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Newspaper
Macgregor Herald
Location
Macgregor, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Aug 30, 1923
Page
3
An advertisement touts Catarrhozone as a fast acting cold cure made from pine balsams and Australian gum tree extracts. It claims to stop colds within ten minutes and warns against stomach-doping with cough pills. The trial offer promises two months of treatment for $10 and home delivery via druggists.
A digest of global notes mentions progress on Hudson Bay Railway work, the Prince of Wales taking presidency of a Wembley British exhibit, a temporary cenotaph unveiling in Dublin, and emigration figures to Canada. It also cites storms affecting crops, a training hospital for Egyptian women doctors, Kitchener's orders, and veteran information services expanding to local branches.
The paper notes a strong rise in Saskatchewan export activity over the past year or two, with the Saskatchewan Cooperative Creameries selling butter to China and contributing to provincial industry momentum.
A testimonial letter from Mrs Fosue Sinton of Woodbridge Ontario praising Lydia Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for relief from female ailments. The letter claims the remedy reduced headaches, back pain, and fatigue, and encourages others to try it, noting wide neighborly support and repeated endorsements.
A novel foot operated device demonstrated by William Witt at the Royal Botanic Gardens exhibit amused visitors. The machine, invented by Mr. Thompson of Fainbureh caster, used a table mounted pedal system to perform tasks such as drinking, peeling, hammering, writing, and tool replacement, showcasing uncanny ingenuity.
When back pain rules the day and mood sinks, Dr Hamilton's Pills are advertised as a mild vegetable remedy. The药 claims mandrake and butter nut restore liver function, soothe back ache, and revive energy, urging purchase at all dealers.
Canada leads wheat export projections with about 290 million bushels, followed by the United States at 180 million, Argentina 120 million, Australia 40 million, India 30 million, and Russia 20 million. Balkans region mentioned among notes.
Mothers keeping a box of Baby's Own Tablets at home can prevent stomach illnesses seen in hot weather. The tablets aid against cholera and diarrhoea in children and may protect a well child from illness when given occasionally. The ad endorses Baby's Own Tablets from the Willane Medicine Co.
The Natural Resources Intelligence Service outlines Saskatchewan as a mineral and materials hub with ores metals coal quartz clays and waters. It notes 1921 coal production of 235,632 tons and an estimated 4 009 square miles favorable for future coal deposits.
Roughly two million cattle in North Alberta. The cattle and wine sectors have expanded significantly into northern parts of the province in recent years, reflecting a major shift in regional livestock and viticulture activity.
Fragmentary text discusses Latin roots for vestibule and a phrase about testing garments. It references terms like Waleh as a large diamond and mentions Minard's. The readability is low and substantive facts are unclear.
An advocacy piece argues cancer can be treated at home with potassium and a rational diet. It claims most diseases stem from wrong living and drugs, urging elimination of poisons and a return to natural health, citing pervasive misery from artificial life.
Canada resumes direct parcel post to Germany after nine years, alongside the England route. The Empress of France carried the first direct dispatch from Montreal, with rates from 33 cents to 11 pounds. Handling, declarations, and prohibited items follow existing Canada to Germany via England rules.
An old advisory notes cholera infantum as a deadly summer bowel disease in children. It describes symptoms such as profuse diarrhea vomiting and rapid weight loss and urges using proven treatments like Dr Fowler's Extract of Wild Strawberry rather than untested remedies.
Fragmented text notes a Canada visit by officials and a German envoy seeking wartime ends, references to the Translation Bureau and a September event. It also mentions Miller's Worm Powders advertised as a remedy for worms. Swiss farmers and immigration to prairie Canada are cited, with migration along the Canadian National Railways lines.
Report describes Argentine laborers and Indians driven to remote locations, housed on flat cars with poor rations and forced to live under the open sky. Wages are meager, with earnings consumed by plantation costs, and abuse linked to liquor, highlighting systemic exploitation and harsh transport. The piece also promotes Dr Kellogg's Asthma Remedy with grand claims of quick relief, urging adoption at home.
The 1921 Census shows 97.6 percent of Canadians adhere to Christianity with 3.3 percent non Christian. Jews number 15 190, Oriental religions 40, Pagans 7 226, and those without religion about 0.5 percent. Anglicanism grows fastest due to immigration.
In a fragmented ad text a liniment claim appears promising relief for dandruff conditions. The snippet lists dosing points and a price, referencing a topical preparation sold with casual etiquette. No verifiable claims or endorsements are provided.
Farmers nationwide are urged to send weed names and infestations to the Dominion Division of Botany at Central Experimental Farm. The form asks for weed type, soil, crop rotation, suppression methods, and distribution. Include plant pictures if possible. send to post free with your written entry.
Pulpwood exports from Canada to the United States doubled to about 1,000,000 cards valued near 19.9 million dollars, with a gradual rise by year. Tokyo, Japan, is described as Greater Tokyo becoming the world’s third largest city with a population around 6,166,000.
In the interior of Brazil a vast iron ore region awaits development. The ore beds are pure and abundant, but lack of transportation hinders progress. Locals smelt ore with crude methods, yet waterpower and electric furnaces could unlock rapid growth as Brazil currently imports much iron and steel from abroad.
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