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Newspaper
Macgregor Herald
Location
Macgregor, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Apr 24, 1930
Page
2
An old advertisement touts Catarrhozone as a remedy for coughs colds and catarrh. It claims the rich balsamic vapor reaches the lungs easing chest soreness loosening phlegm and removing lingering coughs. The ad prices large size at $1.00 two months and warns against imitations.
Activity in civil aviation in Canada doubled during 1929. Beothic aims for Melville Island on Arctic cruise this summer. W. H. Tomkins, 68, prominent railroader and West pioneer, dies in Winnipegs. Aten Norman reelected Bank of England governor for eleventh year. R. Nesbitt of Shoal Lake granted 23 temporary diplomas from Manitoba Agricultural College. Toronto ban on debt collectors urged after a flashy car scandal. Ralph Hill and Ralph James win $1,000 math scholarships from University of Chicago. British trainees on Ontario farms to be limited. others must join church settlement or railway programs. Spruce wood valued for containers and musical instruments. Mayo Foundation notes rheumatic people sense rain approach.
A woman, Dr Florence Barrie Lambert, is chosen to head the Central Public Health Committee overseeing infirmaries, hospitals, and public ambulance services after April 1 as the Boards of Guardians cease. The new body, under London County Council, will manage health and welfare for London's millions.
An archaeologist notes many English caves remain to be explored with high prospects for discoveries. This summer Derbyshire alone saw about a dozen caves opened, yielding human jaws bones cave bears and giant elk antlers.
A pattern description outlines a pale blue and white printed aimity dress with a gathered skirt and basque bodice. It lists fabric options such as gingham prints linen and organdie, sizes 2 4 and 6 years, and notes finishes like picot-edged hems and bias binding with a pink taffeta party version. Pattern No 3376 priced at 25 cents from the Pattern Department.
A brief notice from Winnipeg's Union at 373 McDermot Ave outlines how readers can order sewing patterns and where to address inquiries. The item notes contact points and mailing steps for pattern requests.
General Electric engineers in Schenectady report reading the first page of the San Francisco Call Bulletin three hours after printing. The full page was reproduced in a lab carbon receiver linked to short wave gear fed by signals from 2000 miles away. They foresee facsimile transmission reshaping business mail and home newspaper delivery.
Real Life profile notes Professor Alfred A Michelson hosted a luncheon at the Quadrangle Club to honor radio tube inventor Dr Lee DeForest but failed to attend. Dean Henry Gale from the University of Chicago physiology department acted as substitute host as guests waited and the soup cooled.
Mrs Joseph Price of Red Pine New Brunswick describes heart and nerve trouble that left her hands and feet numb and cold. After taking a advertised remedy she reports no recurrence. The Milburn Company Toronto offers a four box supply by mail or at druggists.
Western Canada Airways inaugurated the first passenger air service across the prairies with an official fare scale from Winnipeg to western cities. Rates are about railway price plus half. J A McDougall noted officials expect quick uptake by travellers seeking fast transport. Saskatchewan Manitoba and Alberta will jointly exhibit at the World Poultry Congress in London next July, occupying 36 feet of frontage as the largest provincial exhibit.
Tests by the Forest Products Laboratories under the Interior Department show that a wire around the box center doubles its strength. The note adds a generic line about middle-age remedies and time to regain vim and vigour.
A vintage ad claims the pills "correct the cause" and "sweeten the sour" by easing stomach acidity and aiding liver function. It promises relief from headaches by aiding bile flow and waste elimination with a 25 cent bottle sold by druggists.
Two pounds lean veal cut into cubes and browned in butter. Simmer with six carrots two onions bay leaf four cloves and water until tender. Add heated cream mushrooms peas paprika and serve over chow mien noodles.
A decorative fruit salad recipe. Build a pineapple bed with orange segments forming a dome, top with a cherry rosette, and flank with two diamond shaped green pepper pieces. Serve with French dressing.
Canada’s oldest men, James Wilson aged 109 and James Hendley in Peterboro County, both died within weeks. Wilson passed at his Wel land home while Hendley died at St. Joseph’s Hospital in Peterboro County, reflecting the era’s advancing age.
The lesson explains Jesus method for addressing offenses: confront the offender with witnesses, then involve the church if unheeded. It cites Peter asking about seven times forgiveness and answers with unlimited forgiveness, drawing on Tennyson and Jowett to illustrate mercy beyond arithmetic.
Under Saskatchewan Co operative Live Stock Producers Limited the horse marketing section plans to assemble car loads at Moose Jaw yards to ready horses for spring work. Horses will be fed for weeks to improve condition before sale, allowing buyers to visit yards and select teams. Also notes gasoline saving devices and advises comfortable shoes. mentions an old temple bell restored to Japan by a Swiss museum as a loyalty token to the League.
Bishop W A Geddes and Mrs Geddes completed a 2000 mile air trip from Aklavik on the Arctic Ocean to Edmonton in 17 hours of flying time. They left Aklavik in a Commercial Airways plane piloted by Capt W R May amid 35 below zero. They flew via Fort McPherson Arctic Red River Fort Good Hope Fort Norman Fort Simpson Hay River Fort Resolution Fort Chipewyan to Fort McMurray and arrived in Edmonton with Glyn Roberts meeting them at Chipewyan.
Fiscal year ending March 31 1929 shows 137,101 taxpayers paying income tax, totaling 38,422,23.25 dollars, the largest federal collection to date. In 1926 taxpayers numbered 215,277 with 55,571,961.57 dollars collected. Scot to Ironmonger: not interest in moose-trap. wants one to kill moose before cheese.
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