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Newspaper
Miniota Herald
Location
Miniota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Aug 31, 1927
Page
7
In a dramatic scene, Minister Mr Terry confronts Magistrate Windsor over police treatment of Helmi a seventeen year old held on heroin charges. The exchange highlights xenophobia and class bias as Helmi pleads for release while observers in a grim detention house await resolution.
In Quebec and Nova Scotia, women report fatigue loss of appetite and monthly pains. They credit Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with relief after months of illness and inability to work. One teacher notes restored health after six bottles annually.
Nicol Stark of Glenelm Quebec describes severe facial pimples that spread to the chest and back. After trying a free Cuticura sample, he bought Cuticura Ointment and Soap and says his skin healed within a week.
A collection of curious posthumous gifts to Queen Victoria includes sixty snakes and a £100 yearly bequest for a holiday with a parrot and poodle. A craftsman left cats a Windsor Park home to reduce nocturnal noises. Also appears is an asthma remedy ad describing Kelloge’s remedy as quick relief from bronchial irritation.
The article notes Oxford Street’s rise as a world shopping center linked to the Tyburn gallows once on its road. It mentions a three sided gallows marked on old maps and nearby “the place where soldiers are shot” in Hyde Park, reflecting harsh historic codes. It also promotes Dr Thomas’ Eclectric Oil for wounds.
A novel experiment tested whether a mass force of tanks tankers artillery and engineering gear could move across the country in darkness without lights or air visibility. The massive force advanced with aircraft overhead watching for discipline during halts for refueling and other purposes.
Sir Robert Horne arrived in Canada to attend the Empire Mining and Metallurgical Institute convention where he serves as honorary president. He urged reliance on population growth and resource development in minerals agriculture and timber as the Dominion's path forward. The piece notes caution about leaders who talk yet fail to act.
A Lowestoft inventor introduces a fog signal using two horns placed on either side of the channel with an electrical timer. The right horn emits two short blasts and the left one long blast, producing a continuous sound for ships in the channel and warning when veering. Tests show high efficiency and plans to install at major British ports.
A reader notes a new booklet titled Baby Welfare covering prenatal care feeding sleep and weight records, with a biography page for Tinby and a mother’s record section. The publisher says medical advice is for family doctors, and copies are free from The Baby Welfare Department of the Borden Company Limited, Montreal. The article also mentions world population growth and a relic: Nelson's sea chest presented by Victory.
A devotional piece presents quotes from Isaiah and Edwin Arnold on righteousness peace and charity. It compares soul balm to attar produced by long right living and thinking, noting each act and thought adds a particle of sweetness to the whole.
An advertisement urges mothers to give Baby's Own Tablets at the first sign of illness in hot weather to prevent summer complaint and relieve symptoms. The Dr. Williams Medicine Co. Brockville Ont offers 25 cent boxes and a free booklet on baby care.
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