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Newspaper
Miniota Herald
Location
Miniota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Aug 10, 1921
Page
7
A New York Tribune critique compares Leninist policy to a squirrel hoarding for tomorrow, arguing artificial conditions and failed production led to famine with no reserves when weather worsened. It attributes lack of foresight to Bolshevik leadership and distant future planning.
Chicago experiments with a wireless system linking fire and police stations. Pacific Great Eastern Railway to cut livestock rates about 35 percent. Lake Superior warms enough for swimming at Duluth. Germany owes the U.S. 240 million for Rhine troop maintenance. Silver Threads song royalties still earn 5900 annually. Australia may send a delegation to the League of Nations. Mrs. Wilbur Smith of Mantua, 84, cutting her third set of teeth. Boston seizes a plant counterfeiting liquor prescription blanks. Port Arthur collects 53875 under temperance acts since 1916. Icebergs sighted off Newfoundland aboard the Columbia. Floods drown 24 and submerge 5000 homes in Yamagata. 40 bridges lost. Dominion seaplane DS destroyed by fire at Lake Winnipeg. Four men rescued after narrow escape. Japan delays Siberia evacuation until stability returns. Trapper Smith and an unknown companion lost in Black River rapids. Don Cawson reports disappearance near Rampart House.
A woman from Bothwell Ontario credits Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with renewed strength and appetite. She reports recommending the medicine to friends and notes the company uses women to answer letters.
Serge Makaroff, exile in Paris and former leader of the 1906 revolution, predicts a future world order with Germany, Russia, and the United States as a commercial and military alliance. He argues Germany aligns with Russia in the west while Russia partners with the United States in the Pacific, minimizing clash of interests.
Report by the X Ray and Radium Protection Committee in Britain urges protective measures and proper working conditions to mitigate risks from hard X rays. Only those with constant exposure face danger. patients under treatment are cautioned. Progress noted in London hospital on cancer treatment using hard X rays while seeking safer dosage.
The London Daily Chronicle asserts history education is crucial for civic life and the future of England. It condemns current schooling as abominable and stresses the need to teach both national and international historical lessons to the masses.
Lake Baikal in Siberia is described as the deepest lake in the world with depths between 4000 and 4500 feet. Its area exceeds 9000 square miles, roughly matching Lake Erie in extent, while its water volume rivals Lake Superior. Surface lies 1350 feet above sea level, and the bottom about 3000 feet below.
The War Office announces negotiations to sell 30,000 army horses in Mesopotamia. The colonial secretary said those horses were to be destroyed due to the high cost of transporting them home.
The Cathedral at Cologne in Germany rises 515 feet above the interior floor and 525 feet above the street level, marking its towering profile in the skyline.
A 35x5 cord tire for automobiles contains 30 000 feet of cord or over five and a half miles.
After familiarity grows with peor’c, one tends to regret the courtesy previously extended. The remark suggests thinning civility as rapport deepens, warning against overpoliteness in evolving interactions.
A trial shipment of 23 Alberta horses, small in build and weighing 700 to 1,900 pounds, is en route to Trinidad on an order from a Trinidad business firm seeking driving stock. The animals, 14 to 15 hands high, were bought near Calgary and are part of a planned total of 50. J. D Smith of the department of agriculture leads the shipment sailing from Halifax. further consignments may follow pending market checks in the Indies.
An advertisement touts Catarrhozone as a healing vapor for bronchitis and catarrh. It claims to soothe congested spots, clear phlegm, and cure throat weaknesses with a two month treatment sold in 25c 30c or one dollar sizes by the Catarrhozone Co of Montreal.
A Melbourne report notes Victoria endures heavy weather with snowfall and widespread rain including Melbourne. Several ocean vessels are overdue and coast vessels face anxiety. Lieut. Parer of the Australian Air Force and two companions were forced to descend after a blinding snow storm during a flight around Australia.
An old remedy advertises Putnam's Corn Extractor as a painless solution to corns. It claims results in 24 hours and warns against substitutes, selling at 25 cents nationwide.
During the 1920 hunting season Saskatchewan trappers sold furs valued at over two million dollars. Muskrat pelts led revenue at about 1,009,476 dollars, followed by coyote skins with 18 000 pelts bringing 294,176 dollars. Skunk pelts totaled 9,974 at five dollars each for 49,870 dollars.
