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Newspaper
Miniota Herald
Location
Miniota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Dec 10, 1930
Page
2
A historic editorial urges calm, reason, and constructive debate during global economic stress. It warns against agitators who exploit hardship, praises public meetings aimed at practical remedies, and stresses that Canada Britain and the United States can adjust policies democratically to ease conditions for all citizens.
A Saskatchewan delegation from the Canadian National Institute for the Blind met Premier Anderson to urge the provincial government to petition Ottawa for pensions for the blind. The move mirrors Manitoba’s recent action and follows Manitoba’s lead in seeking aid for the blind.
A simple instrument uses a dial on a blade to measure how hard it is to cut beefsteak. The device records the blade's encounter with the meat tissue, indicating toughness.
Under provincial regulations, 60 northern Saskatchewan homesteads were bought through the Prince Albert land office in November. Some 1,000 inquiries have reached the office about vacant lands under the new scheme granting Crown lands at 1 to 3 dollars per acre, with land taken up near Hudson Bay Junction, Meadow Lake, and Nipawin.
A seventy year old soil survey chart created for the British government in 1860 has been located in Alberta. H. A. Craig deputy minister of agriculture for Alberta announced the rediscovery after years of disappearance.
Resolutions calling for federal assistance flood Ottawa from Boards of Trade farmers and other groups. They demand measures including abolition of the gold standard and government payment of farmer debts. They seek wheat price fixing from 70 cents to $1 per bushel, with relief limited to unemployment funds.
Sisley Huddlestone argues in the New Statesman that French schools of political thought emphasize security over disarmament. They claim armaments should be reduced only after security is guaranteed, a position he describes as unshakable despite counterarguments and questions of absolute versus relative security.
Winnipeg mayor Ralph H. Webb said western mayors were told by Prime Minister Bennett the Dominion government would share highway completion costs with provinces. Bennett predicted ten years to pave the route from the Maritimes to British Columbia at a fifty fifty funding basis.
The R-101 airship catastrophe spurred discussion on replacing hydrogen with helium. The world supply currently comes from the United States, with Western Canada showing large potential deposits. Prospects of future helium use depend on airship policy and possible recovery efforts.
United States Attorney General reports Canada amended its Export Act on May 30 1930 to outlaw direct clearance of liquor to the United States. The move drives professional smugglers to the high seas with St Pierre Miquelon as a key off shore base. Most seized ships were British and Nova Scotia ports show increased activity. 27 709 people jailed for violations in 1930, up from 1929, with more cases pending. Enforcement of the National Prohibition Act improved over 1929.
A Mexico City despatch reports Peter Verigin and Aaron Sapiro of Canada’s Doukhobor colony meeting with the secretary of agriculture to discuss relocating 10 000 to 20 000 Doukhobors to Mexico if land can be secured. They have backing from the National Confederation of Chambers of Commerce.
A report by the board of railway commissioners shows September railway crossing accidents total 45 with 19 deaths and 70 injuries. Provincial breakdown: Prince Edward Island 1, Nova Scotia 3, New Brunswick 5, Quebec 13, Ontario 10, Manitoba 2, Saskatchewan 2, Alberta 5, British Columbia 4. Only three accidents occurred at protected crossings. Overall railway incidents that month reached 183 with two passengers, seven employees, and 41 others killed.
Imports from the United States and Great Britain to Canada declined in October compared with 1929. Total imports reached 78.36 million dollars, down 37.91 million from October 1929, with the United States showing the larger proportional drop in trade.
Production of aeroplanes and aero engines in England approaches a record peak as output scales up. Figures show strong demand from military and civil sectors, with factories operating at high capacity and expanding workforces.
Bezanson Alberta resident Mrs Edward A Allen reports feeling very weak and run down yet regained energy after using Milburn Heart and Nerve Pills. She describes renewed strength, back to housework, and plans to recommend them to a neighbor. Sold by drug and general stores or mailed by The Milburn Co Ltd Toronta Ont.
Alphonse Champagne of North Battleford Sask reports a deal with the Soviet government to import 2000 Canadian horses. Horses will be shipped from Western Canada soon. Champagne, formerly MP for North Battleford, now runs private business and says his views on Soviet conditions were altered by his Europe visit. He found officials and people friendly to Canada and eager to expand trade.
Dame Laura Knight displays circus themed works in London after a summer tour with a English troupe. Her ponies zebras and elephants are described as almost alive with color. Behind the scenes sketches capture vivid spontaneous moments as circus members visit and applaud with acrobatic praise.
Douglas' Egyptian Liniment is specially recommended for spider or infection of cow's teat. Also invaluable for spavins curbs and splints.
Sir Charles Gordon president of the Bank of Montreal told the annual meeting in Montreal that there could be no permanent low mood for Canada. He reviewed the bank and Dominion business and urged Canadians to congratulate themselves on the inherent vigor and soundness of their economic situation.
The latest estimate places Yugo Slavia's population at 13,400,000 people. The count reflects urban and rural distribution across the nation.
C G Cowan, vice president of the British American Bank Note Company, spoke at the St Lawrence Stamp Collectors Club banquet in Montreal noting that over 1.4 billion Canadian stamps were used last year. If laid end to end they would span about 19 750 miles, with around ninety tons of paper and thirty five tons of glue used to produce them. A separate note advertises Miller's Worm Powders as a worm remedy for children, claimed to treat stomach and intestinal parasites and restore strength.
W. M. Neal, general manager of the Canadian Pacific Railway western lines, states there is no intention to impose an embargo on grain shipments to Vancouver under current conditions. He comments on press speculation predicting a strong possibility of an embargo in British Columbia.
A reflection on modern science replacing painful tooth extraction with painless denture procedures. The piece notes how a slight ailment prompts dental care and how the new teeth, though cosmetic, affect finances. It mentions Minard's Liniment as a cold remedy.
A modest Scotchman humbly discusses the Douglas family tracing its lineage deep into antiquity. He jokes that the family history spans five volumes and that a marginal note in the third volume claims the world was created around that era.
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