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Newspaper
Macgregor Herald
Location
Macgregor, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Dec 23, 1920
Page
7
A garbled report notes changes in school trustee roles for women in Saskatchewan. Despite unclear details, it suggests women are stepping back from officiating on boards and discusses district representation, with a claim that districts have more than zero trustees.
Testis FM Oseney & Cos Preps One of the duties of today is to qualify for tomorrow.
A Seaford Delaware man named Selby suddenly gains $40,000 in war risk insurance payouts after four of his sons die in the war. The policy pays $290 monthly for twenty years as the proceeds come due.
The immigration movement to Canada is projected to yield about 208,000 newcomers this year, mainly from Great Britain and the United States. The high water mark was 1913 with 203,600 entrants. The first half of the current fiscal year reports 95,005 migrants, up 1.5 percent from the same period last year.
An old medical advertisement warns that back pain, lumbago, rheumatic aches, and limb pains signal defective kidneys. It claims toxins in the blood from kidney failure threaten health, urging immediate use of Dr Chase's Kidney Liver Pills to prevent arterial hardening and Bright's disease.
A compact survey traces Christmas carols from vague Latin and Welsh claims to origins, through ecclesiastical and festive types. It notes early Anglo Norman links, examples like Come All Ye Faithful, and civic Popular carols such as Boars Head and God Rest You Merry Gentlemen. The piece mentions carol singing traditions in England, Scotland, and the United States, highlighting the frosty air and musical bells as carriers of yuletide joy.
The report notes German claims against Canada totaling 450 filed and 234 forwarded to the Clearing Office in London for final adjustment, with amounts and exchange rates applied. It also mentions the US farm crop value decline and a testimonial for MINARD'S LINIMENT from Nova Scotia.
Report claims China faces severe famine with up to 30,000,000 at risk, contrasting official assurances of prosperity. Analysts criticize Chinese policymakers for failing to acknowledge or address the hunger crisis amid alleged material abundance.
A fragment notes a parson prompting the groom to affirm vows while the bride shows inexperience. The exchange hints at doubt and tension as a wedding proceeds or is challenged. The text emphasizes the risk of commitment and the couple’s uncertain future.
At the annual meeting of the Sas katchewan Co operative Elevator Company, held in Regina, earnings for the year ending July 31 1920 reached 224,988 dollars. A cash dividend of eight percent was declared and a balance of 134,729 dollars was carried to the reserve fund. The stockhol? Principally farmers.
British Ministry of Agriculture plans experiments to exterminate foots and south disease using Irosolite warships as resting laboratories. The work aims to conduct tests on land and sea to control outbreaks. The article suggests a controversial method and hints at mental detachment as a byproduct.
A clipped item discusses Gunard's Limment as a remedy for diphtheria. The brief note cites no medical authority and reflects the era's cautious tone about patent cures.
Dr A H Buller professor of botany at Manitoba University told the Royal Canadian Institute in Toronto that nine tenths of Canada's wheat is grown in the northwest Saskatchewan and Manitoba with Alberta next. He predicted Canada would surpass the United States in wheat output as prairie land comes under cultivation and noted the success of Marquis wheat since 1909.
An old promotional letter describes Catarthozone as a cure for asthma catarrh and bronchitis with testimonials from Calgary via Creighton E Thompson. The ad claims a one dollar pack lasts two months with varying prices and urges readers to buy through Findlay's drug store or Catarthozone Co Kingon Canada.
An assortment of 19th century style ads tout Baby's Own Tablets for childhood ailments with claims of safe laxation and a Beatrix Quebec testimonial. Also promotes Parmelee's Vegetable Pills for indigestion and notes German submarines retrieving scrap value.
U S War Department will call for bids on 300 new airplanes costing 6 million dollars. Motion picture films glorifying crime will be barred in Pennsy. Holland recalls her minister from Belgrade and dismisses the Serbian Charge d Affaires at The Hague. Wireless messages from England reached Geneva during a James Gordon Rhodes scholarship announcement. Abbey funds to Westminster Abbey from coronation gifts will support reconstruction. Air harbor work begins at Peace River Alberta. Oldest Mason in the United States, Abraham Bittle, dies in Detroit at 114. War notes on Ireland and cannon losses frame a broad war update with industry and transport data across Canada and Europe. Canada’s 1920 export and import values cited. Alberta wheat and Vancouver grain movements noted. Legislative and law enforcement actions with Ontario authorities summarized.
A fragment notes mica occurrences in Canada, citing the lower St. Lawrence region near Quebec, the Ottawa area near Mattawa, and townships Burgess in Leeds county, Lanark county, and Loughborough in Frontenac county, with limited mentions in British Columbia and a 1919 valuation reference. The text is incomplete and reads as a rough early 20th century survey.
In Saskatchewan, 83,483 miles of rural telephone lines are under construction as stated in the Assembly by the Minister of Telephones. The approximate cost per mile is 243 dollars, with total debentures issued by local companies amounting to 1,212,141,650 dollars.
Olive Schreiner, famous novelist born in Bastttot, daughter of the late Rev. G Schreiner a London missionary. She gained early fame with Story of an African Farm. The death notice recalls her literary impact and origins.
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