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Newspaper
Miniota Herald
Location
Miniota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Sep 16, 1948
Page
5
Canada faces a growing mental health issue with one in twenty people entering mental hospitals. Dr. C G Stogdill notes aging populations and increased acceptance of care, while clinics expand but suffer from shortages of trained personnel and social workers.
In The Pas Manitoba a Chinese taxidermist sparked a long standing dispute over white muskrats in local swamps. One view says they are albinos while another suggests they were released near Prince Albert and interbred to reach the Saskatchewan River delta.
A New Yorker teaches how to eat spaghetti while a pupil learns fast by following the instructor. An Ohio postman returns $3020 found in a mailbox, showing integrity. The piece likens spaghetti instruction to other professions and notes Inman’s dedication.
Stamp Corner surveys railway pictorial stamps from Belgium Egypt Britain Canada and the United States noting anniversaries and convicts as collectors seek locomotives and railway workers on issues from 1869 to 1945. It highlights Korea Yugoslavia and strait settlements issuing new railway and national stamps with a closing note inviting sales and exchanges through advertiser Pratt Kuhn.
Philadelphia based Pennsyl vania Railroad unveils a 216.7 million building program led by Martin Clement to convert through trains into luxury mobile spaces. Features include air touch doors, new wheel trucks, fluorescent lighting, longer coaches, all room sleepers, and 566 new diesel locomotives aimed at ending steam service on New York to west and south routes.
The document honors the Gobi Star Mothers on September 21, the poultry industry centenary on September 9, and the founder of the American Red Cross on September 7, noting these commemorations across the center and bottom sections.
A textile mill room in Madras operates 1800 looms producing cotton goods. The high capacity indicates a large scale operation with extensive weaving capability.
A reader muses on whether dining rooms are fading like parlors. Busy schedules push families to eat in kitchens, yet the author cherishes the dining room's ambiance and Sunday dinners, linking table setting and conversation to stronger family bonds.
The Canadian Institute of Plumbing and Heating notes no universal perfect temperature. comfort depends on season humidity air movement and individual needs. Winter norms for rooms include Schoolrooms 70 72 degrees Gymnasia 55 65 Dining rooms 65 70 Operating rooms 70 95. summer standards are about six degrees higher. The Suez Canal in Egypt cost about $100 000 500.
A Spanish immigrant from Barcelona says a Spanish omelette would cost a small fortune in Spain. He notes eggs reaching 8 dollars a dozen and bread at 5 dollars per loaf at times. Prices in Spain stagger workers earning about 24 dollars for a 48 hour week.
Nassau Bahamas Lady Oakes widow of Sir Harry Oakes expands farming on New Providence Island to contribute to the Bahamas dollar reserve. She cites faith in Britain and the Bahamas, noting $600000 in war bonds by end of 1947 and $300000 more from her children. The estate supplies vegetables for the Bahamas Country Club and British Colonial Hotel with crops including strawberries cauliflower and corn.
Calgary reports Canada has no national dish according to delegates at the Canadian Home Economics Association convention. Western officials praise Alberta beef while eastern attendees seek tastier original dishes. concerns include food safety and sanitation as they debate dietary standards.
A Philadelphia matron campaigns against jokes mocking married life with no specific examples. The column notes gossip about fashion by Mme Elaine de Valois, a DeMille film aside, and reports on a springer spaniel winning top prize. A baseball scoring quirk about an infield fly leads to a discussion of double plays.
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