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Newspaper
Miniota Herald
Location
Miniota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Dec 05, 1923
Page
2
The weekly urges balancing immigration with policies to retain settlers. It argues closing Canada’s back door requires profitable farming, rail infrastructure, and transportation to keep English and Ontario farmers and veterans from leaving for the United States or cities.
In Western Kansas a tornado wrecked the Presbyterian Church at Leoti. Reno county residents organized relief to salvage the church and move cooperation to help Leoti Presbyterians. The report notes a local wagon and rail effort to transport the damaged church free of charge.
Foreign Minister Seyda warns Poland will take reprisals against German subjects in Poland if the German and Bavarian governments do not respond to energetic Polish protests over the persecution of Jews. The note underscores tensions and Poland’s demand for decisive action.
An American expert reports a wireless clock system that can control and synchronize numerous clocks, signaling a future where public timepieces operate from a master clock. The article notes historic and modern examples, including a cathedral monk built clock and an electric masterclock at Waterloo Station in London.
An advertisement urges readers to address the root cause of dyspepsia rather than using tablets. It claims the pills strengthen the stomach regulate the bowels and end stomach distress.
An old advertisement notes Dr Hamiltons Pills for stomach relief priced at 26 cents per box or five for a dollar, available through all dealers or The Caturrlozone Co in Montreal.
The article argues that peaceful relations between Canada and the United States have endured for over a century, suggesting Europe could learn from this example. It claims a long record of peace demonstrates that harmonious borders foster poise and prosperity.
Canada reports remarkable external trade in the year ending September 1906. Trade total reached 871,416,000 dollars with exports and imports totaling 1,914,061,000, yielding a balance of 107,872,000 pounds to cover debt payments at home and abroad. Exports exceeded imports by 4,287,000 over the previous year.
The notice promotes Dr Williams Baby Own Tablets as a mild laxative to keep stools regular, claiming strong links between gut health and reduced colds in infants. It also notes substitutes for shingles and lumber, mentioning sugar cane boards and widespread concrete plants replacing wood.
Hudson's Bay Company steamer Baychimo brings about a million dollars worth of furs and several passengers to Vancouver after a summer voyage along the Siberian coast and Arctic reaches including North Cape. Minard's Liniment Relieves Pain.
The Natural Resources Intelligence Service of the Department of the Interior in Ottawa reports western Canada offers vast undeveloped mineral, forest, and water power resources. Northern surveys show agricultural potential and new crop varieties. experimental farms work to extend farming northward as capital and settlement arrive.
Canada produced 16,157,401 short tons of coal in 1922, with about half consumed in the producing province and the rest traded interprovincially. Output lagged 1921 but remained below 1920. The 1922 value reached $65,578,497 at an average $4.92 per ton.
An antique ad copy touts Putnam's Vainless Corn Extructor as a quick remedy for corns. It claims fast relief with the claim that no corn lasts after application. The text also contains skeptical talk about substitutes and pricing.
W. B. Siften returns from England after two weeks of talks to raise funds for the Alberta dear mills at Calgary. The deal, over six million dollars, marks a major Erith capital investment in Canada. Rail and agricultural notes follow with crop and shipping figures from Winnipeg and the lakes. A medical ad ends the item.
CN railways report earnings from January 1 to November 14 1923 totaling 219 227 931 87 dollars. This is an increase of 18 550 456 3 dollars compared with the same period in 1922.
The Canadian Pacific Railway marks twenty years of its employee pension plan, noting broad benefits and a boost to esprit de corps. Retirement at 65 for staff hired before 40 earns 1 percent of the prior ten years' pay per year, with a minimum pension of 20 dollars per month since 1908. President Beatty calls it a sociological necessity and a source of cooperative, contented service.
The Spillers Milling and Associated Industries Limited of London may establish a large flour mill and wheat exporting business in Western Canada. Secretary L. Lloyd Tanner said in Winnipeg he is evaluating grain trade conditions and the firm is among the largest in England with strong Western Canadian wheat interests.
The Missouri Herald quotes a proverb about two kinds of people who act only today or promise to act tomorrow. The paper notes that a woman may have a speaking acquaintance with a neighbor or may know each other so well they do not speak at all.
A humorously intended line suggests telling a young son to look up a task to learn and remember it better. The phrase plays on the idea that guiding a child to discover answers reinforces learning and retention.
The rust of wheat and oats involves buckthorn and berry species. A Destructive Insect and Pest Act regulation prohibits importing European berries into prairie provinces from other Canadian provinces and abroad. Infected plants in Manitoba Saskatchewan and Alberta must be destroyed without compensation. Administered by Farms Branch Ottawa.
A letter from Zealandia Saskatchewan reports long lasting relief after using Milburn's Heart and Nerve Pills. The writer says three years of weakness and nervousness improved after two boxes and complete relief after five, urging others with heart or nervous issues to try the product. The company advertises boxes at dealers or by mail from The U Milburn Co Limited Toronto.
Canadian bacon exports from Canada to Great Britain increased in the current year. In the first nine months shipments totaled 73,934,000 pounds versus 70,988,006 pounds for the same period in 1922.
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