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Newspaper
Macgregor Herald
Location
Macgregor, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Apr 15, 1920
Page
6
The article urges citizens to put aside personal interests during wartime, stressing national duty and productive work. It notes postwar slackness as a natural reaction and cautions against selfish gain while highlighting long term personal and national benefits from continuing diligent effort.
A succinct item notes a reform or cleanup effort titled by a new leadership change at Hlean, indicating decisive action and a shift in local tone. The brief emphasizes a brisk, sweeping approach and a refreshed style under new guidance.
Advert claims Danderine can cleanse dirt and oil from hair without brittleness while giving soft glossy highlights. It touts dandruff and shedding control and urges purchase at counters for a few cents. An aside muses on sneezing and luck.
The Ottawa correspondent of the Toronto Globes says Britain and the Dominions struck a wartime accounting balance. Britain reportedly owes Canada 466 million dollars after adjustments, including 251 million in recent rents, covering feeding and provisioning of Indian troops and related costs borne on British account.
A testimonial from Mrs. David An Anderson of New Glasgow endorses Baby's Own Tablets. The ad claims the laxative relieves constipation, regulates bowels, soothes digestion, aids teething, and helps fight colds. Sold by medicine dealers or 28 cents per box from The Dr Williams Medicine Co Brockville Ontario.
The United Grain Growers and Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada completed a national-scale transaction of interest to Western Canadian farmers. Sun Life purchased three quarters of a million dollars of the new issue bonds secured by grain growers’ elevators and real estate in Saskatchewan and Manitoba, with the remainder offered to Sun Life and Growers. The UGG board plans further expansion as it serves more than 30,000 farmer shareholders, with Winnipeg as the UGG head office and Montreal as Sun Life's.
The article notes a serious wheat shortage in Egypt with natives unable to obtain flour. It attributes this to years of cotton-driven neglect of food crops and cites rising import dependence alongside growing discontent.
Tenders for road works will be called in Manitoba within two months under The Good Roads Act. Projects cover sections from two to 75 miles with 1200 miles graded and 400 gravelled so far. Over 190 concrete bridges are planned including a steel bridge over the Red River and a 100 foot span concrete arch over the La Salle River.
The B. Ream passed through the Duluth ship canal at 11 30 p m May 29 and returned in 3 hours 45 minutes with 11 880 gross tons of iron ore. H D Williams loaded 12 786 gross tons in 45 minutes at the dock and 3 hours 50 minutes in harbor. D G Kerr took on 12 689 gross tons in 35 minutes at the dock. The Duluth Missabe Northen docks claim fastest pre loading piers in the world.
A vintage ad promotes California Syrup of Figs as a trusted laxative for children. It urges mothers to choose the genuine California label, praising its fruity taste and clear dosing directions on each bottle.
A wartime clerical worker recalls a batch of enlistment forms noting one reply in the column State in which enlisted. The answer reads strictly sober. An exchange between an Englishman and an Irishman features Pat’s humor about arithmetic and shirts from a yard.
A major British iron and steel company plans to locate in British Columbia to establish a complete plant for all industry products. The flotation for western Canada activity has begun. the project is valued at five million pounds sterling and will partner with a BC coal company with rail and water links. Native ores of the province are to be utilized.
A local company in Lethbridge and Coal Dale has purchased a $15 000 alfalfa mill to grind the entire alfalfa plant into meal. The unit, touted as the most economical feed, signals a new industry for the district as yields surge and farmers gain confidence that more fodder meal production will follow.
The saying about bigger smoke implying smaller fire hints at workplace tensions as workers strive to take action amid unclear leadership. The line suggests mounting frustration among willing laborers navigating uncertain tasks.
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