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Newspaper
Miniota Herald
Location
Miniota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Feb 06, 1924
Page
2
Analysis argues high labor costs and rising production expenses drive Manitoba farming woes in 1923. It cites heavy wages, rising threshing bills, and steep freight rates as core causes, while crop yields varied across provinces. Calls for reform and return to first principles to restore prosperity.
A recent demonstration showed radio can transmit a concert through a tunnel under the Hudson River. Vibrations penetrated thirty feet of water sixty feet of earth and several inches of steel. The test suggests wireless may reach entombed miners and other inaccessible receivers and extend many future uses.
The 1923 season saw Indians in the three prairie provinces yield a record total of 638,561 bushels of wheat and 574,282 bushels of oats. Barley reached 62,304 bushels with 58,264 potatoes and 10,000 bushels of other vegetables. They summer followed 26,000 acres, broke 6,808, sowed 57,000 tons of hay and 9,516 of green feed.
An old advertisement touts Castoria as a remedy for infants and children, claiming over 30 years of use to ease constipation, flatulence, wind colic, and diarrhea, regulate stomach and bowels, aid digestion, and promote natural sleep without opiates, with a genuine signature line.
A short humorous fable notes ten men each lose a ten dollar bill. Nine are pessimists. one trusts advertising. He posts a lost bill ad and seven return with ten-dollar finds. The optimist shares the money, making him the biggest winner while others lose or gain differently. The tale concludes honesty may or may not pay, but advertising pays.
E S Sloane of Georgetown declares two years of backache disappeared after using Nerviline from Smith Bros. Drug Store. The testimonial urges others with weak backs and stiff muscles to try Nerviline, selling for 35 cents at all dealers.
The Western Canada Fairs Association announced fair dates for two circuits. Western circuit events run from July 17 to Aug 5 in Lethbridge Red Deer Camrose Lloydminster North Battleford Vermilion and nearby towns. Eastern circuit events run June 30 to Aug 6 in Carman Neepawa Estevan Portage la Prairie Dauphin Yorkton Melfort Prince Albert Weyburn. F Wright of North Battleford was elected president E W Bjookland Red Deer vice president and H Huxley Lloydminster secretary. Contracts for midway attractions went to Levitt Brown and Huggins shows of Chicago.
An advertisement promoting Dr Hamilton's Pills claims they cleanse the system to cure pimples and other skin diseases by restoring a rosy complexion. It promotes 25¢ boxes or five for $1.00 and lists The Catarrhozone Co. Montreal and various dealers.
A carload of Saskatchewan lignite briquettes from the Saskatoon Board arrives in Ottawa for testing by the Dominion Fuel Board. The briquettes, produced in North Dakota, will also be shared with Manitoba and Saskatchewan governments and distributed to households and government furnaces in central Canada.
An old advertisement touts California Fig Syrup as a gentle laxative for sick children. It claims to ease constipation without narcotics and to stimulate liver and bowels while soothing a tender stomach.
Relating sciatica to neuralgia and praising Dr Williams Pink Pills as a blood improving remedy. It recounts Miss Lizzie Freeman of Nogies Creek Ontario who recovered after nine boxes, urging sufferers to try the pills. The ad notes the new sales tax won’t raise price and pills remain 50 cents a box, available via dealers or mail order from Brockville Ontario.
Prosperity evident as Western Canadian names like High River Hussar and Standard appear on the Empress of Canada's passenger list. Agriculturists from these cattle and wheat towns reportedly find farming profitable enough to spend the winter traveling the world.
Mothers keep Dr. Thomas Electric Oil on hand for sudden croup cases and prompt relief. The advertisement touts its general usefulness as a valuable remedy with multiple applications for treating various ailments.
From the opening of the crop year September 1 to date more than 116000 cars of grain have been loaded at Canadian National points in the west. The 110000 cars carried 144450000 bushels, compared with 118631000 bushels in the same period of 1922 23, a gain of around 26000000 bushels.
The Bank of England uses a highly sensitive balance scale where even the addition of a single postage stamp can move the indicator by six inches, illustrating extreme sensitivity in early precision weighing instruments.
The J. H. Plummer completed a 25 day trial voyage from the Great Lakes to Vancouver with cargo including pianos wire cable roofing paper rubber tires pickles paints and honey Candies tested for canal transit arrived in excellent condition F W Hudson president of Kirkwood line cites prospects for ongoing service A London caterer reportedly breaks 25000 pieces of crockery weekly and is noted in passing.
The cable ship Dellwood will sail from Seattle to London via Nome on a 41000 mile mission to lay a new undersea cable to Alaska. It carries a gyro pilot to steer precisely and promises to save enough cable at 1000 dollars a mile to repay the device tenfold.
An advertisement touts Danderine as a tonic that revives lifeless hair by toning neglected scalps and correcting itching and dandruff. It claims to restore strength color and youthful beauty quickly and notes the product is non greasy and available at drug stores.
Saskatchewan received 192 958 immigrants in 1913 22 with over 45 000 in 1912 and 44 000 in 1913 The war years curtailed immigration reaching a low in 1915 with 5 182 and 8 184 in 1922 A provincial bureau statement notes earlier population growth and predicts renewed influx when farming profits improve and rail lines open up remote districts Regina Leader cites these factors to frame the decade aired as not ominous.
In infantile complaints from worms in the stomach and intestines Miller's Worm Powders are an effective remedy. They attack the cause and expel worms from the organs ensuring orderly system function, allowing the child to maintain strength and thrive. The powders mean health and improvement.
A House of Commons statement reports 43 000 Britons emigrated abroad with passage money aid from the British Empire Settlement Act. Of them 7 330 went to Canada while the rest went to Australia and New Zealand. The Colonial Office supplied the figures.
A Toronto Globe note questions the phrase better class ladies who ostracized a factory girl educated by Rev S Baring-Gould. It speculates such terms shed light on Britain’s revolt against social caste.
A speaker recalls Thomas Hardy telling a young apprentice that fiction must have a true story at its core. He emphasizes not starting a chapter until a plot worthy of unfolding is assured, insisting the bullseye is the story itself.
A classic ad promotes Dr. J. D. Kellogg's Asthma Remedy, claiming daily benefit for long standing asthma and urging use in early stages to prevent years of suffering. It warns against neglect and urges immediate treatment.
One of the newest industries established in Oshawa Ontario is the Ontario Potteries. The first kiln is now open and the company will manufacture table and art ware using Canadian raw materials. Clay is to be sourced from Saskatchewan and feldspar from Ontario.
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