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Newspaper
Miniota Herald
Location
Miniota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Apr 11, 1928
Page
6
Bert Parker explains how a small-town weekly can become a solid, growing business. He built the Middleboro Gazette into a profitable local paper with strong circulation and smart investments in local enterprises.
Active preparations are underway for the prohibition poll in New South Wales in September. The liquor business is to be compensated to the extent of 1060000000 dollars. Gen Umberto Mobile will drop a medal upon reaching the North Pole with the Italia to honor soldiers killed in the Italian Alps. British Columbia ships purebred Gairy cattle to China as stock markets stay strong per Dr A Knight. A radio report of Arctic storms reaches Edward Howe Forbush from Commander Donald D MacMillan whose Bowdoin schooner anchors in a Labrador harbor. Peter Heenan may represent Canada at the Geneva international labor conference opening May 30 if parliament and industry permit his absence.
The report notes 115 miles of roads in Jasper National Park Alberta with 38 miles surfaced for automobile traffic. It also lists about 630 miles of well defined trails leading to various points of interest.
The Bureau of Statistics estimates Canadian hens produced eggs totaling about 80 million dollars in 1927, with individual birds contributing insignificantly to the overall revenue.
A mother touts Baby's Own Tablets as unrivaled for children, noting her infant improved after six weeks in Canada and that both children are healthy on this treatment. The ad promotes the tablets as safe and inexpensive, sold by The Dr. Williams' Medicine Co. A separate note extols Dr Thomas' Eclectric Oil as a portable, affordable remedy praised as the poor man's friend.
Fifteen hundred acres of hemp will be sown this season by Portage la Prairie District farmers under contract with the Manitoba Cordage Company. The factory is in Portage la Prairie and cordage manufacturing has expanded since it began last year, prompting new machines to meet demand.
The piece notes etiquette by hotel operators where greeting style reveals a guest’s origin. Southern guests tend to say All right, Canadians say Yes, and Midwestern guests often use Well asking for confirmation.
A Milan based musician has created a new typewriter that converts blank paper into a complete musical score. It prints the staff lines notes accidentals and articulation and even prints accompanying lyrics.
Mrs Geo McKenzie of era Ont describes severe nerve weakness and insomnia during menopause. She credits a remedy from The T Milburn Co with improving sleep and nerves, becoming calm and untroubled by noise. Price 50c per box. available at druggists or by mail. After securing appointment, the man delays in morning.
The secretary of the National Fire Prevention Association spoke in Montreal urging chemical fire extinguishers as the best form of first aid, noting many fires in North America have been stopped by householders and employees using them.
Germany bought 48,496,258 bushels of Canadian wheat sent from Montreal last year. Great Britain took 38,644,486. Holland 43,054,497. Italy 19,301,344. Belgium 19,179,566 bushels. The figures reveal the western regions' surprising export distribution.
The gray fox is slower than the red fox and differs in key structural traits. Unlike other foxes, it is an expert climber.
The mother of the historian described David Hume as weak-minded during his youth, reflecting a critical view of his early intellect despite his later scholarly fame.
A saying notes that a man who regularly goes to church yet has no other pursuits is an idle worshipper. The remark contrasts religious practice with active engagement beyond worship.
Alberta has expanded industrial activity from 97 establishments in 1905 to 739 last year and boosted production from 5 million dollars to 65 million dollars, reflecting notable province wide development.
The record notes that the greatest known insect age was the queen's lifespan, and that Sir John Lubbock kept one queen alive for fifteen years, highlighting remarkable longevity in an insect.
A succinct aphorism notes that increasing possession amplifies desire, creating a cycle where greater wants lead to unmet needs. The idea highlights perpetual dissatisfaction driving human behavior.
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