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Newspaper
Macgregor Herald
Location
Macgregor, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Oct 14, 1937
Page
6
Weekly use of Gillett's Pure Flake Lye over closet contents cleans thoroughly and destroys odors. It frees clogged drains, cuts grease, wipes stubborn dirt, and saves time. Keep two tins on hand and avoid mixing lye with hot water as it heats.
A Winnipeg era piece urges Western Canadians to press the federal commission led by Newton Wesley Rowell for constitutional amendments. It warns of continued division of federal provincial powers harming Western producers and urges organized, direct submissions to the commission despite a preference for institutional voices.
Grants to the provinces will cost the Dominion government 46 965 000 dollars in the present fiscal year according to the Bank of Canada monthly summary. The total, including relief, rises over 8.6 million from last year and is nearly three times 1930. Old age pensions amount to 27 500 000 dollars and subsidies to 19 215 000.
Colonel 8 T Wood of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police proposed forming an international crime commission linking Canadian American and Mexican police. Speaking at the 23rd annual convention of the International Association for Identification he urged three projects. international cooperation research mutual law enforcement problems and collaboration with European crime commissions on technique organization and equipment.
An article discusses diet's role in dental health, advocating raw foods and exercise for teeth. It presents Waldorf and Apple Cabbage salads with preparation steps and serving ideas, inviting readers to write to Home Service.
The September Bank of Canada summary reports over 200 million dollars in Canadian note circulation held by the public. The August average of Bank of Canada notes reached 203 million, highest since 1929. Since 1934, central bank notes have replaced chartered bank notes, now about half of active circulation.
Rev. C. Ross Diebler, after five years in Borneo, reports head-hunting has diminished with Christianity's spread. Speaking at a Christian and Missionary Alliance convention in Triro, he notes skulls remain among hill natives who occasionally resume the practice. He says he has slept under a row of at least 500 skulls and has grown accustomed to it.
The Department of Agriculture bars live worms shellfish fish centipedes fleas beetles and other insects spiders frogs reptiles birds rodents and certain mammals from entering the Union. Special permission must be obtained from the minister of agriculture and even common pets like guinea pigs are no longer allowed to be brought in.
Chinese scientists in Hangchow districts report a cattle breed yielding % butter fat in milk, surpassing U S standards. Separately, Nanda Devi, a 25 660 foot Himalayan peak, is noted as the highest peak climbed by man.
The Japanese Home Office bans sentimental songs and phonograph records as detrimental to national spirit and calls for martial music. The Japan Times notes public complaint that the hurriedly composed martial gongs are poor and cannot be sung.
A local observation from Tahiti notes the sun and moon exert equal influence on tides there, contrasting with global patterns where the moon governs tides more strongly. The report highlights regional tidal dynamics and celestial effects on sea levels.
Adhesive postage stamps are not redeemable nor can they be exchanged at the post office for other stamps according to postal regulations.
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