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Newspaper
Macgregor Herald
Location
Macgregor, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Aug 07, 1919
Page
3
A bill proposes removing sex-based disqualification from public functions and civil or judicial posts. It would allow women to be appointed to civil professions and juror liability, and permit a female peer to sit in the House of Lords if otherwise qualified.
An author from Cincinnati touts a drop on corns that relieves soreness and shrivels the corn with no inflammation. A quarter ounce of this ether product is said to remove hard skin. The piece also notes Western Canada’s first rural motor transport service starting in Winnipeg this spring with plans to expand as roads improve.
In the Okanagan Valley British Columbia a growing number of farmers consider tobacco due to market stability and higher potential returns. Acreage near Kelowna Salmon Arm and Armstrong rises with mid June planting and harvest by mid August, about 65 days. Yield once reached 1500 pounds per acre with net profits around 185 dollars after costs, while buyers abroad praise leaf quality and anticipate continued demand for a prosperous farming season.
London report that Liverpool dock workers strike disrupted transatlantic sailings delaying Canadians homeward bound. Passengers attached to the Empress of Britain endured six days of hold up, billeted in hotels, as the waiting Canadian troops watched the dockers union effort to free steamers fail.
An old advertisement argues that thin, watery blood causes stomach trouble and indigestion. It claims Dr Williams Pink Pills restore redness to blood, strengthen nerves and muscles, and improve appetite, digestion, and nutrition. Sold in stores or by mail from The Dr Williams Medicine Co. Brockville.
A Deutsche Zeitung piece echoes conservative German fears and calls for national revival. It brands the 1919 peace as a shameful betrayal signed in the Hall of Mirrors and urges the German nation to rise again to reclaim its historic status.
Regina Sask reports a conference involving T M Molloy and railway heads, agreeing to cheap harvest rates for farmers leaving dried-out Saskatchewan. Transportation at one cent per mile will run August 1 to 20 to destinations in Manitoba or Saskatchewan from Swift Current Maple Creek Kincaid East End Cabin Leader Elise Riverhurst and North Battleford.
A historical advertisement touts Mother Graves Worm Ex Erminator as a potent vermifuge safe for delicate children with no risk to the constitution.
A miniature airplane named Bluebird with an 18 foot wingspan, 22 miles per gallon, and a $2000 build cost. It weighs 350 pounds including the motor and can land on roads or backyards. It aims to be the average person’s air Ford with room for an extra passenger or 100 pounds of goods.
The National Air Service Corporation announced an air freight and passenger line linking New York and Boston with stops in Bridgeport and New London. A city landing field was chosen and two biplanes will operate the service as the local chamber aviation committee, led by former army officers, prepared the program.
Paris reports that many churches in northern France were destroyed or damaged by German forces. The Society to Restore the Churches of the Devastated Regions held its first annual assembly in Paris as restoration begins. Over $265,000 has been spent and sixty three churches have been adopted for rebuilding with help from the United States and other allies. Some churches may never be rebuilt, with famous cathedrals like Reims and Amiens left as reminders of the war’s destruction.
The article discusses catarrhal deafness caused by mucous lining issues in the Eustachian tube and notes there is no cure by ordinary medicines. It warns that the condition can persist unless the mucous surfaces are treated and mentions a claimed remedy with a thousand dollar reward for uncured cases.
The Royal Marine Light Infantry band Plymouth division has been chosen to accompany the Prince to Canada. The Plymouth unit joins the royal party for the overseas tour, providing musical support and ceremonial readiness during the journey.
Paris-Rumania and Serbia receive the greater part of a billion francs indemnity sought under Bulgarian peace terms as negotiations near completion. The remainder is slated for Greece per Excelsior reports, with midsection noting criticism and resilience amid postwar debates.
The Air Ministry in London plans arrangements for Royal Air Force personnel in Canada during the Prince of Wales visit, with application for investment to RAF head in Toronto. A playful Toronto clubman exchange about heading to a lecture is also noted in the clipping.
A letter from Montreal dated May 20 1909 by Thomas J Hogan of Yarmouth Nova Scotia praises Minard's 1 Ent liniment for its effectiveness on nerves and muscles. He signs as The Clog and Pedestal Dancer of Canada.
A terse note indicates money orders are being handled by Send a Doer Grace, outlining procedures for obtaining or sending payments through a designated service. No dates or locations are specified in the fragment.
The article extols Hong Kong as a hub of grand architecture and luxury housing. It highlights the Hong Kong Club as a renowned British institution, famed bar, and cosmopolitan atmosphere. It notes Chinese style shipping cliffs and hotels, with cliffside residences carved from rock to crown the sea.
A correspondent notes Minard's Liniment as a claimed diphtheria remedy while reporting Canada's policy releases for conscientious objectors. Most COs arrested for non compliance with military service act have been freed, except those with prison misconduct or arrest resistance. Many detainees were charged with desertion since the armistice.
A Ruthenian immigrant community built a nail free village with log houses, pitch roofs, thatch, and wide eaves. Doors are twig arches woven with homemade hinges and wooden laths. Floors are log and untreated, and the straw roof is ten inches thick, cross woven and packed tight to endure twenty years.
A DIY beauty lotion blends lemon juice with orchard whitener to remove tan freckles and sallowness. Advertises a cheap, harmless method for smooth, clear skin by massaging face neck arms and hands. A cartoon gag about a dentist and a patient ends with a pun about a gold instrument.
Dr Thom Fetectric Oil promises rapid relief for burns and scalds and should be kept in every kitchen for immediate use. Applied to the wound, it eases pain quickly and the ailment subsides soon. Automobiling may be the poetry of motion until the machine breaks down.
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