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Newspaper
Miniota Herald
Location
Miniota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Sep 22, 1926
Page
4
The piece argues against the word immigrant and for a new term to describe migrants from the Mother Country. It notes migrants as educated and financially secure, yet displaced families with few possessions, contrasted with the old label colonial.
A Bristol England man collects old horseshoes from across the globe. He found examples in Manila and Jerusalem but failed to locate many in America China or Japan. His quest yielded few lucks and hurt his health amid his travels including Yokohama after the quake amid charred cars.
A precious bath once owned by Sir Herbert Peel and linked to Queen Victoria is advertised for 200 pounds, though its value exceeds 650. The marble bath, built for royal guests, stands five feet seven inches long and has remained unused since manufacture at Drayton Manor.
A well dressed mother and her young son exit a department store arguing about pointing. She advises not to point while the boy asks what to do when the clerk won’t name the item. The mother suggests waiting for the clerk to show him the right one.
A new attendance high marked the Canadian National Exhibition over its two week run from August 28. About 1,573,000 visitors passed through the gates, surpassing last year’s 1,451,506.
A garbled newspaper snippet hints at a domestic inquiry about Willie's sister and marriage status. The fragment suggests a man away from home since morning and implies lack of funds as a consequence. The passage is incomplete and lacks clear names or events.
The Emperia Gazette notes farmers across nations push political influence. English farmers press social legislation to boost wartime agricultural output, French farmers resist war taxes and debt payments, while American farmers gain clout in Congress threatening industrial interests and Coolidge's congressional grip.
Mr. T. Savory argues in British Spiders Their Haunts and Habits that primitive spiders were hunters, not web builders. Early spiders lived in silk-tubed holes and fringe entrances, leading to the rise of orb webs in higher places as environments changed. A noted engineer praised the spider’s stays and supports as a design miracle beyond steel or iron replication.
A young woman traveling with her stern father appears pale and unwell on a train. An inquisitive passenger asks if she suffers from aneurysm. the father reveals she has a heart condition but is a lieutenant in the navy, not gravely ill.
Mrs Jones unveils a new gown prompting a lively household exchange. Mr Jones critiques the style while noting guests will judge the dress, a moment described by The Argonaut as raising questions about modesty and taste.
Prairie farmers increasingly milk cows as annual Canadian dairy production climbs to 141 million dollars, up 29 million in five years. A large share of the gain comes from the prairies, per Farmers Advocate.
A playful exchange mocks bachelor life and marriage norms. The speaker jokes about a man named Adenoid being “down in de mouth” while teasing a friend about choosing a partner and using humorous dialect.
A terse fragmentary entry contains broken phrases about a gruelling half hour and nonsensical terms like feeding the childrens. The legibility is poor, offering few clear facts or identifiable names or places.
Deputy KR Laith of the British Museum describes St. Peter’s Church on Cornhill as London’s oldest church. The church, rebuilt by Sir Christopher Wren after the Great Fire, features a key-shaped vane atop its tower and offers visitors a glimpse into ancient Roman brick foundations uncovered by recent excavations.
The passage claims people with dark carroty hair stand stiffly on the head and have terrific tempers yet are generous and quick to forgive. Light sandy hair types are described as money cautious, clever, and slow to react. Dark hair with black or brown eyes and raven locks are said to be hasty, enthusiastic, and imaginative.
In a Jefferson Avenue block, youngsters build a “new road” in front of a home. A neighbor girl tries to pass on a tricycle but is blocked by the boys who declare it a new road. She asks where the detour is.
Dr. Charles F. Pabst of Green Point Hospital warns sunbathing dangers at Atlantic City in the New York Sun. He notes long exposures injure skin, UV levels peak in July and August, and millions in lost work time and wages occur each summer.
Commandant Mary Allan, co founder of London's women's police service, is known as Europe's flying cop for her record of rapid flights to Paris Berlin and other cities in a single day on cases involving women. Her work helped establish a women's international police commission.
The Ontario Government plans to convert railway cars into mobile classrooms along sparsely settled Northern Ontario lines. Each car will include modern teaching equipment and hold a teacher who will oversee instruction.
A farm economy note reports only 275 carloads of pool eggs moved in prairie Canada this year. The count reflects limited production and distribution amid regional poultry markets.
The passage stresses that contempt includes assaulting officers during actual court proceedings and jurors or witnesses refusing to comply. It warns a newspaper for pre verdict commentary and notes verdicts allow limited comment. It adds that a debtor defying court orders may be imprisoned for contempt.
George Hind, a cook on the steamer Hunstansworth in Montreal port, wandered ashore and got briefly lost in the West End. After he cried to a passerby for help, a fire department unit arrived following his cue to pull the fire alarm. He told police his tale and was freed on $50 bail as the ship captain settled the bill to avoid losing a valued cook.
The canal system of Canada has 1,830 miles opened for navigation. In the navigable season 30,700 vessels carried 16,800,000 tons, with over 260,000 passengers and nearly 15 million tons of freight traversing the canals.
A New York rubber company received a letter mailed 18 years earlier containing a $2.20 check for two inner tubes. The missive was stuck in the Mills Building mail chute and discovered by wreckers.
In Turkey threshing is done by women who drive oxen hitched to a heavy curved plank over the grain, a traditional method reflecting rural agricultural practices and gender roles in farming communities.
The new Great Divide Highway allows daily auto sightseeing from Lake Louise through Wapta, Kicking Horse, Yoho Valley to Field and provides access from Banff and Calgary to bungalow camps at Wapta, Yoho, and Lake O Hara. Chief Engineer Wardle expects 12 000 cars this summer. An auto camp exists at Field and another near Lake Louise.
A new motor road linking Lake Louise to Field in British Columbia opens as part of the Trans-Canada Highway project. The Great Divide Highway, surveyed 11 years ago, climbs to 6 200 feet above sea level in places and promises the world’s most scenic mountain drive. Access from the Banff Windermere road. BC plans extend from Golden to Field enabling Vancouver to Banff via Fraser Canyon Kamloops Revelstoke and Golden.
The piece traces fingerprinting to ancient China 100 BC used on wills to prevent fraud and notes early adoption in India Japan and Africa South America for labor identification. It cites Sir E R Henry detailing 300000 hand subdivisions and 60 ridge traits, and highlights Argentina as the sole nation with universal fingerprints for nearly 10 million people.
The article traces oilcloth origins from oiled canvas to the spray oil process that yields a semi solid layer. It explains linseed oil boiled with salts sprayed into air, mixed with resin, and spread over a canvas base to dry. Linoleum then combines ground corn with oil to create a thicker durable carpet substitute.
U S embassy secretary reports an insulting act after a crowd drenched a passerby near Tokio at a roadside shrine. An investigation shows the crowd staged a rain prayer ceremony, and Hachioji officials apologized upon learning who was drenched.
Noted English actress Edna Best, wife of Seymour Beard, is the mother of twins. She recalls a bedtime moment when she warned the children about roasting baby chickens and one replied that the mamma hen goes with them.
A widow writes the agriculture board about morning hen deaths with stiff feet. The reply arrives simply stating the chickens are dead, a blunt contrast to the distress in the letter. The exchange, cited by London Tit-Bits, highlights a darkly comical miscommunication.
A helicopter built by Dr. George F. Myers of Jackson Heights Long Island performed perpendicular ascents and hovered at five feet during a demonstration flight at Mineola New York showcasing its stability and lift.
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