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Newspaper
Miniota Herald
Location
Miniota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Sep 12, 1933
Page
5
George Iles notes innovations in maritime navigation and safety. Ultrasonic depth sounding via sea-floor echoes replaces lead lines while radio beacons and SOS signals aid fog navigation. Weather warnings reach ships, and conductivity sensors detect iceberg danger through salt content.
The high commissioner Sir Arthur Grenfell Wauchope promulgates a new ordinance protecting cultivators. Any tenant occupying and cultivating land for at least one year becomes a statutory tenant and cannot be evicted if he pays rent unless a nearby subsistence area approved by the commissioner is provided.
Reports warn that dogs die from swallowing rubber toy pieces. A reader cites five cases where rubber fragments caused death after play with rubber balls and dolls. Post mortems confirm rubber as the fatal factor, urging owners to protect pets.
The New York Times correspondent reports General Yang Sen, reform governor of Szetchuan, ordered his wife to learn swimming. When she refused, he forced a peasant dress on her and, with a revolver at her head, made her walk to a river and splash in view of about 15,000 curious spectators in Tzechow.
The report notes widespread fertilizer use in Canada with 60 plants producing mixed fertilizers totaling 256,633 tons in 1932. Sales reached 265,442 tons, including 179,983 tons sold domestically and 85,459 tons exported. Government experiments support complete fertilizer blends, and pasture fertilization rises in farming and dairy regions.
The Canadian Forestry Association caravan on its annual prairie tour gave 28 lectures to about 4,000 people during a twelve day period. Since 1933 the car has visited 78 communities with 165 lectures and roughly 25,000 attendees, despite adverse weather.
The description praises fluid lines and a hip yoke as slimming features. It highlights striped fabrics and a brown and white model. Style No. 735 fits busts from 36 to 46 inches and sizes 14 to 46. Pattern costs 25 cents in stamps or coin. coin preferred. wrap the coin securely.
The Manitoba creamery of Miniota earned the Silver Cup for highest scoring creamery butter by Canadian National Exhibition judges with 97.7. Ontario rivals and Peel Creamery of Brampton earned a silver medal with 97.6 for unsalted butter in 14-pound boxes. Saskatchewan Co-Operative Creamery of Regina placed second in salted 20-pound box division, while Swift-Canadian Co. of Neepawa and Modern Dairies of St Boniface also featured among top entries.
The Interior Minister reports over 620000 dollars spent in 1933 on relief projects in Western Canada National Parks. Projects include Banff Jasper Highway, Big Bend road, and park enhancements across Banff Jasper Waterton Elk Island Prince Albert Riding Mountain. The work supports unemployed men with housing, food, clothing, and medical care in camps.
Public Health Service reports indicate middle age brings height and weight advantages in lifespan. Overweight men face higher death rates, while those underweight or severely overweight show poorer outcomes. The study analyzes 73 causes of death and highlights the impact of weight categories on longevity.
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