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Newspaper
Macgregor Herald
Location
Macgregor, Manitoba, Canada
Date
May 14, 1931
Page
6
An old advertisement touts Phillips Milk of Magnesia as a universal remedy for indigestion caused by excess stomach acid. It claims rapid neutralization with one tasteless spoonful, notes 90 years of physician use, and urges buyers to seek genuine Phillips at AM drugstores.
A discussion on the 1867 British North America Act critique, comparing Canada’s rigid written constitution with Britain’s unwritten system. The piece weighs federal provincial powers, blue sky laws, radio control disputes, and the potential for constitutional overhaul. It cites U S federalism, Dominion prerogatives, and the need for modernization across provinces.
Palatka Fis Fortunate HF Underwood wins a golf cup he sold to a club despite never playing the game. The Brantford Ontario horticultural show anecdote is noted with two sweepstake prizes donated by two directorate members. A light quarrel over a wife’s duty ends with a witty exchange about speaking well of one’s husband.
A field check shows pale western cutworm eggs are hatching in areas recently wet and warm. Farmers are urged to cultivate or summer fallow fields with vegetation signs and avoid seeding crops until conditions favor suppression, with sources listed for further guidance.
Mira from Levis Quebec shares a simple plan to adjust short skirts to current lengths. She bleached the fabric, dyed with Diamond Dyes, and dyed many items to achieve smooth even colors that resist wear and washing. Diamonds Dyes praised for savings and vibrant results.
In the British House of Commons, MPs pressed Rt. Hon. William Graham about American takeover links involving the American Telegraph and Telephone Company and Western Electric through subsidiaries gaining control of Gaumont British, a leading English film producer and exhibitor. It cites an Americanization program and probes into industry influence.
A reflection on architecture as an unrecognized miracle where God and man collaborate. The text links timber from forests, the mind shaping form, skilled hands, and the life a building shelters to crown it with meaning and purpose. It speaks of mystery in the creation of a built world.
An old advertisement touts Castoria as a pure vegetable preparation offering quick comfort for infant colic and stomach upset. It claims safe frequent use, mild taste, and better gentleness than strong adult medicines.
Labour MP J S Woodsworth told the Toronto League of Nations Society that Canada is failing to uphold Versailles era labor standards. He cited eight hour day, living wages, child labor elimination, and workers' organizing rights as unmet. Census figures show Canada employs more children than the United States per 1,000 workers.
The Commons debated extending two years to start and finish the Edmonton Dunvegan line and a Central Canada Railway branch from Grimshaw Alberta to the northern border. The bill aims to authorize a main line 102 miles plus a northerly branch toward the Alberta boundary. Dr Thomas Electric Oil is touted for coughs, colds, cuts, sprains and burns with no testimonial needed.
Four RCMP officers stationed in the Canadian pavilion at the British Empire trade fair in Buenos Aires were each given two riding horses for personal use. The donor is not named in the cable from Buenos Aires but is believed to be the Argentine government. The Mounties are Sergt. J R Paton of Victoria BC, Const Carstairs of Medicine Hat Alberta, Const Carmichael, and Const CG Fairman of Ottawa.
Miss Edith May Lyons of the University of Manitoba zoology department has been awarded a bursary by the National Research Council of Canada. She qualifies for her master of science degree this spring and will pursue post graduate research at the University of Toronto next year.
Sweden's railway electrification programme is expected to prevent a national unemployment problem for at least two years. The plan aims to modernize rail infrastructure and create jobs during implementation.
A layered dessert recipe for a custard mold using egg yolks sugar salt milk gelatin vanilla apricots and coconut. It guides making a warm custard soaking gelatin chilling filling lining mold layering apricots and coconut then unmolding and garnishing with whipped cream and angelica. Serves 8.
An aerial survey of grazing lands near the Saskatchewan Alberta boundary and the North West Territories reports over 1300 buffalo photographed in Wood Buffalo Park. The census was a preliminary test, not a full herd count, and aimed to gauge survey methods. Also notes a BC orchard plan and unrelated worm treatment ad segments.
The Dominion Water Power and Hydrometric Bureau estimates capital invested in water power in Canada at over 1 390 million dollars on January 1 1931. Complete industry figures end 1928 showing water power investment second only to agriculture and steam railways.
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