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Newspaper
Miniota Herald
Location
Miniota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Sep 26, 1946
Page
7
Glasgow council debates ending a 40 year bridge project over the Clyde at Finnieston in favor of a cross-river tunnel costing over 12 million dollars. The 1937 high level bridge plan was halted by war, some land already bought, with land likely to host new factories.
Advice on treating hemorrhoids with over the counter products. Warns against delaying treatment to prevent chronic condition. Mentions internal use and topical relief, urging use as directed by a physician or druggist.
Prof W Conrad of Harvard Universitys Blue Hill Observatory says rain can trigger some earthquakes by adding water to rocks loaded with erosional debris. The effect depends on local geology. water may hasten quakes caused by rock down bending but could delay quakes driven by underground forces.
In Clarksville Eben Twigg with a bandaged nose suspects a scandal and blames Stan Brown and others. A misread lover's scene turns into a public confrontation when the Browns reveal they were rehearsing a radio play, exposing Twigg as the misinformed, overbearing neighbor.
A home made kraut dish combines salt pork, ground beef, sauerkraut and tomatoes simmered for an hour yielding eight servings. Notes suggest shaping meat into patties or using frankfurters, with optional sweetness from sugar.
Prices Board officials say No 6 ration book may be the final ration book issued. The absence of an application blank suggests it will carry consumers through to the end of rationing. A spokesman notes No 5 lasted about two years and the present issue aims to conclude the system.
A humorous string of brief quips and social jabs as farmers, magistrates, and townsfolk trade witticisms. A farmer replies to monkey inquiries with distance, while a magistrate jokes on aging and driving. A quick look at hats, radio curiosities, and mail order humor rounds out the slice of life.
The statement identifies Buenos Aires as the largest city located south of the equator. It notes its geographic prominence in the southern hemisphere and positions it relative to the equator.
Radium remains highly radioactive for centuries. After about two millennia only about half of its activity has decayed, underscoring long term hazards and enduring presence of radioactive material in the environment and research contexts.
A New York Times Magazine excerpt critiques MIT scientists testing cosmic rays from a B 29 at 40 000 feet. The author laments risks to researchers and urges focusing on practical on the ground inventions like a vest pocket radar to judge watermelon ripeness.
The article notes that over one quarter of the U S budget is for defence. Of the 41 billion dollar annual appropriation starting July 1, the War and Navy Departments receive 11 billion.
A Canadian Youth Commission survey describes youth 15 to 24 as spending spare time on radio reading dating dancing movies and loafing. Ernest McEwen of Ottawa presented findings at a Council of Social Agencies meeting noting 16 percent of youths lack creative activities and waste their spare time.
A light humor vignette about a minister and his grandson Billy visiting church on Sundays. The minister reveals he pays Billy a dime to keep his grandpa awake, while Billy confesses the grandpa pays him a quarter to let him sleep.
A quirky note claims banknotes are made from old shirts and ponders what happened to those lost at the races. The brief reflects a local curiosity about money material and rural gambling lore, without asserting verifiable facts.
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