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Newspaper
Macgregor Herald
Location
Macgregor, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Nov 14, 1929
Page
2
A historic discussion on narcotics outlines opium morphine cocaine and heroin as the four main drugs in Canada. It cites drug addiction scales, dangers, and the role of chemistry and doctors, noting heroin’s rapid habit formation and the spread by dealers recruiting youth while warning against moral panic and urged controls.
The piece argues that expressing grievances relieves irritation and prevents inner ugliness from poisoning the self. It asserts democracy thrives on free speech and urges allowing people to vent irritations and then address their hearts.
D G Sinclair, Ontario mines chief inspector, praises zinc and tin hats as protective gear for miners. Several mining companies now supply these "iron derbies" at no cost, a measure credited with saving lives recently. Chewing gum exports to over 75 countries. Prince of Wales has earned a pilot's certificate, becoming an ace before kingship.
A brief health ad explains excess stomach acid causes pain and sour food. It promotes a neutralizing alkali medicine, claiming it works instantly and has been trusted for sixty years since invention. Residential readers are urged to obtain a small bottle to try.
The Forest Service equips rangers with a miners carbide lamp mounted on the cap just above the forehead enabling hands free work. The lamp provides directed light for traveling to fires and for extinguishing them, especially useful at night when fires are most active.
Suffering women shown to gain new rich blood and restored energy by Dr Williams Pink Pills ads claim anaemia relief. Testimonial from Napoleon Gallant of Tignish, PEL, recounts improved sleep appetite and strength after a few boxes, urging early use and mail order at 50 cents a box from The Dr Williams Medicine Co Brockville Ont.
T C Bridges reports on high frequency super sonic waves said to instantly kill living creatures. Sound can extinguish fire, shatter glass, damage buildings, and may even weaken church structures. A Newark demonstration allegedly made an aircraft light up its aerodrome with a siren note.
Germany preserves its historic windmills citing cultural value and scenic appeal. To fund maintenance, many mills are converted into rest houses offering affordable lodging for youth on walking tours, blending heritage with tourism.
The Electricity and Gas Inspection Service of the Department of Trade and Commerce issues export licenses and enforces an export duty effective since April 1, 1925. The note mentions Burns and Rosetti with animal preferences, and promotes Minard's Linimeat for sore feet.
Premier Mackenzie King told newspapermen that Canada's economy was sound and prospects bright despite recent stock price drops. He cited foreign investor confidence, stable laws, and growth across primary and secondary industries as signs the Dominion’s future remains strong and investment is readily available.
Willam Fraser Tolmie, physician with Hudson's Bay Company, led the first white ascent to Mount Rainier near Fort Vancouver. In 1983, his son, the premier of British Columbia, will be guest of honor at a centennial celebration of Rainier's discovery as Rainier National Park advisory board invites him to lead the ceremony.
Mrs Norman pinup Salisbury B writes of faint and dizzy spells with smothering sensations that forced her to sleep propped up. A doctor diagnosed heart and nerves issues and advised a heart tonic as treatment.
An old advertisement notes a product named A Test in HEART with a price of 50 cents for two boxes, available at druggists or mailed on receipt of payment to The T Milbun Co Toronto Ontario. A comic exchange on a departing train features a passenger complaining about baggage and a porter joking that the luggage is on the wrong train.
J A Thornton and E W Beatty publish a joint plan for Northern Alberta railways. The program calls for building fifty miles from Hythe to Rolla and fifteen miles west from Fairview starting 1930, with further traffic studies from Spirit River toward Grimshaw. The aim is rapid branch line mileage to serve the Peace River district as urged by CN and CP.
A white pine on Norman Reid's Coulogne Lake farm in North Bay district was felled after lying 40 to 50 years. It yielded 17 cords of wood, measured 145 feet long with a five foot ten inch diameter, and a stump showing evidence the tree was felled half a century ago yet preserved remarkably through seasons.
The piece recalls August last witnessing the almond jubilee of the Suez Canal opening when Mediterranean and Red Sea waters first met in 1869 though traffic began in November. Mention is made of Jules Verne imagining an underground tunnel under the Isthmus and Captain Nemo driving a submarine through it.
An actor, famed for a wandering career and late tax avoidance, was found by authorities who issued a final return. He kept it briefly and replied that he would not join the altar, noting experiments show a violinist can perform 600 finger movements in a day.
At Fort William the first all Canada aviation convention organized a central body named Canadian Flying Club Association to unite flying clubs from coast to coast. J A Sully of Winnipeg Flying Club was elected chairman. Delegates created a board of governors to annually elect a president and officers. Regional vice presidents will cover British Columbia Alberta Saskatchewan Manitoba Thunder Bay Ontario east of Thunder Bay Quebec and the Maritimes. Worms threaten children but Mother Graves Worm Exterminator offers a simple remedy.
The Prince of Wales sold his hunting horses this year not for personal safety but to avoid political entanglement as fox hunting faced parliamentary prohibition. Derbyshire decorates beehives before weddings, and it is noted that about 15,000 public speeches are delivered daily, reflecting a wary, humorous tone about credit and circumstance.
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