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Newspaper
Miniota Herald
Location
Miniota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Sep 25, 1947
Page
4
A parent focused overview of contagious diseases and child health. It covers impetigo scabies chicken pox mumps diphtheria whooping cough and lockjaw with emphasis on vaccination schedules and school hygiene. It warns about gastro intestinal infections from contaminated food and flies and urges hand washing boiled milk and water and avoiding crowded pools.
The New York Times recounts how the hemlock Tsuga cana densis earns modest respect among evergreens. It notes its two ranked leaves, spicy scent when crushed, red inner bark, and steady beauty through seasons, especially in early summer with new growth contrasting older foliage.
Article notes the global sourcing for bagpipes with parts from Australia Spain Africa and the West Indies while asserting the maker must be Scottish by heritage. It claims most bagpipes are produced outside Scotland yet remain Scottish in origin.
Nutrition experts advise occasional lunches as extra food beyond three meals to support rapid development. Snacks may include fruit, vegetables, crackers and milk or bread with butter or peanut butter. Keep between meals small to preserve appetite for regular meals.
Stan Leonard, from Vancouver, wins the $1,500 British Columbia open with a 277 in the 72-hole Capilano Golf Club event. In other notes, Saskatoon Ramblers defend Western Canada senior women's fastball, Joe Louis to defend heavyweight title against Jersey Joe Walcott, and Pat Fletcher advocates 18 holes daily in Alberta events.
Louis Thiout of Vancouver claims to be 116 and the oldest man in Canada with proof of at least 110. The Ottawa Journal notes centenarian theories vary from temperance to hard work, but all agree longevity remains unpredictable and largely unregulated. The piece ends with a curious remark on the human tooth being a transformed fish scale.
English visitor George Clark of Leighton Buzzard called waste of food in Canadian restaurants criminal after witnessing a patron discard a bun. He also criticized bread served with every meal as wicked and said the man who wastes should be punished.
Nobel laureate Dr. H J Muller warns that widespread misuse of atomic energy could destroy the human gene system and erase mankind for millions of years. He says an atomic bomb killing 100000 in a city would seed rapid, future mutations in survivors, potentially causing genetic deaths across generations.
In Nanaimo twenty five sparrows died after mistaking tarry street oil for water. Public Works Superintendent Jack Shepherd tried to revive them by treating their tarred feathers with paint remover liquids, but none survived the oil spill tragedy.
Judy the 12 year old pomeranian wandered downtown when a stranger called her. Judy led him to his wife Marye who had remarried after a presumed death and divorce. The pair reunited and left for Reno to remarry.
In London Sir Alexander Fleming recalls that lab workers sent a girl named Moldy Mary to market daily for moldy samples. She returned with a decayed cantaloupe yielding a discovery that produced 100 times more penicillin than Fleming had achieved himself.
A waitress offers fig pudding to a regular patron who declines, citing seed discomfort. She retorts that what doesn’t get under his plate hurts her, delivering a lighthearted quip about serving and a familiar dining exchange.
Practical tips advise silk thread for basting and heavy crochet cotton for sewing buttons. Room decor suggestion uses a long shallow table under a large mirror with matching chairs to create a focal point in rooms without a fireplace.
Vintage knitting item promising a cable stitch slipover for men with small to large sizes. Instructions note easy, inexpensive construction and a 25 cent pattern purchase via Household Arts Depart ment in Winnipeg. Mixed content includes a celery note about England growing wild in marshy areas.
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