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Newspaper
Macgregor Herald
Location
Macgregor, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Sep 13, 1928
Page
2
A Canadian Red Cross magazine warns the common cold Coryza as a real menace to health and productivity. It explains transmission from person to person, urges avoidance of overfatigue and poor living conditions, and stresses that even a mild cold can lead to serious after effects, including pneumonia, if not treated promptly.
Dominion cerealist LH Newman visits Western Canada to inspect rust research at Manitoba Agricultural College. He says a new rust resistant wheat variety should be available within three years and will grade as highly as the best current varieties. He will tour experimental farms producing rust resistant grains and review Dominion Rust Research Laboratory work.
An order in council announces that privately owned aircraft in Canada will face air worthiness inspections similar to commercial planes. The growing number of private aircraft at public aerodromes makes periodic testing advisable, as previously only commercial planes were tested for fitness for the air.
A directory census places Regina, capital of Saskatchewan, at 55 000 residents an increase of 4 000 in twelve months. A parallel census shows Saskatoon up by 5 000, reflecting urban growth in the province.
Saskatoon dealers report a strong demand for farm implements with sales up 25 to 100 percent over last year. Cash deposits are larger this year and active demand for combine harvesters is noted. A large portion of purchases are for tractor equipment and related gear such as plows and mowers.
Moose Jaw attracts multiple associations including the Moose Jaw convention city group and Saskatchewan pharmacuetical Saskatchewan Retail Merchants Association plus teachers and educational unions as 1929 gatherings are planned in the city, signaling a growing slate of events.
Senator Wheeler told the U S Senate that Montana wheat farmers paid about 8 million dollars more in freight rates in 1927 than if they were in Canada, arguing Canada’s lower transport costs advantage farmers. The speaker then notes a humorous misprint about a healthy air boy and cleanliness being next to godliness.
Officials from Bell Telephone Co, Canadian Pacific Railway, and Manitoba Government discussed a new Winnipeg to Montreal line spanning 100 miles of copper wire. The service includes nine repeater stations and weighs 350 units of unspecified measure.
Mia of St Joseph New Brunswick describes long recovery from fatigue backache and poor appetite after months away from work. She credits Dr Williams Pink Pills with restored strength appetite and health including two healthy children. She recommends the tonic and notes pills available for 50 cents a box from The Dr Williams Medical Co Brockville Ontario.
A. F. Sproule of the Saskatchewan Wheat Pool says demand from Asia and the Orient for Canadian wheat will rise, noting Saskatchewan pool elevators now total 925 country and terminal units with 26 million bushels capacity and plans to add a 6 million capacity elevator. Nights of agony from asthma relieved by Dr. J D Beloge Asthma Remedy, claimed to banish symptoms and restore sleep. urged to buy the genuine product from local druggists.
In Vancouver British Columbia a new industry leverages dog fish oil as the base for a mosquito and insect repellent preparation. Miller's Worm Powders are touted as gentle yet effective, with quick, painless worm destruction and observable improvement from the first dose.
The Medicine Hat City Council has learned Manitoba Rolling Mills Company intends to rebuild the rolling mills. Plans include installing an open hearth furnace and exploring electricity to power the plant instead of steam.
Foreign visitors draw attention to Canada as Parks and government efforts promote Canadian attractions abroad. The Dominion is leveraging tourism to spread knowledge of the country and draw thousands of international travellers to Canadian destinations each year.
J Butterfield of The Vancouver Province notes a Vancouver family with one car, two bicycles, express wagon, four roller skates, two scooters, kiddie car, baby carriage, lawn mower, while forty years ago a home held only a baby carriage and hoops. Regent Leader.
A Canadian drive to settle British-born workers as harvest aid and winter laborers. Ten thousand English miners migrate to Canada with government and railway support to test long term settlement, winter employment, and national prestige. Success could boost British emigration and Canadian credit. failure may feed anti-British sentiment and delay policy. Ramsay MacDonald urged warm welcomes, noting immediate work for all arrival. Farmers’ winter hiring is crucial to prove viability.
A compact set of kitchen instructions describes combining milk salt and tater with an egg, melting butter, and cooking on low heat while stirring until thickened. It warns not to overheat to avoid separation and notes a substitution of cornstarch in flour.
The recipe uses flour milk salt cayenne cheese egg yolks and whites to make a cream sauce then folds in whites and cooks gently in a double boiler until firm. It mentions a power of its own and an electric oil touted as a valuable household remedy.
The pulp and paper sector was the nation's key manufacturing industry in 1926, leading in gross and net value of manufactured products and wage distribution. It ranked second in total capital invested and in employment, surpassed only by electric utilities and saw mills.
The report notes a sharp rise in condensed milk production. Canada now operates 26 plants for condensed and evaporated milk and milk powder, tracing the industry back to the first milk condensing plant at Truro, Nova Scotia in 1883.
An order in council approved adopting a series of five readers and three language action books for Saskatchewan schools. Published by Librarie Armand Colin s of Paris the set was selected by the department of education and reported favorably. The Crown property of Dr Thomas Electric Oil is described as usable for internal and external ailments.
Advertising expert William H Rankin testified before the International Advertising Association that newspapers are supreme for trade news because good advertising is always news and readers expect news in newspapers, a conclusion business experience supports.
The text describes Banff as an all year resort attracting visitors in both summer and winter. It notes a summer emphasis on outdoor recreation and a winter arrival event that draws growing numbers, predicting Hanif will become a world famous winter destination.
Frank Charlie boasts no ving man could forge his signature and cash a cheque. George retorts he has no money in the bank, questioning the claim and the signer’s peculiarity.
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