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Newspaper
Miniota Herald
Location
Miniota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Sep 21, 1922
Page
4
Advice on fall evergreen transplantation during August with root action before winter, choosing a single permanent stem when multiple stems exist, and avoiding sucker growth by staged removal. Guidance on spruce and pine identification, addressing red spider mites on spruces, cottonwood irrigation needs, and fall perennial flower selections with planting timing and mulching.
An old Irishman and his wife discuss the natural law of compensation. Bridget remarks that when one sense or limb is lost another develops or compensates, with Pat agreeing and noting his own uneven legs.
The article claims red glass preserves milk best in heat while noting that brown or black bottles may promote spoilage by keeping milk at higher temperatures. It mentions experiments with milk and various glass colors affecting freshness.
Trapper J. M. Street reports the last buffalo range along the Peace and Slave Rivers near Great Slave Lake may become a sanctuary closed to trapping. About 5 000 buffalo live in mixed prairie and wooded country with guards watching the remnant herd. Maxwell Grahame investigates sanctuary feasibility while a 12 year old federal sanctuary at Wainwright Park Alberta holds 5 000 plus on 100 000 acres.
A six foot two inch male gorilla draws crowds at the Port Elizabeth Museum. The director notes such apes have one mate for life and defend their family. the family sleeps in a tree nest high above ground as the male stands guard. The troupe forages for wild fruits berries and edible roots in the forest habitat nearby.
The article argues that radio is the correct and international term for this signaling method, noting wireless is vague and that a recent radio conference proposed adopting radio unanimously over other terms. It emphasizes accuracy and global usage.
Researchers produce a sheet of gold leaf 1 2 798 000th of an inch thick by electroplating copper then dissolving it in weak nitric acid to leave a floating gold film, collected on a sheet of glass for support. A book with 5 600 000 pages would be just an inch thick. gold leaf is 10 584 times thinner than a sheet of printing paper. The process uses a copper sheet plated with gold to color then dissolved to yield the ultra thin film.
A German engineer perfected a method to color living trees from roots to leaves in forty eight hours. Two Dresden firms will market the patent with colored wood products including furniture cigarette cases penholders and other articles mimicking natural woods.
The piece argues that neglecting national production harms a nation regardless of oratory. It criticizes government focus on restoring Germany at the expense of Britain. It cites the Duke of Northumberland and the Morning Post calling German restoration a German matter for British officials to safeguard British interests.
From the past century, more than half Britain's Lord Chancellors were sons of poor men. One hailed from a country barber and another—Leré Eldon—had a Newcastle coal miner as father. The lineage of Leré Birkeshead remains unclear.
A social remark in a Philadelphia Ledger quotation shows a lady proudly claiming year round residence with a friend who notes wintering there. The reply humorously insists she also “always fall here and sometimes spring here,” highlighting seasonal wordplay on staying in one place.
The article notes that tracking migratory birds has been practiced since 1730 by attaching bends to their sega, reflecting early methods in ornithology and animal tagging history.
The Westminster Gazette notes German experiments in aerial gliding as a return to early flight, showing a man stayed aloft more than two hours and covered six miles with lifting planes. The piece compares gliding feats to powered flight and contemplates future practical and commercial value.
The Nor’ West Farmer estimates Canada’s total agricultural value at 6 831 022 000, including land, buildings, livestock, poultry, fur farm animals, and crops. Saskatchewan leads in overall valuation and land value, Ontario trails, with Quebec third. crop and livestock figures broken down by province.
The article notes that ancient Egyptian artists followed a proportion guideline rooted in medieval standards. It states the distance measured in the rule equals nineteen times the length of the entire body. This reflects a formal system linking body scale to artistic representation.
Archaeologists led by Dr. Vincent Schell unearthed a 4000 year old three room school at Sippara in Mesopotamia. Clay tablets served as slates with writing carved or traced by children including girls, with arithmetic tablets and a lesson on shining in writing. Reading, writing, and position meaning were taught, showing ancient schooling was rigorous.
An instrument about the size of a full stop detects stellar heat by a tiny dismutch dot welded to a platinum wire joint inside a vacuum tube with a fluorite window. Heat from a star generates a current between bismuth and platinum, moving a galvanometer’s mirror via a fine wire coil. The assembly, housed in calcium to maintain vacuum, sits in a telescope to capture stellar rays.
The article argues that finishing beef cattle in winter offers strong prospects this year. Abundant coarse grains and rough seeds boost beef returns versus cash crops, and farmers should keep thin cattle off the market in fall when prices fall. Spring markets rise for finished stock, and soil upkeep benefits from feeding stock on the farm.
The article discusses adding letters to the English alphabet to represent sounds more accurately. Prof. Daniel Jones suggests a mild spelling reform and a few new letters for sounds like sh ng and th. He notes practical challenges and cites phonetics as a tool to teach proper pronunciation globally. The piece also questions a single standard of English.
The Alberta Winter Fair will run in Calgary from November 6 to 11 with prizes for cattle sheep and swine. Special awards include girls and boys baby beef lamb and pig feeding contests and Dominion Livestock Branch prizes for pig club car lots and interclub swine judging. Dairy and beef cattle sheep and swine sales will also be held.
A historic note describes a “space of territory” in California where wireless telephone messages vanish. The piece portrays an invisible ether barrier that blocks wireless waves creating an area of eternal silence for wireless communication.
The Registrar General notes 1920 as the most remarkable year on record for England and Wales. It records the highest marriage rate, the highest birth rate since 1909, and deaths at a level lower than any year before 1962.
In the Lake Superior copper district several mines extend to nearly 5 006 feet deep, highlighting the extreme scale of exploration. The depths reflect the district's rich ore deposits and ongoing mining efforts.
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