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Newspaper
Macgregor Herald
Location
Macgregor, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jun 12, 1930
Page
6
A reflective essay argues that progress is elusive yet relentless, advancing in all realms from dress to transportation, communication, work, and business. It urges pausing to compare past and present to grasp the pace of evolution and to keep pace with progress.
Walter Houser, a lodger in a Berlin suburb, stretched a violin string beneath the ceiling and bowed it for hours daily. He hung a vacuum cleaner inverted from ceiling hooks, provoking a court ruling that fined him 200 marks plus costs to repair the damaged apartment.
Gregory recalls writing about a mule as a birdlike creature. He notes it as hardy compared to a gazelle or turkey, with four legs and wings placed on its head. The piece streams from a playful, backward stance that resists moving forward.
Bermuda's fruit and vegetable exports to Canada jumped from zero to 50 000 cases last year with estimates of 100 000 cases this year and tripling next year. Hon. S. B. Sparling, Bermuda Board of Agriculture chair, notes Canada’s budget aiding Bermuda via free vegetable entry in winter. Also mentions discussions with Canadian National Steamships on Canada West Indies service. An ad promotes Miller's Worm Powders as a vermifuge for children.
The latest coin boxes for letter mailing will be installed on buses serving rural Ireland. Four routes ending at Belfast will first be tested with the boxes cleared and mail processed at the Belfast post office.
Prairie Province manufactures, valued at 340 million dollars, per C. E. Harvey of Winnlea retiring chairman of the prairie division of the Canadian Manufacturers Association.
A white paper released in London on May 8 cites the breakdown of Anglo Egyptian talks over unrestricted Egyptian immigration to Sudan. Negotiations on most points were smooth, but Egypt’s demand for free entry could not be reconciled with British defense needs and troop disposition along the Suez Canal.
A corny health ad describes women as run down and anaemic affecting home life. It promotes Dr Williams Pink Pills promising rich red blood and renewed energy, citing Mrs Paul Rail of Gouin du Blanc Quebec as a patient who recovered after six boxes. Pills are sold by dealers or mailed from Brockville Ontario at 50 cents a box.
New flags for 15 nations occupying over a third of Earth's population have appeared since World War I. India now flies a red white and green banner proclaiming independence from Britain with Gandhi leading the revolution. Since color changes by Russia Germany and China major powers may only have a few universally recognized flags left. A separate item notes relief from asthma with Dr Kellogg's Asthma Remedy described as swift and dependable and widely sold.
Hon Charles Stewart Minister of the Interior announced Supervisory Mining Engineer C C Ross will leave for Fort Smith to visit major mining centres this season. He will organize the office and field parties and assess prospector and company needs to advise the Interior Minister on the industry’s future.
The Ses katchewan forestry service reports a major planting drive in a 250 acre forest embryo area in the Prince Albert region. Forestry engineer H. P. Eisler notes 2,000,000 nursery seedlings and stock are being transplanted, the province’s largest such programme. Seedlings are mainly jack and white pine. John D. Rockefeller has donated over 750,000 dollars in benefactions over his life. London's statue to Marshall Foch is planned for unveiling in May.
A new artistic Canadian Pacific booklet titled Those Magic Isles showcases England, Wales, Scotland, and Ireland with photographic illustrations and stories. It serves as a comprehensive Old Country guide, appealing to travelers and returning voyagers, highlighting routes from St Lawrence Water Boulevard to Europe and the Empress and Duchess namesakes.
Captain A W Stevens, air corps photographer, shatters his own long distance record by capturing Mt Rainier 270 miles away from 20 000 feet above Crater Lake Oregon. Lieutenant John Corkille piloted the plane as the thermometer hit 20 below zero and a liquid oxygen supply Rider Douglas Egyptian Liniment advertised alongside.
The Toonto Globe notes Western practical farming, including a Saskatchewan Agriculture purchase of a weed polluted farm to transform it, a worm exterminator’s value, and J W Hughes of Kelowna boosting grape baskets from 500 in 1927 to an expected 40 000 in 1930. A winery offers 100 per ton for concords as France anticipates larger crop yields.
The 1929 Industrial Department report shows new plants and extensions across Canada totaling 74,106,000 in capital investment, up from 73,409,800 the year before. Additions to existing plants add 33,361,000, with Western Canada driving growth through mining, cold storage, and new facilities in Manitoba and British Columbia.
A Hamilton St. Catharines highway incident shows a motorist cutting in caused three cars to crash injuring four, leading to four lawsuits and a final judgment of 4650 dollars to seven claimants. The piece questions whether rash driving pays any reward.
The Topographical Survey of the Department of the Interior, Dominion Government, engages in map making for many uses. Standardized sheets are used where practical, with scales varying by available information and intended purpose.
A German gardener showcased a method to inject phosphorous into plants at the Berlin Flower Show. Cacti of various shapes were inoculated and the luminous spines glowed in the dark, dotted with bright points resembling glow worms.
The remark notes that people often seek enjoyable trips rather than pure necessity, highlighting leisure as the main driver behind conventions and plans for outings. It emphasizes pleasure and recreation as the motivating forces shaping social choices.
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