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Newspaper
Macgregor Herald
Location
Macgregor, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Nov 21, 1929
Page
6
A long essay argues that cartoonist views titled This Is Progress contrast modern speed and machinery with past leisure. It notes medicine vs disease, rising living standards, better pay and housing, education, and access to culture via printing and radio. It emphasizes progress as real and lasting despite drawbacks.
A curio of 1614 Austrian silver the size of a crown was found hidden inside a box lid later. It contained two large King James I pieces and may have served as a secret hoard for escaping highwaymen who took gold but left bulky silver. A note adds that Japan lacked a written language until around 236 A.D. in SARG.
A large shipment of 297 pedigreed silver and black foxes valued at C$370,000 left Winnipeg aboard Canadian National Express cars for Halifax to load onto the S S Kungsholm bound for Gothenburg Sweden. Twelve five foxes come from All Star Ranch and Winnipeg Fox Company. Guides M Holmin and Nils Kimrich will oversee the animals during transit. The report also notes CN hotel access for Halifax passengers.
Premier Ramsay MacDonald told Leicester crowds that British unanimity for international amity safeguards naval disarmament plans. He praised the American trip as a success driven by the people's support, noting no parties in Britain and a united nation in prayers and hopes for global healing.
An illness warning for women managing households describes fatigue headaches and weakness from poor blood. Testimony from Mrs. John W. Macdonald of Cardigan, P.E., credits Dr Williams Pink Pills with restoring strength after six boxes. Sold at drug stores or by mail for 50 cents a box from Brockville Ontario.
Yokohama mayor Ariyoshi unveils plans to attract tourists by building a large theatre and cabaret plus other nightlife venues in the port city. Shanghai currently draws visitors with its famed cafes and dance halls, driving local wealth.
Canadian railways report August 1929 gross revenues down from 1928 at $2,815,117 with operating expenses up $101,704, yielding a net drop of $2,916,892. Freight traffic fell notably in long haul grains, despite a 2.2 percent rise in freight tons.
Army engineers announce progress in gyroscope guided flight showing planes flown long distances without a pilot at the stick. An army transport from Wright field to Detroit carried five passengers with no cockpit pilot, marking a key experiment in automatic navigation.
Hon Charles Dunning Canadian Minister of Railways suggests guarding the two century old Fort Churchill ruins to prevent further vandalism as visitors increase. He calls the fort a key relic of early Canadian history linking Arctic trades to the western interior and urges preservation.
The Ambassador Bridge linking Sandwich Ontario and Detroit becomes the world’s longest suspension bridge with a 1,850 foot main span and 365 foot towers. It carries five lanes and an eight foot sidewalk across a two mile total length, built with vast quantities of steel concrete and cable. Construction began on the Canadian end in June 1927 and the American end a month earlier.
The text discusses excess stomach acids causing indigestion including bloating and nausea. It mentions hyirochlorie and stomach souring symptoms, claiming antacid intake after eating helps. It notes many people experience indigestion after meals and references remedies and prevalence.
A London street novelty uses a phonograph based voice slot device. It records voices on a red metal disc of secret composition and delivers the sound five seconds after speaking ends. The disc works with a phonograph and any fibre needle, promising permanent records.
Ontario Agricultural College at Guelph hosts students from Trinidad, Rhodesia, Bermuda, Mexico, South Africa, Holland, Germany, Peru, Ukraine, Japan, Norway, the United States, England, Wales, Scotland, Ireland, Czechoslovakia, and Canada. The college, famed for producing practical farmers and agricultural instructors, has graduates serving on staffs of U.S. agricultural colleges.
A fragment lists numerous religious groups including Roman Catholics Presbyterians Methodists Anglicans Adventists Baptists and others. It then touts Dr J D Kellogg's asthma remedy as highly effective and urges use. A Danish drying process for fruit juices milk chocolate rubber latex and other products is claimed to work quickly at low temperature without damaging the dried goods.
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