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Newspaper
Macgregor Herald
Location
Macgregor, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jul 18, 1929
Page
6
An essay argues cars have reduced daily exercise and fueled disease among the well to do. It urges more parks, trails, and national hiking weeks to improve health, patriotism, and economic well being, citing Germany's 20 million hikers and Canada’s scenic potential.
The Regina Daily Post notes General Bramwell Booth died penniless, owning only his uniform and a few books while controlling vast wealth unseen in his lifetime. It praises his capacity and service, marking his death as a tribute to his works and unselfish life.
Canadian National Railways reports gross earnings for January to May 1929 at 104.95 million, up from 101.18 million in the same period 1928. Net earnings 18.45 million versus 17.06 million. operating ratio improved to 82.42 percent. May 1929 gross 22.53 million. net 3.15 million. operating ratio 60.0 percent, against May 1928 figures.
A testimonial touts Dr Williams Pink Pills as a cure for anaemia and watery blood. Mrs Elizabeth Evans of Amherst Nova Scotia reports regained strength and relief for her son with St Vitus dance, noting benefits from use and availability by mail or at pharmacists.
The Bank of Japan plans a new building about three times the size of the current structure at a cost of 25,000,000 yen. Construction starts soon and will take seven years, with the existing building kept as an annex. The five story design includes diverting water from a Tokyo canal to surround and protect the vaults, with water ready to be turned on at a moment’s notice.
An old advertisement touts Fletcher’s Castoriala as a laxative that “stays down” and works quickly without distress. It claims benefits for fretful babies and colicky, feverish children, promising gentle relief and happy moods in millions of users.
The Dominion Fire Prevention Association session heard a survey showing Canada's fire losses in 1925 reached $102,807,849 with insurance premiums paid totaling $29,367,337. Ontario sustained losses through.
Alberta records the highest per capita loss at 574 dollars while Saskatchewan shows the lowest at 3.37 dollars. President Henry Brace of Edmon ton delivers an address as Makesah Simkins and a boy discuss Mr Johnson's new block of semi detached houses. The exchange hints at a mismatch between advertisement and reality in a street scene.
A humorous exchange sketches a couple with a forty year age gap. The remark highlights the wife being twenty and the husband forty, prompting a playful, punchline style reaction about future ages.
The Corriere D'America increased its dimensions after an Italian reader in Trenton New Jersey complained in a letter that the paper was too small to wrap his lunch in.
A brief boast of Dr J D Kellogg's Asthma Remedy claims rising yearly sales and unchanging quality. The ad urges readers not to endure another attack and to obtain the remedy immediately.
In the British House of Commons Sir Assheton Pownall questioned Miss Margaret Boadfield the new minister of Labour and first woman cabinet member and privy councillor about her administration The Family Physician promotes Dr Thomas Eclectric Oil as a remedy for inflammatory pains cuts and sprains highlighting home care options.
A costly English airplane reportedly built for eight passengers features a $5000 ceiling decoration, lounge, bridge tables, and electric kitchen and refrigerator. The total price reaches $150,000. A German artist crafted a 10000 word Lindbergh flight postcard story in three months using hard pencil. The rest blends assorted odds and quotes.
A roundabout in the pearling town of Thursday Island yielded surprising profits for its owner. With days to spare before shipment to Japan, he set up the ride and kept it running long after. The crowd, including families, rode it constantly, prompting frequent repairs and even rebuilding twice in two years.
The product is described as pleasant to children with no hesitation in taking it. It is claimed to end worm troubles, strengthen digestion, correct worm-induced disorders, and impart a healthy tone to the system favorable to development.
United States consul Emil Sauer in Toronto said about half of Canadians who sought U S entry years ago and joined the quota wait now stay in Canada. He noted many on the waiting list found jobs here and no longer wish to migrate as Canadian business conditions improve and fewer readers turn up when their quotAnotification arrives.
University of Manitoba announces program options across faculties including Arts Science and Law. Notification from Registrar W. J. Spence covers admission terms degree structures tuition and other essential information for prospective students.
Mrs Hazel Jackler night operator at Vernal Utah Unitah Telephone Company resisted a holdup. A bandit bound and gagged her after choking her, took the cash box, but she rang the fire siren with her foot causing him to flee. The incident occurred about 3:30 AM on a Sunday morning.
A vintage home remedy advertisement touts Dr Thomas Electric Oil as essential for the home. It claims to ease rheumatic and sciatic pains treat sore throats and chests coughs burns cuts and sprains and cites Cleveland experiments linking electricity to life.
A plea asks residents what they are doing for the community that helps them so much. It urges buying in the hometown to aid local shops and keep staples like Minard's Liniment available in the medicine chest.
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