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Newspaper
Macgregor Herald
Location
Macgregor, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Feb 07, 1929
Page
6
A message urges readers to use Phillipe Milk of Magnesia prescribed by physicians for correcting excess acids. Each bottle includes full directions and is available at drugstores.
A 1920s analysis urges every entrepreneur to audit profits and losses, study national and global trends, and adapt to rapid changes. Electricity growth, trucking rise, and shifting retail models underscore need for informed, cooperative action among merchants, farmers, and workers to stay competitive.
A historical note explains that blue blood referred to aristocrats due to a belief that their veins appeared blue through fair skin. The idea arose from observed lighter complexions and visible veins, a misapprehension linked to the leisure and sheltered life of nobility.
The Alberta Department of Agriculture will conduct 1929 experiments using super phosphate fertilizer from Trail British Columbia. Trials will involve Dominion Experimental Farms and CPR Experimental Farms with ample fertilizer supply to meet demand.
A new single deck street car tested in Dresden can carry 117 passengers and reach 30 miles an hour. The vehicle is so long that the conductor must announce each stop by megaphone.
The piece argues that farming is more than a business, linking farm value to local schools churches roads and community involvement. It emphasizes buyers should consider neighborhood well being and civic activity as factors in farm value and livability.
An advertisement touts Dr Williams Pink Pills as a remedy for anemia and fatigue. It cites gradual weakness, palpitations, headaches, backache, and poor digestion, claiming the pills restore red blood cells, improve appetite, and promote restful sleep. A testimonial from Mrs D B Fanning of Seal Harbor Newfoundland endorses renewed health after use. Pills available from druggists or by mail for 50 cents in box from Dr Williams Medicine Co Brockville Ontario.
The Canadian Experimental Farm system expands to 27 farms seven sub stations a horse breeding station a ranch 10 plant pathology laboratories and 201 illustration stations across nine provinces. Mothers value prompt relief for croup and rely on Dr Thomas Eclectric Oil for treatment. You naughty child the mother remarks and the child responds I would.
A Glasgow University woman graduate has become Scotland's first female minister. The historic appointment marks a milestone for gender equality in the Scottish church and public life.
The writer describes a long lasting skin condition with pimples varying in size caused itching and burning for over two years. After trying no relief they sent for a free sample of Cutura Soap and Ointment and reported being very pleased with the results.
In an ancient Indian city the Taj Mahal stands as a famed resting place for Mumtaz Mahal. A legend says the architect hid a self memorial: three drops of water fall from two domes when it rains, exactly three drops in sequence, a mystery kept for three centuries.
A recipe titled Betty Barclay presents a custard dessert using 3 egg yolks 1 egg white 4 cups sugar salt grated orange rind orange juice and milk. Beat eggs mix with sugar and rind then slowly add hot milk. Bake in a water bath until firm. Cool serve with whipped cream or orange syrup garnish.
A basic Thousand Island dressing combines four cups mayonnaise with two hard boiled eggs two tablespoons tomato ketchup two tablespoons chopped pimento stuffed olives two tablespoons chili sauce and two tablespoons pickled onions. Mix the ingredients into the mayonnaise after finely chopping the other items.
Southern Alberta farmers invested heavily in farm machinery in 1928 with $7 250 000 spent on autos trucks combines tractors and other equipment. Mobile and truck totals include 2 500 000 for automobiles and trucks 1 000 000 for combines 1 250 000 for tractors and 2 500 000 for other machinery. A harvest survey showed 951 combines and 2 250 trucks operating on the Lethbridge railway division.
Cheques totaling 57,898.57 dollars were mailed to Alberta Sheep Breeders Association members for wool shipped and graded under government inspection. Prices ranged from 24 to 38 rents per pound, with shipments sent to the Canadian Co operative Wool Growers in Toronto.
Light snowfall around High River Alberta keeps cattle and horses in excellent winter condition. No feeding required yet, says W L Carlyle manager of the E P Ranch.
Complete in itself, Mother Graves Worm Exterminator does not require assistance from other medicines to work. It never fails to perform its duty and delivers reliable results.
In a fragmentary exchange Miss Ellen says Rover has eaten her dolly's slippers and that she has merely been punishing him. The dialogue hints at a domestic scene with a nurse present and a child named Ellen. The tone is playful and cryptic, typical of late 19th century domestic sketches.
The piece recalls ranching days in Alberta preserved by the places Ames Stavely De Winton Cochrane and Stimson as part of Grippe era reminiscences.
A Metropolitan Life Insurance survey shows death rates from tuberculosis higher among workers in dusty air occupations. Miners dominate the list, excluding coal miners, followed by pottery workers and stone cutters, with trades exposing air to dust leading the risk.
A theater attendant reminds a man during a performance that his ticket is non transfer able and cannot be given to another person. The man states he has no enemies and does not wish to return.
The text contrasts paring a corn with Holloway's Corn Remover as a superior method. It then quotes aphorisms about freedom, marriage, and the justice system, noting that many go to court not for justice but to get even.
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