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Newspaper
Glenboro Gazette
Location
Glenboro, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Dec 30, 1920
Page
5
Soldier farmers in Saskatchewan express optimism despite marketing and loan repayment challenges. The Soldier Settlement Board reports loans and advances totaling 47384 dollars already paid, with ample seed and feed on hand. Fall rains promise moisture for a strong next year despite current hurdles.
The 1919 death rate in the death registration area of continental United States covering 1 percent of the population was the lowest on record. The rate stood at 129 per 1000, down 5.1 from 1918 due to the influenza epidemic.
German engineers rapidly develop wireless for domestic telegraphic traffic. Berlin will transmit news at set hours to receiving stations in major cities that will copy the reports for the press. An automatic receiver may be installed in newspaper offices to record despatches without operators.
Useful cen an eae oe veyors, petors and hunters will find Dr Thomas Eclectric Oil very useful in camp. When the feet and legs are wet and cold it is well to rub them freely with the Oil and the result will be the prevention of pains in the muscles. If a cut contusion or sprain is sustained nothing could be better as a dressing or lotion.
Manitoba exported 153 car loads of butter to the United States and Europe in 1919, up from 55 carloads in 1912, as reported by the Manitoba Department of Agriculture. The gain reflects improved butter quality and an educational campaign among creameries and butter makers.
In Alberta’s capital the season of TROD saw a surge in construction with total building permits valued at 166,955.08 dollars this year, compared with 838,541.00 last year. Thirteen permits funded thirteen warehouses totaling 1,116,380 dollars, sixteen public buildings at 1,331,300 dollars, and new dwellings plus alterations adding 326,490 dollars. Seventeen stores and offices at 185,760 dollars, twenty-three new stores and offices and related structures, and sixty stall and garage permits account for the remainder.
A promotional notice touts British Columbia’s mild January climate and year round golf on evergreen courses, attracting prairie visitors to Vancouver and Victoria. It highlights accommodation at Hotel Vancouver and Empress Hotel Victoria, with CPR trains offering scenic views of the Rockies for over 500 miles and invites readers to request literature from CPR representatives.
Department of Agriculture officials estimate Alberta potato production this season at 7,500,000 bushels from about 60,000 acres. The average yield is 125 bushels per acre, well above past years.
The Prince of Wales receives a city welcome in London after returning from Australia and New Zealand. He urges Great Britain to match dominions in caring for ex-soldiers, noting their energy in repatriation and settlement and stressing national duty.
Describes how human hair varies in length with ambient moisture and how a suspended hair acts as a key element in devices used to measure moisture in gases.
Miss Eva P. Yateman of Krugersdorf Ontario writes she suffered four years from heart and nerve trouble with fainting spells and bed confinement. After taking Burns Heart and Nerve Pills she soon felt improvement, with relief from early fainting and falls.
The Philadelphia Ledger lauds Britain's decision to inter an unidentified soldier in Westminster Abbey beside monarchs and poets. The grave, a lasting memorial to those who died defending liberty for Britain and the world, honors a figure unknown yet not unhonored among the earth's elect.
In Ontario Surrogate Court probate of the estate of the Countess of Selkirk has been granted. The will contains a clause asking the coronation chairs used at the Coronations of King Edward and King George to be preserved at Oulton. Another clause directs the book of signatures of the Selkirk Settlers and related family items to St Marys Isle for placement with family records.
The aerial observation station located at Morley that aided the forestry branch by spotting fires in the mountains may be moved to Calgary next spring and will operate from that city thereafter.
Salvation Army officials report anti Christian mobs disrupted two jubilee celebrations in Tokyo. Students dispersed an outdoor gathering while another mob invaded an indoor event, tearing down decorations and silencing speakers. Officials say Buddhists may have fomented the disturbances.
In the Champagne district of France entire villages stand with outer walls built of chalk cut from the artificial caverns used for storing champagne. The chalk is quarried during the excavation of these caves, giving the villages a distinctive chalk-faced appearance.
A historic note promotes Miller's Worm Powders as safe for worm infestations in children. It claims following directions prevents harm to delicate children and promises rapid removal of worms and restoration of vitality in affected youngsters.
Government statistics indicate Alberta spring wheat yields may reach about 25 bushels per acre, with provincial thresher licenses forecast to top 3 500 for the year. Federal estimates report 22 1 2 bushels province wide, while last year’s figures ranged from 8 to 12 bushels.
