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Newspaper
Macgregor Herald
Location
Macgregor, Manitoba, Canada
Date
May 20, 1937
Page
2
An editorial urges Western Canada to defend democracy amid fascist and communist threats, stressing that liberty rests on educated, morally strong voters. It warns internal dangers from inertia and self-interest, and cites James Truslow Adams on how governance reflects the electorate.
The Dominion Bureau of Statistics reports the cost of living index at 2.2 in April, up from 2.0 in March, with the retail price index for foods advancing from 7.57 to 7.63. Substantial gains occur in items such as pork, lard, flour, bread, sugar, tea, cod, and several meats, while eggs, corn, potatoes, marmalade, jam and coffee ease. No major changes elsewhere in the budget. A Toledo cathedral is noted as a sacramental shrine twelve feet high, embellished with 260 solid gold statues, the largest made from gold Columbus carried home after his first voyage.
A Rocheste r England man weighing 448 pounds fractured his ankle after a fall. Six hospital staff struggled to move him into an ambulance. At hospital he received boiled egg and bread for his first meal. He is 24, with a girth near 80 inches and a two foot collar. Last year Richard Harrow, once 560 pounds, died at Southend.
Zoo attendants report three newborn jeopard cubs were killed by their mother in Lincoln Park Zoo Chicago attributing the act to a leopard family instinct against captive rearing.
Dr Fres T Holmes of the University of Virginia told the Virginia Academy of Sciences in Charlottesville that a new rotor spins freely in space and can suspend the tiny tap between two magnets overcoming gravity. Dr G C Currie predicted organic chemical products from the new technology, while Dr F B Jewett described Bell Labs advancing voice transmission over many channels beyond physical wires.
The Canadian Seed Growers Association holds its annual meeting at the University of Saskatchewan Saskatoon June 24 to 26. President W C Murray welcomes attendees as discussions cover rust resistant wheats plant disease control and other seed work topics.
Lady Shaughnessy widow of Rt Hon Lord Thomas George Shaughnessy founder of the Canadian Pacific Railway died in Montreal after a brief illness. In her 85th year she had lived in retirement at Peel Street residence. Survived by a son Lord Shaughnessy and two daughters, Hon Marguerite Shaughnessy and Hon Mrs R M Redmond.
Temperature 925 degrees Ft Time 45 minutes two squares unsweetened chocolate 44 cup sugar three eggs two tablespoons butter one tablespoon Benson's Corn Starch four cups milk one teaspoon vanilla Method melt chocolate in top of double boiler add sugar and beaten egg yolks stir cook until smooth melt butter blend in corn starch and let bubble two or three minutes add cold milk stir and cook until sauce smooth combine two mixtures stand at room temperature stiffly beat egg whites with remaining sugar fold into chocolate mixture add vanilla lift corn starch over bottom of greased ramekin pour in soufflé mixture bake in slow oven until light and delicately browned serve at once with Crown Brand sauce
A new hundred thousand dollar organ in the Abbey improved musical programs for the coronation broadcast of King George and Queen Elizabeth on May 12, surpassing the quality of the 1911 ceremony. The old Abbey organ, 206 years old, collapsed early last year. A cryptic line hints at disgruntled remarks about a cake.
After seven lean years, the farm implement business is reviving in Western Canada as prairie farmers renew demand for replacements. Winnipeg officials report a 50 percent sales rise in the first four months versus last year, with other firms noting gains amid high wheat prices and optimistic crops in Manitoba Saskatchewan and Alberta. The sector has suffered since 1929 due to drought low grain prices and broader instability, but a buying wave is developing.
The excerpt describes a common house spider with ax apinnerets whose tiny spinning spools release jets of liquid silk that harden instantly upon exposure. This fragment highlights the spider’s silk production mechanism and rapid hardening property.
A man named J.G.B. reports a severe rheumatic attack two years ago and credits Kruschen Salts with erasing pain after a week of daily morning doses in hot water. He continues the regimen to stay fit, noting uric acid and its dissolving ingredients in the product aid relief and expulsion from the body.
Sir Frederick Banting of the University of Toronto told Pittsburgh scientists at Mellon Institute dedication that zinc is added to insulin to slow its action. He noted pure insulin absorbs too quickly, requiring multiple daily doses in some cases. He cautioned it is too early to judge clinical value and spoke on future disease challenges from civilization.
Empress an Indian elephant served on both sides during the Civil War. The animal was used by both the South and the North to haul supplies at Nashville Tennessee.
A brief note states that Franciscan monks own the garden of Gethsemane. The assertion reflects a long-standing association between the site and monastic stewardship.
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