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Newspaper
Macgregor Herald
Location
Macgregor, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Sep 24, 1931
Page
6
The Observant Man questions why courtesy vanishes behind a car wheel and condemns drivers who steal the right of way. He warns that motor age behavior risks life and property, urges universal courtesy to improve safety, and notes reforms by laws and clubs help but only a shared civility can end reckless driving.
Alberta oil drilling records show more than 57 million dollars spent and over a million feet drilled in the past 30 years. J S Carmichael, Lethbridge engineer, reports 407 wells drilled, with 160 in Turner Valley reaching over 1 520 000 feet, as part of Alberta's overall drilling total of 1 167 787 feet.
A garbled editorial snippet praises a wheelchair rider’s effort and mentions royalty in ancient Egypt. The readable portion hints at support for a motion or person crossing a continent by bike, inferred as a humorous or satirical remark rather than a clear event.
Receipts of Alberta creameries during the five weeks ending August 1 show a 13.6 percent increase over the same period in 1930. Year to date January to July rises are 48.7 percent for central Alberta and 37 percent for the province. Quality improves with an average test of 33.6 versus 33.1 last year, and grading shares are top grades 75 percent and special 47.7 percent with lower grades at 38.1 percent.
Interest grows in developing domestic manufacture of china table ware now imported at about 4.5 million annually. Raw materials essential for making this ware occur at various places across the Dominion.
Fragmentary note records a husband traveling seven miles to verify his sister had given birth and returning with a baby. The writer mentions older children, “diarshoes,” and a name line suggesting a family or household context. The readable text is unclear and partially garbled.
One or two writers recently argued Japan’s population would relax as growth slowed. The 1931 census shows birthrates rising, with Japan increasing by nearly a million people annually. Emigration remains limited, pushing a shift from agriculture to a more industrial system.
A Montreal reader recalls packing creases on draperies that were hung to fade and were sun spotted. The writer laments the faded fabric and notes a regretful experience with dyeing, contrasting it with other dyes that claim to preserve life of cloth.
Ontario plans relief camps in northern regions to build the Trans Canada Highway. Unemployed men will earn 30 cents an hour for eight hours daily with 80 cents daily board deduction and 50 cents monthly for medical services. Details released by Minister William Finlayson indicate camps to open early October. No military methods will be used. provincial police will be available if needed.
New foreign mail rates take effect. Canada and Newfoundland letters go up to three cents and postcards to two. Great Britain Ireland and the Irish Free State see five cents for letters and three cents for postcards. Airmail to Canada and Newfoundland set at six cents first ounce and ten cents each extra. Douglas Egyptian Liniment advertised as leg wash for stock and bruise relief.
The article notes Daniel G. V. Laning has studied and raised live butterflies, naming them. He predicts the insects will settle on his paper as he reads and will not move until he turns the page. The piece also mentions Persial Balm and Alberta bear shooting rights amid cattle losses, plus Italian workshops for the blind.
Mrs. Phoebe Omlie of Memphis Tennessee was declared winner of the transcontinental handicap derby from Santa Monica California after leading the field of 50 or more competitors. She captured the grand prize and the women’s division while D C Warren of Alameda California won the men’s division with 103.5 points.
A lifesize bronze statue of Thomas Hardy by Eric Kennington was unveiled in Dorchester Hardy's native town. Sir James Barrie recalled how close the world came to losing the novelist's services and praised the contribution of a woman who kept him alive. The piece celebrates Hardy with local ceremony and remarks on the creator's tribute. The article also advertises Miller's Worm Powders as a remedy for children's digestive worms.
The Canadian Co-Operative Wool western branch reports July receipts of 552 wool lots at Regina and 502 at Portage la Prairie, Manitoba totals about 200,624 pounds and Saskatchewan about 383,000 pounds. End July shipments show eleven from Regina seven from Portage la Prairie and one from Marchand. Four Manitoba contracts cover 130 fleeces and thirteen Saskatchewan contracts cover 984 fleeces. Drives Asthma Before It. Dr Kellogg's Asthma Remedy claims to eradicate the cause with a decisive, early-supplied relief.
John Byers, secretary of the Western Beef Producers council, states high quality Canadian cattle rival home-killed Scottish beef and at times replace Irish imports in Great Britain. He notes periods when Canadian stock sold on par with local beef.
A terse rebuke targets Oswald as a grocer declares he runs a grocery business, not a found tin clerk. The clash hints at tensions between individuals over professional roles.
A consignment of over a million Canadian apples will be sold via 2,000 automatic vending machines on Paris boulevards. French importers already offered 7,500 boxes, proving Canadian apples superior. Each machine is projected to move 60 apples daily at one franc, cheaper than Canada’s retail price. The campaign, aided by the Canadian trade commissioner, seeks a Le Havre style duty concession to store apples tax free until sale, enabling fortnightly Le Savre sales after duties paid earlier led to losses.
Daily Mail reports Lord Byng former Canada governor general and metropolitan police commissioner plans retirement before year end. He believes he cleaned up London west end and put police reforms in place since 1928. Sir Trevor Bigham, married to Byng’s secretary, is expected to succeed him.
William Shier a 48 year old resident of Gary Indiana who had been caring for his mother in Newmarket Ontario was denied reentry into the United States by immigration authorities. It is claimed he crossed the border illegally seven years ago at Portal North Dakota. A scolding domestic scene follows with a light aside about guests and late hours. A writer notes cat burglars do not betray each other.
The Mediterranean collision in which the Victoria sank in June 1893 is recalled as Earl Jellicoe, then a young junior officer and feverish, leaped into the sea to aid in rescues. He later rose to distinguished service on another flagship.
Indian legislators push anew to arcuse the Sarda Child Marriage Restraint Act forbidding marriage to anyone under 14. Authors claim the act invades sacred Hindu customs dating back millennia. Separate item notes Belgian farms average under 15 acres with much threshing done by hand this season.
The ad promises relief from bilious symptoms and digestive issues using Carter’s Little Liver Pills. It claims strong tonic effects for constipation digestion and acidity, noting a 25 cent price and urging purchase despite failed attempts elsewhere.
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