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Newspaper
Miniota Herald
Location
Miniota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Aug 13, 1930
Page
7
The notice touts Unis as an established grain handler claiming strong returns and liberal advances. It highlights that millions of bushels of the 1929 crop sold at prices from 130 to 170, urging readers to entrust wheat to the firm for similar gains. It asserts confidence in higher prices ahead and positions the company as a trusted shipper.
In Wickfield Charmian reads a letter from Jim Bennett revealing plans to bring a blossom-filled tribute to Doctor Howe at the cemetery when the apple tree blooms. Charmian learns of Jim’s California visit and a evolving romantic tension as Grandma Davis notes their years-long friendship and shared memories.
Mrs Richanp Counivar tion of Birchtown Quebec writes she lived on a farm thirteen miles from town and suffered nervous fatigue at change of life. She credits Vegetable Compound with restoring her nerves and energy and says the Blood Medicine and Liver Pills helped too. She offers to answer letters from women asking about the medicines.
Motorists push for illuminated radium or phosphorescent paint on roadside trees along France’s main arteries. Whitewashed crossroads already aid night visibility, but rails of the network are now urged to glow to guide drivers.
In a dialogue Mrs Fish asks if the new nurse-girl handles the dog. Mrs Simp replies she is too inexperienced and only tends to the children.
Report notes bicycles in a variety of colors appearing across London streets. The brief highlights diverse hues on riders and shop displays, reflecting a lively urban scene.
Restless children fret for no reason and Castoria offers a gentle soothing action. It is described as harmless and mild with a simple recipe suitable for infants and small children. The copy claims it eases colic, diarrhea, digestive upsets, and even bad breath with small drops.
New York reports Mrs Rebecca Wendel Swope died July 20 and her will directs real estate valued over 100 million dollars to charity after the death of her sister Miss Ella aged 80. The long isolated Wendel fortune began with fur trader John Wendel and the siblings kept a cloistered life on Fifth Avenue.
Control of grain prices was discussed with Poland proposing regional backing by Latvia Estonia Bulgaria Yugoslavia Hungary Romania Czecho Slovakia. The focus is surplus rye markets while Danube crops look strong for 1930 and Romanian wheat exceeds last year by about 700000 tons. Yugoslavia's crop is set to fall about 600000 tons, while Hungary and Bulgaria expect rises near 300000 tons each.
The Royal Irish Academy debates Ireland's coast sinking due to marine erosion. An engineer notes winter beach level lowering on the East coast and the geological survey director says Western Europe shares a broader subsidence trend. Sinking is measured in centimeters per century as land and sea rise unevenly.
Porpoises in the Gulf of St Lawrence are blamed for widespread marine destruction. The government spent 5000 dollars to buy an aeroplane bombs and hire a pilot to kill the porpoises in an aggressive effort to curb the pest.
A giant tower with swinging side arms is described as a new invention to launch and land airplanes and to pick up mail and freight in flight. The device promises in-flight handling of cargo and aircraft, marking a potential shift in flight logistics.
An earthquake devastated parts of southern Italy with hundreds dead. The piece notes Italy’s seismic history from Bologna’s monthly quakes to the 1908 Messina disaster that killed about 77 000, second only to the 1923 Japan catastrophe in scale.
Officials seal the findings as historic objects under an order in council. Dinosaur tracks and ichtyosaur fossils from the Peace River canyon are protected from removal or defacement. Discovered by railway engineers during a summer survey, these bones mark a first for British Columbia and show prehistoric life inland from the prairies.
A historical notice proclaims Mother Graves' Worm Exterminator as acceptable to children and effective. It promises prompt, reliable pest control that is safe for young users.
Il Gazzettino reports plans for a vast clock in Messina Sicily giving time by day or night and showing celestial positions and phases. It will track tides wind and temperature with a dawn crowing chanticleer a noonday lion and quarterly chimes. Bronze figures mark hours seasons and months as part of a renowned intricate spectacle.
Local dispute erupts as a man plans to leave for a week taking no axe and his partner complains no wood for the house. The exchange reveals tension over construction supplies and household needs.
Work will begin at Port Arthur Ontario on a new grain storage elevator designed to hold 3 500 000 bushels.
A wry observation on wisdom and number. the saying notes that many supposedly wise individuals lose edge when in proximity to others with similar claims. It underscores groupthink over solitary insight.
A devotional note reflects on divine presence and care. It quotes Whittier and Van Dyke praising God’s constancy and guidance, suggesting the soul remains bright when remembering His nearness and compassion. The piece offers spiritual reflection rather than news.
A homing pigeon from the Royal Canadian Air Force base at Moose Lake to Cormorant Lake escaped dog attack that killed two birds and mauled the third. It reached its loft 24 hours later after a flight that normally takes under an hour. The wounded bird was stitched by pigeon driver Frank Bradley and is expected to live. Miller's Worm Powders advertisement appears next.
London expects 1930 to be among its healthiest years as four months show 20 358 deaths, down 12 000 from 1929. Influenza deaths drop from 2 863 to 208 due to an exceptionally mild winter and overall health gains.
A humorous exchange questions polygamy versus legal protection. One says he cannot understand why one wife is enough, the other notes that law defends those unable to protect themselves, implying protective legal measures for spouses.
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