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Newspaper
Miniota Herald
Location
Miniota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Sep 11, 1934
Page
4
The dairy bill introduces optional butter grading for domestic use with grade marks on cartons to guide consumers. It bans false claims on butter quality and sets four grades first to no grade, with graders inspecting temperature and preventing unauthorized branding. The system seeks higher prices for producers and clearer consumer signals for butter quality.
Allan and Fred Heagy, 12 and 15 from Stratford Ontario, entered 26 home cooking varieties at the Canadian National Exhibition in Toronto. Allan focuses on muffins gingerbread plain cake and cookies while Fred excels with lager cakes sponge cakes apple pie and doughnuts praised by experts.
Dr H C Carlson of the University of Pittsburgh reports that football players with large chests have less chest expansion than singers and wind instrument players. He told Kerr Carlson coaching school coaches at Colgate University that hundreds of men were examined and the big chest expansion correlated with musical wind players, not athletes.
The Mundays and their companions report Mount Waddington remains unclimbable after a six week expedition via Franklin Glacier. Alec Dalgleish's death on Buckler Glacier is recalled as a grim reminder of the hazards alpine expeditions face in the region near Mount Waddington.
A brief item identifies gate as one of Australia's strongest hardwoods, cited by W. N. Uv. 2063, noting its exceptional timber qualities.
Quails help a farmer by consuming large numbers of weed seeds, reducing weed growth and promoting crop health. The tiny birds contribute an ecological service that lowers the need for chemical controls in the field.
J M Wardle reports 51 of 147 miles of the Lake Louise to Jasper highway finished with three more seasons and 640000 dollars spent. The road will link trans Canada routes via Calgary Revelstoke Edmonton Jasper and Thompson river and will be a major Western Canada mountain project with gentle grades and tight curves. Manchuria is to have many new highways.
August Knauer of Mayerhofen Tyrol creates tree branch wind instruments from crooked limbs. One piece resembles an eight foot saxophone but yields more pleasing music as he builds a legacy with his unique instrument making.
Napoleon employed balloons to spy on enemy lines during the Fleuris engagement in 1794, lifting observers high above the field to gather intelligence on distant troop movements.
Canada to British Isles air mail postage now six cents for first ounce and five cents per additional ounce. Exports of Canadian live cattle to the British Isles totalled 34 136 from Jan 1 to Aug 23 1934, up from 32 627 in 1933. Hog lots graded in Canada for 34 weeks ending Aug 23 reached 1 958 642 versus 2 068 468 the prior year. Western to Eastern Canada livestock shipments Jan 1 to Aug 17 1934 included 52 368 cattle 540 calves 145 135 hogs and 45 000 sheep. Egg export season nears with expectations of active trade to the British Isles. Canada to Australia exports for year ended June 30 1933 valued at 2 315 462 dollars. Delayed storage contributes to soft scald and soggy breakdown of apples. Fiji Islanders favor Canadian canned strawberries and remain a key source for fresh salmon, smoked and canned fish. Creamery butter production in July 1934 was 35 146 278 pounds, up 3 307 602 from July 1933 with gains across Quebec Ontario Manitoba Saskatchewan Alberta and British Columbia. Lord Bledisloe warns excessive holding of nonperishable stocks during depression delays recovery and harms orderly marketing. July 1934 bacon exports to Great Britain reached 11 000 000 pounds, up from 7 300 000 in 1933. first seven months of 1934 total bacon shipments 81 504 600 pounds versus 38 787 700 in 1933. When packing eggs, brush each filler to remove protruding eggs. inspect the bottom and sides for loose nails and replace. Egg and Poultry Market Review.
The Family of Smith, a Sydney Melbourne group, promotes anonymous good deeds. Members must spend at least one day yearly helping others and recruit a new member within six months of joining. The organization reports rapid growth and broad aid to the needy.
Workmen uncover an earthen urn with forceps and other instruments dating to Roman times in Ljubljana, then part of Jugo-Slavia. Ashes inside suggest they belonged to a physician buried with his tools, indicating an ancient burial linked to medical practice.
Polish authorities seized 105000 pounds of tobacco being smuggled over the frontier during 1933. The Victoria Cross was instituted in 1856.
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