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Newspaper
Macgregor Herald
Location
Macgregor, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Dec 06, 1928
Page
8
The essay lauds Thomas Edison and the incandescent lamp as the hinge of modern invention. It traces how Edison’s work enabled radio, gramophones, motion pictures, and aircraft, transforming daily life and global communication while warning progress demands moral responsibility.
British interests establish a woollen plant in Victoria with 6400 spindles to produce worsteds. The venture aims to become a major industry for the capital of British Columbia. Dairy factories in Canada in 1926 required about 7,118,940,782 pounds of milk based on deliveries and butterfat content. England sees 2500 cars delivered weekly to new owners. Several coal mines in Ireland are being abandoned.
Sandy and Jean planned to marry after months apart. When asked by his future mother in law if he could support a wife, Sandy replied confidently and added a humorous note about leaving a portion of his flock each morning.
The article notes aviation development in Canada is unusually smmtler than in the past, yet neither rapid nor uneconomical. It states efforts aim to keep growth sound and self-sustaining, with direct national value.
Advert describes excess stomach acid causing sour stomach and suggests Phillips Milk of Magnesia as the safe tasteless antacid. It claims the product neutralizes acid instantly, has been standard for 50 years, and should be taken in water for relief within minutes.
During Armistice Day a two year old oak was planted on the Mc Cal campus in Montreal in memory of Col John McCrae author of In Flanders Fields. The tree was sent by the State Teachers College of the University of Georgia with similar plantings at the same hour, a gesture noted across the border.
An advertisement claims rheumatism stems from thin blood and touts Dr Williams Pink Pills as a blood enriching remedy. A testimonial from J W Rose of Albany PEI reports lasting relief after using the pills, with a call to buy by mail for 50 cents a box from The Dr Williams Medicine Co Brockville Ont.
Dr E S Archibald of the Dominion Experimental Farm told the Young Men's Canadian Club in Montreal that Canada tops the world in farming with crops valued at 1.167 billion dollars and dairy at 300 million. He noted wheat exports at 122 million and more than 225 million acres productive but unused, estimating dominion agricultural wealth at 7.2 billion and invested capital at least 3.5 billion.
Government flier aerial photography for map making is nearly finished for the year. Wing Commander J L Gordon RCAF reports eight detachments of two planes operated across the Dominion. Three machines from St Donat Quebec have returned to Ottawa. others due in weeks. Surveys covered the Maritimes Northern Ontario and Fort Smith Northwest Territories with preliminary maps expected from this year’s data.
The article notes major advances in Canadian gypsum products including calcined material for wall plaster and gypsum board. It cites 1927 production of about 192000 tons of calcined gypsum. It also mentions Venezuela's anticipated coffee harvest of over one million bags.
Dr E G Good chief of the divisions of dairy research at the U S Department of Agriculture warns direct sunlight badly spoils milk cream and butter even in autumn window-sill storage. He notes tallowy flavors develop rapidly and advises wrapping bottles or using a wooden box to shield dairy while cool shaded cellars remain safest.
Recipe notes describe making a cucumber relish with 3 dozen pickles 4 pounds of puffed raisins cinnamon allspice brown sugar celery seed and vinegar. Cook covered in a porcelain kettle for an hour then cool remove cinnamon add celery seed and seal in sterilized jars to yield about 2 quarts.
A historical recipe details soaking beans for at least six hours then simmering in two quarts of water for four hours or more until soft. It instructs adding salt butter onion and red pepper and finishing with two more hours of simmering, served with boiled rice. It notes salt meat as a substitute for seasoning and comments on the onion dissolving during cooking.
Hon. W. K. Motherwell, Minister of Agriculture, told the Canadian Club of Fort William western farmers should raise grain quality and reduce wheat varieties from 30 or 40 to three or four types. Only these standard types would be admitted to No. 1 grade.
Trade with South Africa in certified seed potatoes from Canada is promoted. Last spring Irish Cobbler Green Mountain and Dooley shipped to Capetown in excellent condition and Dooley proved most suitable. This season South Africa tests two to three ounce seed from certified crops including Up-to-date Sir Walter Raleigh Burbank and Epicure with Epicure replaced by Wisconsin Pride and Bliss Triumph.
Readers who tried many remedies may find relief in Dr. J. D. Kellogg's Asthma Remedy. Letters from hundreds of cases praise the preparation for giving prompt help in long neglected conditions.
Horace Seymour the provincial town planning expert will lay out Wallace near Lethbridge as Alberta's first new model town linked to a coal mining project. Premier Brownlee hears Mortimer Davis coal interests are developing the area with definite laying out plans and a town to follow. Canadian gold production rises while the US output declines, forecasting Canada as a future major gold producer.
J A Wilson, controller of civil aviation, returns from Europe predicting a near term all red air route around the world. He expects great advances in inter Empire communication and notes British flyers shifting to Canada with the R 100 and R 101 soon ready for trips including trans Atlantic routes to Montreal.
Hemp growing rises in Western Canada with Portage la Prairie acreage doubling since 1927 and yields improving. Manitoba Cordage Company Limited notes growing demand for its products as production scales up.
Readable text notes that spruce balsam nemrock and polar together accounted for over seven percent of total wood used by the pulp and paper industry in Canada in 1926. The fragment emphasizes species contribution to output.
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