The stomach is the centre of the nervous system and when it works well the nerves settle. Persistent nervous debility may follow if the stomach remains troubled. The remedy urged is to restore stomach action with Parmelee's Vegetable Pills.
A reflective line notes that a man who has no one to advise him on his choices remains friendless, implying the value of guidance and companionship in decision making.
A reflective aphorism notes that people rarely consider the price of beauty until after enjoying it, suggesting impractical habits of anticipation and gratitude.
Thousands of mothers report Baby's Own Tablets as the best medicine for children of all ages. Mrs. Joseph Therrien of St. Gabriel de Brandon Que. says the remedy saved her baby and now she would not be without them. Sold by medicine dealers or mail from The Dr Williams Medicine Co Brockville Ont 25 cents a box.
A solid concrete mosque room in Lucknow India measures 162 feet in length 54 feet in width and 53 feet in height. The timber mold was left for a year to set and after 125 years the building remains unimpaired.
Prof A P Coleman of the University of Toronto says in a Toronto interview that there are no coal deposits in Shelbourne Ont. He calls the claim a geological impossibility and suggests any coal found has been salted, intentionally or not.
Angus D. McKinnon of Fox Alberta harvested 300 bushels of first class potatoes from a half acre. Not in irrigated land he built a small water plant to aid his crop. McKinnon has grown potatoes as a hobby for years and developed the Royal Stuarts strain from seed imported 21 years ago.
Former State Senator H. S. Hendricks and Senator-elect Frank H. McIvor report to Governor Henry J. Allen that southwestern Kansas farmers burn corn as coal substitute. They cite cheaper fuel and, for many, inability to buy coal as reasons for the shift.
An old advertisement fragment touts Putnam's Wart Extractor with claim of painless treatment. It mentions 25 cents at all dealers and references a humorous marriage day sentiment and agate product line.
Lucy Moore once weighed 668 pounds and was billed as the heaviest woman alive. Born in Kentucky, she spent years in show business, touring globally and reportedly receiving several marriage offers before her death in Bristol, England.
George B. Ferguson son of Rev. J. T. Ferguson superintendent of Presbyterian missions for Alberta has been named Alberta Rhodes scholar for 192.
The Burgomaster of Mons sent a greeting on Armistice Day commemorating the second anniversary of Mons liberation. He saluted the Canadian army and its illustrious chief for their valiant efforts.
Historical note states the Dead Sea water contains eight times the salinity of ordinary seawater, highlighting its extreme mineral concentration and buoyant properties.
Meaford Ontario resident Mitprep Broom reports backache relief after using Lydia E Pinkham Vegetable Compound. She notes dizziness nervousness fatigue and improved energy and urges others with similar symptoms to try the remedy. A related piece emphasizes woman’s health and self care.
Sixteen miles of drains were built in the Morris Manitoba agriculture district to prevent spring flood overs. The construction cost totaled $30,000. Provincial officials inspected the work and praised it as well done. They also reviewed a new Red River bridge at Morris costing $130,000.
Advertisement explains catarrhal deafness as inflammation of the Eustachian tube mucous lining. It claims Hall's Catarrh Medicine cures by acting on the blood and mucous surfaces to restore tube function. Deafness may become permanent if inflammation remains untreated.
A brief exchange notes that Mrs Banks enjoys a post lunch siesta while Mrs Prim mentions her husband would prohibit such a habit at home. The snippet keeps the light, conversational tone of a gossip column segment.
Alberta hog producers express little concern about a British five cent per pound subsidy on Canadian bacon. Few hogs exist due to last year's high feed prices, but with current grain abundance many farmers plan to restart breeding. They warn it will take at least twelve months to meet domestic and coastal demand and two years to enter export trade even with a good crop.
In July 1915 I was thrown from a road machine and injured my hip and back requiring a crutch for 14 months. In September 1916 William Outridge of Lachute tried Minard's Liniment and achieved satisfactory results. Now I am as well as ever in my life. Matthew Bainess.
Windsor police commission in session appointed Daniel Thompson former chief constable of Peterboro to succeed Elias Wills as police chief of the border cities after ten years in Peterboro.
A twenty foot thick talc layer has been discovered in British Columbia. The note calls the deposit Nature's work and humorously compares it to a modern girlly indulgence.
The article notes that false teeth made of ivory on plates of the same material existed around 1000 B.C. and were held in place by gold wires, illustrating early dental prosthetics.
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