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Newspaper
Macgregor Herald
Location
Macgregor, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Oct 07, 1920
Page
3
The weekly crop report from the Lethbridge Herald estimates the Lethbridge division of the UK will yield a financial return of about 5500 dollars. It cites millions of bushels of wheat and other grains with varying nets per unit and totals around 85 million dollars, noting threshing is underway.
Building permits issued in Yorkton this year exceed 400000 dollars, with claims of more construction activity than in the past, as advertisers promote Minard's Liniment and related products amid a busy local scene. The text mentions Minard's Liniment and a trader, Wa Hagerman, in a fragmented snippet.
Report notes farmers investing about 60000 to buy around 2000 tractors from a U S company claiming to be the world’s largest radium producer. The firm promises 312 ounces of radium annually for years, with potential net gains totaling about 180000 if met.
Threshing in the Moose Jaw district progresses rapidly despite a shortage of hands. Robie Hood Mills receive 5 000 to 10 000 bushels daily from surrounding farmers with a high percentage grading No 1. Oct price for wheat is 2 65 1 4 and mills paying 2 48 at the elevator.
An advertisement extols Dr Williams Pink Pills as a household remedy to improve blood and nerve strength. It cites Mrs. S. B. Miller of Elmira Ontario and a Alberta case where a gravely ill husband recovered energy and vitality after using the pills. The copy emphasizes no opiates, pricing at 30 cents per box or six for $2.50 from The Dr Williams Medicine Co Brockside Ontario.
The article surveys 19th century estimates of Earth’s age by Tohn Phillips and George H Darwin, noting wide gaps from 38 million to over 6 billion years. It also mentions Watts on the hands as a cosmetic issue, Hol fay’s Corn Cure claims, Akron tire workers earning four dollars daily, and a note on glove sizing by knuckle circumference.
A garbled 19th century style note discusses Minard's Liniment and various household uses. The fragment mentions Newraigia and gommea with unclear connections to health or remedy outcomes, reflecting an uncertain era approach to wellness and consumer products.
The Canadian Bank of Commerce will establish an additional superintendency to manage rapid Western expansion. Manitoba Saskatchewan and Ontario west of the Great Lakes will stay under Winnipeg supervision, while Alberta branches move to a Calgary superintendent. New appointments include C W Rowley in Winnipeg and J B Corbet for Alberta.
Mr B P Alley will succeed Mr Corbet as senior inspector of the Bank at Winnipeg. Alley has a long West banking record with posts at Calgary Edmonton Macleod Lashburn Lanigan Fort Frances Ontario and Winnipeg. His appointment follows the retirement of W C Brown who has led the western bank operations since May 1911.
The Sockeye Salmon Pack in British Columbia is valued at seven million dollars this season. Cheaper grades of salmon are valued at about half that amount.
The item is described as a general pain killer with broad uses and claimed to surpass all rivals. It is praised for excellences known to those who have tested its virtues and learned by experience.
The text urges people to ask questions and persistently seek knowledge. It notes that curious mindsets drive progress and that businessmen who avoid inquiry risk decline. It frames questioning as a path to answers and growth across society.
In Saskatchewan during August the total value of building permits reached 1 448 938 dollars. Brick construction led with 1 300 638 dollars, while frame structures accounted for 104 000 dollars.
The article claims rheumatism stems from blood impurities due to liver and kidney dysfunction. It credits Par elee's Vegetable Pills with numerous cures and urges readers to try them to be convinced of their value.
About 1400 Japanese picture brides have entered Honolulu port annually for the past several years, highlighting a steady pattern of immigration tied to cultural and family ties. The arrivals reflect ongoing customs and social networks linking Japan and Hawaii communities.
The snippet advertises NATL CATARRH MEDICINE claiming to cleanse the blood and prevent repeated attacks. It mentions Drewes 738 Testrcoma and Cheney & Co Toledo with a price of 1.50, and references naval or business capital figures and a Japanese silk will.
A British firm will manufacture the Optophone, an instrument enabling the blind to read ordinary printed letters. It uses light reflected onto a selenium cell in a telephone circuit to convert type into auditory characters. The device, perfected by the inventor, depends on metal changing electrical resistance under light. The nearer the equator, the more closely sound is rendered.
An official estimate places British Columbia's mineral output in 191 as valued at 35 206 313 dollars. The report highlights the scale of mining activity and the economic impact across the province.
G. L. Dodds of Arthur Manitoba contemplates opening small potato flour mills across parts of the province, signaling a potential new local industry.
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