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Newspaper
Macgregor Herald
Location
Macgregor, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jan 07, 1926
Page
6
Reported trade involving silver fores Oni Thoaekua nine Mandeet and Rinety tbeilver totes valued at over a million dollars. Many animals consigned to France for breeding. sixty crates required to transport the ore and 128 fores placed in steel cars to Bowogne Pranen.
A long year end reflection notes Canada’s improved economy with stronger trade, lower unemployment and steady prices. Export growth and domestic demand buoy industry, railways, and housing while inflation remains controlled. Immigration and settlement are seen boosting prosperity as Canada dates a hopeful future in 1926.
A proposed Taek fei assembly measure would fine Turkish citizens two dollars for speaking any language other than Turkish. The bill makes Turkish the compulsory language to prevent Greek, Armenian, or Jewish origin communities from forming separate cultural groups. The text notes the policy aims to maintain national unity and exclude foreign language use in public life.
The report notes a decision to impose a higher fivefold poll tax on single men compared with married men, highlighting a gender and marital status disparity in taxation that drew scrutiny.
A Mennonite group faced crop failures and famine while attempting a colony in Mexico near Dallas Texas. Nine families relocated there, but most members reportedly plan to return north. An exodus from Canada to Mexico occurred about two years ago as the colony struggled.
Vice Admiral Lionel Hales has praised Wen Hin Promotion Services of Sr Lone Maney for promotion recognition dated May 9. The report notes the order elevates Michael and St George and mentions extensive journeys across South America including Brazil, Argentina, Chile.
The site and contents of Madame Tussaud's Waxworks Museum will be offered for sale shortly with hopes a purchaser will continue the exhibition. A fire last March damaged the building, though May figures remained intact and one wing escaped the flames. John Toussau, descendant of the founder, is willing to stay at the musem at the purchaser's request.
A veteran plea describes housework as nonstop and exhausting for women. The piece credits Dr Williams Pink Pills as a reliable blood tonic that supposedly restores energy, citing Mrs. Mary Nolan Lindaw as a testimonial of renewed strength after taking the pills and regaining daily functioning.
Winnipeg plans a joint conference of western wheat pools and the job central selling agency along with cooperative movements across America. Australia will send a representative and one or two from Great Britain. Originally set for November 12, the date was postponed to allow all parties to send delegates.
Improvement in Franco German relations follows the Locarno conference. Government representatives and touring club delegates attended the preliminary session. Germany was admitted as a member by a 15 to 7 vote. A plan for an international conference on cross border travel was begun. A stray reflection notes that vacations make some people lazy about work.
In a playful frontier exchange, Uncle Moose denies stealing Col. Julep's chickens and warns against theft before witnesses. The mock tribunal tone highlights rustic humor and local color, with exaggerated banter about honesty and poultry.
London engineers drive a massive tunnel under the riverbed to connect south and north banks. Final drilling soon completes the main passage with lining to finish next year. A 27 000 ton cast iron lining will be used in the process. Works proceed from both river sides with careful alignment to join Banking High Street near Ken nington to Charing Cross. Miller's Worm Powders advertise a stomach and bowels remedy for children, promising non injurious ingredients and acceptable taste though vomiting may occur as a sign of effect.
Report from Toronto notes a $5,000 donation to the Canadian Tuberculosis Association amid a push to raise funds for national welfare and Junior Red Cross efforts. The meeting highlighted 3,906 branches and 102,242 members as a sign of growing schoolroom influence.
Dr Ludwig Burchard, Rubens expert, identifies a painting of St Theresa as genuine. He dates it to Antwerp after Rubens’ Rome trip, notes the mystic’s 1614 fame, and says the work moved from Schwarve (Vienna) collection to a private one, remaining lost for over two decades.
Two company representatives from Missin Flour Mills and Mitsui Grain Company of Tokyo met Winnipeg grain dealers to discuss buying 150000 tons of wheat for export to Japan. They considered establishing a Vancouver branch where their buying agent would operate.
An old advertisement extols Minardes Liniment for bruises and stresses daily room ventilation. It urges opening every house room for at least a little while to improve atmosphere, claiming fresh air heats faster than stale air and creates a sweeter home environment.
A monthly review based in Paris features a photo of the Saskatchewan Red Cross stamp among emblems of Red Cross work worldwide. The illustration highlights propaganda efforts praising Red Cross campaigns and emblems.
Citizens considered renaming the city from North Battleford to Battleford after a bylaw proposal. Eight hundred twenty ratepayers voted. 560 supported the change while the remainder opposed. Mail misdirection to Old Battleford cited as main reason. no final action planned yet.
Sugar beets grown in Brooks Alta have all been dug and shipped to the new sugar beet factory at Raymond. In the past two years, the experiment shows clear success with beets raised locally.
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