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Newspaper
Dauphin Herald And Press
Location
Dauphin, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Mar 19, 1925
Page
6
The text argues a large post war influx to Canada is essential for national growth. It stresses immigrants must be self supporting, of solid character, and willing to work. Government and communities should ensure permanent settlement with local services, including medical care and schooling, to prevent drift and ensure lasting integration.
About two hundred thousand Finnish women join Lotta Svärd auxiliary groups linked to male volunteer forces. They train on a military basis to assist in emergencies, wearing coarse straw-like garments to endure service hardships and prepare to perform all roles women can in war.
Naval aviators successfully launched a 6000 pound mono plane from a new design catapult on the U S S Mississippi. The device uses power impulse rather than compressed air and fires a seven inch gun charge to propel the cylinder piston along a runway at sixty miles an hour. The first test saw the plane soar away easily.
Across Europe there are thousands of aging investors whose wealth in state securities melted after the war and left only faint memories of former riches. Vienna is likened to one such distressed old lady as the glory of Hapsburg fades and the once lively capital becomes a somber, impoverished centre.
The Emperor Mountain at Chatsworth stands as England’s highest feature with the Jet reaching 267 feet in height, marking a notable topographic point in the area.
Leipsic welfare investigators uncover lucrative begging schemes. A woman earns about 255 dollars weekly from alms, while others make 15 to 23 dollars daily. Two brothers rejected jobs for concerts that combined singing with sad alms pleas. Investigators also found a school teaching children to beg, with trainees hired to professional beggars sharing proceeds with the school director.
Mothers praise Babys Own Tablets for quick relief of minor stomach and bowel ailments in children. The laxative tablets ease constipation and indigestion, banish colds, fevers, and expel worms. Sold by druggists or by mail for 25 cents a box from The Dr Williams Medicine Co Brockville Ont.
The Associated Growers of British Columbia launch a sales agency to market all fruits and vegetables with in house staff. Branches will open in Vancouver, Edmonton, Calgary, Saskatoon, Regina, and Winnipeg to sell directly to wholesalers.
Dr. Wilder B. Bancroft of Cornell University told the local Rotary Club that wireless and radio advances will lead to fog dispersal methods and a reliable means to induce rain. He spoke on chemistry and service, noting optimism for controlling weather through scientific progress.
The Baltimore Sun quotes a visiting British lady barrister praising New England pie, broiled chicken, waffles and other American foods as a preventive of communism. The remark hints at a theory that well fed people avoid quarrels and suggests a deeper principle behind shared comfort.
The message notes an officer leaving soon or being stationed with theastern Squadron for about two years. It states a promotion is expected before that and will likely prompt an earlier return, with a possible overall absence of a little over a year.
A statistician warns that if typing continues rising at current pace the art of penmanship may fade in 50 years. He argues typewriters save time patience and eyesight values deemed greater than handwriting per the Cleveland Plain Dealer.
An item notes a product named Minard's Lightment by W NR CO bearing model number 156. The brief entry advertises relief for sore feet with the preparation, implying a catalog or store listing. No further context or usage details are provided.
In the annual report of the Department of National Defence for the fiscal year ended March 1, 1924, officials express concern over insufficient funds for training. The minister notes money was spent on officers and specialists, leaving no funds to develop larger unit training, and officers grow weary of skeleton formations as interest wanes.
J A Marion urged agriculture education in Manitoba schools to curb rural youths leaving farms. He said exposing rural children to agricultural development helps, while George P Chipman stressed teacher training as vital, opposing short courses and demanding full normal training before teaching.
Winston Churchill stated in the House of Commons that no public funds were spent on the Duke of York and his bride’s East Africa tour. He explained the unofficial nature of the visit and that Kenyan legislators invited the couple as guests, which the Duke accepted.
Gen Mitchell of the US aviation service says the American navy is "organized for defeat" on the Atlantic and would have no chance against an Asiatic foe in any form. He warns that the sole possible Atlantic enemy would be the strong ally Britain, and advises caution for Pacific actions.
The Taber irrigation district shows a yearly surplus of 26000 dollars. The prior year surplus enabled a rate cut from 2.00 to 1.00 dollars.
Rumors in immigration circles say Canada may ease prohibitions on continental newcomers and allow $4000 per person entry starting in March. The text notes a time when a hunter is lucky to bring a home.
