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Newspaper
Macgregor Herald
Location
Macgregor, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Mar 02, 1939
Page
2
A fragment from a health column mentions eczema related concerns, with brief references to skin care or remedies. The readable text hints at community guidance and home treatment ideas without detailing medical advice. The item reads like a small health tip in a local page.
A broad World Happenings brief confirms Poland has granted formal recognition to General Franco's regime as Spain's legal government. Other items note Imperial Airways flying 1,158,000 miles in December, Saskatoon testing rust resistant wheat crosses, Chinese New Year fundraising for ambulances, Scots Guards to Rhodesia for Cecil Rhodes jubilee, Ontario premier Hepburn's Antipodes trip, Queen Mary near-miss at Olympia, and other assorted aviation and public-safety notes.
Victoria BC leaders Hastie Cochrane and George Mac Beth announce a proposed tartan for Scotamen in Canada. Approved by St Andrew's and Caledonia societies, the design features dark green ground with blue white checks and red gold accents to reflect Canada and Scotland links. Mr Cochrane notes it could serve as a mutual Celtic badge across the Dominion amid widespread firearm ownership.
A garbled request or advertisement fragment questions weakness and pale appearance and suggests a tonic. It mentions dehydration and vague remedies, with unreadable names and product terms, yielding little coherent medical guidance.
The monumental Ulysses S Grant Tomb beside the Hudson in New York is finally finished after 50 years. An upgraded interior and a landscaped plaza surround the 150 foot granite landmark, with about $400000 spent recently and $ total raised by New York subscriptions. Grant was buried nearby after dying in 1885, and the widow joined him in the tomb in 1902. A heating plant and air conditioning are reported among firsts of their kind for the structure.
Anne Adams presents a morning frock pattern suitable for sizes 36 to 50 with full length panels puffed sleeves scalloped trim and useful pockets. The design favors spring prints and easy sewing with options in synthetic fabrics for visiting or shopping. Pattern 4920 details size yardage and ordering from Winnipeg Pattern Office. The swivel chair line appears as an unrelated fact.
A Sunday school narrative examines Acts 10 34 48 focusing on Peters vision abolishing food and people distinctions, the Cornelius visit, and the Gentiles receiving the Holy Spirit and baptism in the name of Jesus Christ. It highlights that God shows no favorites and welcomes all who reverence him and live righteously in any nation.
Colonel Herbert A Bruce AMS RAMC MD LRCP FRCS LLC was elected to The Trusts and Guarantee Company Limited board at the annual meeting in Toronto. He serves as a director of The Dominion Bank National Life Assurance Company of Canada Wellington Fire Insurance Company and is known for serving as Lieutenant Governor of Ontario from 1932 to 1937.
Scientists remain unable to fully dismiss the long standing belief in hoop snakes, a creature imagined to roll downhill with its tail in its mouth, reflecting enduring myths in natural history.
Americans place second behind Scandinavians in coffee consumption per person according to recent data. The finding highlights strong cultural ties to coffee across the United States and indicates slower growth in other regions.
A reader summary on growing plants without soil using chemical solutions. Dominion Seed House Georgetown promotes soilless gardening with a pamphlet on chemical formulas for various uses, including war needs. Instructions cover methods, equipment, and care, noting impurities can harm growth and that seedlings root fast in coarse sand with careful chemical control.
Evaporated milk and Instant Postum are blended with Jell O Ice Cream Powder and whipped cream, then frozen and beaten to lightness. A separate ham celery parsley paprika mustard cream filling is folded and set in moulds, served on lettuce with a chili flavored mayonnaise, yielding six servings.
Tom McRae of Yukon, long separated from brother Bill McRae of Revelstoke, BC, met for the first time in about 50 years at Bill McRae’s shop to buy shots. Tom left Glengarry, Ontario, to seek western fortune during the Yukon gold rush and has only been outside once since, about 41 years ago, before briefly visiting his sister and returning to Alaska.
Alberta, British Columbia, Ontario and Quebec are the leading cheese producers in Canada, highlighted for their stronger dairy sectors.
Mrs Thel Shepard OBE matron of the Black Watch Memorial Home in Broughty Ferry says royal visits are unlikely to be suspended and that Queen Elizabeth would not let personal matters interfere with planned trips. Shepard, in Toronto to visit a brother, notes the Queen's democratic yet dignified nature and her ongoing ties to the regiment.
A post office set up at Dover court near Harwich England issues stamps and letters exclusively to visitors under 17 years old. The facility targets youth access, aiming to provide age specific postal services within the court complex.
New Yorkers deposit about 16 million nickels into telephone pay stations each month cutting across businesses and transit hubs. The large coin flow reflects widespread reliance on payphones during the era and hints at the city’s dense urban activity.
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