hugh Dickson and Ulrich Brunner. It also names hardy Hybrid Per teas and bloomers such as Caroline Testout Gruss an Tepiniz Lady Ashtown and La Tosca. The guide covers rose growing in Canada in clear language for beginners and experienced growers.
Sam explains being stranded with two flat tires and stripped gears, plus burnt-out bearings. Rastus remarks it could have been worse, and Said adds it could have been him, highlighting a grim but darkly humorous exchange.
Farms in British Columbia produced 71,362,209 dollars in 1926, a record total that rose by 6,208,696 dollars from the previous year, according to final figures from the Provincial Statistician. Lumbering remains the province's largest industry, with agriculture in second place.
The 1926 annual report of Canada’s Poultry Division notes experiments at Manitoba and Saskatchewan farms showing about 25 cents profit per bird when using hulless oats for laying pullets. Cracked hulless oats are especially good for young chicks. tests compare hulless oats in grain and mash against common oats.
The St Thomas Times Journal echoes the slogan See Naples and Die with a BC twist urging Canadians to explore and advertise British Columbia. It extols the province’s scenery in the Canadian Rockies and coast, its highway system, fertile lands, minerals, lumber, fishing, and favorable climate as reasons to travel and invest at home before abroad.
Canada’s estimated population in 1926 was 9 578 000 according to the preliminary vital statistics report from the Dominion Bureau of Statistics. Ontario leads with 3 146 000, Quebec 2 562 000, the Prairies 1 (Saskatchewan 32400), Manitoba 659 000, Alberta 605 000.
A partridge misjudged an opening by a swimming pool in Banff Alberta and smashed through a large plate glass pane, dying after the impact. The collision caused $406 in repairs to the glass and surrounding area.
Two government experts study possible reindeer introduction at the Mackenzie River delta. After a year of northward travel by foot and dog team, their research is projected to continue an additional year before conclusions are drawn.
Pete Knight of Crossfield Alberta crowned Canadian North American Bucking Horse Champion at the Calgary Stampede after besting rivals from Canada and the United States. He holds an elaborate saddle trophy and an inset trophy presented by Edward F Albee of the theatre world. The Calgary Stampede is an annual premier event on the continent.
A reader explains why letters from cheerful writers lift spirits. Bright letters avoid gloom and uplift busy correspondents. A cheerful note acts as a beacon to travelers, offering refreshing warmth like summer morning sunshine.
Two men sit in a railway carriage. As the train moves one opens a window then the other closes it. The first reopens it and asks what the other is doing. The reply is Draughts. Your move.
A column notes dogs watch films with limited interest while cats stay alert and react to a fierce dog on screen. It cites dogs rely on smell while cats rely on eyes. A punchline about edible mushrooms and a quip on self-made men closes the piece.
A 1927 Dominion Experimental Farms report details feeding methods for hogs, comparing hand and self feeding with costs per pound gained. It notes chopped alfalfa at 3 percent improves winter hog rations and presents a crossbred Tamworth Berkshire litter study showing feed costs of 6.66 cents per pound of gain based on meal and milk values.
The Metropolitan Museum of Art recently acquired enormous puffed and gilded armor sleeves dating to around 1525. Bashford Dean notes the pieces reflect fashion influenced armor and echo a Radzivil family lineage from Poland-Russia frontier lands.
The first passenger trip of the Lethbridge Commercial Airways occurred on August 7 between High River and Lethbridge. Planned services will connect Lethbridge with Waterton Lakes, near a vast Canadian National Park. A large modern hotel recently opened there.
Regulated grazing of livestock is allowed in Dominion forest reserves and western national forests. In the fiscal year ending March 31, 1926, animals pastured in national forests totaled 40,722 cattle, 19,22 horses, and 4,923 sheep and hogs.
A dialogue shows a student and professor exchanging lines about age and learning. The exchange includes a blunt remark from the professor and a gracious reply from the student. The phrase spending your vacation means spending your money in this context.
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