Dr W T Grenfell a noted Labrador medical missionary plans a 2500 mile Atlantic voyage aboard the yacht Strathcona to replace a loss vessel and carry supplies to his stations in Labrador en route via the Azores. The voyage will reach Arctic Eskimo country where there is no regular sea transport.
Kevin O Higgins, vice president of the Irish Dail Eireann, moved the second reading of a treasonable and seditious offences bill. The bill would make permanent the law against rebellion and replace the expired Public Safety Act and other emergency measures. It is not retrospective and aims to deter future trouble by punishing war on the state.
Russia has placed large orders in Holland France and Britain for Napier Fokker fighters. The largest contract is with Fokker for over a hundred of the latest Napier Fokker airplanes. Each aircraft will use a 450 horsepower Napier engine built for Britain’s lead in aero engine design and construction.
Mrs. Nellie Bagan of Gilbert Plains Manitoba reports seven years of suffering and hospitalization with kidney trouble. She says Dodd's Kidney Pills gave speedy relief and urges others with kidney concerns to try them. The ad frames the pills as a tonic and remedy for fatigue and sluggish circulation caused by kidney issues.
The Chicago Tribune cites 1923 figures: 22,600 deaths and 678,000 injuries from auto crashes, condemning the record as unacceptable. The Railroad Employees' Monthly notes the numbers exceed any prior year and dwarf recent decades' road safety records.
City councilman S. R. Lewin proposes a bobbing tax on women with powdered hair as a means to raise revenue for Bath's budget. He describes the levy as a potential pelt tax and frames it as a way to secure municipal funding.
P E Cameron imports six Quebec mink and ranches them at Eagle Heights in British Columbia. He keeps a pair of Alaskan silver foxes on the same property, expanding his captive fur farming operation.
The United States naval dirigible will undertake a round trip cruise to England this summer carrying mail, according to Navy Department officials.
A note on the rumor that public bets or schemes might grant lasting reputation by ensuring predictions appear as if fulfilled far in the future. The text hints at reputational strategy rather than immediate events, suggesting skepticism about long term prophecy.
The British army annual report for the year ending September 30 shows total enlistments and re-enlistments at 50,000, with intake 75,000 lower than the previous year. Northern Ireland remains a strong recruiting area while emigration to the dominions reduces numbers. unemployment benefits and civil apathy in industrial centers limit enlistment. total regular army strength is 215,348 with 14,809 in the territorial reserve.
Copper, vital to the mining industry in British Columbia, faces strong, enduring demand says C V P Browning manager of the Britannia Mine. He notes new copper uses in electricity spur a global demand that mining companies will strive to meet at the Vancouver convention of the British Columbia division Canadian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy.
Within twelve miles of the North Vale lies North Greenland described as a land without laws. Men carry only hunting knives and women have few household utensils. Property rights are absent as stone houses belong to no one. Eskimo families move into empty huts and claim them until they leave.
The premier auto highway from Butte Montana to Alberta is extended to Edmonton making it the future northern terminus of the Sunshine Trail.
Several million workers in Great Britain are paid on a sliding scale, their wages rising and falling as an index of retail prices moves up or down.
The Canadian National Railways posted net earnings of 17,244,251 in 1924 after operating costs. Sir Henry Thornton announced the final year figures noting reduced gross receipts from a smaller crop and substantial operating economies totaling 14,360,907, resulting in the reported net earnings.
Food dropped from aircraft kept three Swiss alpinists alive for eight days in a hut on Barnia Mountains. Storms prevented landings so rescuers hurled corned beef and hard tack to the men each day until the weather eased and they were saved.
A.J.A. van Panhuys, tall near seven feet, attached to the Netherlands Legation in Paris, wed Miss Vera Craven of Eastbourne at the Chapel Royal Strand England. His bride stands medium height. the bridegroom’s father serves as a lord-in-waiting to the Queen.
A school scene shows Tommy misreading the alphabet lesson as the teacher corrects him. The exchange centers on the ninth letter, with brief narration of the error and guidance.
A columnist notes a successful wife emulates patience and listening as she juggles family needs. The piece frames domestic harmony as attentive listening to a husband and three children while planning dinner.
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