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Newspaper
Macgregor Herald
Location
Macgregor, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Sep 11, 1930
Page
5
The writer argues that vacation time away from school enhances mind and body, fostering observation, practical skills, and a love of nature. He praises the Boy Scout and Girl Guide ideals and urges integrating outdoor study with formal education to nurture initiative, practical arts, and lasting knowledge of Canada’s flora, fauna, and skies.
The world egg laying record by eight female oysters is claimed as 00 in one second 115000000 in 70 minutes and 690000000 in a year. The claim was reported to a gathering of biologists health authorities shellfish commissioners and grower associations at a national convention. Money for farmers Saskatchewan cooperatives elevator company shareholders receive about 1000000 in distributions while seal beautification notes fineness of nature as a first requisite.
An opinion piece laments aging cars clogging modern highways. It warns that old gas wagons cause danger and traffic jams, predicting public action to ban decrepit vehicles and curb roadside scrap.
A dialogue reveals a doctor questioning a wife about her husband’s regimen as she notes he refused medicine and swore at each dose. The text shifts to claim New Zealand is among the healthiest nations, citing life expectancy around 63 for men and 65 for women.
Eighteen British war veterans bound for a US convention next month will face the standard ten dollar visa fee despite past British courtesy. Sir Ronald Lindsay, the British ambassador, was informed that the State Department cannot grant blank visas without a formal reciprocal agreement.
Features a dubious health claim promoting Dr Williams Pink Pills as a cure for anaemia and dull eyes. Cites a testimonial from Mrs Robert Devitt of Ontario about her daughter regaining weight, strength, and vitality after use. Mentions price 50 cents a box and distribution by Dr Williams Medicine Co Brockville Ontario.
A British captain, W. N. Sherlock of Commercial Airways, flew 1,500 miles in a single day with five stops from Fort McMurray to Aklavik via Fort Resolution Fort Simpson Fort Norman Fort McPherson and Arctic Red River delivering letters and packages. Sherlock, from Cumberland England and ex RAF, headlines this remarkable northern route record.
London postal authorities combat a new flood of chain letters. The hoax lists Charles Lindbergh, Colonel Daves, Bernard Shaw, John Barrymore, Dorothy Dix, and Ramsay MacDonald as participants, warning of a death threat for nonparticipation. The item also notes CN’s beautifying station grounds program and new automatic telephones in Singapore and British Malaya.
Sir Wilfred Thomason Grenfell, famed as the father of Labrador, will soon visit London for a Mansion House tribute. A doctor by training, he has built hospitals and schools in Labrador, supported fisheries, and led industrial ventures. At 65 he still sails hospital steamers along North American coasts and guides work through four international committees. He is an Oxford alumnus and former rugby player, later serving as Lord Rector of St Andrews University since 1929.
Betty Barclayy shares a cookie recipe titled Smok KLNGERE COOKIE. Cream butter and sugar, beat in yolk, milk and almond flavoring, then mix with sifted baking powder and flour to form a dough. Roll thin, cut in strips and twist into shapes for baking.
Wash the squash cut and remove seeds then cut into squares and place in a pan with a little water. Moderate oven bake until pulp is soft basting with hot water and butter. Near the end sprinkle with brown sugar and serve a square portion.
A Canadian Churchman excerpt lauds Britain's century in India noting Macaulay’s praise of Clive and officers like Munro Elphinstone and Metcalfe. It argues future self-government for Indian peoples and gradual political maturity as the path to independence.
British frigibles may be tested in a series of flights between England and Egypt this winter as per Sir John F A Higgins of the British Air Minis in Ottawa. He noted the R-100’s Canada trip proved operable but cost data for regular service is needed.
Fragmentary ad claims Dr J D Kellogg's Asthma Remedy banishes frightening symptoms and clears passages, enabling sleep. mentions relief for a child and urges purchase from a nearby druggist. Includes garbled phrases about hippopotami and workers, with incomplete text on living conditions.
A broken vase at a hotel near the cricket ground during a Prince of Wales visit is followed by a color statue and a regretful letter. Also notes Worm Exterminator ad and mining production report from Hon. W. A. Atackenzie.
A cork flask carrying a 1902 message by Evelyn Brig leader of a United States Arctic expedition to Franz Josef Land was found by a Soviet Arctic group. The note pleads not to rush fuel sleds or food. Baldwin led the Baldwin Ziegler expedition noted for a base on Franz Josef Land and a tree planting plan to fund a daughter's hope chest.
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