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Newspaper
Macgregor Herald
Location
Macgregor, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Oct 20, 1921
Page
7
A jumble of global notes notes include a 105 year old man in Wisconsin, archaeologists uncover a tomb in Ephesus, and a Paris apple shipment report. Okanagan prairies drought rumors contrast with big regional harvests. Panama Canal rule changes loom, and King ministers debate. Bolshevik shipping, Petropavlovsk activity, and a Canadian freighter flood incident are briefly chronicled.
A fragment reports oversized French mushrooms nicknamed death's god and beaded pudl ball found near Boureneu weighing up to nine pounds and large in diameter. It also mentions Gen Eugene Debeny predicting gas pipelines to fuel warfare, and a stray dialogue ending with a joke about ad mittance and a mistress.
Fragmentary OCR includes dyed fabrics, old dresses and mentions of a Dr Thomas Electric Oil with internal and external uses. It also notes a strike law in four Mexican states and odd mentions of watercress and parsnips as mood purifiers.
Readable fragments outline homemade pickles and preserves with tomato onion pepper and spice mixtures, step by step processing, sterilizing bottles, and boiling fruit and vegetables. Includes pears peaches and peppers with vinegar syrup, cinnamon and cloves, plus tips on quantities and timing.
A farm field near Ray Adel and Magrath produced a record wheat harvest totaling over fourteen thousand bushels. Community representatives recently returned from Creston in British Columbia with plans to buy apples, paying cash, amid praise for local growers.
A vintage health ad touts Williams Pink Pills as a remedy for women’s health issues. It links rich blood to beauty and energy, cites testimonials from Mrs Jos E Vernette, and urges use by schoolgirls and anxious patients. The copy promotes six boxes and lists price details and distributor info.
Hudson's Bay Company purchases a herd from Norway for shipment to Baffin Land. A Brabant, fur trade commissioner, will direct loading as representatives of the company prepare the animals for transport. Also mentions Miller's Worm Powders as a vermiculture remedy and a note on a Japanese woman judging her husband by his dogs' footsteps.
Embroidery accents a dark green fabric for fall with a straight skirt and simple lines. A coat features a gray embroidered border and a high collar with barrel buttons. Sleeve and chest decorations appear across the suit, while references to various products and phrases mix with schoolboy anecdotes and advertisements.
A wartime secret revealed by chemist Cun ningham Craig shows Britain faced only seven days of oil supply for weeks as submarines disrupted shipments. He noted the desperate condition justified government spending of millions to search for oil within the United Kingdom.
The first modern direct wireless steering device for steamers has been erected at Tutoosh on the British Columbia coast and is now in operation. Shipping masters are invited to make full use of the apparatus, claimed to guide ships as easily as daylight.
A brief note discusses whether Minard's Liniment should be in the house and why its presence may be viewed as undesirable or favorable in certain households. It reflects domestic attitudes toward familiar remedies.
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