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Newspaper
Macgregor Herald
Location
Macgregor, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Dec 12, 1929
Page
7
J H B Smith of Wolf Creek Alberta brings world wheat title to Canada by winning the Chicago International show. The piece lauds Canadian farming methods and notes future plans for a 1932 Regina World Grain Show to crown the World Wheat King.
Sir Henry Thornton of Canadian National Railways told Montreal delegates that railway success is a partnership between administration and employees. He cited three contributions by CN to transportation: state ownership efficiency, the Diesel electric locomotive, and cooperative labor relations.
Canadian scenes document six 1000 foot reels by Harlan Smith. Subjects include In Canada's Fjords Bella Coola Indians Carrier Indians Tsimshian Coast Salish and Kootenay Indians. Offered to the Acting Director National Museum Ottawa with standard 35 mm format and low expressage. Negatives prepared for cost prints with no charge for negative use.
A young Canadian trapper in Ontario shot himself far from help and tied a note to his dog's collar. The dog traversed three miles of brush and swam a river to reach the camp, which sent timely aid to the trapped man. The Duluth Herald cites this tale to argue dogs possess reasoning abilities.
A satire frame shows a disgusted client confronting a lawyer over charges. The client claims the fee is exorbitant and questions the value of the work, while the lawyer remarks the fee is not for time or education. The exchange ends with a request for a receipt for the education cost.
An alliance between an Australian maker of combine harvester threshers and a Canadian producer will see 2500,000 Canadian corporation based in Waterloo Ontario manufacture Australian machines. Reports to the Department of Commerce by Assistant Trade Commissioner William P. Sargent at Toronto state the project will create about 1,500 jobs.
A testimonial asserts Williams Pink Pills enrich the blood and banish rheumatism. Mr JW Rove of Albany, PEI, describes years of pain eased after using the pills, claiming lasting relief and recommending them from local dealers or by mail order from The Dr Williams Medicine Co. Brockville Ont.
City council authorizes buying 1000 loads of stone at 1.75 dollars per load. Workers must be bona fide Saskatoon citizens and pay for a city drug cease. Stones may be gathered anywhere but along Crown riverbank within city limits for future crushing.
The Brooklyn woman aged 50 died, prompting debate over her life. A stash exceeding $500,000 in bonds, mortgages, and bank accounts was discovered in her rooms after death. A German fruit grower uses a loud speaker on a scarecrow to deter birds from his orchard.
An item notes that Minard's Liniment for coughs is part of a broader suggestion about staying warm at night. It mentions the value of pulling up an extra blanket when the night turns cold, highlighting simple home remedies and comfort practices.
A wartime style home recipe feature suggests economical meals for colder days. It details chopped beef loaf with onions green pepper pickles and paprika baked with pimento and bacon, plus a dark ham dish baked with brown sugar bread crumbs milk and cloves, simmered then finished in the oven.
A Toronto physician, overwhelmed by high pressure advertising, tracked daily mail inserts for three days. He collected cancelled stamps from discarded envelopes and found the stamps cost 47 cents, mostly ones, per reader. A lawyer friend conducted the same count, totaling 41 cents.
An old advertisement extols Miller's Worm Powders as a healthful remedy that makes the stomach and intestines inhospitable to worms. It claims to heal inflamed surfaces and restore strength in children weakened by worm-caused draughts, describing the product as entirely health-giving.
A Sea lawn mower device uses a boat hauled chain and rope to drop blades into the ocean bed. The revolving blades cut growth into fodder for cattle. Calgary Power Company advances its Ghost River plant near Radnor Alberta with parts already running.
Names of Hudson Bay route stations from Mile 417 to Mile 510 honor explorers and officials like Kellett O'Day Buck McClintock Cromarty Chesnaye Munk Bylot Dyges and Churchill the terminus as per Geography Board of Canada. The piece notes name origins, station sequence, and official designation dropping Port or Fort prefixes. It also contains an unrelated asthma remedy advertisement at the end.
The article notes a king seeing an elm plank emit groans when heated, likened to the Bowman Tavern mantelpiece and the Queen's Arms dresser. It adds a modern line about new tri motor commercial airplanes weighing over eight tons when loaded.
A Paris to New York journey for Madame Curie drew minimal cheers while Maurie Chevalier Pola Negri and Alice Terry received rapturous welcomes. The crowd celebrated film stars over scientific achievements, reflecting a public focus on entertainment as modern heroism.
A debtor who faced alleged relentless harassment by a creditor was ordered by Judge Bradley at Blackpool Court to repay £12 9s 0d at three pence per month. The judge granted eighty years to liquidate the claim, ending the creditor’s pressure as the debtor avoided prison threats and dismissal from work. The report ends with a local advertisement for Holloway's Corn Remover.
J Robert Beattie of Winnipeg has been elected Manitoba Rhodes scholar for 1929 by the provincial selection committee. A University of Manitoba student, he will enter residence at Oxford in fall 1930. Born in Greenwood British Columbia he is 19, son of John T Beattie of the Canadian Bank of Commerce, Winnipeg, and studied at Melfort Saskatchewan and Winnipeg high schools before joining the university in 1928.
A reader describes severe heart and nerve distress with numbness and cold hands and feet, noting episodes of intense discomfort and worry about health. The fragment hints at emotional strain and bodily symptoms, suggesting a personal account or letter addressing medical concerns.
Advertised medicine claims relief after a short trial and promises refunds if not improved. The product is sold for 50c a box through druggists or by mail from The T Milburn Cag Limited in Toronto Ontario, with payment on receipt.
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