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Newspaper
Macgregor Herald
Location
Macgregor, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Aug 19, 1926
Page
6
The column reflects on time as a precious gift for healthful pursuits and meaningful work. It urges readers to stop wasting minutes brooding over sorrow and to use life for duty, growth, and happiness, noting both missed chances and the danger of constant future worry. It urges self inventory and purposeful living.
Plans for the British cruiser Suffolk under construction at a navy yard have vanished along with details of its armament. The incident recalls a prior submarine plan theft and underscores the secrecy surrounding naval plans. A related report notes a man’s anger during a religious argument.
A large Minnesota family led by Mrs John A Stundebeck and linked settlers, nine children aged two to ten, has settled in Humboldt district. They purchased 960 acres, brought several thousand dollars in cash and farm equipment valued at 3500, and traveled from Minnesota in a motor car and motor truck bearing a house large enough for the family. The article notes the shift from oxen and mule teams to motorized prairie schooners shortening migration times.
The League of Nations assembles a specially built radio equipped Pullman car for urgent travel to troubled areas. It is designed to swiftly transport members to sites of crisis in time of need.
Exports from Canada to Australia rose in March to 2,498,752 dollars. About half of this total was for automobiles and parts. A stray line notes a tame elephant consuming over a thousand pounds of green fodder and twenty-five pounds of rice daily.
The Saskatchewan Pool Elevators Ltd agreed to pay 1 411,059,210.47 for the Saskatchewan Co operative Elevator Co Ltd system following an arbitration award. A first payment of 1,600,040 was made by certified cheque after a prior deposit of 500,000 preceding shareholders meeting in April when sale terms were decided.
An old advertisement touts Nervisite as a fast penetrating remedy for rheumatism and neuralgia, claiming it reaches pain at its source. It also promotes Nerviline as a superior pain destroyer for stiff joints swellings and rheumatic conditions with a daily 5 cent price at all dealers.
Kathen Newall Adams, president of the Continental Women's College, reports Turkish women driving city cleanup, prohibition campaigning, and community services. They run trade schools, use mosques as centers, organize mothers clubs clinics milk stations and health centers.
The article argues Britain cannot feed its people from home resources and would suffer first from global food scarcity. It criticizes reliance on foreign supplies over imperial resources, citing neglected Aussie and South African beef, West Indian sugar, and an overreliance on others, including Canada.
An anaemia plagued reader reports improved health after using Dr Williams Pink Pills. A Ludlow resident Mrs Herbert Nagle describes dizziness headaches and weakness easing after starting treatment. Letters invite inquiries to Dr Williams Medicine Co Brockville Ontario for availability.
Regina issued permits totaling 1 728 619 dollars in the first half of 1926, up from 907 468 dollars for the same period in 1925. Separate dispatch notes that several Chinese generals issued edicts imposing the death penalty on any soldier found smoking.
Armless artist Miss Youeko Yamaguchi astonishes Tokyo circles by winning top honors at a prominent exhibit. Using teeth to hold brushes, she painted obi and sold one piece for as much as 500 dollars. Her father went mad, killed her five siblings, and cut off his own arms.
Gloucester, England blacksmith J Price known as the strong man of the 1 bends a four inch horse shoe nail double with his hands and lifts a horseshoe steel bar into a loop with ends in each hand. He recently lifted 429 pounds to knee level and has blacksmithing experience of 20 years at age 43. Height and chest measurements appear unusually stated as 18 feet 19 inches and 50 inches respectively.
Advert claims the oil eases neural pain and backaches by rubbing on the skin. It promises quicker relief and a sense of rest, urging readers to try a trial to restore faith in the remedy.
Queen Marie of Romania adopts economical peasant attire for court ceremonies and public appearances in Bucharest. The outfit features local design elements, a red and white handkerchief, knotted apron, and red leather boots, reflecting a shift toward practicality and serviceability.
Ninteen year old Jack Cooper of Calgary rode Dynamite to win the Major Fred Brewster challenge trophy in the bucking horse contest at the first annual Jasper Horsemen's Association show on Henry House Flats in the Athabasca Valley.
Ultraviolet rays shown to produce vivid brightness on materials and used in theatre lighting. Research by Professor I. W. Wood at Johns Hopkins influenced stage effects. Recent work claims healing powers for burns, scalds, and injuries, with house and veterinary applications. A quoted Life piece reveals personal excuses about neglecting dental care.
Controversy grows in London over publication of a new British memorandum. The United States government keeps the document secret, with Kellogg stating it is neither a treaty nor a convention. If correct, no Senate ratification or formal publicization would be required.
Barret Brighton owns the first all female flats in England. Lady Emmett dedicated the first block. Flats are self contained and may house children with no husbands. Rent about 81 shillings weekly. An advert notes Holloway's Corn Remover as a preferred remedy and jokes about marriage.
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