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Newspaper
Macgregor Herald
Location
Macgregor, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Dec 23, 1926
Page
6
Partial world news notes report varied items including wartime shortages and rail revenue declines. Mentions Sweden press, US naturalization expansion, naval build for Romania, and Rhodes scholarships at Oxford with Edmonton committee decisions.
Curator notes rough history of Charles M Russell paintings on safe doors from early career. Pieces include “The Antelope Hunt” found on a vault door in Lewis town bank and another dated 1692 in a Great Falls carriage house. Preservation plans aim to protect these distinctive canvases once traced.
During a visit to Kingswood Bedge Bath the Prince met Rev Owen Watkins and chatted with 248 boys as work play and war mingled in a swimming display. Watkins recalled a Somme wood meeting with the Prince and a mud caked padre in a shellhole.
Mrs Barr storms a grocer over a botched dinner order claiming she was cheated. The scene reveals a frustrated bride venting after a missing meal item with the delivery misrouted or incomplete.
An amateur naturalist starts a frog farm to study frogs, noting their diet, cannibal tendencies, and cleanliness. Electric ground lamps lure insects to feed the frogs. He estimates an acre could yield 18,000 frogs annually, making it a potentially profitable venture if demand matches supply.
Professor Adolph Lazarus of the B Ua University argued radiated light from stars the sun and earth reflections is essential yet hazardous. The Berlin meeting noted pressing social tension over women’s dress and health, questioning the impact on young girls and women under modern attire.
Miss K 23 begins articles with a London firm and aims to practice Eastward. She hopes to set up in Singapore or elsewhere after qualifying. Born in British Guiana she studied at a convent and Salisbury then the Kent agricultural college. Her mother was the first Chinese woman to become a Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons, Ireland.
J A Walk minister of natural resources and provincial development in Nova Scotia announces the appointment of Professor W A Middleton of British Columbia as provincial horticulturist. Middleton will commence his duties in January, bringing expertise to the Nova Scotia program.
A Johns Hopkins professor says women and smoking affect reliability differently but admits no data on female smokers. The article notes uncertainty among judges about women being dependent or dependable on this issue.
A Lutheran Immigration Board of Canada annual meeting sets a 1927 target of 16 000 immigrants. The report notes speakers including Colonel J. L Dennis and Chief Commissioner Wilda. Personal anecdotes about weddings and wreaths appear alongside a stray note about patterns and Winnipes patterns and a muddled town mention.
James W Smith, 26, a Marine, died after an incident at a battery when a white figure approached a sentry named Moat. Moat testified the entity rushed and impaled on his bayonet after three challenges. Inquest heard Moat acted under orders. Smith succumbed at a hospital.
Sir Henry W Thornton announces Albert Weldon as vice president in charge of traffic and express on the 3 week. Weldon, long a CN railways official, has held key freight and passenger roles across Moncton Halifax and Montreal. Born in Dorset NB 1878 he rose through Intercolonial and Canadian Government Railways before the Canadian National amalgamation.
Reports describe newly opened crypts linked to Pat Aub Amen and Queen Ankines Amen, with gold figure statues, carven barques encrusted in jewels, and royal robes. A hidden chamber under the sarcophagus may yield further burial riches and link to Tec Ankh Ames. Authorities note possible theft in the tomb’s disturbance.
A fragment describes broadcast street cries of English hawkers heard over a Manchester station. It notes ancient and modern cries echoing through eras, with references to street vendors, purveyors, and a long tradition carried down from generation to generation.
A vintage dress pattern description outlines a flannel frock with a cropped front, plain back, and added lower skirt width. It notes a round collar, flared sleeves, a front buckle, and ribbon trimmings. Sizes 16 18 20 require specified yardage. pattern No. M4794 costs 29 cents with the Pastion Book priced at 10 cents.
A report describes a remarkable display at a London technical high school where a speaker performed mental feats and demonstrated a high-speed typewriter operation while engaging with staff and pupils. The Sunday school lesson reflects on Luke 2 and the joy proclaimed to all people, with devotional notes and reflections.
Deputy Provincial Secretary shows Alberta issued 64,900 automobile licenses in ten months, an increase of 11,000 from the previous year. The total reflects yearly licensing activity across the province.
A commentary argues Canadian agriculture outperforms the United States in efficiency, citing a rise in farm output, a large rural population, and high per-capita production. It notes urban industry lags and urges more farmers to sustain export volume and full employment.
A shipment of 4 099 Canadian verses 10 Rusela was deemed very satisfactory by officers of the United States Soviet Rusets health branch and Dominion livestock officers who accompanied the shipment to Leningrad. Only six of the large consignment were lost in transit. Canada’s 1925 stone production totaled 706 119 tons valued at 64 764 777 after revisions, with Ontario leading at 18 percent of total output followed by Quebec and British Columbia. William the Conqueror granted the inventor of a soup the Lordship of the Manor of Addington with revenues and privileges. Barracks in France replace brushes with gum cleaners.
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