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Newspaper
Macgregor Herald
Location
Macgregor, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Mar 28, 1929
Page
3
An archival fragment notes acid neutralizing preparations claiming a long shelf life of 50 years. It mentions a genuine Phillipe Mill of Magnesia product with directions for use available at drugstores.
In a rugged hillside blaze, Andy and fellow loggers haul water by pail while enduring scorching sun and flying embers. Donald and Connie lead the rescue as a blazing cottonwood threatens spot fires, and Hoopla smothers a comrade’s burning clothes amid advancing rain and falling timber.
Health authorities urge early treatment of a cold to prevent flu. Gargle the throat with Nerviline three times daily to keep germs at bay and rub Nerviline on the chest if tightness appears. Dr Hamiltons Pills cleanse the system and aid recovery. Nerviline and pills together treat grippe influenza bad colds.
Reports table in the House of Commons show 1927 Chinese immigrants admitted to Canada at 3, with 2 coming as non immigrants for university purposes. Deportations totaled 11. The 1923-24 registration lists about 55,706 Chinese in Canada, 48,303 men, 4,302 women, and 6,099 children under 18. British Columbia hosts 91,116 Chinese residents. Japanese arrivals in 1927 were 511 and 1926 539. two year totals show 273 adult males, 557 adult females, and 216 children under 18.
Floyd Smith demonstrated a crash seat device at Mercer airport where a 150 pound dummy was released from 1 500 feet. The parachute deployed in one and four fifth seconds and the dummy landed safely. The report notes Florida’s white population foreign born rate at about 54 percent.
Oakland Municipal Airport in California features parking similar to downtown lots with hourly and monthly rates for hangars and space. Overnight bunks, plane washing, and mechanics are available, plus a seaplane channel from San Leandro Bay and a 150 seat restaurant. A news stand, tobacco shop, soda fountain and souvenir booth accompany the facilities.
Western horses totaling about 25 000 were shipped from the prairies to eastern Canada last year, mainly from Alberta and Saskatchewan. Most sales occurred in Ontario and Quebec, with some going to Prince Edward Island. The consignment ranged from heavy draughts to light range stock, about 5 percent unbroken. A carload of unbroken Percheron and Belgian greeds sold at public auction in Paisley Ontario, averaging a price not specified for 21 head.
Poem style excerpt quotes Psalm 46 4 and James Whitcomb Riley lines urging trust and courage through sorrow and storms. It reflects on faith, calmness, and tempering content with divine guidance, ending with a Spanish proverb about crooked lines.
The long hidden automaton chess master revealed as Peter J Hill in a New York dime museum affair. For nine years the masked expert moved pawns with jerky motions while maintaining silence. The note recalls the famed mechanical man that stumped thousands of players. Whales are noted for the largest brains among mammals, with the heaviest on record at seven kilograms.
The article notes skepticism toward a naturalist's claim that Hans are near sighted and observes rising numbers of shirts worn by Chinese.
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