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Newspaper
Macgregor Herald
Location
Macgregor, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Dec 25, 1919
Page
6
The eleventh hour of November 11, 1918 ended fighting worldwide but peace was not yet full. Canada faced upheaval, shifting political thought, and hope for reform while aiding returned soldiers and dependents. The year saw a strong Victory Loan response and a move toward a better nation.
The Belgian viral expansion is shown by the formation of Compagnie Transilantique Belge with capital of 25,000,000 francs. Lloyd Royal Belge plans a South America steamship line and has ordered its first 12,000 ton steamer.
A Canadian exhortation argues that the nation must keep faith with fallen soldiers, boost education public health and church work, improve employer employee relations, expand crops and exports, and unite Canadians under the motto cooperation to strengthen duty and moral life in 1920 while warning of wartime like costs and suffering. It emphasizes unity progress and national ideals over material gains and warns against neglect of youth health and education.
The Canada Gazette outlines prohibitions within Dominion parks on hunting and possession of game trophies rock boundaries. Nest protection, cat control, and dog licensing are prescribed with authorities allowed to issue licenses and seize unsealed firearms. Firearm sealing on entry is required. penalties include up to 500 dollars or six months imprisonment.
A long standing endorsement of Parmelee's Vegetable Pills notes their widespread use and enduring favor. The piece asserts the pills have established themselves firmly in public esteem and require no further advertisement.
Willis and Robert Cale, 12 and 14, sons of Alberta's livestock commissioner, have earned over 500 dollars in a year from sheep. They raised four ewe lambs, sold wool for about 100 dollars, showed two lambs at a spring show winning first and second, and keep numerous chickens. They attend high school four miles from town.
A historical lesson plan outlines a six month study of Peter and John. It groups training into seven lessons from salvation to witness, trust, great confession, true greatness, watchfulness, and prayer, ending with Peter’s denials and failure to heed warnings. It stresses self confidence, watchfulness, and zeal without knowledge.
The proposed irrigation project north of the town, named the Lethbridge Irrigation District, is estimated to cost between three and four million dollars and would cover about 100000 acres.
Local notices credit Minard's Liniment with curing a range of ailments including ear diseases and sensitive lungs. Testimonials mention Rev. Wm Brown and Mrs. S. Kaulback vouching for relief, asserting successful cures.
Petrified Forest in Arizona spans sixty square miles with million year old trees turned to quartz chalcedony jasper and opal. Ranchers purchase new breeding stock including a carload of pure bred Polled Angus cattle selling for $400 per head. Air Mail Service expansion from New York to Chicago route 710 miles now operates 85 planes with new safety features. Kilkenny Castle remains a centuries old fortified house. Audiences in Russian theatres are forbidden to applaud.
The sheep and goat industry in Canada expands beyond meat and wool profits. Goats are viewed as tuberculosis immune, boosting goat raising across provinces. British Columbia hosts large milch goat herds as the industry develops.
An old offender faced with Putnam's Corn Eactor claims years of trouble ended when the remedy was applied. The wart and coin were cured in twenty four hours by Putnam's Extractor, 25 cents, available at all dealers.
The Saskatchewan Co-operative Elevator Company shows a net profit of 193599 dollars and 10 cents for the financial year. In nine years it expanded from 46 elevators and 2580 shareholders to 316 elevators and 3813 shareholders, with grain volume reaching a peak of 238750 bushels at Fatlin.
Brig Gen R Manley Sims Ontario Agent General in England writes to The Times about Canada offering a solution for Britons on fixed incomes who stay financially stable yet struggle with rising living costs. He invites emigration as a path for this new class to settle in Canada.
The Danish Union of Employers in Copenhagen surpasses European peers by urging transport workers to return to work, warning that prolonged stoppages will affect all employers. The move signals stiff response to strike actions across the industry.
An advertisement extols Milburn's Heart and Nerve Pills as essential for women's health, claiming strength, happiness, and calm nerves. A testimonial from Mrs. P. H. Ryan of Sand Point N S describes relief from insomnia tremors hot flashes and fainting after using multiple boxes, with price sixpence per box and mail order option.
The grand champion black Hector, the top Canadian steer, sold to H B Kennedy Ltd at 75 cents per pound in a Toronto public sale. It has been placed with the Canadian livestock commission and Kennedy’s London agent to advertise Canadian beef in Europe and proceeds go to a worthy institution chosen by the London agent and the commission.
One thousand Hereford cattle from Calgary and Edmonton stockyards shipped to Edmund Thomas Kleskun's ranch at Grande Prairie. The largest shipment in the region, the cattle occupy two entire trains in transit, with most animals from Southern Alberta touted as among the best.
Mrs A Bernard of La Present Que reports using Baby Tablets for her infant and is well satisfied. The tablets act as a gentle laxative, regulate stomach and bowels, and help indigestion constipation and colic. Sold by medicine dealers or by mail for 25 cents a box from The Dr Williams Medicine Co Brockville Ontario.
The first of the season’s apple shipments to Australia, 14000 boxes from Okanagan, departed Vancouver aboard the Niagara. Large consignments are planned to follow this vital starter, highlighting Canada’s send of fresh fruit to overseas markets.
The department of agriculture has received numerous inquiries about goats and is considering appointing an expert to its staff as interest in the goat industry grows over the next few years.
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