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Newspaper
Miniota Herald
Location
Miniota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Dec 02, 1931
Page
2
Mr. Fred J. Chase of Thomson Station Nova Scotia reports severe heart pains and nervous strain. After using Milburn's Heart and Nerve Pills for two boxes he claims rapid improvement and a gain of fourteen pounds.
William T. Ellis praises everyday heroes in Western Canada including resilient workers, steadfast youths sending earnings home, educated men rebuilding through tenacity, and school teachers who share salaries to keep schools running. The piece lauds public leaders and ordinary citizens for courage, optimism, and moral strength during hardship.
Experiments at the Canadian Government Experimental Farm in Sidney British Columbia yield high quality prunes grown and dehydrated. The advance may aid Vancouver Island fruit growers by creating a local market in Canada. Canada imports prunes and dried plums worth about $1,000,000 annually.
The proverb suggests a man may incur debt yet rarely clears it quickly. a separate note cites Canada boasting an extensive network of improved roads totaling over 75,000 miles.
Hon. Robert Weir Dominion Minister of Agriculture advocates helping farmers improve live stock quality grains and fruits for export. He calls for financing and practical support while noting western drought and dust years with eastern aid gratefully received. He says western farmers won’t take charity but will sign notes to repay relief when able.
A small ladle crafted from aluminum, weighing four ounces, is displayed in London. In another note, silver mined in Mexico during a recent month reached about 442000 pounds, highlighting metal outputs.
Mrs Thomas A Edison approves a $1,000,000 memorial to her husband to be built on a promontory near his home and lab. The plan centers on a tall tower with an ever burning light as a regional aviation beacon. A national committee with President Hoover as honorary chairman will be formed to fundraise worldwide.
Capt. Don Julio Guillen proposes repeating Columbus voyage in a Santa Maria replica used at Seville 1929 exposition. With 25 crew, no modern instruments, and old navigation methods, the mission has backing from 20 American nations and the League of Nations. A Palos stone will be carried to Santa Domingo for a commemorative lighthouse monument.
A province wide aid drive aids drought stricken areas of South Saskatchewan. Ontario Knights of Columbus spearhead with a Regina Bureau of Charities appeal for money food and clothing. Twelve centres will collect and dispatch west with Ottawa headquarters and others in Brockville Eganville Toronto Guelph Sarnia Hamilton Port Arthur Sault Ste Marie Barrie Iroquois Falls Cobalt. Railways commit to free carload shipments.
Alberta Association of Municipal Districts delegates in Edmonton approve a plan to license farm dogs with tags once the legislature signs off. Sheep breeders urged protection for flocks from dogs, and Calgary was chosen as the convention site for 1932.
Professor C A Curtis of Queen's University urged a complete overhaul of Canada's monetary system and the establishment of a central bank to control credit. He argued current lack of credit control weakens the system and blamed the Finance Act for removing bank-supported controls postwar. He noted prewar Dominion notes were gold backed and that government advances to banks after the war altered the monetary balance.
The 52nd Royal Canadian Academy exhibition in Montreal drew broad provincial representation and featured Mrs. Bart Gerald of Toronto with two outstanding portraits. Her Portrait of Antimo Beneduce stood out as a premier work and rivaled European contemporary pieces.
Explorers surveyors prospectors and hunters will find Dr Thomas Eclectric Oil useful in camp. When feet and legs are wet and cold rubbing with the Oil prevents pains in the muscles and serves as a dressing for cuts contusions or sprains.
Douglas' Egyptian Liniment relieves toothache and neuralgia. Invaluable in cases of croup, sore throat and quinsy. Keep a bottle handy.
A reader reports her name was left off a published list of attendees from a neighborhood reunion. The editor notes a prior publication of 319 names and acknowledges the setback from the omission.
After an hour of discussion the Finsbury council refused a man's petition by a one vote margin cast by the chairman, denying his request to keep a wheelbarrow in his yard.
The device features a phonograph selection instead of a bell and prompts readers to decide which of two phrases it should play in the morning. It raises questions about whether a wake up call should be cheerful or indulgent.
A prominent English official proposes trading English coal for wheat and cattle from western Canada to boost inter empire commerce. The Hudson Bay route may become a major international trade channel next year if government supports lower insurance rates. Western cattlemen already plan shipments, with feeding and hay supplies to The Pas and bay port. recovery hinges on federal action to cut insurance and improve unloading facilities.
The advertisement claims Miller's Worm Powders expel worms and create a healthier system in which worms cannot thrive. It argues worms cause constant restlessness and pain in children and that relief comes from using the powders, described as highly effective.
A large bell is hung in the Castle of Roverto now part of Italy to honor soldiers who fell in battles around the town for nearly three years. Hungarians and Italians fought there, and both sides are remembered by the bell.
A historical note recalls a London Zoo albino cobra, nearly all white with pink eyes, highlighted as a striking curiosity in the zoo’s reptile collection.
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