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Newspaper
Macgregor Herald
Location
Macgregor, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jun 21, 1923
Page
7
A compact mélange of early twentieth century world events is summarized with mentions of university affiliations, a proposed Allied War Memorial on the Somme, League of Nations penalties, economic aid, and diplomatic moves. The item notes shifts in international alliances, aviation ventures, and imperial diplomacy affecting Europe, Asia, and the Middle East.
The Globe and Commercial Advertiser asserts it is the oldest daily newspaper with uninterrupted publication since December 9, 1792. Noah Webster and George Bunce founded the venture with a Hartford, Connecticut agreement dated September 2, 1792, while Webster’s Dictionary commentators are linked to the era’s press origins.
An advertisement touts De Hamilton's Pills as a mild regulator for constipation and a healthier system. It claims the product aids natural function, digestion, blood quality, complexion, and mood, priced at 25 cents at dealers.
Tregols, president of the Alberta Corn Growers' Assoc, is distributing two carloads of corn seed to farmers from Coutts to Peace River and from Victoria to Manitoba. About 27,009 acres are expected to be planted this year across the west.
Mrs Hermadis Chagnon of Ste Theo writes that Baby's Own Tablets are of great value for her baby and that she would not be without them. Thousands of other mothers report similar results, noting regulation of bowels and stomach, relief from constipation and indigestion, breakup of colds, simple fevers, and keeping the baby free from common childhood ailments. Sold by medicine dealers or by mail for 25 cents per box from The Dr Williams Medicine Co Brockville Ont.
Canaan store cattle landed at Dundee Scotland consisting of 580 head were 14 days on the water and consumed 00 bales of hay and 50 bags of grain during the voyage. Spare the children from suffering of worms by using Miller's Worm Powders a most effective vermilage with which to combat these insidious of the young and helpless. The medicine acts by itself requiring no purgative to assist it and, so, thoroughly that nothing more is desired.
Fragmentary text notes a Texas man discussing relief products and bravery, mentioning a numerical advantage of 500 to 1 in Kansas. References to Canada and a credit claim appear, but details remain unclear.
The League of Nations formed by the Versailles peace treaty held its inaugural assembly in Geneva on November 25 1920 with forty one nations represented including France Great Britain Italy Belgium China Romania Portugal Spain Sweden Japan Holland Brazil Argentina Chile Colombia Uruguay Canada Czechoslovakia Switzerland Australia Bolivia Cuba Denmark Greece Guatemala Haiti India Liberia Nicaragua Panama Paraguay New Zealand Peru Peru Poland Salvador South Africa Venezuela and Serbia.
A damaged notice hints at a cold treatment offer. The fragment references inhalation therapy, a small Bic device, and mail order buying from Montreal with a suggestion of sending money or ordering through a tire service.
A London Ministry of Hygiene inquiry led by Dr Deciers investigates how far X rays penetrate structures and whether beams harm bystanders near clinics. The panel includes radiologist Maame Cure M Biquerot and De Vatilaot amid reports of cancer claims linked to clinic X ray use and wall transmission.
French scientists conduct wire free telephony experiments using earth as a return path. A transmitter buried near ground level sends signals heard clearly through walls and floors in distant receivers connected to the earth and to the catacombs below Paris. Experiments proceed with increasing distances.
A bath house in Berlin's largest railway station offers travellers a wash while they wait for trains. Officials note passengers often arrive early and use the bath, while others readied by remedies against insects and pests.
Has One-Man Glider 4 German Inventor produced a light 29 pound craft resembling a parachute. It folds easily for carry and has completed two successful flights on the outskirts of Ber. Mt would take 32 years to coin silver dollars for every dollar of Jonas Rockefeller's wealth.
The Dominion Experimental Farms reports 2,590 birds produced 291,406 eggs last year, averaging 161 eggs per bird. British Columbia led with 173.5 eggs per bird, Ontario second at 173.5, and Ottawa third at 167.1 in the Canadian contest.
A lighthearted note promotes Putnam's Corn Extractor as a perfect divorce of coins from marriage with painless, guaranteed success. It claims no alimony and a happy outcome, urging readers to refuse substitutes for Putnar's.
The Trans-Canada Highway project, presented to Hon Alex Ross, outlines two main branches in Alberta. One route would run from Halifax toward Regina with forks via Moose Jaw Medicine Hat Calgary and Banff to Vancouver. The other would go Saskatoon Battleford Edmonton and Jasper Park to Vancouver. The aim is a principal line through Alberta's national parks.
About 140000 Canadian boys join the Canadian Forestry Association to form four Young Canadians Forest League units to aid fire rangers. Badges and instructions are issued as the nationwide effort trains youths to prevent forest fires.
The Calgary exhibition and Stampede run July 9 to 14 featuring a buffalo barbecu e and grand parade. Prizes total 50000 dollars with auto races, stampede events, cowboy and Indian races, and crowning Canadia champions in cowboy sports. The best Canadian bucking horse rider trophy, donated by the Prince of Wales, will be contested.
A Winnipeg concession house bought a wheat shipment for German interests, marking the first postwar direct trade with Germany on the Winnipeg Grain Exchange. No price or quantity details were available, and the exact terms remain unclear.
The Canadian Pacific Railway announces round trip summer excursion fares to Eastern Canada with a limit until October 1 1923. Stopovers allowed on routes via Great Lakes steamers from Fort William Port Arthur to Port McNicoll aboard ship or by train on the three daily trains including the Trans Canada Limited. Plan trips now with CP literature.
A wife testifies at Enfield Middlesex police court that Sundays are her happy day because her husband beats her six days a week but rests on Sunday, seeking protection and relief from abuse.
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