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Newspaper
Miniota Herald
Location
Miniota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Aug 10, 1927
Page
2
Promote Cuticura products for daily skin care to prevent irritation. Cuticura Ointment soothes eczema and rashes, Cuticura Soap keeps the scalp clean and hair growth healthy, and related shaving and bath items are advertised.
A Canada Jubilee tribute highlights Prime Minister Baldwin in Montreal praising Canada’s future. The article argues Canada will become a central empire star, with air travel linking dominions, and predicts a population and manufacturing surge surpassing the British Isles. It cites national spirit, patriotism, and the motto Canada Our Country.
Movement to develop a large sheepraising industry grows near Invermere British Columbia about 30 miles south of Invermere, along Findlas Creek and Canal Flat. The open range area, unused since the cattle era, is said to be suitable for grazing, with occasional wild horses in the region.
Dominion Shortborn Breeders Association reports Darlington Mable number 204080 a cow owned by F. 5 Cooper Gravelhurst Sask completed a 305 day record of 5617 pounds of milk and 249 pounds of butter fat. The notice emphasizes duties of others are doubly clear to us.
Jean Linder of Switzerland reportedly walked 315 miles from Paris to Strasbourg in 72 hours elapsed, with actual time 66 hours at nearly five miles per hour. He beat 45 walkers, finishing three hours ahead of Alberta Coal For B C’s Alberta Government fuel engineer George Pratt cites market potential for Alberta coal on the Pacific coast aided by Vancouver bunkering facilities.
Popular Mechanics reports an Ohblo inventor has patented a roller system to prevent auto accidents at crossings. Two sets of eighteen foot rollers are installed along the highway. they revolve when a train approaches to deter forward movement and lock to allow passage after the train passes.
An old advertisement warns against cutting corns with unclean blades and highlights Putnam's Corn Extractor as safe quick relief. It claims infection and death risk from infected knives, promises painless relief, and sells the product for 25 cents at dealers.
The Edinburgh Review argues England is overcrowded with 700 people per square mile beyond Wales and Scotland. It notes since 1910 about 800,000 houses were built at a public cost near £147 million and ongoing subsidies support uneconomic housing schemes causing suburban ugliness.
Mayor Malcolm Nichols hosts a breakfast at the Hotel Bellevue Boston to honor famed ocean-spanning aviators. Participants include Charles A Lindbergh, Lester Maitland Albert Hegenberger, Richard Byrd and crew, George Neville Bert Acosta Bernt Balchen Clarence Chamberlin and Mrs Chamberlin, plus Porter Adams of the National Aeronautical Association.
Mrs. David Logan of Thetford Mines Quebec extols Dr Williams Pink Pills for family health. She cites her husband recovering from typhoid, a daughter with run down health, and a son post adenoids operation all improved by the pills. The ad endorses digestion, heart palpitations, nerves and pallor from thin blood. pills sold by mail for cents a box from The Dr Williams Medicine Co Brockville Ont.
Two Canadian officers W H Williams and F C Bigelow performed half an hour of aviation stunts over Lake Louise and the Chateau. Fox Film Company staged the exhibition to promote Pyjama starring Olive Morden directed by Jack Blystone. Also notes vegetarian weddings promoted by the French Society of Vegetarians as courting events with vegetable meals.
Mr. Amery continues his empire tour sailing from England to South Africa on July 22 and visiting the High Commission Territories Southern Rhodesia and the Union. He departs Cape Town September 25 for Australia October 10 to November 17 and New Zealand November 2 to December 24. Canada arrival is planned around January 5 or 6 with a month stay before returning to England accompanied by Mrs. Amery and staff including G G Whiskard G Huxley and Captain W Brass.
The article argues Empire history and affairs must be taught in primary and secondary schools across the Empire, not only in universities. It contends voters should be qualified and calls for widespread curriculum inclusion to prepare citizens for governance.
Hon Robert Forke, Minister of Immigration, returned from Europe and expected a larger influx of skilled immigrants. He visited department agencies in Britain and cities such as Rotterdam Antwerp and Paris and conferred with Nordic and Danish cabinet ministers on immigration matters. I suspect a line about Minard's Liniment appears in the text.
Vincent Astor reports news from Europe on Germany’s push for ultra fast transatlantic travel. German vessels aim to complete crossings in about four and a half days with costly yet efficient diesel engines and high crew efficiency. The plan expects two ships to outperform three rivals in trips, drawing wealthy travelers willing to pay for speed despite higher fuel use.
Under the Scottish Dialects Committee a new Scottish dictionary will be issued in ten to fifteen parts as completed. The project may be self supporting with enough subscribers and is aided by the Carnegie Trust. Appeals go to Scots at home and abroad, Burns Clubs, St Andrew Societies and Scottish County Associations. Representatives will collect material from Ireland New Zealand and other countries after a 15 000 reply questionnaire from Edinburgh district reported by the New York Morning Telegraph.
Allan R. Gillies of Clover Bar Alberta has sold his 63 head pure bred Ayrshires to families in Seattle Washington U S It is unusual for whole herds to be sold at one stroke and the sale indicates rising demand for Western Canada livestock.
The advertisement touts Dr Thomas Eclectric Oil as a remedy for neuralgia and back pain urging rub-in use to ease distress and foster faith in its curing power. It notes indigo plants grown in China to dye blue fabrics for the lower classes.
Frederick Palmer and E J Buckton arrive in Ottawa to join the official party for harbor development studies at Port Nelson and Fort Churchill. The mission includes Hon Charles A Dunning and Major Graham Bell as part of the Dominion government group. The second paragraph promotes Dr Kelloge's Asthma Remedy.
A long-legged sheep in the Hima layas is described as able to run at 40 miles per hour, a pace said to challenge even swift modern Marys to keep up.
Latest official figures show coal output increasing in both Alberta and Saskatchewan, signaling stronger energy sector activity in western Canada. Production gains reflect improved demand and mining efficiency across major coal regions.
A newspaper blurb highlights Mirard’s Oiniment for burns as a advertised remedy. A brief aside suggests widows may wed easily since they do not expect perfection in a husband.
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