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Newspaper
Macgregor Herald
Location
Macgregor, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Oct 02, 1930
Page
6
Yale professor Dr. Lyon Phelps argues leisure reveals character and can shape nations. He cites ancient Rome and modern shifts toward shorter workdays, urging cultivation of the mind through study, culture, and thoughtful use of free time to foster happiness and progress.
Australia builds rapid telecommunication links with Sydney to Perth via an undersea line and London to Australian capitals via radio telephone service. Engineers worry about motorist care at crossings as nerves and safety are tested by fast drivers and near misses on railways.
North West Territories officials of Canada's Department of the Interior report on Great Bear Lake depths. Across 65 soundings in several traverses the average depth lies between 51 and 60 fathoms with the greatest depth at 15 fathoms. The lake sits about 301 feet above sea level, so the bottom at the deep spot is below sea level.
A Polish report outlines a bill draft requiring every citizen to bathe at least once a month. A household bathroom suffices as proof. those with private baths must carry stamped bath cards. Exemptions apply to children under ten and seniors over seventy.
A pilot Captain Lewis Yancey spoke by radiophone from 5000 feet over Grace Altres to Shiney Australia. The transmission traveled 14000 miles via Buenos Aires Madrid and the English Channel and finally reached Sydney through submarine and land lines.
Digestive derangements cause backward development in young children. Baby's Own Tablets regulate stomach and bowels, correcting indigestion, constipation, colic, teething pains, and fevers. Sold by medical healers or by mail for 25 cents from Dr Williams Medicine Co Brockville Ont.
Dr Heagerty of the Department of Pensions and National Health says a national health insurance plan for Canadians will soon be in effect. He notes sickness costs are too high for the average wage earner and that a government inquiry has been appointed to study the scheme. The plan would include hospital care drugs doctors and nurses for industrial workers and related necessities.
A new order in council dated August 14 tightens Canada’s Asiatic immigration ban, allowing only migrants from treaty partner countries. The 1923 rule granting discretionary admission to bona fide agriculturists laborers female domestic servants and families is amended to exclude most Asiatic entrants.
An advertisement urges women to avoid habit forming and harsh laxatives. It touts a purely vegetable product called Cacter's Little Liver Pills as a gentle liver and bowel stimulant, claiming gentle cleansing, elimination of toxins, and improved spirits. Prices listed as 25 and 75 cents.
The central executive of the League of Nations Society in Canada met in Ottawa to review a special committee report on finances and activities. Some recommendations will be enacted immediately, others await 1931 general executive action. A delegation to seek increased government grant will be formed headed by Dr H M Tory, with a three member panel to approach Sir Henry Thornton about using CN radio links for nationwide broadcasts by public figures.
A compact old recipe lists Betty Barclay instructions for a pie filling. It uses 3 yolks and 1 egg white, 3 tablespoons sugar, brewed coffee, and lemon or orange juice. The mix is beaten, cooked until thick, then folded with stiffened whites and poured into a baked pie shell.
The item promotes a recipe for a preserveslike LoMato Raisin jelly using tomatoes apples lemons and spices then discusses Miller’s Worm Powders claiming safe, reliable relief for children showing feverish restlessness and convulsions. It touts painless action and postcare stomach bowels restoration.
Manitoba exhibitors dominated the creamery butter class at the Toronto Canadian National Exhibition while Ontario Saskatchewan and Alberta shared in awards Manitoba carried the lion’s share with winners in most butter categories amid notes on transportation and social habits. A stray paragraph notes questions about evening plans and a men’s shirt button reminder, followed by a brief mention of an aircraft cooling aid and a pine liniment for asthma.
A collage of devotional excerpts and sermon references including Psalm 111 verse, Browning, Keble, MacLaren, and Stevenson. It notes how nature reveals God, contrasts wealth with brotherhood, and reflects on faith, divine will, and historical figures. The text mentions public notices about unnamed losers and media coverage limits.
A brief health note warns how headaches strike and suggests preparation with a Cannered aspirin tin for quick relief. It emphasizes keeping aspirin at home and reading further for pain management tips.
Chicago expert Stanley Knauss forecasts speeds of 509 to 600 miles per hour with radical aircraft designs and possible single motor ships outperforming tri-motor models. He notes upcoming railroad speed boosts to meet air travel competition as aviation leaders discuss five year breakthroughs. The piece cites experimental progress and asks about inscriptions of future transport amid safety and capacity considerations.
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