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Newspaper
Russell Banner
Location
Russell, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Aug 27, 1936
Page
4
A St Thomas Times Journal excerpt notes woodpeckers store acorns in pine bark for worms. Birds drill and adjust holes until snug, then return to crack the nutshells for food. The piece attributes instinct and Creator of Life in the explanation.
The Robin Adair seaman returning from East Africa after Cape passage led a Crusoe like life in the Kenyan bush. He deserted at Mombasa, hid inland to avoid detection, and supported himself with money, eggs bought from locals, and fowls. He slept in a hammock high in trees to guard from animals and monkeys.
In Memphis Tennessee during a one hour study 18 men and 17 women paused at a downtown store mirror for impromptu grooming. Men were mainly hat pullers and de tinkers with a few teeth examiners noted. The piece also mentions Thirty year old Ulver from Toledo who moves about in a home-built three wheeler vehicle propelled by a steering wheel and reaching 42 mph.
The tourist sector in France has dropped to about half a million visitors, a sharp decline from the prewar figure of around 3,000,000 foreign guests. Chinese theatres are ordered to feature 60 percent native films to boost local cinema.
The text argues memory relies on an orderly mind and linked thoughts. It compares memory to pigeon holes where ideas are sorted, allowing retrieval by building structured associations and avoiding jumble. It urges systematic observation and thinking to recall needed facts.
Farmers in the prairie provinces can save seed costs by growing their own grass seed. Benefits include no new weeds and reduced seed expenses. Best results come from clean land and high grade seed, with row seeding preferred for easier weed control and higher yield.
Japanese applicants for home and business telephones total 148000 with 40000 chosen by lot. Installations increased by 2000 from last year yet remain 11 percent of applications. Ministry of Communications cut installation costs boosting interest in Tokyo Osaka and other large cities for instruments.
An executive order requires civil service examinations for all future US postmaster appointments, affecting up to 13 780 positions across first second and third classes as vacancies arise. The shift ends patronage by congressmen amid decades of debate. Also mentions McCormick Manufacturing paying workers in silver dollars and a Canine Defense League meeting in London Ontario with a dog wearing gold rims.
W F McGrath of the Anchor Line describes Tory Island as an ancient Formorian stronghold off Ireland, noting inhabitants who speak Irish, live by local laws, and are tall, civil, and educated. The island, nine miles from shore, has a dogless, reptile free ecosystem, a late queen, new tri weekly service, and rich wildlife and plant life.
Master Sergeant and Mrs. Stanley Morgan say civilization is over rated and desire life on the Arctic coast. The sergeant recalled the Will Rogers-Wiley Post tragedy and would welcome a simple life. Morgan and family, with two children, have been on a 10 month leave in the United States.
Indigenous protesters in Alberta challenge a new two per cent provincial sales tax. They seek Ottawa’s ruling claiming treaty exemptions from taxation. The report notes historical tax status and notes on bread storage practices on Norwegian farms.
The provincial safety league of Quebec officials endorsed pushing for provincial laws requiring automobile insurance in the province. They plan to press the government after the August 17 elections as a measure to improve road safety. Affected parties include league directors and the provincial government. The note mentions a member Odopt who cannot walk or live out of water longer than about three hours.
A London Spectator essay argues cats are misjudged by humans who favor dogs and training. It defines intelligence as the ability to reason independently without human interference and cites W. H. Hudson’s observations to support the cat as highly capable and self directed.
A London columnist notes 36 year old Duke Connaught set an example of punctilious courtesy at Trooping the Color by arriving early at Horse Guards, waiting in the sun for Queen Mary, kissing her hand on arrival, and then taking his seat.
A Georgia man crashed into a gasoline station in Oakville Ontario insisting he must reach Winnipeg by night. The report notes the odd claim about weather and distance and mentions stamp collecting as a popular hobby.
Canada moves toward mandatory pasteurization as Hon. C. G. Power M C, K C, urges public support for nationwide milk pasteurization. He notes raw milk can carry dangerous diseases and that pasteurization at 145 degrees F protects health without harming flavor or nutrition.
Cornell University reveals a new sweet pickles method that converts burnt or low grade high protein crops into fodder. Dr J K Wilson reports in silos 50 to 75 cents a ton preserves all year green fodder including alfalfa clover and soya beans.
A witty remark notes a common morning misfortune of dressing early before daylight. The speaker laments discovering a hole in his sock only after venturing into town. The line captures a practical annoyance and its humorous consequence.
In the Arctic, crocoane lives about 109 years, the tortoise exceeds 100, and elephants range 150 to 200. White coats remain year round on polar bears, Greenland fal cons and snowy owls.
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