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Newspaper
Macgregor Herald
Location
Macgregor, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Apr 30, 1931
Page
6
Railways face rising competition from motor buses and trucks which use highways funded by taxpayers. Highways suffer damage from heavy vehicles, while rail services shrink. Questions arise on fairness, taxation, and potential government control to balance lighter highway traffic with long haul rail service.
Mrs Aichamood Lalonde of 2481 St James St Apatreal Que writes of overcoming fatigue and insomnia after a spell of the Eepre Lessettee serous and daily tiredness. She claims four boxes of Milburn's Heart and Nerve Pills relieved her heart trouble and fatigue, and recommends the remedy for purchase at drug and general stores or by direct order.
Historical notes trace Bessborough Bay in Sunderland Channel off Johnston Strait to 1865 naming in honor of the noble Bessborough family. The Earl of Bessborough then was John Brathzan Ponsonby, with his nephew Edward Ponsonby serving as Royal Navy midshipman on the British Columbia coast.
A Queensland reader advises economizing during scarcity by renewing faded garments with Diamond Dyes. The letter praises Diamond Dyes for even application, no spotting or running, and not harming fabric, claiming the dyes revive clothing and look better than new.
Dominion Marine Association urges government to require Canadian vessels for export grain from the lakehead to Buffalo and Montreal. Currently Canadian grain may travel on U.S. ships to Buffalo and onward to Montreal. The proposal targets export grain only and seeks to channel movement through Canadian boats.
The 1930 CN annual report shows 340 new industries set up on Canadian National lines in Canada, with a capital of 37 million dollars. Additions to existing plants cost about 50.5 million dollars. The document was tabled in the House of Commons.
A husband tells his wife he has only fifty cents while they browse hats. She laments their limited funds as they left the house, and he responds that he already planned to buy a few things, underscoring the moment with a frugal mood.
The notice announces England plans a new training college for film artists in 1887. It outlines the establishment by a local arts society and previews a formal opening later that year.
The Winnipeg press notes the rise of the livestock sector matching wheat and flour in Western Canada. It states one fourth of Canada’s population is supplied by Winnipeg meat exports of beef pork veal lamb and mutton. In 1930 Winnipeg stockyards saw 185 92 cattle 42777 calves 398605 hogs and 87450 sheep and lambs entering from prairie grazing lands with a turnover over 20 million dollars for two major packing plants.
Canada reports motor car registrations jump from 407,064 in 1920 to 1,239,889 at the start of 1931, placing Canada second to the United States in per capita ownership. The Dominion averages one car for every eight persons, while the U S averages one automobile for every 46. Relief from asthma claims are offered for Dr Kellogg's Asthma Remedy with testimonials of relief and widespread availability.
In County Court Judge H. 8. Cawley convicts two Chinese men Lee Hing and Lee Jim Bark of opium selling. Each receives six months in jail after oath taking involving burning paper and a promise of hell fire if they lied. The text also includes unrelated advertisements and anecdotes.
A party of 12 British headmistresses led by Dame Muriel Talbot arrives in Canada to study girls education. They plan to review universities, curricula, hostels, vacations, and standards to advise parents on sending daughters to Canada for schooling and future careers.
Brigadier General H. T. Hughes heads the Canadian Battlefields Memorials Commission. He travels to France and Belgium to supervise work on the Vimy memorial. He says completion is expected in two to three years. Seven memorials in Belgium and France have been handed to the Imperial War Graves Commission, each in a miniature park with 220 acres donated by France for Vimy.
A native youth writes to an English newspaper in Shanghai boasting typing skill and English fluency while claiming a recent breakup from his last job due to a large man’s death. The note hints at potential service as a journalist and mentions a French science test using a telephone device for liquid purity.
The primitive art of treading bricks with the bare feet is practiced near Stourbridge, England. Steady Worcestershire brickmakers knead clay into moulds with their feet while using sticks for support.
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