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Newspaper
Miniota Herald
Location
Miniota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Aug 03, 1922
Page
2
A Canadian plea argues that forest fires consume far more timber than needed for new homes, raising costs, causing unemployment, and hampering immigration. It urges stronger forest protection, reforestation, and coordinated government action to safeguard timber as a national resource.
Russia’s pre sented financial figures at The Hague defy comprehension for lay readers. Only experts in higher arithmetic can grasp hundreds of trillions in roubles. The note issue equals about $2 million for each person, with last month adding 50 per.
The article explains that Russia issued roubles in quantities equal to the British national debt every three days, describing the practice as printing notes of the face value totaling 85,000 billions of roubles to ease understanding. The note is attributed to the Vancouver Province.
An old advertisement explains that cold in the head is acute nasal catarrh and that Hall's Catarrh Medicine strengthens the system to resist colds. It warns repeated attacks may become chronic and claims internal action through the blood to reduce inflammation and restore normal mucous conditions. Sold by all druggists, with Cheney & Co circulating circulars.
Night flying over France and England now follows a path by strong lights set along the route. Planes from Paris cross the coast near Lympne and by Tonbridge the London air station beacons are visible twenty nine miles away. On approach to land, ground lights under the hulls illuminate the field aiding pilots in the final approach. The spectacle captivates as sailors call it the moment of capture.
A diverse butterfly and moth collection from many countries, assembled by George McBean of Assiniboia, Sask., will be donated to the Saskatchewan Natural History Museum. The donation, to be presented with government support for show cases, aims to make the province's museum among the continent’s best for lepidoptera.
Spring salmon from British Columbia is being used as filling for fish hot dogs sold to industrial workers in New York Chicago and Philadelphia. The popularity of the delicacy prompts BC to double this year’s mild pack output from 1921 levels.
Summer heat endangers infants with diarrhoea cholera infantum dysentery and colic. Prompt care is vital. Baby's Own Tablets from The Dr Williams Medicine Co Brockville Ont regulate bowels sweeten stomach and help keep baby healthy. 25 cents a box.
Captains Sacadura and Coutinho, fresh from a Lisbon to Brazil crossing, seek to repeat the feat with a triple motor Savoie seaplane. The craft, able to fly 3,000 miles without landing, is to be ready by January per a Rome RomeLondon Times despatch.
An old advertisement touts Mother Graves Worm Exterminator as a pleasant medicine for children, claiming it effectively drives worms from the system and improves health.
A tramp asks for work at a farm and is granted a job tending eggs after the farmer tests his trust. The man laments his past, claiming twenty years as a bathhouse manager without ever taking a bath, a detail that underscores his odd honesty and humility.
A fragment reports women ornamented by scars in New Holland. they cut themselves with shells and keep wounds open long to form scars valued at two dollars the flesh, as described in the readable text.
Major G De Woolridge arrived in Vancouver aboard the Empress of Russia after three years in the Orient advising civilian aviation firms. He predicted Japan will soon become a real factor in commercial life and urged British firms to prepare to maintain air supremacy. He noted Japan’s army and navy are advancing in flying, with Colonel Sempill guiding about thirty airmen who train pilots, though Japanese pilots remain of high quality but few in number.
The Atlanta Constitution notes Conan Doyle’s claim that horses reside in heaven and adds that people wonder about their fate after life. The short item reflects literary curiosity rather than a news event.
Miller's Worm Powders attack and expel worms promptly and act as a wholesome medicine for children. It strengthens digestion, restores health, and prevents growth retardation by rebuilding the debilitated constitution.
A brief exchange presents two voices, Jones seeking a grand feat before death and Bones replying with the paradoxical goal to wash an elephant. The fragment implies a humorous or surreal dialogue on ambition and absurd tasks. No other context is provided.
A Canadian Pacific advertisement promotes a Great Lakes cruise from Fort William and Port Arthur to Port McNicoll or Owen Sound aboard the Kee watin Assiniboia and Manitoba. Three weekly sailings depart Wednesday and Saturday to Port McNicoll with train connections to Toronto, and Thursday to Owen Sound. The company promises a restful, cooling eastward diversion with complete travel details and rates available from Ticket Agents.
A tall young man and a pretty girl discuss kissing while in a canoe. He warns of capsizing danger, and she quietly notes she can swim, signaling a playful mood and subtle tension in a riverside moment.
Rev. W. Bowman Tucker of the Montreal city mission reports being asked where Canada is near Montreal while fundraising in Liverpool. Miss Cora Hind, noted western agricultural journalist, faced alien registration at an English hotel despite explaining she was Canadian.
A Vienna physician claims success in transplanting eyes from one animal to another, describing the procedure as progress in ocular grafting research. No further details on species, method, or outcomes are provided.
R C Harvey plans a larger scale project feeding sheep on grain screenings this winter. He intends to bring about 50 000 sheep from his Alberta ranches to the Fort William elevators to continue the venture.
A Hutchinson motor dealer half soled his shoes with strips from a guaranteed tire he sells. He argues that if the tires last 8,000 miles under a ton car, his 140 pounds should wear out far slower, making the mirage of durability plausible.
Women from every section praise Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a wonderful medicine for troubles women often have. The letters follow show the broad field covered by this well known remedy, and the praise comes from neighbors who know its value.
Patient recounts relief from two years of female troubles with Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound after six bottles. She notes persistent headaches and weakness and says she will recommend the remedy to friends. Additional testimonial from Saskatchewan praises the product's benefits and offers use of the letter.
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