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Newspaper
Macgregor Herald
Location
Macgregor, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Sep 09, 1926
Page
2
A report from Halifax notes The Norge expedition to the North Pole has been turned over to the Italian government for a million dollars in fire insurance. Royal Canadian Navy personnel on duty have their travel allowances increased. more details appear in the Gazette.
The International Congress for Peace, meeting with about 1 000 delegates from 23 nations, adopted a resolution urging that conscientious objectors under compulsory military service be required to perform equally hard and disagreeable work for the same period as soldiers. Delegates also pressed equal access to higher education for poor youths and recalled wartime veterans speaking of front line experiences to urge international peace.
A Tokyo foreign office spokesman said Japan will stop encouraging emigration to Canada Australia and other nations. Policy reverses past efforts and aims to boost trade with South Pacific countries. A South Pacific trade conference is planned at Tokyo on October 9.
The country town faces slow but growing vitality as farm mechanization and new sales networks revive trade. Automobile and tractor agencies, poultry centers, and better rail shipping boost rural commerce, while towns build high schools and attract plant relocations. Immigration policy is urged to balance rural and urban populations for lasting growth.
A lively newspaper note highlights Magnolius threatening bold action if provoked, while Florian responds with quirky food taunts. King Victor Emmanuel of Italy is described as the wealthiest reigning monarch.
The text describes a sun themed two-piece outfit with a flaring skirt, a blouse with neck opening and collar, shoulder gathers, and pocket trim. It lists sizing options from bust 34 to 42 inches, fabric yardage, and garment numbers 1044 and 1298. It notes patterns and a fashion book priced at 10 cents, aimed at home dressmakers.
A tablet weighing 100 pounds with three silk flags from Japan England and the United States was presented to Beppu mayor Kantawa Matakhuro by passengers of the Empress of Scotland on her world cruise. It will be set in a principal Beppu square to honor the visit. The mayor thanked Captain Latta and praised Japanese hospitality as the ship received a warm reception from locals and visitors.
New York beggars, about 200 crippled and blind panhandlers selling gum and pencils, reportedly take in around a million and a half yearly. Police estimate average income tax from a cripple at seven thousand dollars, with Wall Street and Fifth Avenue as prime panhandling districts. On good days, a panhandler could clear about forty nine dollars if undisturbed.
Professor McDougall from Harvard is praised by Professor Myers for rat experiments that revive Darwin era ideas. They argue that mental attitude can be intensified by breeding and that physical traits may be produced similarly, with broad educational implications and future impact on employment prospects for young men.
A fragmented OCR style crossword list mixes numbers and partial clues for electrical appliance excuses speak parched exclamation of pity and more. The garbled text includes several undefined entries such as hostelries ribbed fabric and antique terms, with scattered references to various subjects and stray letters.
Golden Text Exodus 33 11 Jehovah spoke to Moses face to face The lesson explains the tent of meeting used by Moses before the tabernacle was erected At encampments he set up the tent of meeting away from the camp for divine guidance and prayer When the cloud rested at the tent people watched and worshiped while God spoke with Moses
Britain's oldest living soldier General Sir George Higginson has just celebrated his 100th birthday. The famed Guardsman, known as The Fat, remains hale and hearty and is linked to Lady Butler's The Roll Call After Balaclava. Francis Wood, eighty three, completed a 760 mile London to Coldstream walk, a regimental challenge. A new traffic peril reports a bottle shattering the car top during a Cincinnati family ride.
A war nurses memorial is unveiled in Ida's hall of fame in Parliament Buildings Ottawa. It honors Canadian nurses who died in the Great War 1914 to 1919 and bears an inscription drafted by Right Hon. Mackenzie King. The monument commemorates three centuries of Canadian nursing service.
A Dutch shipping magnate reports German trade growing rapidly with Rotterdam as Europe’s top harbor. Cargoes of Canadian and Russian grain arrive as coal strikes in England push business to the Ruhr and Dutch ports. Export volume through Holland already exceeds 1913 levels and ships line the water’s edge. A separate note mentions Dr. Wallace Brown Croskery’s will restricting debt collection and allocating funds for his dog’s upkeep.
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