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Newspaper
Macgregor Herald
Location
Macgregor, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Aug 18, 1938
Page
6
An editorial reflects on the fate of democracies amid global strife, urging unity within the British Empire. It highlights Menzies’ call for dominion input in policy, warns against sectionalism, and uses a fable to stress that national strength rests on collective cohesion and shared purpose.
Nearly all of Canada's commercial grape crop is grown in the Niagara Peninsula region of Ontario. The area concentrates grape production for wine and table varieties, shaping national agricultural patterns and regional economic activity.
Holmes and Gray recall past events from before the war and the Channel crossing, while Gray admits he forgot a five dollar loan from two weeks earlier, prompting humorous reminiscence about Mafeking night and wartime milestones.
Robert Wilder writes in the New York Sun about Cunard’s prestige and a launching ritual for the Mauretania. The article notes veiled name plates, Lady Bates releasing tasselled cords, and curiosity over what happened to the plates from the liner’s name sake. Cunard says one man bought a full set and others sold pieces, and readers are asked to identify the plate owners.
A letter from S.O.8 in The New York Sun suggests radio sets should include earphone outlets to quiet the loud morning and night noise. The writer likens disturbances to doorbell jitters and auto horns on Sundays and urges broadcasting stations to promote neighborly quiet with privacy via earphones.
Instructions for a four egg chocolate sponge cake with layered filling and orange frosting. Includes ingredients for cake and icing, double boiler chocolate cooking, sugar mixing steps, folding technique, and baking in two 9 inch pans at 350 degrees for 30 minutes.
Instructions describe a chocolate filling using unsweetened squares sugar milk egg yolks and vanilla melted in a double boiler until thickened, then cooled and beaten. It yields enough to fill two 9 inch layers or three 8 inch layers. A stray line about Ecuador earthworms and Chinese methods appears as unrelated text.
A Natal man living in Harrismith claims to be the hottest man in South Africa. Five years of medical testing failed to find a cause as his body runs a daily temperature between 99.2 and 100 degrees. Doctors deem him a freak with an unexplained constant fever after exhaustive examinations.
Harold M. Gulley of Silverwood's Toronto Dairy Ltd told Rotary Club executives that advertising is a mighty force, keeping stock in trade active, freshening shop windows, and increasing sales awareness, while noting its measurable impact varies with observers. Theodore Roosevelt is cited as the first US president to fly in an airplane, remarking on the Wright brothers era aircraft.
A Le Sorelois correspondent presents an ethical puzzle about handling a counterfeit fifty cent piece. The proposed resolution suggests using a counterfeit as part of the change to deprive the customer of a loss, framing it as avoiding personal guilt because the customer already acts dishonestly. This translation from Le Sorelais is offered without endorsement by Le Sorelois or The Printed Word.
A London plot sees a German-looking detective in Tyrolean dress guide false sharepushers into arresting themselves as they suspect a wealthy foreign visitor. The sting uses guidebooks and disguise to expose fraud. Also notes baseball origins with a flat bat.
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