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Newspaper
Miniota Herald
Location
Miniota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Aug 24, 1927
Page
2
Canada’s Jubilee year and postwar growth showcase a rising nation. The Dominion’s global profile grows through British royal visits, new diplomatic posts, and expanding trade. Leaders foresee Canada’s century as prosperity spreads, debt falls, and immigration interest rises.
A critical editorial laments rising motor casualties despite warnings and road regulations. It argues most crashes are preventable and victims often include the innocent, while speedsters endanger many beyond themselves. Berlin opens first hotel for children only run by a juvenile welfare group. It houses 256 youngsters in a quiet district for rest and recreation.
An Open letter argues Canada needs aQuota law to restrict Central European immigration and favor British and Nordic settlers. It cites May immigration figures showing 25 000 admissions with two thirds non British traces and warns of national decline if policy continues.
A historical ad notes Minard's Liniment for treating a scaly scalp in 1635. The short copy promotes a remedy with claimed efficacy for skin conditions, reflecting early colonial medical advertising practices.
Edward Tierney and Dick Ktayiman of Lancashire abandoned plans to cross the Atlantic with a pedal propelled craft named Carrie. The 16 foot stapboat powered by a windmill and foot pedals failed to function during tests, ending hopes of the crossing and signaling plans to sell the strange vessel.
An old remedy advertises Putnam's Corn Extractor as a fast acting liquid that makes corns shrivel and loosen in seconds. A second application makes the corn drop out with little or no pain. Buyers are urged to refuse substitutes and purchase from druggists.
Commander Richard E. Byrd postpones his South Pole voyage after weighing dangers of speedy prep. He cited severe storms and likely fatal mishaps, saying the start cannot be arranged this year and the expedition will wait until 1928 despite earlier Paris hopes to begin this fall.
This advertorial urges treating anaemia to regain vigor and nerves. It cites Mrs. Tierbert Nagle of Ludlow Newfoundland praising Pink Pills for rapid improvement and offers the medicine at druggists or by mail. It includes other product mentions and light humorous notes about remedies and outlook.
J Ogden Armour, once head of Armour and Company and a $1 billion yearly business figure, died in London in his 64th year. His holdings dwindled, with 1925 income deemed not taxable. He declined £150,000 for space company stake and was famed as a major bank stock owner. The Chicago Herald noted his wealth and said his death left an estate around $26,000.
Britain unveils the Iris IL a massive military flying boat described as a battleship of the air. The duraluminum stainless hull features triple bunks a noise proof radio room and a 14 hour airborne endurance.
The Prince of Wales will relocate from York House to Marlborough House soon after returning from Canada. Reconditioning work is being rushed to have Marlborough ready quickly, honoring its associations with King Edward VII and Queen Alexandra.
Sheep owners on Vancouver Island and nearby islands report heavy losses to wild animals. Cecil Smith of Courtenay traveled to Cortez Island and killed three cougars, two shot at night by lamp light, after already killing two on the island earlier. A provincial bounty of 40 dollars per cougar exists. In Nanaimo and Oyster River districts bears were said to have killed sheep. Also notes an asthma relief product by Dr J D Kellogg claiming swift relief.
James Oliver Curwood noted conservationist and writer of Canadian North tales died at his Owosso Michigan home from a streptococcus infection. He spent years describing Arctic regions and was once the only American employed by the Canadian Government as an exploratory writer. He published 24 novels including The Courage of Captain Plum. He was born June 12, 1870, the son of James Moran and Abigail Griffing Curwood.
A long voyage begins as Dr Herbert Spencer Dickey and companions sail from Brooklyn on the Francis toward Para and Manaus to reach the Orinoco headwaters. They plan a five to six month trek by pack and canoe with about forty native guides to locate a legendary warlike white Indian tribe in the Amazon region.
Gaylor Jr. of Cliftondale Mass, Wesleyan senior, held breath for 14 minutes 2 seconds, breaking the prior 10 minute 20 second 1916 mark at California. Wesleyan Prof H L Schneider validates the test with a graphic chest movement record. Miller's Worm Powders touted for safe worm relief in children. Since 1921 aerial surveys by Interior Department cover 25,650 square miles of Canada by vertical photos and 127,740 by oblique photos.
William P. MacCracken Jr assistant secretary of commerce in charge of aviation says aviation progress in America is so rapid that there are more commercial aircraft plants than auto factories and none can meet orders.
The originator of Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery was the late Ray V. Pierce MD. He practiced in Western Pennsylvania before moving to Buffalo New York to found the World's Dispensary. The remedy purportedly increases appetite and digestion, enriches the blood, clears skin, and has no harmful ingredients, with trial tablets available by mail from Bridgeburg Ontario.
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