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Newspaper
Miniota Herald
Location
Miniota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Apr 17, 1929
Page
6
A broad call for cleanliness in Canada expands into a sustained nationwide drive. Citizens, towns, and cities push for cleanliness health and beauty with campaigns to remove dirt debris and unsightly buildings. The article notes risks from poor wood preparation and advises painting practices and turpentine use to ensure long lasting coats.
A farmer should invest in paint and proper upkeep to extend the life of barns, fences, wagons, silos, and metal structures. It recommends specific paints and methods for metal, wood, concrete, and shingle roofs, plus causes of peeling and best repainting practices.
Doctors say souring waste in a baby’s digestive tract causes weight gain delays. The quick proof is puny, fretful infants improving when their stomachs and bowels are cleansed with Fletcher's Castoria. The genuine Castoria bears the Fletcher’s signature.
The article advises selecting large patterned materials only for spacious rooms and using them sparingly to avoid restlessness. It notes large designs can work with care and skill, while small patterns are generally safer, and it observes value depends on buyer or seller perspective.
Mrs. Wm. Fowler of Auburn Ontario reports heart and nerve trouble with numb hands. After using advertised medicine she experienced no return of symptoms. Price 50c a box, available at druggists or by mail from The T Milburn Co. Ltd. Toronto Ontario.
Do not accumulate rubbish or waste in or around buildings. Use safety matches and metal boxes, keep gasoline in air tight red cans, and avoid risky practices with lit stoves and lamps. Warn children about bonfires and ensure electrical and gas safety. Fire losses in the US amount to 250 million dollars, while painting neglect also harms communities. Clean-Up and Paint-Up campaigns reduce risks, raise property values, and foster a safer town.
The article urges pairing painting with cleaning to maintain dusted and swept spaces. A painted surface resists dirt accumulation and makes dirt more visible, motivating ongoing upkeep. It promotes a joint effort between painting and scrubbing to improve home and barn value.
This notice extols urban gardening as a low cost outdoor activity. It highlights savings on household expenses, increased home food supply, and healthful exercise. Cultivating a backyard garden is presented as beneficial for long term home upkeep and personal contentment.
The article urges farm owners to join Clean-Up and Paint-Up campaigns by removing ramshackle buildings repairing and painting structures trimming hedges and trees and painting tools and machinery. It notes the incentive is strong in rural districts alongside cities. Hoisting of the Nationalist flag in Manchuria on December 31 placed the greater part of China under the Nationalist government.
Chinese generals presented tokens of valor to their troops, including toothbrushes and handkerchiefs, as symbols of recognition and spirit in battle.
A local guide lists practical steps for a community clean up and makeover. Advices include removing ashes and trash, hiring hauling teams with signals, burning burnables, painting storefronts and fences, tearing down unsightly sheds, repairing walks, trimming hedges, painting barns and machinery, and encouraging women to participate for cleaner, more beautiful towns.
Floors stay handsome when kept in good condition from the start. Doorways passages and tracks wear first, but frequent waxing with a quality wax and polishing brush preserves appearance with little time and effort.
Campaigns across North America urge cleanliness to reduce disease. Alameda workers labeled houses with Clean Dirty or Filthy to spur improvement, arguing cleanliness and paintwork restore health and beauty to communities.
Health officials urge thorough home cleaning and painting to eliminate tuberculosis germs and reduce other illnesses. Clean from cellar to roof, remove rubbish, and screen homes. Repair yards, fences, and outbuildings, then paint or whitewash to keep areas clean. An ostrich's egg weighs three pounds.
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