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Newspaper
Rivers Gazette
Location
Rivers, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Aug 13, 1936
Page
6
The St. Thomas Times-Journal notes Our Dumb Animals magazine pondering why woodpeckers store acorns in pine bark. Birds locate crevices drill holes and fix acorns for later access to worms, displaying instinctive planning and trial and error in tool use.
The American freighter Robin Adair recently returned from East Africa via the Cape. A crewman deserted at Mombasa and hid in the interior, surviving on eggs sold by locals and fowls, feeding himself from wilds with a hammock slung in tall trees to escape lions and monkeys.
A downtown Memphis survey at a public looking glass found 18 men and 17 women stopping for repairs. Men appeared more vain, with several hat puller-downers and tie-tinkerers noted, and a few teeth examiners among them during the hour long impression.
Lester Ulmer, 30, paralyzed by spinal meningitis, moves around Toledo in a self built near ground three wheeler. He propels it by pushing and pulling the steering wheel, uses a brake, and reaches about 12 miles per hour.
The purist industry in France has dropped to about a half million visitors, a sharp decline from 3,600,000 foreign visitors recorded before the World War. Theaters in China have been ordered to show 60 percent native films.
The article argues farmers should seed and harvest their own grass seed to cut costs and avoid introducing weeds. It recommends starting with clean land and seed, using clean land, early weed control, and row seeding 3 to 3 1/2 feet apart to reduce seed use and improve intertillage for easier weed removal.
Master Sergeant Stanley Morgan and his wife say civilization is overrated and long for Point Barrow near year round bridge tournaments. He recalls the Will Rogers Wiley Post tragedy and desires the simple life on the Arctic coast after a 10 month US leave with two children.
Alberta protest against the new two per cent provincial sales tax drew a clash with Indigenous supporters. Indians urged Ottawa to rule on exemption under older treaties from taxation.
The text notes bread is baked in large quantities only twice yearly and stored in a special house on Norwegian farma. It claims the River Rhine is the swiftest river in the world, reaching very high velocities in some sections.
Japan sees 348000 applications for new telephones with 40000 to be allocated by lottery. Installation costs were cut by the Ministry of Communications, spurring more interest. Tokyo Osaka and other cities seek instruments as demand rises despite only 11 percent receiving them.
President Roosevelt signs an executive order making all future postmaster appointments subject to civil service examinations. The move affects 13 730 postmasters across first second and third classes as patronage appointments tied to congressional recommendations face renewed scrutiny and debate in Congress.
The McCormick Manufacturing Company of London Ontario paid employees with silver dollars for a second time in a month as banks lacked enough coins for the payroll. A fresh batch of silver dollars had to be secured. At the Canine Defence League annual meeting in London a dog wore gold-rimmed glasses.
W F McGrath notes Tory Island off Ireland hosts a tri weekly service from the mainland. The island with nine miles separation and three by one miles in size has no dogs cats rats or frogs and no reptiles. The late Queen Mary O Heraghty ruled and passed the throne to a relative. The island supports 21 bird species 11 fish types and 41 plants.
The board of the province safety league voted to push for provincial laws requiring auto insurance in Quebec and will await government action shortly after the August 17 elections. The note also mentions that octopuses cannot stay out of water for more than about three hours.
A discussion on memory as data organized in orderly mind. It contrasts disorganized drawers of recalled details with a system that sorts ideas into right pigeon holes. The piece urges clear observation, proper associations, and structured thinking for reliable recall.
An opinion piece arguing cats exhibit high intelligence when acting for themselves not to please humans. It defines animal intelligence as independent reasoning and concludes cats are highly capable, citing observer reports and a London Spectator view.
The 86 year old Duke of Connaught set an example of punctilious courtesy at Trooping the Color by arriving first at the Horse Guards and waiting in the sun for Queen Mary who had not yet arrived. He kissed her hand with old world manners before taking his Beat.
A man from Georgia drove into an Oakville Ontario gas station seeking rush service claiming he must reach Winnipeg before night. The incident highlights how travelers misjudge distances in Canadian weather.
A playful aside notes stamp collecting as a more enduring passion than marital hobbies, hinting at lasting interest beyond domestic pursuits. The line underscores stamps as a favored pastime with broad appeal.
In Toronto Major Power urged continued public support for nationwide pasteurization of milk. He noted raw milk carries dangers, and pasteurization at 145 degrees F kills germs without harming flavor or nutrition. He urged mothers to obtain pasteurized milk or pasteurize at home if necessary.
Cornell University announces a practical method to improve fodder by adding shrapy phosphoric acid to high protein crops. Tested in 1,000 silos, the process yields sweet pickles for cows, horses, and sheep, matching sauerkraut in value and preserving burnt crops for year-round green fodder.
Early risers discover the hole in the heel of his sock only after heading to town. The quip notes the downside of dressing before daylight and the small misfortune revealed by a simple wardrobe flaw.
The crocodile was to be 100 years old the tortoise more than 100 and the elephant between 150 and 200. White coats are worn all the year round by polar bears Greenland falcons and snowy owls in the Arctic.
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