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Newspaper
Macgregor Herald
Location
Macgregor, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jul 14, 1927
Page
2
The editor yields space to Dr Frank Crane in a Four Minute Essay praising outdoors. It argues outdoor living cures ailments from nerves to dyspepsia and lists benefits of sun and fresh air for health, education, religion, and happiness, urging a shift from indoors to outdoors for vitality.
The article notes a new electric brake device for passenger cars requiring less energy than headlight use, initially built for heavy trucks and trailers and claimed easier stopping in short distances. It also mentions a steering wheel button to dim headlights and references an automatic electric shoe polishing device.
A fragment describes a pig owner claiming a two mouth pig and notes similarities between humans and animals. It mentions ailments common to both and praises a Dr. Thomas Electric remedy as reliable for human and animal mishaps. The wording is garbled but centers on a medical cure claim and cross-species ailments. The piece reflects period promotional language for a universal remedy.
Reported plan to launch seaplanes from the French Line's Se De France on maiden voyage to carry passengers from Grand Banks to U S and Canadian seaboard cities. The idea depends on liner’s trip frequency with risks noted by rival routes and unclear water depth details.
The British National Playing Fields Association appeals for 1,000,000 and land to provide proper play spaces for 4 0,009 boys and girls lacking facilities. The King donated royal paddocks near Hampton Court for about 1 acres, the Prince of Wales spoke from Derby on the movement, and the aim is a future when no child can say they have no place to play.
A historic remedy claim reports immediate relief for rheumatism and lambago sufferers. The notice touts rapid ease and comfort for the afflicted, presenting the treatment as a decisive breakthrough.
A Georgetown reader F. E Normand writes of crippling joint pain and rheumatism and credits Nerviline with quick improvement. The letter urges readers to rely on a strong penetrating pain remedy they can trust and consume, mentioning a 5 cent price.
The Saskatchewan Dairy Association boards plan a provincial interprovincial convention in Regina next February hosted by Saskatchewan. Four western provinces will participate with a committee set to coordinate arrangements. The program will include outside speakers, demonstrations, and practical education including a new interprovincial prize for best judging by teams of three youths. A session will feature addresses by boys and girls under 16.
A reader from Aimcoe Ontario describes severe dysentery last summer with pain and blood. The doctor advised quick relief using a small amount of Topetita, but the account is unclear and fragmented.
A Nebraska Agricultural College report touts an automatic plow device by FL Zybach of Grand Island. The wooden contraption attaches to a tractor, guiding itself to plow furrows while the farmer can rest or attend other tasks. Tests claimed to yield good plowing, with warnings about safety.
Dr Williams Pink Pills are promoted as a direct tonic for pale tired girls with listlessness and poor study performance. The ad cites a testimonial from Miss Dorothy Lublin praising renewed strength after six boxes, and notes pills can be bought from druggists or mailed for 50 cents from The Dr Williams Medicine Co Brockville Ontario. It also mentions deer antlers shipped from Nome and doll aid programs in Japan, Britain, Canada, France and Italy for veterans’ benefits.
Reports from 23 provincial cities, headed by Leningrad, show unions to build from one to twelve aeroplanes each as part of a nationwide campaign. The move follows Britain severing relations with Russia and signals a larger mobilization for war readiness amid the crisis.
French doctors push universal vaccination for children using the Calmette BCG vaccine. Early results show 1 percent death from tuberculosis among vaccinated children vs 26 percent in unvaccinated peers. The vaccine can be given with food, not by injection, and has faced public opposition despite broad European adoption.
Native born Canadian Dr Morley A Jull a poultry specialist in the U S Department of Agriculture leads the U S delegation to the World Poultry Congress in Ottawa July 27 to August 4 His career spans Ontario McGill Wisconsin and West Virginia and includes work with the Canadian agricultural service and the U S secretary for venture toward a broader opportunity in service
An egg candle maker for 20 years is said to have produced a yolk on eye vision, prompting a visit to the Museum of Natural History in New York where officials called it first on record. Dust causes asthma, and a doctor’s remedy is touted with testimonials. Road dangers from speed and level crossings noted as motorists’ grave threat.
Official notice from the University of Manitoba Winnipeg outlining faculties and degree programs. It lists courses in science engineering medicine and other faculties leading to degrees such as MD and PhD. The document appears to be a registrar’s communication signed by W. H. Spence.
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