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Newspaper
Macgregor Herald
Location
Macgregor, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Nov 17, 1932
Page
6
Editorial echoes a 1918 Canadian war-time address by General Currie urging steadfastness amid present dire times. It links past courage to today’s unemployment, trade strain, and social discontent, urging self sacrifice, unselfishness, and communal duty to avert disaster and secure peace.
The text lists language reach for English German and French with numbers of speakers and understanders. It notes Chile commodity prices 25 percent higher than a year ago and mentions 3 000 radio men ware issued in England. It praises Mother Graves Worm Ex terminator for vermicide, claiming it saved many children's lives.
A Chinese inventor in Shanghai perfects a small electrical box for cars. When parked, a switch is activated and if the car is touched the box emits a shriek lasting for 30 seconds or more. The device is designed to deter theft by alarming nearby bystanders.
A report condemns garish roadside billboards that mar scenery and distract drivers, noting traffic directions are obscured by commercial signs. It urges that highway department signs be the most conspicuous to direct traffic and enhance safety.
A 93 year old woman, previously 154 pounds and 9 feet tall, reports using Kruschen Salts for six months without diet changes. She weighs 147 pounds dressed, walks stairs without gasping, and feels lighter and more energetic, claiming improved mood and dancing ability. The ad promotes Kruschen as scientifically principled, combining six minerals to support glands, nerves, blood, and organs while aiding weight training.
The Citroen lighted advertisement on the Eiffel Tower provoked debate in Paris. Artistic critics called it sacrilege while officials praised revenue for the city. The display reportedly changes 14 times featuring images like a rose bush and stars, with a single full spelling of Citroën.
Fragmentary text appears as a garbled advert likely discussing a liver bile remedy and calomel. The readable fragments suggest an early 20th century style drug promotion, urging readers to wake the liver and treat with the product while noting unclear dosage and terms.
A dealer jokes about a bad customer and a supposed three hundred year life for dust. The ad asserts asthma has unclear causes but promises Dr J D Kellogg's Asthma Remedy as a universal cure, claiming it has freed many from bronchial troubles. It is sold widely.
Sir William Law Williams eighth holder of the title, 25, a Cambridge educated former Royal Welsh Fusiliers officer, pledges to stay in Tangier as a hotel waiter for six months. Twenty seven United States submarines are out of commission.
League of Montreal reports a proposed Quebec measure to give landlords priority of lien on goods bought on installment, shifting protection from merchants to landlords. The plan aims to curb tenants who overspend on long term purchases and bolster landlord security.
An autogyro type flying invention, operable with a single finger, is under license construction near Glasgow. The craft features a single control for all movements beyond throttle and blade operations, enabling almost all actions by one finger.
A country man notes apartment dwellers know little about neighbors while a flat resident jokes about communal dining gossip. The record recalls John C. Calhoun as the only vice president to resign from that office, under John Quincy Adams.
A fragment notes that a famous compound known as OM is not from Canada but spread worldwide, with sales in Britain, Central and South America, the West Indies, Australia, and New Zealand. It claims Miller's Worm Powders eradicate intestinal worms completely, leaving no trace in stools, and praises widespread use among Britain's long-lived rural population near Newcastle. It also mentions Africa’s largest valley extending from Palestine north to a 5,000 mile stretch.
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