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Newspaper
Miniota Herald
Location
Miniota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Apr 02, 1924
Page
6
A young woman, kidnapped on a prairie ride, is guarded by four men led by a scarred leader at a hidden camp along the Souris River. She plots a night escape, stashing a rock as a defensive weapon and awaiting a rescue party while the posse draws near.
The Kansas farmer J. G. Bryson raises Indian Runner ducks whose crops and intestines hold gold dust. The gold comes from a creek they swim in, prompting Bryson to feed at the creek bottom and avoid selling live birds. The narrative ends with a note that California's last orange crop valued at 100.6 million dollars.
The Canadian newspaper directory reports 1,499 newspapers and periodicals, down from 1,533 last year. Daily papers fall from 121 to 114, semi weekly from 34 to 30, and weeklies from 1,022 to 975, while monthly and semi monthly titles rise slightly.
A National Bureau of Insurance Underwriters report shows total fire losses in 1922 at 506 million 451 thousand dollars. Careless smoking caused the largest share of fires, amounting to 25 million 776 thousand dollars in losses.
H G Petro of Okotoks Alberta praises Tanlac after three bottles improved indigestion gas bloating chest tightness appetite sleep swelling leg and overall health He reports gaining weight and feeling much better with a rousing appetite and restored energy Tanlac vegetable pills are sold by druggists with over 40 million bottles sold.
Paris Soir tested honesty by sending five francs to 100 people across professions including pastors, academics, diplomats, functionaries, and traders. Sixty six percent kept the money without inquiry. others returned it or asked about a possible mistake. Parliamentarians and writers were most honest while grocers butchers and wine merchants were least. A pastor kept the money and thanked the sender.
The article notes that Siam's white elephants are kept in Bangkok royal stables and are not truly white but lighter colored. It explains they are believed to house the spirit of great rulers, tie to Buddha, and link to sun worship. Kings claim ownership and sometimes wage war over possession, justifying the term white elephant as a burden.
A Field Scout poem urges young boys to be prepared by fighting for truth and right. It emphasizes purity, self control, courage, and following the King and Christ in small daily acts, urging moral discipline in youth.
A Paris auction will offer Napoleon Bonaparte relics from Saint Helena. The nightshirt he wore on his deathbed, forehead poultices, the glass of his last drink, a coffin fragment, tomb railing piece, and earth from the grave will change hands. Archambault, his devoted groom, kept them with a few servants before the descendants now sell them.
Cautionary notice explains genuine Bayer Tablets of Aspirin display the Bayer Cross on packaging and tablets. It notes aspirin’s safety claims, common uses for cold and pain relief, and that Bayer supplies 12 tablet boxes, bottles of 24 and 100, with Bayer as the registered trademark in Canada.
Uncle Eben notes a man who brags about telling the truth seems quicker to discuss others than his own affairs, a habit depicted as ineffective and hypocritical in community talk.
A reflective line notes that while age can dull physical capacity, the desire for affection remains strong for both men and women as they grow older. The statement highlights enduring emotional needs beyond youth.
A letter from Odelia Holmberg of Viking Alta describes relief from abdominal pain cramps and vomiting after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. The ad-style piece touts testimonials and urges readers to request Mrs Pinkham's private book from the Medicine Co. in Cobourg Ontario.
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