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Newspaper
Miniota Herald
Location
Miniota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Dec 17, 1930
Page
7
Mary Maxwell and John Maxwell discuss Nick Hastings and the Halliday woman. Mary argues Halliday’s wife is a vamp and contemplates Nick’s temptations while noting Gay needs a change. They reflect on trust, generations, and a neighborly duty as they pace the Bakersville social scene.
A weary mother visits and asks to stay, hoping to see John Maxwell before noon. Gay jokes while the old man senses strain, and she reveals fatigue from caring for sick children. She lacks sleep, cites Nick and the baby, and asks not to worry Nick. The scene ends with a hint of ongoing family worry.
Gay welcomes her old friend Simeon Bartlett who arrives by train to visit after hearing Nick advised a trip. Bartlett rushes in with a hug and kisses, stating he came to see Gay and the children, especially Sonny at play, while noting the heat of May.
At a Hamilton gathering of the Royal Canadian Humane Association investigating governors Captain George J. Guy and others awarded bronze medals to Calvin M. Gordon Webb Sask for rescues at Swift Current Creek on July 13. Another medal went to Robert R. Gordon Webb Sask for similar rescues. Parchment certificates were issued to several rescuers including A T Speed Victoria B C for saving E Moires at Ogden Point Docks and to Charles Max Ramsey Calgary for attempting to save Raymond Jago from the Elbow River.
Construction starts on the British Columbia section of the Trans-Canada Telephone Line. A direct Crow's Nest Pass route to Alberta will replace routed calls via Seattle. The project, costing 1 250 000 dollars, covers 655 miles with 125 miles built, aiming for full Canadian connection from Halifax to Vancouver by next year.
R J Dunsmore of St Thomas urges US readers to learn about Canada citing tobacco peaches and electricity in Ontario. He criticizes US ignorance of Canada and requests removal from National Geographic Society membership.
From August 1 to October 30 1930 Canada shipped 75 240 000 bushels of wheat to 26 countries and 2 175 273 barrels of flour to 63 countries. The British Isles bought the most with 49 807 595 bushels and 774 811 barrels. Germany ranked second for flour with 383 215 barrels.
Dr Milton Metfessel of USC proposes stuttering stems from handedness mismatch causing brain conflict. He notes both right and left handed individuals may suffer, with the brain conflict triggering speech disorders. The text also mentions Mother Graves Worm Exterminator as an effective remedy for infant worms.
Dr. Griffin laments the world’s ingratitude toward medicine noting the rarity of public memorials for doctors. Mrs. Golightly counters by urging thought of cemeteries as public reminders of physicians' lives and work.
The pulmonator device used to rescue humans from suffocation is now employed to prevent fish drownings in water transport tanks. An Eskimo hut warmed by seal oil lamps maintains a temperature between seventy and eighty degrees.
Miss Rose Griffin of Ashern Manitoba reports five years of heart palpitations and sleepless nerves eased after taking three boxes of Milburns Heart and Nerve Pills. She recommends the remedy and notes availability at drug stores or by The T Milburn Co Toronto Ontario.
Professor S A B Mercer in Trinity College Library discusses Abyssinia rulers ambitious to unite empires. He cites Queen Victoria era letters, imperial marriages, and later travel where an Abyssinian king bought a Rolls Royce and a French car, then built a road for driving in his mountains.
Chestnut soup recipe uses large or native chestnuts. Ingredients include one quart chestnuts one pint white stock one and a quarter pints milk two tablespoons butter two tablespoons flour two teaspoons sugar and salt and pepper. Shell scald boil and puree chestnuts and add to stock with seasonings. Heat well and serve.
Savory butter sandwich recipe blends lemon juice anchovy paste mustard Roquefort and butter into a creamy spread for crackers. An asthma remedy claim promises rapid relief by Dr J D Kellogg with strong language urging immediate use and repeated treat ments.
Semi precious stones such as sandstone moonstone jade rose quartz aquamarine golden beryl white beryl and sapphires are mined in the Winnipeg River district Manitoba. Craftsmen mount them in Manitoba gold and their beauty draws many visitors to the province.
Six ships carried large consignments of British Columbia apples to the British Isles. The fruit came from the Okanagan Valley, the province’s principal apple growing district, loaded in 40 freight cars.
Canadian clays find new applications beyond pottery as they are used to purify lard and oils in addition to existing uses. The broad use case highlights a mineral valued for filtration and clarification in food processing.
New York is identified as the leading manufacturing city in the United States in the period examined. The report highlights the city’s dominant output and broad industrial base across sectors.
A devotional essay interprets faith through hardship and divine guidance. It compares human wandering to a songbird learning many tunes, while a hidden master tunes the one true melody. The piece concludes with a metaphor of a cage opened once the keeper reveals the single song.
The International Boundary Commission Canadian section under the Surveys Bureau of the Department of the Interior maintains the 5500 mile border. Tasks include reopening vista through woods, repairing or relocating boundary marks, erecting monuments, marking boundaries on bridges and tunnels, and updating boundary maps.
Dr C G Abbot secretary of the Smithsonian Institute spoke at the Royal Canadian Institute in Toronto about solar cooking and sun powered engines. He described successful solar cooking and predicted practical engines driven by solar power in the future.
Edward C. Witmore, 3 year old proprietor of the Tailors' Cash Trimming House at 95 Church Street Toronto, opposed to modern life and distressed by telephones and motor cars, is dead. The city loses one of its most interesting characters who lived a life of solitude.
An elderly Moncton woman, Mrs Gus Ansenavuct, 82 Albert Street, shares that before her last baby was born she was very weak. She credits Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with carrying her through that critical time and states she now feels well and strong. She has told two other women about the medicine.
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