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Newspaper
Macgregor Herald
Location
Macgregor, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Nov 06, 1930
Page
6
A magazine article asks if people ever feel they are square pegs in round holes in life and work. It cites a farmer and city worker contrast, urging self assessment and pursuit of real expertise over mere survival.
The Aeroplane and Geodesy problem of survey work in remoter districts has been solved. In areas without roads or railways travel is slow and triangulation points are hard to measure. Air travel speeds measurements and eases obstacles, enabling progress across the Dominion.
A woman urges others to rest and avoid worry while promoting Dr Williams Pink Pills as the best remedy to feed nerves and build new blood. The ad claims the pills enrich and create blood, banish nervous disorders, and boost energy, appetite, and health, selling for 50 cents a box from The Dr Williams Medicine Co Brockville Ont.
The town of Estevan opened three new industrial plants at a September 24 ceremony attended by about 300 Western Canada business and professional leaders. Estevan, a town of 3 000, highlights its agricultural and mineral wealth with unique brick production and large nurseries, underscoring progress noted by The Mercury.
Canadian Pacific Railway officials in Winnipeg forecast a brisk winter travel season to the west featuring special trains tied to sailings to the old country for Christmas and New Year. Banff Carnival and the Victoria Golf Club event drive interest as eastern and central travelers seek the Northwest’s winter playground amid reduced fares.
Canada plans a new Trade Commissioner office in Cairo serving Egypt, the Sudan, Palestine, Cyprus, Syria, and Persia. The Cairo office will raise Canada's global trade staff to 34 commissioners and one agent in Sydney, Australia, operating under the Commercial Intelligence Service to aid Canadian manufacturers and report on regional trade and financial conditions. Canada’s 1920 foreign trade reached 256 dollars per capita, the highest globally.
The Henderson Directory lists Moose Jaw population at 26 190, up 3 497 from 1920. The note mentions Thomas Edison aged 53 Sir Oliver Lodge at 7 and Bernard Shaw at 74 among aging brain workers well past sixty.
The Financial Post reports Soviet Russia treats taxation as obsolete. The state owns all capital and profits, selling wheat and lumber abroad to fund revenue while keeping the population near starvation. Officials permit only limited personal consumption and rely on imports for machinery, striking at citizens’ livelihoods.
A. Beeby Thompson of the British Council of Petroleum Technologists reported after touring Turner Valley that 7,000 acres are definitely proved as a large gas and oil producer. Since drilling began, production reached 3,000,000 barrels worth about $10,000,000. Current output runs about 3,500 barrels daily from roughly 60 wells.
Ladies wanted to do plain and light sewing full or spare time work. Good pay. Work sent any distance with charges paid. Send stamp for particulars. National Manufacturing Company, Montreal.
An ancient marble milestone found in Chiappa Italy bears a 553 mile mark and Augustus Caesar name. It likely marked distance to Rome along the Via Aurelia run between Rome and Gaul. Also advertise ready made remedies including Dr Thomas’ Electric Oil praised as a universal healer.
A note describes a method to produce a putter using centrifugal action to avoid churning. The claim emphasizes efficiency and simplicity with home goods and sound security. Further details are unclear from the brief fragment.
A fragment recalls a mother describing her two children suffering from summer complaint and seeking relief. She notes attempting various treatments and recalls a remedy she tried, reflecting common 19th century home care. The passage hints at parental concern and limited medical options of the era.
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