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Newspaper
Macgregor Herald
Location
Macgregor, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Apr 25, 1929
Page
2
A historical call to cleanliness and public health emphasizes a continuous campaign across Canadian towns. It argues sanitation and civic effort curb disease, praising leaders who champion cleanliness while noting paint, lumber, and drying issues as key painting challenges.
A farmer should invest in paint and proper methods to extend equipment life and reduce costs. The piece lists paints for wagons, stalls, metal buildings, fences, silos, and concrete, and explains causes of peeling such as moisture, dampness, and old paint. It emphasizes priming, cleaning old surfaces, and applying multiple thin coats for best protection and appearance.
Do not permit rubbish and waste to accumulate around buildings and do not keep gasoline in non airtight red cans. Do not use gas stoves with lit tanks or rubber gas connections. Warn children about bonfires. Clean-Up and Paint-Up campaigns reduce fire losses, raise values, and promote safer towns and homes according to Prof. H. H. King and Kansas Agricultural College.
A fragmentary advertising style guide urges citizens to join a local Clean Up and Paint Up effort. It recommends hauling trash to dumps, alleys cleanup, burning burnables, tidying yards, planting grass and flowers, painting fronts and sheds, repairing walks, trimming hedges, and painting tools, with a focus on community beautification and sanitary towns. The piece mentions mobilizing teams and women organizing for home improvement.
Doctors warn unsettled infants may fail to gain weight due to digestive issues. A simple remedy involves gentle cleansing of the stomach and bowels with Castoria to ease colic gas constipation and diarrhea and help babies sleep and grow as expected.
The text notes that large patterned material should be used sparingly in big rooms to avoid weariness, while small patterns are safer. It adds that the value of any item depends greatly on whether you are buying or selling it, implying buyers and sellers weigh differently.
Mrs. Wm Fowler of Auburn Ontario describes years of heart and nervous trouble with numb cold hands. After trying doctors medicine she found little relief and began seeking alternative remedies from a local source.
The text shows a fragment noting a person began a treatment and has since not experienced a return of symptoms, suggesting an ongoing medical or testimonial claim. No dates, names, or locations are provided to identify individuals or places.
A persuasive note urges combining painting with cleaning. It argues painted surfaces resist dirt, dirt shows on paint, and cleanliness boosts property value. It extols teamwork of paintbrush and scrub brush to encourage farm maintenance and curb appeal.
The article extols backyard gardening as a cost saver for households adding to food supply and providing healthy outdoor exercise. Cultivating a regular back yard routine can save money and promote comfort and self-reliance at home.
The article urges farm owners to engage in Clean-Up and Paint-Up efforts, noting incentives match urban pushes to remove dilapidated buildings, repair and paint, trim hedges, and clean tools and machinery as a public-spirited duty across rural areas. It also mentions the December 31 Nationalist flag rising in Manchuria strengthening the Nationalist government.
Chinese generals awarded tokens of valor to troops, including toothbrushes and handkerchiefs, as symbols of courage and recognition for service.
Floors stay attractive when kept in perfect condition with prevention. Doorways and passages wear first. waxing them frequently keeps these areas looking well. Use a good prepared wax and floor polishing brush for quick, minimal effort maintenance.
The piece urges towns to pursue Clean-Up and Paint-Up campaigns to reduce dirt and disease. It cites influenza typhoid pneumonia and tuberculosis as linked to filth and notes Alameda California workers used house placards reading Clean Dirty Filthy to drive home the message. The message: make your town clean and healthy to lower death rates and improve beauty.
Health guidance urges sunlight, cleanliness, and fresh air to stop germs. A campaign promotes scrubbing, painting, and decluttering houses to curb tuberculosis and other diseases by cleaning cellars, yards, and bins, repairing structures, and maintaining sanitary surroundings.
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