The governor general will hold General His Excellency Julian Hedworth George Baron Byng of Vimy as commander in chief. He is a Knight Grand Cross of both the Bath and the Order of St Michael and St George. He is a Member of the Royal Victorian Order and serves as Governor General of the Dominion of Canada.
A historical report notes that fewer than one in three inhabitants of Mexico can read or write. The statement highlights widespread illiteracy and potential impacts on education and development.
An unmanned radio controlled vehicle amazed division traffic officers in Ohio as a miniature automobile sailed past signals with no one aboard. A car 100 feet behind controlled it, with no on board wireless apparatus, reportedly the first public exhibit by the radio air service.
Cholera infantum is a dangerous summer ailment of children. Baby's Own Tablets are promoted to regulate the bowels and soothe the stomach to prevent summer illnesses. Mrs. Fred Rose of South Bay Ontario testifies they saved her baby, with tablets sold by dealers or mail for 23 cents a box from The Dr. Williams' Medicine Co. Brockville Ontario.
A fifty member delegation from the American Institute of Mining Engineers will visit East Kootenay as guests of the East Kootenay Prospectors Association and Cranbrook Board of Trade. The group will tour the Sullivan mine and other points of interest in the region.
Reports estimate several mackerel schools along the coast reach half a mile in width and twenty miles in length, containing around one million barrels of fish. The notes reference Minard’s Linment for Burns among other items in the period’s trade discussions.
An advertisement for Hall's Catarrh Medicine promoting relief from acute nasal catarrh and prevention of chronic cases. It claims to strengthen the system, act through the blood on mucous surfaces, and reduce inflammation. Circulars from F. J. Cheney & Co of Toledo, Ohio are mentioned.
The text describes a biological urge at the cellular level, noting that cells and tissues throughout the body signal a need for BGHE isbinect, equating this demand with the sensation of hunger. It frames hunger as a universal call from body tissues to obtain the compound.
For rheumatic pains and sciatic aches use Dr Thomas Eclectric Oil. The remedy has proven soothing healing properties for fifty years and can ease inflammatory pains cuts scratches bruises and sprains in humans and animals.
Signor Nitti, Italy's ex premier, reportedly smokes 40 cigarettes and 10 cigars daily, reflecting a heavy tobacco routine observed in his personal life.
The item notes Mother Graves' Worm Exterminator as a common infant complaint remedy. It compares Brooklyn Bridge height at 287 feet to Trinity Church spire at 284 feet, and mentions a quirky rheumatic interest magazine as a monthly periodical.
Reading the notice urges residents to shop at local merchants to support community prosperity and economic health. It emphasizes direct contribution to the neighborhood by choosing local goods and services from nearby businesses.
A versatile summer coat features belivia cloth with blue silk serge trim. The sleeves blend into the coat with wide cuffs and a slightly bloused front. A draped collar, bulging pockets, and beige stitching enhance its contrast and style.
Observation on air usage computes daily and yearly air requirements for a person. It notes breathing rates and volume, estimating thirty pounds of air daily and a yearly supply over five tons, arguing for open windows to ensure a continuous supply of fresh air.
A schoolgirl wrote two hundred words about a motor car. She begins with My uncle bought a motor car and notes it busted going up a hill. The rest she claims is what her uncle said on the walk back, implying adult profanity was omitted.
A fragmented diary style tease hints at friendship and flirtation around a flapper era May, with a playful remark about a good heart and mutual confession. The readable lines suggest light social gossip rather than a full narrative.
Sir George Foster states that fuel control by federal authorities is unlikely this coming winter. He notes provinces can appoint fuel controllers if desired and that wartime conditions no longer apply. There is now a fuel supply for those who wish to buy.
The Southerland Waterfall in New Zealand clears 1905 feet across three drops while Yosemite in California reaches 2600 feet in three stages, the first drop measuring 1600 feet. In the rainy season the three falls join to form a single cascade.
Thousands of people report better hearing in the left ear due to constant telephone use, a peculiarity noted as the likely cause of the development.
Article notes that moving people are prone to diarrhoea due to changes in water, climate, and diet and stresses prompt treatment.
An advertisement touts Dr Fowler’s Extract of Wild Strawberry as a cure for diarrhoea and bowel complaints in both adults and children. It cites Mrs Ernest S Beaton of Grayburn Sask praising its effectiveness for sick children and teething. The product is sold by The T Milburn Co Limited of Toronto at 50 cents a bottle.
At the funeral of a London man his six dogs, all draped in black, trailed the cortege. The scene underscores the bond between owner and pets as mourners paid respects.
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