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Newspaper
Miniota Herald
Location
Miniota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Apr 02, 1930
Page
7
Souring stomach from over acidity is corrected by Phillips Milk of Magnesia. The tasteless dose neutralizes excess acid, is prescribed by physicians for 50 years, and provides nearly instant relief. Each bottle includes full directions and is available at any drugstore.
Grandma argues Charmian is provincial while defending Charmian’s manners and style. Jim delivers supper to the old lady as the Merrys' dog Guppy bones a ham bone by Lizzie Baker’s lilac bush, and the pair plan to attend services at the church with a shared meal.
Grandma hosts Jim for supper while Charmian is away and muses Charmian could be a poet if given time. Jim notes the family’s poverty and Grandpa Davis’s poetry, realizing the farm’s strain and finances. The two discuss youth, aging, and summer visitors fading as the scene ends.
The narrator recalls a church visit where a woman gave two dollars for Emmy's spice cake though the price was a dollar fifty. She refused change and bought Charmian's fudge and ginger cookies for Mrs. Merry's family. Rumor says fireworks may be set off on the common after supper.
Paris authorities face an unusual request as M. Lautus a school teacher with both forearms amputated seeks a driving license. He has proven capable driving in traffic and changing a wheel, but officials demand further tests before granting official authorization.
F. R. Clarke of the Protestant employment bureau notes a psychological split between applicants with surnames A to L and M to Z. Despite shifting attendance days to equalize demand, the M to Z group dwindles while the A to L group stays steady, as many M to Z men quickly find steady work on their own.
Travelers Insurance Company figures from 37 states show about 31,000 deaths from motor vehicle accidents last year, up more than 11 percent from 1928. The bulletin notes two deaths per 10,000 people and 200 injuries per 10,000, with 60 serious. Also mentions Worm Exterminator ad linking to child convulsions.
The 1st Canadian Mounted Rifles Battalion will continue in name via amalgamation with the Manitoba Mounted Rifles and the Saskatchewan Mounted Rifles. The decision comes from the Department of National Defence in Ottawa.
John Dewey warns that insecurity pervades modern life affecting merchants farmers and workers. The piece argues economic instability undermines mental stability and urges attention to unemployment fear and financial precarity. It also advertises Dr Kellogg asthma remedy and predicts rising eyeglass use, plus a biographical note on a potential lifeboat invention.
Poem-like devotional excerpt emphasizes that faith without works is insufficient. It urges active prayer paired with personal effort, citing James and a quote by Roswell Dwight Hitchcock. The piece frames prayer and work as two essential, interconnected forces driving human duty and blessing.
A discussion of colds in children promotes Baby's Own Tablets by The Dr. Williams' Medicine Co. The ad claims the product relieves congestion, indigestion, constipation and colic, improves sleep, aids teething, and is safe for infants and young children sold for 25 cents per box through dealers or by mail from Brockville Ontario.
Anton Heinen, wartime commander of Zeppelins, leads a project to build a $1,000 fool proof family blimp. The craft measures 95 feet in length, travels at 75 miles per hour, and uses non inflammable gas for inflation.
In Monaco the principality imposes no taxes on citizens while revenue stems entirely from the Monte Carlo casino. It notes state ownership over all mines in Turkey.
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