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Newspaper
Macgregor Herald
Location
Macgregor, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Oct 06, 1927
Page
6
Ottawa Gazette notes October 9 to October 15 as Fire Prevention Week to curb costly losses from fires. It urges safer handling of matches and combustibles, better education in schools, and parental vigilance to reduce life and property destruction nationwide.
A large airship moored at Lakehurst veered as gusts moved 180 degrees in seconds tipping the vessel. Relian gas equipment expanded abruptly causing a rapid tilt and a high throw, with the craft nearly inverted before stabilizing.
A damaged OCR line mentions a worn ship gear and loose items scattered about the vessel, hinting at a distress scene but with unclear details or complete content.
Report notes 191,112 bicycles in Prane in 1925 with 5 percent rise, about half a million bicycles in Greater Paris under Seine, 47 departments registering two for every eight inhabitants. Northern France shows 56,000 bicycles or one per five people. ten times as many Meseles as automobiles.
There is no country where the excavator is so busy as in Palestine. Travellers to the Holy Land will soon visit ancient Capernaum on the Sea of Galilee and stay near the synagogue where Christ preached. Archaeologists are reconstructing from ruins the place of worship built for Jews by the centurion of the Gospel, the one where Jesus taught.
Miss Grace H. Brown of Detroit sails to Europe to plead cases in Paris Athens and London on a vacation trip. In Paris she will represent an Armenian claimant seeking $500000 against the Turkish Government for confiscated land. She holds letters of introduction to foreign courts from Secretary of State Frank B Kellogg.
The ad urges painting Putnam's Corn Extractor on corns to prevent and remove them without pain, claiming it reaches both surface and root. Separately, a note states self sustaining air routes in 1926 Canada connected Halleybury to Rouyn and Sioux Lookout to Red Lake mining fields on an absolutely commercial basis with no government subsidies.
A vintage advertisement claims Baby's Own Tablets are gentle and thorough for infants and children. It promises bowel regulation, digestion aid, cold relief, fever reduction, and better sleep. Sold by medicine dealers and by mail at modest prices. The ad is from Williams Weekly in Weekville Ontario.
A fragmented report notes government talks on boosting post office coverage in Japan. Details mention national increases, staffing needs, and potential openings over the next decade amid communications reforms.
A brief health notice warns that colds spread through sneezing and coughing in crowds. It suggests three days of lost work per sufferer and proposes a herbal tonic as protection against illness and airborne germs.
An old advertisement promotes Dr Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery claiming it increases appetite stimulates digestion enriches the blood and improves health overall. It invites readers to obtain the remedy from their druggist in liquid or tablet form and to write Dr Pierce's Invalids Hotel in Buffalo New York for free medical advice.
European researchers report coal yields valuable by products beyond fuel. Dr. Thomas Baker of Carnegie Tech notes German progress in synthetic fertilizers and chemistry driven by coal. He cites the German Chemical Trust expanding dye chemistry and commercial synthetic gasoline.
The London Observer argues Canada is well qualified for a seat on the council and would provide a direct North American representation. It cites Canada’s wartime service and global role, noting her influence and numbers position her highly among candidates.
A fragmented item discusses antiseptic perfumes, noting germicidal properties and use in cleansing, with mentions of formaldehyde and chloride of lime. It then shifts to a cruelty case in English courts punishing scraping a live carp, and a pointer about the oldest university in the world at Pavia founded in 824. Also includes a line on Minard's Liniment for pain relief.
Mount Robson near the Canadian Rockies proves as perilous as ever as Mountaineers fail in two recent attempts. Climbers contend with low clouds sleet and waist deep snow on a near vertical 1000 foot ice wall blocking the summit. Despite near success they retreat amid dangerous conditions and vow to try again.
A swarm half a soliton strong disrupted a church service at Ressington Charch west Doncaster England. Bees droned loud enough to rival organ and choir. roof removal and firework-like measures followed to defeat the colony. Asthma relief ad promotes Dr J D Kelloxe's Asthea Remedy, claiming decades of success.
The report notes Garnet wheat as a promising new variety with strong potential for hard wheat markets. Dominion officials highlight a favorable showing this year and emphasize Garnet’s role for farmers, while warning against overexplaining its benefits.
Sir John Horner lord of the manor of Wells and direct descendant of Jack Horner died in Saaarent England at age 4 The tale links the heir to the well known nursery rhyme figure and the Glastonbury abbey tainted by the monastery dissolution The old Wells Park estate remained in the family for centuries with the eldest son repeatedly named John Horner
A garbled record mentions Minard's Liniment and an Australis exhibition at Wembley London in 1925 tied to the Empire exhibition schedule. It notes a Michigan circuit rider with a first year's salary and lists hay oats socks and mittens valued at $118 in some context.
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