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Newspaper
Macgregor Herald
Location
Macgregor, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Apr 26, 1934
Page
6
A Welsh lawyer, David Lloyd George, celebrates forty four years as a British MP. The piece praises his long career, wartime premier role, cabinet years, and enduring loyalty of the Carnarvon constituency, noting his influence and enduring presence in Westminster.
An old advertisement touts aspirin as a fast acting remedy for headaches rheumatism neuralgia and other pains. It claims dissolution in two seconds after moisture contact and urges buyers to avoid substitutes to ensure true aspirin performance.
Nova Scotia born Walter D Arcy Ryan famous GE lighting effects director in Schenectady died of a heart attack at his home. He designed dazzling displays such as Niagara Falls lighting, Panama Pacific Exposition, Rio de Janeiro Exposition, 1993 Chicago Worlds Fair, and other national shows earning praise as a lighting wizard.
Bictara Washburn Child, American special representative to Europe, concluded after a two week study in Great Britain that Japan's growing trade rivalry may outpace living standards worldwide. He warned that Japan's lower wage scales and production costs threaten English textile trade, noting Indian concerns and British views that Japanese technical efficiency is a key competitive force alongside wages.
England reported that only one in over 40 million mail bags lost through October last year contained anything of value. Previously annual bag thefts exceeded 60 and post offices faced frequent attacks. Improved security came from closer cooperation between Scotland Yard and the Post Office police in a nationwide reorganization.
For two years Canadians enjoyed low tea prices, but growers faced losses and reduced exports, pushing up costs for tea packers supplying fine quality blends.
A new self-contained dry battery powered radio telephone weighs 15 pounds and can send spoken messages clearly over more than a mile through city streets. It operates on a 100 centimeter wavelength.
The piece notes that surgeons say modern techniques are so refined they cannot be improved. It clarifies that surgery saves lives, with death often caused by the underlying disease or injury, not the operation itself. It adds that the Asiatic Society of Bengal marked its 150th anniversary.
The Russian crown jewels valued at nearly 250 million dollars may be displayed at the Century of Progress exposition in Chicago this summer if Soviet authorities approve the request from expo organizers to send the gems for the May 26 reopening period. The storied collection, kept in Moscow’s State Bank with Red Army guards, includes Catherine the Great’s coronation crown valued at about 52 million dollars and features 5,000 diamonds and a large ruby. Producing maple trees on eastern Canadian farms totals 70 million.
The notice argues women are naturally strong but drained by household duties. It claims Milburn's N and Pula restore health, relieve nervous irritation, headaches, faintness, dizziness, breathlessness, and sleepless nights. It presents a remedy to rebuild strength and vitality.
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