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Newspaper
Macgregor Herald
Location
Macgregor, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Nov 23, 1922
Page
7
Thieves entered the lost property office by breaking a skylight at night and escaped onto a neighboring building roof after stealing unclaimed umbrellas. Police investigate as a notable London-style theft settles into mystery. An unrelated report notes a 22 acre fox farm near Ell, Alaska.
A reader from Jasper Minnesota recounts relief after using Seppala Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for back pain and a Change of Life condition. The testimony credits the remedy with improving the writer's strength and ability to perform daily chores.
A long, fragmented world news roundup mentions various topics. Highlights include a foreign office pruner plan, a plan to limit a new duct facility, a mid Atlantic steamer incident near Halifax, a plane crash near Theerlin, and the German invitation to foreign financiers. Also noted are elections in China and New Zealand, the Pan Pacific Union dinner, Saskatchewan license fee reform, Duke of Devonshire on British overseas development, a Mexican bank closure, a Brockville hospital transfer, and a Boy Scouts donation amid northern Ontario fires.
Reports show Canadian flax from Western farms and maritime provinces meeting or surpassing Irish and Belgian grades. June observations in the St Lawrence valley indicate quality comparable to top European fibres. Spinning tests confirm Canadian fiber can yield the finest linen products.
An editorial style note explains bright red oxygen rich blood as essential to health, the role of air in supplying oxygen, and how anemic or pale conditions arise from thin blood. It promotes Dr Williams Pink Pills to enrich blood and cites a testimonial from Charles A Stayner of Glenholme NS describing renewed health after use. Pills sold by merchants or mail order.
The report notes experiments showing deflection of bullets by telegraph and telephone wires parallel to an artillery range. Bullets taken from targets were magnetized and swerved about 14 degrees. a 6 000 volt current in cables ahead of the range produced noticeable magnetic influence over about 200 yards, altering trajectories. Nearby, electric influence extended to 200 yards in front of targets and spread to one side.
A fragment mentions Miss Freeman asking about enjoying novels and the Boston Transcript notes nationwide fame for a Dr Thomas remedy. The piece references electrical healing claims and its use for sore throats back pain and other inflammations, noting rub-on and oral uses.
A historical note recalls King Edgar in the tenth century decreeing a half holiday on Saturdays for workers, with rest extending from Saturday afternoon until sunrise on Monday, reflecting early Anglo Saxon labor practice and religious observance.
An OCR fragment promotes Cascarets as a 10 cent laxative for constipation and sluggish digestion. It claims quick relief for adults and children, describes symptoms like head dullness and sour stomach, and mentions ingredients and packaging in a stray, garbled manner.
The Scottish radiologist Dr Spence, among the first in Scotland to pursue X ray and medical electricity research, sustained severe hand injuries requiring amputation of a forearm as he continued his work at Leith Hospital and CraigLeith Hospital. Trustees awarded him a medal and an annuity of £13.
On the marriage day romance wanes and Matory begins as corns vanish under Putnam's Painless Corn Extractor. It removes corns, rots, branches, and stems with no trace left after use. Available for 25 cents at all dealers.
A Sunday School lesson outlines Jesus as the great missionary traveling through cities and villages, aided by the twelve apostles and grateful women. It ties the sower parable to faithful ground types and explains missions, kinship with Jesus, and miracles like calming the storm, demon interactions, and the demoniac’s encounter with Jesus.
A garbled advertisement touts an oil tarp superior to gas or electric fuels, claiming government and universities validate its odorless, smoke free burn with 94 percent oil content. It promises samples and a chance to earn $500 monthly, interwoven with a dubious biblical verse fragment and unclear references to a rider of the swine.
Area of Parliament Houses covers eight acres with river frontage of 840 feet. The complex contains more than 300 rooms and about eighteen residents, the resident population being around 259.
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