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Newspaper
Macgregor Herald
Location
Macgregor, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Aug 05, 1926
Page
6
Canada ends fiscal year March 1 1926 with exports surpassing imports by 401 million dollars. The large surplus with Britain and other nations lifts the Canadian dollar and signals prosperity. yet preventable losses persist from auto accidents and forest fires. The piece notes rail grade-crossing hazards, high fire costs, and calls for prudent behavior to curb economic and human losses.
Government figures show a supplemental coal cost of 17 165 000 dollars driven by war and general strikes. Of this total 15 000 000 covers government purchases of coal for public utilities and essential services, with sales planned to cover costs. 2 165 000 funds the strike related items including food and transport organizations and civil police.
The piece argues that British citizens remain sound and moderate, preferring reasoning over violence. It stresses that in defense of rights, all classes will unite against dictatorial minority usurpations, linking this temper to the general strike context and imperial pride.
Master George Lascelles at age three attends his first public function with his parents Princess Mary and Viscount Lascelles at the International horse show in Olympia. The piece also notes plant registrations by the Canadian Horticultural Council including new varieties and a note on loganberry Lagano, a bogger typo remains.
Canada posted the largest favorable trade balance per capita of any country for the year ended March 21 1926 at 401 134 405 dollars an increase from the prior year 116 705 299 Most exports were agricultural products totaling over 600 600 000 with grain and grain products about 490 12 476 million from Western Canada where about 100 000 000 acres remain underutilized and 25 000 000 acres are near railways and markets Farmland costs range from 15 to 20 dollars per acre.
A historical note reports a breakthrough in neuralgia treatment claimed to conquer pain. The account emphasizes relief benefits, cites observational results, and notes patient improvement, with comparisons to prior therapies and calls for further verification.
W. T. Greenway, once with the Guide newspaper, commends Nerviline after twenty years of home use. He notes its quick relief for pain earache toothache cramps and stomach upset and urges rubbing Nervisine for prompt results at all dealers.
A deputation from Owen Sound Ontario claims waterbound carriage of Alberta coal can lower Ontario delivery costs. They tell Premier Ferguson to ask federal authorities to investigate haulage rates. Shipping by water could drop price to 11.50 per ton versus about 13 per ton by rail last winter.
Mrs James Oegen recounts severe weakness and loss of appetite improving after using Dr Williams Pink Pills. She urges others with similar symptoms to start treatment, promises rapid improvement, and notes pills are sold by mail for 50 cents a box from Dr Williams Medicine Co Brockville Ontario.
Immigration to Canada in the first four months of 1926 rose 81 percent from the same period in 1925. The total reached 39,442 versus 21,776 a year earlier, with monthly gains from 16 percent in January to 132 percent in March. British migration rose from 9,319 to 13,923, and immigration from the United States increased to 6,197.
General Lincoln Andrews leads a visit to England to map prohibition enforcement and curb Atlantic rum running. Officials seek close information exchange and continued U S efforts without a new liquor treaty. Britain signals cooperation allowing U S cutters in Bahama waters and tightening ship declarations to stop smuggling.
Captain Evans of the battle cruiser Repulse has notable achievements including Antarctic exploration after taking command following Captain Scott’s death. He led Broks in 1917 and, with Swift, defeated six German destroyers. He was honored by the Royal Humane Society for saving lives in a China seas disaster.
Secundio Rosales, tied to a kidnapping case with Abelardo Noa, died by suicide in his cell at Ciego de Avila while awaiting sentence. His co defendant Noa died similarly last June, amid a Cuban campaign to abolish the garrote as an execution method.
Major John Barnett reports 39 000 ex soldiers now cultivate Canada’s farming land as $30 000 000 in loans remain outstanding from the $100 000 000 federal advance. The program also shows that 39 000 ex soldiers help the Dominion’s farming expansion and repayment to the treasury has begun. Fickle fashion and industrial shifts hurt accessory trades and hair product sales as slips on dresses reduce demand for hairpins buttons and hooks.
The Canada Colonization Association, non profit under Canadian Pacific Railway, aided 683 families on 15 555 acres in the west last fiscal year. It listed 721 settlement opportunities on 175 386 acres, with 3 830 acres for group settlement of seventeen families, as more boards arise in Western Canada.
Tony Madison a 26 year old seaman aboard the British steamer Ripley fell overboard in the tropics near the equator. He vanished in darkness and was later found struggling in the water with shark bites to his legs and injuries from birds. Rescue followed as the ship retraced its course by morning.
Farquhar R. Oliver of Artemsta Township Ontario is named the Progressive candidate for the Ontario Legislature in South Grey. At 22 he is known as a boy wonder in politics and has campaigned with Agnes MacPhail. He is a nephew of British Columbia Premier John Oliver.
A quotation contrasts independence with obstinacy and flattery, noting self opinion spoken through others. It asserts an engine’s pulling power equals about 960 horses, highlighting mechanical efficiency shown in a compact, period-voiced remark.
May visit Australia Premier Stanley Bruce announced arrangements for a royal family member to perform at the opening of Parliament in Canberra. He anticipated the Duke of York would visit Australia for the occasion.
Alberta Refineries Ltd, a newcomer in Edmonton, announces plans to double its oil refining capacity despite a costly setback described as a fault line in the refining process. The company aims to expand operations while addressing technical challenges and maintaining production targets.
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