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Newspaper
Macgregor Herald
Location
Macgregor, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jun 23, 1927
Page
7
Aunt Lili and Kate clash as Melua faces pressure from Mike Laine and the kitchen staff. Letters from Kate reveal travel and trouble, while Maggie and Anna debate immigration and labor, hinting at a broader class struggle.
Mrs L Lameuxesse of Coniston Ontario describes a long illness with severe pains and weakness. She credits vegetable compound and tonic preparations including E Pink Bem s Wish of the Ce and S Wash for relief and eventual return to work as a farmer's wife.
A Cranbrook woman, Mrs P. Willis, owns the oldest sewing machine in Canada still in service. A nationwide contest drew 153 019 entries with over 100 000 machines at least 40 years old, many predating the Civil War and Canadian confederation.
Fragment discusses metal properties focusing on lightness brightness flexibility freedom from rust and other qualities. It reads as an early remark on material characteristics without clear context or attribution.
A historical overview describes major sea lanes encircling the globe from North to South and East to West. Ships, both steam and sail, follow established routes linking thriving ports and distant outposts while neglected lanes see few passers. The article notes shifting winds and currents shaping journeys across vast oceans.
An advertisement claims Dr Thomas Electric Oil can heal persistent sores by stopping sloughing removing angry flesh drawing out pus and guiding new skin formation. It asserts the oil is a recognized healer with many testimonials.
The plan, backed by Assistant Secretary Dewey, reduces the present 7.716 by 3.125 inch currency to about 6 1/8 by 2 1/8 inches. First bills of the smaller size expected within months, but public release delayed about a year. Also notes rising tobacco use among women per English doctors. A claimed longevity record holder says he is 147 years old and recalls events from 135 years ago.
Horace Wootford of Otley England, a former stable hand and fish hawker, travels Britain offering to type letters for farmers and navvies. He charges 12 cents per letter, claims to have typed thousands, and notes rural workers appreciate the service for personal messages and even poetry requests. He plans to visit Scotland next.
A Toronto real estate dealer who died recently did not leave much money to his children. Instead he bequeathed them advice urging them to do good and act with charity. The will states his fervent prayer that his children embrace opportunities to help others so they may gain moral riches and the affection of their fellows.
Winnipeg remains Canada’s third largest city by population, with figures from the Board of Trade showing 204,000 including suburbs. Henderson’s Directory lists 198,000 for Winnipeg proper, a year‑over‑year gain, while Montreal and Toronto lead.
Advertisement claims Baby's Own Tablets prevent feverishness indigestion and teething pain while easing constipation and diarrhea in children. Cites The Dr. Wilf ine Co. Brockville Ontario as source and notes laxatives are essential for a healthy system. Also mentions a Liberty article stating six is the age when children are most likely to be killed by a president.
A fragmentary devotional note cites quotes about the pure in heart seeing God and feeling a spiritual presence. It blends musings from Theodore Parker and John G. Holland and closes with an ad for Mother Graves Worm Exterminator promising relief from worms.
A passenger from Parliament aboard a sinking steamship proposed public exposure, urging the reporter to quote him favoring a back to the land movement. The exchange captured a tense moment as lifeboats were improvised and voices debated the potential public relations impact.
A fragment discusses mass production origins two centuries ago and mentions the Kholuy painters in Russia. It references Brough 100 Lands and Minard's Liniment as part of attributed or miswritten items.
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