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Newspaper
Macgregor Herald
Location
Macgregor, Manitoba, Canada
Date
May 13, 1920
Page
3
At a Grain Growers meeting in Skatoon the group discussed trucks hauling grain and the efficiency of a two liter truck on a 20 mile trip, noting speeds of 257 miles per hour and calculating daily trips on good roads amid busy pens and papers.
A new Alberta bank proposal seeks incorporation as the Bank of Alberta Corters at Edmonton with plans for branches and a broad regional presence. Meanwhile United Seed Growers in Penticton BC aims to seed 300 acres with vegetable seeds and 100 acres with sugar beet seed in 1921. The district shows notable progress, while local customs in Thiber include saluting superiors by removing hats and sticking out their tongues.
A fragmented report details a convoluted push to shape public opinion around Soviet talks led by Lloyd Georges Poucy of Soviet negotiation Lapin. The piece sketches chaotic Moscow conditions and the Times asserting that Bolshevik messaging will mislead readers as a Berthwille campaign aims to influence perception amid ongoing diplomatic exchanges.
A damaged, misread advertisement promotes syrup of figs laxative for children. It urges parents to check for a California label and mentions dosing, warning about the product’s effects on stomach, liver, and bowels. The text includes garbled phrases and unclear instructions.
About 10000 acres near Kansack Saskatchewan were allotted by ballot to soldier settlers under the federal soldier settlement board rules. Twenty six parcels have been sold and eleven farm units remain to be disposed of. The distributions were conducted under official regulations.
A Ford of the Faculty Medicine at the University of Toronto survey shows Toronto averaging one doctor per 387 people, with Ontario provinces and territories varying. Ontario leads with one doctor per 766 people, while British Columbia has one per 905, Nova Scotia much higher, and Manitoba around one per 1,146 inhabitants.
Queen's University conferred honorary Doctor of Divinity on Ree C.S. Young of Saskatoon and Doctor of Laws on Seager Wheeler of Rosthern, Sask. The announcements celebrate their contributions as honored recipients.
Scientist De Frederick H Millener in Omaha used a giant receiving setup to probe interstellar space for a Mars transmission. Delicate instruments picked up lightning crackles and static, with faint signals from cities like San Francisco and Madrid amid uncertain interplanetary crackling.
A Manitoba Agriculture bulletin titled Bee keeping in Manitoba offers guidance for Western Canada residents looking to start beekeeping. Written by Muckle and Seemrer, the 24 page unillustrated guide covers beekeeping opportunities across the province. Free copies can be requested from the Publications Branch of the Manitoba Department of Agriculture.
A declaration on world economic conditions approved by the supreme council in March notes that war disorganizes Europe’s economy, driving universal price rises. It cites Napoleonic and American Civil War eras for context, comparing price surges and slow normalization.
Minard's Linimen reports a fresh gold find on Snake Creek eight miles north of Okotoks and twenty miles south of Calgary. Prospects surge as many miles of claims are staked and a city chemist analysis shows 18. to the cubic yard of sand.
Allocation of German war vessels reports six battleships and submarines to Britain. Names and numbers appear garbled but indicate a ruling on distributing vessels among major powers, with numerous crew and ship designations in distorted text. Further details are unclear due to OCR errors.
Growing wills to become well developed women urged mothers to monitor approaching puberty and blood health. Testimonials claim Dr Williams Pink Pills enrich blood, restore energy, and relieve symptoms of weakness and headaches after six boxes. Sold by medicine dealers or $24 for six boxes via The Dr Williams Medicine Co Brockton.
The Farm Women's Institutes reach over 13000 members across 32 branches in a province, forming the second largest body in the Dominion. Activities span cooking sewing sociology welfare and reef work. The North Sea drains a quarter of Continental Europe in addition to areas of the British Isles.
A Berwick Ontario woman writes that after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and Blood Medicine she became strong and healthy and had a baby boy six months old. She praises the remedies and recommends them to others, noting confidential correspondence with the company.
A 41 design Canadian Pacific resort on Lake Windermere shores in British Columbia opens this summer for tourists. Located near Golden on the main line, the site blends pastoral and mountain scenery with boating, riding, golf, fishing, big game hunting and dancing. Cabins will be equipped with modern home comforts as the Parks Board coordinates road access and social facilities.
Incoherent ad-style request offers $1990 for a cure of catarrh with Halls Catarrhal Medicine. Mentions remedy testimonials and several garbled names. Lacks coherent details or verifiable entities.
An article describes an innovative cement house by owner He Gausin designed to minimize heat loss. The structure features airtight walls with no air pockets, a concrete basement, and 43 windows across nine rooms with two entry points. Heating in winter relied on electricity at a low cost.
Russian farmer David Krocker in Hague north of Saskatoon tests a new Canadian livestock branch by importing a ram from New Mexico for 200 dollars. He aims to stock his farm with astral sheep through crossbreeding with local stock.
Alberta coaches seek small horses to supply the Union Stock Yards in Toronto. The manager of the horse department notes demand for horses under 1,200 pounds, once common in racing, now valued for breeding and eagerly bought in the east.
An old advertisement touts Dr Pierce’s Kidney Cure as a remedy for backache nephritis and kidney disease. It claims waste matter settles in feet ankles and around the eyes and urges sending ten cents for a trial bottle and visiting Pierce’s laboratory. It includes quack-style testimonials about relief from pain and urinary issues.
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