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Newspaper
Macgregor Herald
Location
Macgregor, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jun 25, 1931
Page
6
An essay argues that true criticism requires careful weighing and balanced judgment, while modern usage often spirals into destructive fault-finding. It urges readers to curb prejudice, respect others' views, and apply the Golden Rule in business, government, and daily life.
The Nova Columbia auto, attempting the first trans-Canada route by road, will stay in Fort William for the summer. Drivers Charles McKenzie and Gus McManus halted the hazardous trip until winter due to muskeg and rough terrain. From Halifax they began last September, covering 2,000 of 4,000 miles, with completion not expected before 1992 as next winter is needed to pass tough bush and muskeg.
French Academy of 40 methers spent 40 years on a rival work. The comparison highlights long scholarly efforts in lexicography and language study across two great institutions.
E. Nash, Poultry Inspector, notes the Canadian display at the British Empire Trade Fair in Buenos Aires drew strong attention. He says Canadians are a new force in South America, project exports of poultry stock, and that egg grading gives Canada a quality edge. Russia leads in the number of movie houses over France and Britain.
Premier Bracken spoke to the Winnipeg Board of Trade on the Dauphin River feasibility as a major hydro power scheme. He said properly developed it could become the province's largest single development increasing power resources by about 490000 bp and spur urban industry and rural services with potential to boost southern Manitoba's industrial outlook by half.
The Ontario Amish Mennonite conference, after a three day Mapleview Church session near Kitchener, bans radios from all homes and domes, classing them as musical instruments and as instruments of the devil. Excommunication is the penalty for violation.
Judge J. G. Wallace recommends cancellation of 170 naturalization certificates obtained fraudulently. The cabinet weighs the report with possible criminal charges and deportation. The article also promotes Dr Thomas Eclectric Oil as a cough remedy.
Gregory Kotek, son of a Foam Lake area farmer, died after consuming wild parsnips found near his farm. Inquest not deemed necessary as he disclosed the meal to his parents. Officials warn wild parsnips are a deadly poison even when cooked.
War veteran Corporal Roy Brown leaves Christie Street Military Hospital Toronto after 43 years of treatment for a Great War arm ailment. He entered Christie Street Hospital in 1927 after arriving in Canada from a Boston hospital. The report also recalls a separate incident of an insurance agent overstay and a farmer described as not unemployed, just unpaid.
Churchill's new seaport grows rapidly as 2000 workers operate day and night shifts on elevator and dock construction. The 2,500,008 bushel grain elevator rises against the northern sky while ships will load Western Canadian grain and livestock in future seasons. Ministers Club and McKenzie inspected the townsite plans for streets and lots to be surveyed this summer.
Newsreel describes a heavy two ton truck freighting church supplies from the station to missions along Hudson Bay coast. Eskimos northern trappers and Indians gathered to witness the vehicle plough through muddy roads, marveling at the conveyance and the idea of riding in it.
Betty Barclay offers a two part recipe for a three layer cake style pie with coconut topping and a sharp lemon custard. The cellophane style directions mix butter sugar and egg yolks then bake a 9 inch shell with coconut topping before a meringue cap and additional bake. A lemon custard icing doubles as a cake filling.
The family will work the land to produce essential sustenance and improve their condition beyond the general population of towns and cities. Farmers face a long hard pull but possess means to pull through, unlike the unemployed in the cities.
In London on June 30 Miss Jean Iris Howard will relinquish a post terminated by the Nova Scotia administration. The province will have affairs handled through the Canadian High Commissioner's office and other staff. The abolition aims to save about $25,000 annually.
An Windsor Detroit inventor unveils an engine claimed to fuse diesel internal combustion with steam recovery, using superheated steam from a water jacket to boost efficiency. Sir Harry Brittain of Napier and Sons visited Detroit to review plans for a flying boat engine and potential world manufacturing rights. Also noted is a Quebec inquiry team traveling to England to study social relief methods for possible legislation, followed by a light note on stock market guesses.
A Wrangell despatch reports a dense cloud of tiny insects destroying vegetation on Wank Island. The bugs, about half an inch long with red legs and antlike heads, were carried by a southwest wind and left holes in leaves before strawberry blossoms turned black. The note also mentions ancient fish aiding geologists in locating groundwater.
Print remnants and fabric remnants offered by A McCreery Co in Chatham Ontario. Ibs prints priced at 1.00 and 2 lbs silk velvet or cretonne priced at 1.09. Agents and dealers sought to distribute the items.
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