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Newspaper
Macgregor Herald
Location
Macgregor, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Sep 24, 1931
Page
3
A dramatic tale follows Jean Peterson and Blaise Termarin from the Beirnfels castle to England where love and vengeance collide. The powerful story tracks disastrous love, fire, renewal, and a cursed lineage as fate tests their hearts and loyalties.
Poem excerpt by Margaret Pedler, author of The Splendid Fou and The Hermit Of Far End, describing a quest to the House of Dreams with the Wayfarers facing steep hills, deep valleys, tears, and a guiding path. Publication details show Medéer & Stoughton, Ltd, London.
In a dim grand hall a young woman Jean and her father Glyn discuss England. He reveals a desire to take her there despite his past cautions, while tracing his rebellious youth and marriage to opera singer Jacqueline. A chapter ending promises their Brernfels life and its romantic upheavals.
Dust explosions cause death and destruction in flour mills and cotton gins nationwide despite warnings by scientists. A chemist estimates flour dust in a bag could emit pressure lifting 2,500 pounds 100 feet when ignited. The U S Bureau of Chemistry studies prevention while a household medicine advertisement touts Dr Thomas Eclectric Oil as an inexpensive remedy for common ailments and urges keeping it on hand.
This piece reflects on the editorial page evolving from stern scholarly tone to broader appeal for daily readers. It notes older readers wore heavy spectacles and sat solemnly, while modern editors mix lighter style to engage a wider audience without losing substance.
Alberta land records show 1114 homestead entries for July with over half processed through Edmonton land office. Among these, 331 applications were filed by women marking the first use of the new law allowing women to homestead.
A physiologist reports slight excess weight may aid health for those under 35, while overweight becomes a liability for older adults. The finding reframes weight as beneficial in younger years and problematic with advancing age.
The article notes that crude balance-based weighing devices were in use in Egypt at least 5,000 years before the Christian era, indicating early advances in measurement and trade technology. The find highlights long-standing precision in ancient commerce and engineering.
The Saskatchewan urban centres show 26 094 registered unemployed, with 8 237 married men and 4 851 single men among city workers, and 932 single women. Regina lists 1 290 unemployed as provincial officials conclude registration efforts at Ottawa's request. Worms in children prompted a parasite control ad for Mother Graves Worm Exterminator.
Professor John Dolley, entomologist at the University of Illinois Urbana, touring with his wife to collect insects, reported that about 1,000 specimens were stolen from their parked car in Chicago after they left for a few hours. The collection included ants bees dragonflies earwigs and spiders.
A tense incident unfolds as a bystander refuses police direction claiming the car does not belong to him. The exchange centers on who should move the vehicle, highlighting friction between civilian notional authority and law enforcement.
A compact clipping notes spiritual reflections on becoming more like a noble image, a preacher’s view of divine fatherhood guiding daily life, and a Knight-Errant sketch on overcoming selfish cravings. It also cites efficiency gains with two men in a plane counting a big state fest and records in New Zealand dairy and meat output.
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