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Newspaper
Miniota Herald
Location
Miniota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Apr 07, 1926
Page
7
An advertisement touts Tanlac and Tanlac Vegetable Pills as revitalizing tonics that cleanse the blood, improve digestion, restore appetite and color, and help readers gain weight. It cites thousands of testimonials and urges readers to buy at their druggist and start treatment immediately.
In Graydon’s office Joanna reads a letter promising a million dollars in deposit to her account with no strings. She fears a catch but learns the donor remains unnamed, while a sudden wealth tale unsettles her view of life in the department store world.
Joanna, a pretty modern shop girl living in poverty, with lipstick and bobbed hair, is summoned by her employer Graydon and fears dismissal as her heart remains pure despite her flashy lifestyle.
Mrs Susan DayMax of Colborne Ontario recalls long infertility and illness before trying a bottle remedy. She says after five boros it improved her health and she avoided surgery. The account appears in a local druggist notice promoting the product.
Western Canada endured a mild winter with mean temperatures well above normal. Dawson City ran 15 degrees above, Edmonton 8, Calgary 14, Moose Jaw 13, and Winnipeg 8 above normal for December to February. January at Dawson was 30 degrees milder than normal. Calgary had two days below zero.
The spring brings anxiety for mothers with infants as overheated rooms can cause colds. Use Baby's Own Tablets to keep stomach and bowels regular, preventing colds, constipation, and colic. Sold by medicine dealers or by mail at 25 cents a box from The Dr. Williams' Medicine Co. Brockville Ontario.
Dominion statistics show 1924 Canadian tobacco factory output valued at 59.95 million with Quebec producing 53.47 million and Ontario 6.97 million. Cigarettes total 2.45 billion units worth 26.46 million. snuff 947 thousand dollars. cigars 9.74 million. chewing tobacco 5.57 million. Also notes a 90 foot stairway at Atagayama shrine in Japan and bald barbers selling tales.
An airplane dubbed the Flying Bullet from A V Roe is claimed to be England’s fastest fighter. Fitted with a Napier Lion engine, it reaches 170 to 180 mph with full military load. Built in London, tests likely on the southwest coast with Bert Hinkins involved, and not yet supported by the air ministry.
Observers note diverse ways to pace daily life beyond clocks. In Holland canal regions workers gauge distance by pipes smoked, Rhine peasants time boiling eggs by repeating the Lord's Prayer, and Burma uses a mile analogue to measure rest distance.
Beautify it with Diamond Dyes. Each 15 cent package offers simple directions so any woman can tint delicate shades or dye permanent colors in lingerie silk ribbons skirts waists dresses coats stockings sweaters draperies coverings hangings and more. Buy Diamond Dyes tell your druggist whether the material is wool or silk linen cotton or mixed goods.
The Soviet Government plans to employ aeroplanes for sealing along the Arctic coast. Previously schooners were used but yielded poor results with boats spending weeks without a catch.
Col H C Osborne of the war graves commission reports progress on eight sites in France and Belgium allocated to Canada. Seven works will be completed this summer with excellent progress at Vimy Ridge. A separate note urges mothers to ensure their children are healthy by using Mother Graves Worm Exterminator.
A light exchange follows a wife noting a chin chilla coat on a woman in the pews. The husband admits he dozed through much of the service and the wife retorts that the sermon seemed ineffective.
The King awards Alfred Welding and George Locke the Edward Medal for lifesaving acts in industrial settings. Welding rescued Harper from a scalding acid vat at High Speed Steel Alloys Limited Widnes in October, and Locke saved Dowser after a fall during repairs at Dorman Long premises on Oxford Street.
An advertisement touts Dr Thomas Eclectric Oil as opening pores when rubbed externally to reach the trouble and provide relief. It claims internal use calms throat irritation and soothes bronchial and respiratory issues, inviting readers to try and be convinced.
A collection of religious quotes and maxims urging casting cares on God for peace and strength. Includes lines by Anna Letilid Waring Maria Hare and Thomas A Kempis plus a quip about a bird in the hand and dining etiquette.
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