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Newspaper
Macgregor Herald
Location
Macgregor, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Dec 22, 1921
Page
2
The article celebrates Canadian Authors Week highlighting books by Canadian poets and writers. It notes crowded displays in major stores, author talks, and newspaper reviews signaling a surge in quality and quantity of Canadian literature. It argues that buying Canadian works strengthens national identity and encourages building a domestic library.
May Breed Canadian beavers in captivity after a concession by Minister of Mines Ontario who oversees game and fisheries. In a letter to Northern Rice Lake Fur Canary, Stills states no objection to propagating beavers and mushrats if fences enclose them. Previously the department barred propagation under any conditions. Paraguay introduces a pod bearing plant yielding a useful vegetable silk from Paraguay.
A Reuters cable reports the Indian leader Gurditsingh, a central figure in the 1916 Punjab crisis, was arrested in India. He led a large group of Sikhs returned from British Columbia in Lent 1914, provoking tensions with authorities. The item mixes several unrelated notes and advertisements.
A Selborne Society dinner in London celebrated buying Crest Valley Bird Sanctuary near the world’s greatest city. The event highlighted the sanctuary as a refuge for many birds and a center for conservation efforts within Greater London.
An old age health ad claims blood thinning with age, urges strengthening through Dr Hamiltons Pills. It touts bowel cleansing, impurity removal, and overall vitality for all ages. Available 25¢ through wall dealers or The Catarrhozone Montreal.
Egypt's nationalists rejected British autonomy terms citing continued troop rights for Suez and Egyptian control over Sudan. They frame independence as self determination but push to govern others, a stance echoed across Europe and Asia amid unrest. A second item notes Hollo way's Corn Remover ad. Marketing Wheat section comments on speculative risk and farming efficiency in the current wheat market.
An old notice explains that back pain usually stems from strained muscles and blood nourishment, not kidney disease. It promotes Dr Williams Pink Pills to restore blood, notes quick kidney tests can reassure patients, and mentions this pharmaceutical advice alongside worm powders and a railway extension discussion.
Two men debated who was England's cleverest man. One claims Lloyd George, saying you must rise early and catch him. The other agrees but notes he would be up all night waiting for an ambitious man to test fate and silence malice with a fit of melancholy.
The article compares per capita car ownership, stating the United States has thirteen times as many automobiles as Great Britain, reflecting a large national disparity in vehicle use and distribution. It discusses population proportion and vehicle availability in a historical context.
Boot heels originate from Persia and were attached to sandals to keep feet above hot sands. Heels nine inches high were known. In Venice high heels appeared as chapineys, highly decorated, and the height denoted the wearer's rank.
An advertisement extols Cascarets as a gentle nightly cleanse for constipation and digestive issues. It claims a morning reset and broad use for adults and children, citing common symptoms like bad breath and yellow skin, and ends with a note praising Princess Mary as “a Brick” after her engagement news.
A large seafarers union formed in Japan claims over 30 000 members. The article notes the rapid growth and outlines goals to improve wages and working conditions aboard ships.
A traditional home guide explains plain pie crust with pastry flour and shorting, warns against gluten for crusts, and offers tested fillings. Includes mince meat recipe with beef suet, raisins, currants, apples, lemon, spices, and cider. pumpkin squash and sweet potato pie variations also described.
The Peking correspondent of the Manchester Guardian rejects Dean Inge’s gloomy view of an industrial yellow peril. He argues Chinese workers cannot underbid Europeans because they are less efficient, and because flour milling has raised bread as a staple. He notes living standards for eastern workers are rising.
A theatrical club member recalls a stranded and haughty lead facing a dilapidated country hotel. The star reluctantly signs in, asks if there is water, and the proprietor replies there is some water but the roof is fixed. A wry line on happiness follows.
The annual meeting addresses by the Bank of Montreal president and general manager, shared with War institution leaders, urge drastic public economy, private rail ownership, and deflation in labor costs. They warn heavy taxation harms industry and call for efficiency, production, and immigration to boost demand and jobs.
O Neill Nebraska power company has begun burning corn for fuel rather than using its light plant. The move comes as corn proved cheaper and heating satisfactory. Mothers testify to the virtue of corn based fuel and the system claims improved appetite and digestion as the air’s oxygen and heat balance change with seasonal conditions.
The fragment discusses heart symptoms such as rapid beating, dizziness, weakness, and breathlessness. It mentions efforts to regain strength and vigor and restore the heart to a healthy norm, noting remedies or methods for improving heart condition.
A reader from Wick Ontario reports relief from palpitations and dizziness after using Milburn's Heart and Nerve Pills. He states improved health, weight gain to 150 pounds, and renewed stamina after purchasing ree boxes and a single box used. Price listed as 5 cents a box direct from The I Milburn Co Limited Toronto Ontario.
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