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Newspaper
Macgregor Herald
Location
Macgregor, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Mar 28, 1929
Page
2
A provincial government survey will map a model townsite at Manitoba's seaport Fort Churchill. The project aims to plan development and urban layout for the port area.
A Pittsfield Massachusetts General Electric Company lab notes 20 foot long lightning like flashes as a quirky glimpse into product claims and scientific experiments. The passage mentions Minards Liniment used for the flu amid unrelated lines about salaries and usefulness.
Sir Hubert Wilkins reports unseasonably warm conditions at Deception Island base delaying snow aircraft use during the Wilkins expedition. He did not attempt the South Pole, coming within about 650 miles, focusing on preliminary weather observation station surveys.
Trim slender model features a diagonal losing bodice and button trim. A self fabric strap slips through bound openings in fob fashion. Vestee has open V neck and attached rolled collar. Pattern No 269 offers sheer tweed in purply blue with silk crepe vestee and various color combinations with bust sizes from 16 to 44 inches. Pattern price 25 cents. add 10 cents for Fashion Magazine copy.
A government report shows Alberta’s electric grid spreading nationwide with a Calgary based power company operating 332 miles of 66 000 volt lines and 39 miles of 13200 volt lines. The system extends from Magrath to Letbridge and toward Wainwright and Hardisty with a small gap between Mullet and Ponoka still to seal.
Warns against paring corns with old razor blades due to infection and possibly lockjaw. Promotes PUTNAM'S CORN EXTRACTOR and PUTNAM'S PAINLESS CORN EXTRACTOR as quick relief products priced 25c at dealers.
The Springfield Union notes Cuba imposes a bachelor tax and even funds a matrimonial bureau where single men and women must file photographs. The move aims to unite lonely individuals and encourage courtship, while collecting ten dollars from bachelors who avoid marriage. The article suggests these ideas reflect progress and noble aims.
Mothers warned that March weather brings quick changes and higher cold risk for infants. Baby's Own Tablets are recommended to break up colds, regulate digestion, and prevent serious complications, sold at 25 cents a box by The Dr. Williams' Medicine Co. London mooring scene notes Londoners living on private yachts to avoid rent and taxes on the Thames.
Mrs R Burton of Oshawa writes that three years ago she was very nervous and run down and could hardly bear the noise of her children. A friend advised her to take a remedy, describing her improvement.
A fragment quotes an individual named Wales describing after taking two boxes he felt stronger, looked better, and color returned to his cheeks and he felt fine again. The text mentions price per box as S0c.
J Nordmoe of Camrose Alberta claims the Sir Henry Thornton trophy for the highest points in the combined cross country and ski jump at the Canadian Championships held in Montreal on February 24.
A devotional study outlines stewardship and missions with a focus on the apostles’ Mount of Olives encounter, the Pentecost Spirit, and the great commission to witness to Jerusalem, Judaea, Samaria, and the uttermost parts of the earth through state, home, and foreign missions.
The text lauds Prof. Shotwell of Columbia University as a key adviser to Woodrow Wilson and a principal author behind the Kellogg Peace Pact. It praises his international scholarship, notes his Canadian birth and exile from Canada, and calls him one of the era’s greatest Canadians with a major impact on U.S. diplomacy and academia.
Bert Has sells and partner Crammer of Rockford Illinois plan a second attempt to fly Chicago to Stockholm via Greenland. After last year’s failed northern route they intend 500 mile relays with refueling stops at Sault Ste. Marie Cochrane and another between Cochrane and Greenland. They request the Cochrane runway remain available for a spring start.
Day-old bread transformed into cocoanut cakes by spreading with Eagle Brand Sweetened Condensed Milk and rolling in finely shredded coconut. Browning gently yields a dessert tasting like Angel Food cake. Promote free copy of The Borden Co cookbook from Montreal address. Also advertises Holloway's Corn Remover as safe and effective.
Regina attracted 12 new industrial concerns in the past year spending about 5,000,000 on sites, buildings and equipment. They will employ up to 2,000 men. Housing for 1,000 families was built last year, but demand outstrips supply.
Sugar beets topped crops in the Taber Barnwell irrigation district last year with an average $69.59 per acre. Alfalfa averaged $25.85 per acre and wheat $23.27. The project’s average production per acre was $28.97. Pupils in Scotland read through about three times as many books yearly as London students. Canada’s pasture acreage in 1925 totaled 9,528,013 acres.
A London Ontario inventor R T Gee claims a new method will draw energy from the air and store sunlight for later use. His device, tied to aerials, promises revolution in illumination and energy storage alongside electricity.
Max Valler, inventor of several rocket vehicles, tested a 240 pound rocket sled at Schleissheim aviation grounds. The sled can carry eight rockets though the test used two. Spectators watched for speed on level ground and on a snowy slope but could not reach definite conclusions.
The excerpt discusses using occupation of the mind to calm worries and aid sleep. It suggests hard work or manual labor can distract concern, while learning from the French helps the mind and body stay engaged, promoting rest.
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