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Newspaper
Macgregor Herald
Location
Macgregor, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Aug 26, 1936
Page
6
The article surveys rapid advances in medicine and public health, noting declines in mortality from infectious diseases, gains in infant survival, and hopes for conquering cancer and heart disease. It highlights insulin for diabetes, new therapies and ultraviolet treatments, and contemplates science edging toward dominion over death while acknowledging limits to knowledge.
A tiny Sydney Evening News from 1901 recounts Queen Victoria's death on January 22 and the succession of Edward VII. The eight page issue, photographed as a copy, notes South African war news but centers on royal events with limited readable type.
Historical plant note traces the horse chestnut’s journey from Asia Minor through England to the United States, outlining its botanical lineage and spread across continents.
Sir Hubert Wilkins, the Australian polar explorer, plans an expedition to the 3,000,000 square miles of the Antarctic continent belonging to Australia. The aim is to collect data to persuade the Commonwealth government to establish at least two permanent scientific stations in the Antarctic. The area offers potential whale, fur-bearing animal, bird life, coal seams, and possible metals.
Professor Floyd Maine of the University of Western Ontario told the Dominion Convention of Kinsmen’s Clubs in London Ontario that education should develop a side that not only prepares people for jobs but enables them to live fully. He urged a broader approach to education to enhance living skills and social capability.
Lord Runciman 90, called the grand old man of shipping, led a life of sea saga from cabin boy at 12 to baronet in 1906 and baron in 1933. He founded the Moor line, chaired Moor Line and Anchor Line, sat as Liberal MP for Hartlepool, and authored sea biographies. He died after a career spanning shipping leadership, Parliament service, and aviation at age 90.
The Princess Royal Countess of Harewood, at a Teachers Conference, received the Orphan and Benevolent Fund purses, honoring a promise delayed by illness and family death. The Royal Family has long supported the charity dating back to 1806 at Brighton.
Paddy O'Connor a 76 year old resident of Bourke New South Wales has not had a haircut for 19 years and wears his hair in a bun while his beard reaches near his waist He vows to avoid barbers for life arguing there are enough bald heads and he likes to be different.
The sun’s diameter is about 110 times that of the earth. A note cites statistics showing the right rear tire as the most frequently punctured on automobiles.
Laura Archer, 19, nearly becomes Canada’s first woman steamship captain aboard The Mildred on Lake Muskoka. She steered to shore after striking a rock, saving 21 passengers, most of them women and children, as water doused boilers and the boat was beached uninjured. Captain Archer aimed to win master’s papers at 19, but age rules changed to 21.
King the star of Man of Aran now works as a navvy on a Patcham housing estate near Brighton England. He disappears for weeks between jobs but keeps work ready for him. He keeps private life secret from fellow workers and toured America after the film. A 27 foot ark King fought and captured in the film is shown at Brighton Aquarium.
During a round at Kinston Heath in Victoria Australia a golfer struck a magpie with his tee shot. The ball lodged in the bird's beak snapping off the beak and remaining embedded in the bird's cover as the magpie flew away before players could intervene.
The Ottawa Journal cites Chief Justice Mulock on his ninety third birthday urging care of health. The Vancouver Province notes health as an unconscious process and argues that not worrying about health is the best recipe for living to ninety.
United States Weather Bureau plans a six month test starting Sept 1 in Fairbanks using 190 balloons to float meteorograph devices. Each gas bag carries a two pound mechanism with an automatic weather recorder and radio transmitter sending half minute updates to ground observers.
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