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Newspaper
Macgregor Herald
Location
Macgregor, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Mar 13, 1930
Page
3
Charmian and John Carter visit Wickfield while Grandma guides the doctor through a busy morning. The trio discuss furnishings, gossip, and town life as Charmian plans chores and prepares for a rounds with Doctor Howe. Jim Bennett interrupts with news and a sharper look.
Charmian watches as a plan to use the old Davis law office across the driveway as a new doctor’s workspace takes shape. Grandma suggests the handy site near the street, noting it’s solidly built by Joseph Ames and has a fireplace, desk, and shelves. The scene unfolds over breakfast with lingering talk of feasibility and comfort.
The dairy branch of the Saskatchewan Department of Agriculture reports a 30 percent rise in creamery butter production in 1929. Output totaled 14,786,205 pounds, up from 11,310,490 pounds in 1928.
D R Crichton city lands superintendent reports Calgary earned 589966.58 in land sales in 1929 up from 512126.74 in 1928, outlining a revenue increase for the year.
A new whitefish species, Coregonus Odonoghue, is reported from Clear Lake in the Riding Mountains Manitoba. Discovered by Alexander Bajkov of the University of Manitoba, the fish differs by slender body, longer caudal peduncle, larger head, small black spots on fins and scales, and smaller scales. It spawns October to November at shallow waters and averages about two pounds, up to four. The find supports hydrobiology strides. related stocking work in Jasper National Park may open more waters to fly fishing within two years.
Walter Pratt announces extensive expansion of the Canadian National Railways Hotel in the Athabaska Valley due to growing tourism in Jasper National Park. Plans include 650 capacity, new cabins and staff housing, expanded dining and service facilities, buses, a curio shop, and landscaping with preparations for large guest arrivals and tours.
A new clause in the Crown Timber and Forest Reserves Act mandates that all timber cut in Manitoba for pulpwood must be manufactured into pulp or paper within the province. The measure aims to improve employment conditions through enforcement.
The London Daily Express reports a carillon of bells set up in Hyde Park drawing wide attention. The plan, destined for New Zealand as a war memorial, inspires a London debate on memorials to Earl Haig. Proposals for an equestrian statue have failed to win support.
The tale credits Duke Henry of Brunswick at Regensburg in 1541 with starting the habit of writing out menus. A neighboring Count asks why, and Henry explains his chef drew up a list to reserve appetite for the best dishes. The anecdote notes the custom spread from that feast.
A Manitoba testimonial endorses Baby's Own Tablets as a safe child remedy free of opiates. The product is praised for gentle laxative action, aiding digestion, colds, fever, and teething. Sold by druggists or by mail for 25 cents per box from The Dr. Williams' Medicine Co. Brockville Ontario. Edmonton's five city owned utilities report a 1929 surplus of $516,562, up from $507,765 the prior year.
A compact column blends inspirational quotes from Genesis Emerson and John Boyle O'Reilly. It notes a theme of daily effort and divine blessing, paired with travel and legal imagery and a casual aside about Holloway's Corn Remover. It ends with a factual line about the Pacific Ocean's vast area.
Peter Perfect won the prize for good conduct at the English school. The award honors exemplary behavior and diligent study among pupils for the term.
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