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Newspaper
Macgregor Herald
Location
Macgregor, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Mar 02, 1922
Page
6
Mrs Ardiel of Vancouver BC says she was astonished by Tanlac’s change after taking the medicine. She reports improved appetite, digestion, sleep, and nerves, noting prior misery from poor meals and broken sleep while on other remedies.
The article argues that voters in the three Prairie Provinces supported total liquor prohibition and import bans. It contends enforcement will fail without sweeping public support and citizen cooperation, blaming the public for lax observance and urging active help to law officers and legislators.
Major Orde Lees, famed polar explorer, completes a winter ascent to Push Yama in Southeastern Japan, claimed as the first European to summit in winter. He is joined by H. Trish of London, and the climb covers 12 365 feet in 48 hours with 4 000 feet of ascent on slick terrain.
Cancer deaths rose in 1919 Canada excluding Quebec with 385 deaths in September about one in fifteen total deaths. Bureau of Statistics figures show the toll from all forms of cancer across the month. The note remarks the health burden and urges care.
The Montreal Gazette analyzes how 1919 price levels and trade values harmed farmers. It notes a $1.5 billion loss across the sector, with input costs and wages depressed since 1914, and $59 million diverted from field crops, delaying loans until next harvest.
An early advertisement targets young ladies with claims that Dr Hamilton's Pills cure blotches and rashes by toning the blood. It promises rosy cheeks and restored health, selling at 25 cents through The Catarrhozone Co in Montreal.
The Panama Canal committee sees profit in building markets in New York and Atlantic ports for canal products. A trial shipment of Oxonum red top frozen fish recently left port for New York. If the cargo arrives in good order, substantial future shipments are expected.
An old remedy advert suggests rubbing Nervine on the chest neck and sore area to relieve pain and wheeziness from breathing issues. It claims quick relief and family-wide benefits though the text mixes medical assertions with promotional claims and lists production figures for British logs in 1921.
A reader’s testimonial lauds Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound for easing symptoms of menopause and aiding in daily tasks. The letter stresses past failures with other medicines and claims significant relief and renewed vitality. Patient mentions Mrs. Petersen as an example of the product’s benefits.
Onshore lumber shipments from the mainland in 1921 totaled 10 164 shipments, with major exports to China, Japan, Australia, New Zealand, and the United Kingdom. Additional shipments included shingles to Atlantic ports and 24 800 tons of box stocks to Australia and Singapore.
The piece warns of winter’s harshness on infants kept indoors and storms that keep them from fresh air. It suggests using Baby's Own Tablets to regulate the stomach and bowels and mentions they are sold by medicine dealers or by mail from Dr Wil Medicine Co Brockville Ontario.
A shipment of tree seeds including Sitka spruce and Douglas fir was forwarded from British Columbia to a Dominion Forestry ranch for use in Great Britain. The transfer represents seed funds and aims to support reforestation and forestry efforts abroad.
A garbled page notes a Diamond Dye product claim that women can revive faded fabrics. It references dyeing, color brightening, and household usage with generic instructions. The text is unclear but centers on dyeing fabrics at home.
The page blends an early 20th century crop statistics note with an ad for home remedies. It lists wheat yields per acre and total production figures, followed by an unrelated household health product recommendation and a domestic scene of a mother comforting a child with a pillow.
A historic recipe guide describes quick bread and biscuit methods using two cups or one pint flour, baking powder, salt, and milk. It covers mixing dry ingredients, cutting fat, forming a drop batter, and baking twelve to fifteen minutes, with notes on variations such as enriched batter with eggs and butter, and using graham or bran flour as substitutes.
Scientists at the Southoon Institute report a skull unearthed in Central Montana that, from tooth structure, clearly belongs to the great human lineage and may be an ancestor of man. The institute notes the animal was not a monkey and that monkeys never inhabited what is now the United States.
Manitoba authorities discuss extending electric power from Portage to Winnipeg area at an estimated cost of 1.2 million dollars. The proposal aims to improve coverage with a tempo extension pending feasibility and funding considerations.
Paragraph describes a woman's claim that her health improved after using Di Merce’s Favorite Prescription. She states she was rundown, unable to perform duties, and credits the medicine with restoring her strength. She offers to write to interested readers with a stamped envelope reply.
Mrs Lily Stoddart of 428 Ontario St testifies to Dr Pierce's Favorite Prescription aiding her during pregnancy and dropsy. She reports rapid relief after two bottles restoring health and recommends the remedy for nervous debility and rebuilding strength. Available at local druggists or through Dr Pierce's Laboratory in Bridgeburg Ontario.
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