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Newspaper
Miniota Herald
Location
Miniota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Feb 05, 1930
Page
6
The ad promotes Phillips Milk of Magnesia as the safe effective cure for sour stomach indigestion and excess acid. It claims a tasteless dose neutralizes acidity, relieves discomfort in minutes, and has been a physician recommended standard for 50 years with full directions on each bottle.
The Young plan protocol was signed at the second Hague reparation conference. Canada reports 12 430 post offices last year, down 48 due to rural free delivery. The London Daily Herald notes a £1.5 million budget cut in the war office. A search for old posts of Hudsons Bay and the Northwest Company fort near the Saskatchewan river 80 miles north of Saskatoon. Newfoundland Finance Minister Cashin says balance the budget this year for first time in a decade. Ottawa banks will charge 50 cents for dishonored cheques. Salvation Army official George Mitchell dies in London after 40 years service. Executors of Gen Bramwell Booth ordered to transfer £1,000,000 to General Higgins. Brandon Aero Club beacon lights up Western Canada aiding night fliers.
An estimate based on over 500 securities shows about 250 million dollars in cash dividends paid to stockholders in Canadian companies during 1929. The year also saw bonuses or extras, with roughly 10 million dollars added to regular quarterly dividends in the last quarter.
British Columbia canned salmon is shipped to more than thirty countries, with an annual marketed value exceeding 13 million dollars. The American gallon measure is one seventh smaller than the English gallon. A quip from Smoker notes a smokeless cigar, attributed to Tokio Pakku in Tokio.
Canada issued building permits totaling $235,658,000 in 1929, up eight percent from 1928 and surpassing the combined totals of 1920 and 1921. The prior peak was 1928 at $219,105,000, with figures released by the Dominion Bureau of Statistics.
The article notes that lack of sunlight and ultraviolet rays harms plants and animals, while Windolite glass substitute allows full ultraviolet transmission. It highlights better growth for turkeys raised in confinement with Windolite, and its adoption in Canada for poultry houses dairy barns sun rooms and even hospitals and sanatoriums for sun baths.
An article suggests the past year may be misdated as 1929 with claims from Tit Bits 1933 or later. It connects a lunar eclipse to Herod the Great's death in 4 B C and argues Jesus was born not later than 4 B C, noting the church and astronomers date past events differently.
Sunday lesson centers on Matthew 6 1 34 and the phrase Seek ye first His kingdom and His righteousness. The lesson explores Jesus teaching on giving fasting and prayer and warns against public showiness. It references the Golden Text from Matthew 6 33 and notes the chapter 7 1 as related cross reference.
A summary of Jesus teaching on true righteousness surpassing the Pharisees. Almsgiving and private prayer are key, not public acts for show. Public displays earn no reward. sincere prayer occurs in secret with God, as Jesus urges believers to seek a private communion and reward from the Father.
The Royal Bank of Canada reports a record year with total assets at $1,001,442,741 and deposits at $772,067,768. Sir Herbert Holt and C. E. Neill outline optimistic outlooks for Canada and propose nonpartisan advisory councils to stabilize prosperity and expand tourism driven trade gains. Morris W. Wilson presents the 60th annual report and balance sheet, highlighting a new banking record.
A New York World note describes rapid growth of English speakers from 12 million in 1780 to nearly 200 million today, spanning Australia, North America, Africa, and Asia. It argues English-speaking nations will command half the world’s surface and resources, forecasting future influence and duties for Canada, Australia, and South Africa.
A livestock interests conference to increase production will be held in Ottawa likely early March. Hon. W. R. Motherwell, minister of agriculture, planned such a meeting before pneumonia sidelined him but should attend. Dr. Grisdale, deputy minister, is expected to preside. A brief humor note ends with a dentist joke about a tooth extraction.
Total farm production in British Columbia reached 61 million dollars in 1929, up five million from 1928, with gains across all branches. The fruit sector centered in the Okanagan Valley produced 8.25 million dollars, dairying reached 12.5 million, and poultry returns topped six million, up nearly 200 thousand.
The description outlines Style No. 3029 a printed mauve red semi-sports dress with a molded bodice turn over collar scarf tie and leather belt. It notes sizes 14 16 18 20 36 38 with varied classroom colors including army blue wool crepe and several satin crepe options priced at pattern 25 cents.
Pattern ordering guide lists Winnipeg Pattern No and address at 3% McDermot Ave. Winnipeg. The notice details how to obtain sewing patterns through the Winnipeg Newspaper Union with a 3 percent fee.
Sir Albert Kitson told the British Association meeting how a Gold Coast prospector ignored geology, digging a hole that yielded manganese ore mistaken for iron. A geologist later identified the ore and confirmed the site as one of the world’s largest manganese deposits.
The two black crows Moran and Mack star in a full talking Paramount film "Why Bring That Up" shown at the Grand Theatre Regina on February 3 4 and 5. Evelyn Brent appears in a musical comedy plot with the duo and a mixed up romance.
Professor Hans Friedenthal of Berlin University discovers metaiodin a new antiseptic with iodine properties that does not sting open wounds and is formed by combining iodine with oxygen.
A wedding saw the bridegroom faint briefly causing a twenty minute delay before the ceremony continued. A cynical correspondent quips that the bridegroom has not learned to faint thoroughly.
The Canada Gazette announces the appointment of L. J. Howe deputy commissioner of lands for Manitoba and R. Matheson assistant commissioner of Dominion lands as investigators into land values serving as security for farmers debts. The move, under the act Respecting Certain Debts Due the Crown, continues annual adjustments tied to seed grain relief and is reflected in the House proceedings each session. L. P. O. Noel, Dominion Lands agent at Winnipeg, may act for Mr Matheson when needed.
Port Arthur reports a population of 20092 per the assessment commissioner, up 730 from the previous year.
General Smuts praised Africa as the only happy race at Oxford remarking no other people are so content and easygoing. He noted the sewing machine for shoes could replace sixty workers previously needed by hand.
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