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Newspaper
Macgregor Herald
Location
Macgregor, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Nov 25, 1920
Page
7
Alberta hog producers say a British subsidy of five cents a pound on Canadian Bacon is of little concern. There are almost no hogs in Canada due to last year’s high feed prices. Farmers expect to boost hog breeding again as grains improve, but it will take at least a year to meet coast market demand and two years to resume full grain exports trade.
A letter from Matthew Bain es to Minards Liniment Co notes an injury from a toad in July 1915 and months of crutch use. In September 1916 William Outridge of Lachute urged the product, yielding satisfactory results and the writer claims to be well today. The missive seeks endorsement from the company.
Windsor police commission named Daniel Thompson to lead the Border City police force, succeeding Elias Wills. Thompson previously served as chief in Carboro and brings decades of law enforcement experience to Border City police. The appointment follows a formal commission session and aims to strengthen regional safety efforts.
Angus D. McKinnon of Fox Alberta harvested 300 bushels from a half-acre, growing a rotator strain developed over two decades since he imported seed from Southern Saskatchewan. He irrigates with a small plant and treats potato farming as a long hobby, producing tubers over four pounds each.
A proposed aerial station, currently at Morley, faces relocation to Calgary next spring. The project has received substantial support during the past season, with ongoing efforts to extend service through the national mountain ranges. The new base will operate from Calgary, expanding regional coverage.
A compact note in the society column mentions marriages and family ties as it traces the Boy Row and the Putnam lineage, highlighting local connections and social standing within the community.
Manitoba exported 153 carloads of butter to the United States and Europe in 1919, according to the Manitoba Department of Agriculture. The rise follows earlier imports of 3 carloads in 1912, driven by better butter quality and an education campaign for creameries and butter makers.
A strange new layer described as twenty eet tick has been found in British Colombia. The New York Herald notes Dame Nature applied the material liberally, likening it to liberal modern girls in its abundant spread.
An unreadable OCR fragment mentions a medical term and a payment offer, with garbled phrases and scattered references to locations and numbers, but no coherent event, names, dates, or actions. The readable bits suggest a demand or offer labeled by detached words rather than a clear news item.
A humorous dialogue from Tit Bits discusses a Mrs Banks and Mrs Prim sharing drinks at home. They joke about a Hite siesta after lunch and a husband who would never allow such a beverage in the house.
Estate of the Countess of Selkirk in Scotland valued at 6109 pounds is probated in Omato Surrogate Court. The will requests preservation of coronation chains of Edward and George and the transfer of a signed Selkirk Settlers book and related family records to St. Marys Isle library.
Soldier settlement records indicate 475 dollars already advanced to soldiers for seed and implements. Despite marketing and repayment challenges, the group anticipates a strong 1921 with ample seed and feed, well insured forage, and a solid start for the year ahead.
Thousands of mothers endorse Baby's Own Tablets as the best medicine for babies and young children. A Brandon Quebec mother says she would use them on her baby before trying other remedies, noting they keep her child healthy and content. Williams Medicine Co of Brockville sells them for 25 cents a box by mail.
The article reports German efforts to advance wireless telegraphy for home use. It describes experimental receivers capable of recording news sent from a central station and wired to newspapers, enabling rapid domestic press transmission without reliant operators. Various cities may be connected for simultaneous feed.
The Burgomaster of Mons sends Armistice Day wishes and commemorates the second anniversary of Mons liberation by valiant soldiers. He salutes the bravery and the illustrious defenders who freed the city.
The stomach is the centre of the nervous system and when it falters, nerves suffer. If nervous debility persists it becomes dangerous. Restore stomach action to heal nerves, with Parmeles Vegetable Pills as a ready remedy.
North western Kansas farmers tell Governor Allen that corn is used as cheaper coal and as a substitute. some farmers also cannot buy coal. Former State Senator Hendricks and Senator-elect Haver report the switch to corn as fuel and note mixed motives among farmers.
Edmonton Alberta witnesses a building boom with permits totaling 3,166,955 dollars. Compared with 1919’s 838,541 dollars, eighteen warehouses and public structures drive the surge. The year records thirteen new warehouses worth 1,110,350 dollars, sixteen public buildings at 1,331,300 dollars, and 185,041 more for other additions.
The piece extols a mild January climate and year round golf in Vancouver and Victoria. It highlights luxurious stays at the Empress and Vancouver hotels, Canadian Pacific’s service, and invites readers to request illustrated literature from CP agents.
Fragmented OCR notes report Salvation Army jubilee celebrations in Tokio with disturbances. Gangs disrupted an indoor meeting, tore decorations, silenced speakers. officials blame a group linked to Bo uldhis Usful in Camp. Mentions explorers and Thomas Eclectric Oil, and ancient dental practices amid scattered archaic lines.
Meaford Ontario woman Lydia F Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound praised for backache weakness dizziness and fatigue. Advertorial testimony claims the remedy restored health for women and invites readers to write for confidential information.
The mosque in Lucknow features the largest pillarless chamber, a solid concrete hall 162 feet long 54 feet wide and 33 feet high. Timber formwork was left for a year to cure the concrete and the 125 year old building remains unpaired.
Alberta Rhodes Scholar George B. Ferguson, son of Rev. J T. Ferguson, superintendent of Presbyterian missions for Alberta, has been named Alberta Rhodes scholar for 1022.
The 1919 death rate for the continental United States fell to 12.9 per 1000, the lowest on record for a single year, covering about 81 percent of the population. The rate dropped by 1 per 1000 from 1918, which had surged due to the influenza epidemic.
Professor A P Coleman of the University of Toronto denies any coal deposits near Shelbourne Ontario. He notes the nearby substance described as coal is likely a geology anomaly or false deposit and cautions against assuming coal exists in the area.
A fragment reflects on human nature admitting we think little of thorny costs until we experience the joy or beauty. The rough phrasing suggests a reflective note about paying for pleasures and the mind’s bias toward comfort.
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