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Newspaper
Glenboro Gazette
Location
Glenboro, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jun 24, 1920
Page
5
A small Pennsylvan ia University plant, Pinguicula Canadata, attracts insects with a pretty flower and leaves. The leaves secrete a sticky substance that traps and digests insects, potentially clearing rooms of mosquitos and flies. The author notes its thrift and usefulness for housewives during warm weather.
An old fashioned herbal remedy praised for blood health is advertised as alcohol free and non narcotic. The product called Dr Os Discovery is offered in tablet form or via mail order from Pierce's Invalids Hotel in Buffalo New York for 50 cents.
Poland reports its improved position in Russia due to army victories will allow quick resumption of peace negotiations with the Bolsheviks. The government emphasizes peaceful aims in notes and communications and says it has no imperialistic conquest goals. The Soviet venue for talks may be chosen from places Poland proposes.
The piece urges city residents to keep up home gardening to ease wartime food strain. It notes winter wheat may drop 250 million bushels from last year's 732 million, with spring adding around 200 million, totaling about 650 million. Unless bins yield a surplus, domestic needs may be hard to meet.
A German hawker sold a watch to Sankey in Pontesbury Shropshire. Opening the timepiece revealed his brother's name. The brother served in the Scots Guards and was killed in France in 1914, linking the purchase to a wartime tragedy.
The Racer sails to Southampton bound for the Irish north coast to recover about £3,000,000 in specie from the Laurentic wreck lying many fathoms underwater. The Laurentic was sunk in early 1917 on a voyage to America, hit by mine or submarine.
Serbia is described as the land of centenarians with about one person in 2260 reaching age 100. By comparison Denmark and Switzerland are said to have fewer than one centenarian per million people.
The article notes that divorce and domestic infelicity are virtually unknown among the Esqui maux, emphasizing their rare occurrence within the group.
A Bow Slope district north of the Bow River near Brooks shows strong irrigation potential. The Up land Swedish colony, established in 1918, now has about 300 people and 8,500 acres under crop with 8,362 acres seeded in 1919. Flax leads with 4,000 acres, alfalfa on 200 acres, and wheat seeding nearly complete on Duke of Sutherland farms. Moisture is excellent and ditches are being prepared for irrigation set to begin within days or by June first.
A short dialogue shows Mrs Bigbrow praising her husband as logical while Mrs Tuntwist jokes that he attends a different lodge each night in the week. The exchange highlights social humor about habits and reputation.
An advertisement explains neuralgia affects any nerve and relief comes from strengthening the blood with Dr Williams Pink Pills. It recounts a testimonial from Mrs Thomas McGuire of North Maldon Ontario whoImproved after months of treatment and urges readers to seek the pills from druggists or by mail. Also notes a joke about chopping wood and a Canadian shipbuilding figure.
The article notes that cotton cultivation in India dates back to prehistoric times, highlighting the ancient origins of this essential fiber crop. It discusses early agricultural practices and the enduring significance of cotton in Indian agriculture and economy.
The Western Canada Colonization Association seeks to foster east west unity in Canada by promoting immigration and settling 20 million acres of arable land near railways. A $1 5 million fund backs efforts to advise settlers, not to buy land, with provincial taxes encouraging sales at reasonable prices.
An authority advises car owners to avoid unnecessary engine racing, listen for abnormal noises, locate and lubricate squeaks, tighten loose parts, and avoid needless tinkering. Regular adjustments and lubrication extend life and reduce costs, emphasizing steady driving over speed to save fuel, tires, and overall upkeep.
Two rich New York girls were arrested for shoplifting. Their lawyers claim aphasia caused them to black out in stores and only recovered when detectives tapped them and announced the arrest. The anecdote highlights aphasia as the defense device.
A Chicago Evening Post editorial suggests quieting nervous unrest through Bible study and a nationwide Bible reading plan. It argues such a course may foster better Americanism and deserve broad acceptance.
Alfred Rochav proprietor Roxton Pond Hotel and Livery Stables endorses Minard's Liniment as the best medicine for family and stables in a years long usage claim. The letter praises effectiveness and recommends it for general use.
Naturalists describe a method to preserve spider webs by lightly spraying them with shellac and pressing ordinary geometric forms onto a glass plate to sever supporting threads. After drying, the plates are stored in a cabinet for later scientific use.
Water began running into the main ditch of the Canada Land and Irrigation company east of the Little Bow from the Bow river intake 40 miles east of Calgary. The Lake McGregor reservoir along Snake Valley now feeds the system, with Lake Little Bow ready for use, marking the culmination of a decade of development and company amalgamations. The main ditch spans 175 miles with plans to irrigate about 220000 acres.
A Scot requests two eggs and asks for cooking style with no price difference. He then decides to have them with a small portion of ham, noting no price change. The waiter confirms no price difference.
A historical note highlights Pennsylvania as a major glass producer supplying more than a third of the United States. It emphasizes regional industry strength and output without citing specific companies or dates.
Ad praises Dr Chases Nerve Food for children who are thin pale or anaemic. Claims it strengthens blood and nerves, improves growth and vitality. Priced 60 cents a box or 6 for $2.75, sold by all dealers or Edmanson Bates & Co Toronto.
Tlesphore Alexander Blair, 89, longtime Edmonton figure known as Daddy Blair, recalls frontier days as a mail carrier, scout, hunter, and trapper. Born beside the St Lawrence, he travels the West from British Columbia to Manitoba and beyond, now serving as janitor of a mission in Edmonton.
An old advertisement argues catarrh cannot be cured by local applications as the disease resides deeper in the body. It touts a medicine from F. Cheney & Co., Toledo, claiming internal action via food and tonics, with testimonials offered free.
Sugar price at 19.50 cents a pound triggers a 345 percent monthly bonus for Hawaii plantation laborers. The lowest unskilled worker earns 3.42 dollars daily, raising monthly pay from 20 to 69 dollars, with higher basic wages increasing accordingly. Bonus is 75 percent monthly with 25 percent held until year end.
Prof. David Todd of Amherst College and Leo Stevens, noted American aviator, will launch another ascent once expenses are guaranteed to attempt to hear messages some scientists say are being wirelessed from Mars. Todd aims to prove a race lives on Mars and to establish communication with the red planet.
A prospective tenant asks for a bed sitting room about 24 feet long and 12 feet wide. The agent replies that finding such a room will be very difficult, even for someone of modest height.
The old grain grinding device known as the quern is still employed in distant areas of Ireland, illustrating the persistence of traditional practices amid modern farming.
A Chateau Laurier audience heard a gramophone in Montreal and Miss Sutton singing in that city over 100 miles away via wireless telephone. Dr A S Eve organized the demonstration before the Royal Society of Canada during a talk on war inventions. At nine o'clock the Magna Volt enabled clear distant voice projection throughout the hall.
Six Chicago judges receive one hundred murder cases in a record calendar for the Chicago Criminal Court. Henry Barrett Chamberlain of the Chicago Crime Commission cites alien crime as the stark example of the need for Americanization, noting many cases involve aliens or recent arrivals who have not embraced the American spirit.
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