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Newspaper
Macgregor Herald
Location
Macgregor, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Sep 26, 1929
Page
8
New Zealand will appoint a trade representative in Canada to boost growing commerce between the two nations. The move comes as a stated aim to expand bilateral trade and economic ties amid evolving postwar relations.
The piece notes a French bakers celebration of the 400th doughnut anniversary. It traces origins to Paris in 1529 with later spread to England and America. It highlights curiosity over who first shaped the doughnut and made the round form.
Six apprentice grocers from Great Britain travel across Canada under the Department of Trade and Commerce and Canadian National Rail to learn about Canadian goods. They were chosen by an essay competition run by the British Institute of Certified Grocers for the department.
Donald B. MacMillan returns from a two month voyage to Bafa Land and reports Eskimo legends and relics suggesting five men left by Sir Martin Frobisher in 1576 may have survived. An ancient stone house on Countess Warwick Sound shows Bear shelter signs and moss age ties to Elizabethan era. Pottery and ship-ways found at Radhunarn indicate boats built after ice crushed ships.
Bert named Albert travels alone from Liverpool to Winnipeg and on to The Pas with Bosco the mechanical doll. He rides the SS Regina to Canada, stays with a CN conductor in Montreal, and enjoys a train ride praised over boats and cars.
Major Reuben H. Fleet of Fleet Aircraft, Inc. says women perform complex tasks in airplane construction, especially shaping wing covers and adjusting fittings. He notes women work on interior decorations for special planes and often complete delicate assembly tasks with accuracy and speed.
Psalm 103 17 proclaims God’s everlasting kindness to those who fear Him Ezekiel’s call before and after Jerusalem’s fall shows duty to respond to responsibility The return from exile under Cyrus aimed to rebuild the temple and restore worship, balancing joy with grief for past glories as life mixes bitter and sweet.
A charming tub silk dress in red and white prints ideal for summer wear. Style No. 563 features a flaring cascading skirt, bloused surplice bodice, and optional long Reeves sleeves or no sleeves. Sizes 16 to 42 bust, made from chiffon like fabrics. pattern price 25 cents.
Dr. George Misner of Cornell announced Saskatchewan dairy data collection will finish by month end. Records cover about 550 farms with careful sampling to reflect a fair herd average. Assisted by Regina's Department of Agriculture staff, the survey cost is funded from the Canada Wheat Board surplus of 1920 for agriculture research.
A historical note describes a week long carrot preserve: grate 12 carrots, mix with 4 cups sugar, let stand one hour, add juice from 2 lemons and 1 teaspoon each of ground cloves, cinnamon, and allspice. Cook slowly for one hour, then jar and seal when cold.
Steps describe making seedless jam by mashing blackberries, heating the mash, pressing through a sieve to remove seeds, measuring pulp, adding sugar at a ratio of one cup per pint, cooking rapidly until thick, and packing into clean hot jars.
Exploitation along the South Saskatchewan River near Silverhurst is to be expanded in the coming weeks to assess natural gas possibilities.Captain Gray, long recognized as a top Canadian rifle shot with the Ottawa sharpshooters during the Rebellion, has died in Ottawa. He served on the council of the Canada Rifle Association. The article notes a maxim about small pains presaging bigger challenges.
The advertisement claims Miller's Worm Powders are painless and reliable for children showing worm symptoms such as feverish restlessness and convulsions. It asserts that after treatment, the stomach and "powers" are restored to a wealthy condition.
Some five thousand Canadian boys and girls will compete in swine club and calf breeding contests across the provinces. Prizes and trophies are offered by the Canadian National Railways. Dr. W. J. Black notes rapid club growth, with nearly 200 calf clubs operating this year, a fourfold rise from last year.
A chemistry professor's remark on the combinatorial possibilities of a molecule with one hundred atoms illustrates the vast opportunities ahead in chemical industry. The note recalls half a century ago when no pure chemical industry existed and cites Canada’s 750 million dollar investment last year and seven billion dollars in U S production, highlighting rapid growth and potential.
Mrs St Jago of Canobie New Brunswick reports her three year old boy suffered a severe diarrhoea attack with active bowels and vomiting. After a second dose of the Milburn’s remedy he improved, and within a half bottle he was completely relieved. She and her husband continue using it.
Barcelona residents face new levies for the International Exposition. Post letters require a five centimos stamp, and a 100 centimen tax is added to long distance calls and telegrams from the city.
Dr. Robert Newton of the University of Alberta has been asked by the National Research Council of Canada to study the potential reception in Europe for marketing wheat by protein content. The report will be prepared for the next session of Parliament.
Aylmer Ontario shipped a mammoth milk load by CN rails to the west the largest of its kind in Canada. The seven hundred thousand cows quote highlights the 1180 cases 700000 cans and 393 tons in a 200 car train from the Aylmer Mik Evaporating Company. The value reached 63000 dollars with 1 54000 pounds of fresh milk required for the plant destined mainly for prairie provinces and some Pacific Coast consumption.
Dr. C. B. Oliver of Chatham Ontario travels through Manitoba Saskatchewan Alberta and British Columbia. He expresses deeper patriotism after in-person travel across Canada noting wealth and opportunities unique to his homeland.
An OCR fragment touts Dr Thorn Fulecric as a universal remedy for coughs colds sore throats sprains and wounds. It hints at women in Dallas being barred from work outside the home unless circumstances mitigate rules. It notes a lightning strike rate of six to seven per million.
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