This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 11 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Macgregor Herald
Location
Macgregor, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Mar 10, 1938
Page
6
A reflective essay argues that many nations drift from true democracy toward various isms and autocratic temptations. It warns that economic hardship since 1929 tempts governments to abandon self rule, urging voters to engage year round, study issues, and guard liberty against corruption and demagogic reforms.
Newspaper World notes the debate over using Eire versus Ireland and Irish as adjectives. It cites the Anglo Eire conference coverage and provincial papers persisting with Irish. The piece questions proper usage and anticipates continued preference for Irish in headlines and writing.
General Foods announces plans for a major advertising expansion in newspapers and magazines in 1938. R K McIntosh, vice-president, says the campaign will highlight products like Maxwell House Coffee Jell O and Grape Nuts while leveraging print media to reach the public.
The Ottawa Journal notes Canadian efforts aiding distant prairie communities and drought areas, highlighting in thirteen months an achievement of collecting 11 000 volumes for free distribution. It calls this enterprise of distinct national value. In England a housing project reports nine houses built.
The Christian Science Monitor notes that scientists have found residue from burning soft coal can be used as a smokeless steady long burning fuel. This suggests efforts to reduce nuisance while maintaining heat output.
The dialogue features Goldstein claiming Jews are a leading people and MACUTEROT challenging the pomp, with Goldstein replying that "tee erg ain't no Scots name" in a humorous exchange about names and origins.
Imported confectionery for year ending October 31, 1937 totaled 888,917 24.9 dollars amid strong demand for sweets in Canada. The report highlights candy imports as a notable component of the goods bill and economic activity in the period.
In Los Angeles Sir Josiah Stamp warned that US involvement in European events is necessary. He said Germany's demand is not simply about returning colonies and that nations signatory to Versailles must be consulted, along with bordering countries, before lands change hands.
Blind western fiction writer Sapa Camorni is writing his 100th novel as demand grows in England where a publishing firm contracts for all he can produce A hotel near Maidenhead marks the boundary between Buckinghamshire and Berkshire with a nail driven into its counter as a curious detail
The Myer Sulit Wrecking Co salvaged scrap iron from the Niagara Bridge and sent the first shipment to Steel Company of Canada in Hamilton to be melted and rolled into strips stamped with the old bridge, sold as souvenirs. The firm declined offers from Japanese agents. Women’s shoe sizes have reportedly grown two and a half sizes over ten years.
The famous English actress and CBE recipient in the New Year honors discusses aging. She notes she is forty despite birth in 1898, joking that age feels variable from sixteen to sixty and that the idea of age is mostly a mindset. A humorous aside recalls a knitting remark about a beard in a stocking.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.