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Newspaper
Miniota Herald
Location
Miniota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Feb 08, 1928
Page
2
About 53 000 new colonists entered Canada in 1927 via the Department of Colonization and Development and Canadian Pacific Railway. Roughly 35 000 joined agricultural or domestic work, farm training or ownership, and 11 000 came from U S sources, almost all settling on farms.
A 1920s outlook praises Canada’s postwar progress and self-reliance. It cites Beatty’s figures on daily exports and production, notes Canada’s share of newsprint, hydro power gains, and rising wheat output toward a future goal of one billion bushels annually, with Emigration and investment trends reflecting a strong national stride.
Dr R J Hersey and colleagues claim to locate a thymus gland in criminals and insane persons and suggest dissolving it with X rays as a cure, arguing the gland drives abnormal behavior. They compare subjects like Leopold and Loeb and envision a sentence of under the ray instead of gallows or jail.
A tribute outlines Dr Pierce as a political and professional figure who created the Golden Medical Discovery herbal tonic. The note recalls its rising sales, promotes the tonic’s benefits for weakness and fatigue, and mentions trials of tablets or liquid sent to Dr Pierce's Laboratory in Qarario.
The international conference committee in Winnipeg discusses preliminary arrangements for the third World Wheat Pool Conference to be held in Regina on June 5 6 and 7. It is expected all major wheat exporting countries will be represented and final details will be arranged at a May meeting.
Figures compiled by Samuel C. Reat, American Consul at Calgary, show more than 500000 dollars of Alberta cattle shipped to the United States from July 1 to November 30, 1927. About 12000 head of stockers feeders and butcher cattle were sent, with 1449 invoiced through Lethbridge.
A health tonic article touts Dr Williams Pink Pills as best for building blood and improving sleep and energy. A Nova Scotia reader recounts severe weakness, bed rest, and eventual recovery after using the pills, claiming renewed vigor and long term health. The pills are sold by druggists or by mail at 50 cents a box.
The article contrasts Canadian progress with the United States, noting a firm foundation and future gains. It predicts ten to fifteen years of development that should please Canadians. It also promotes Miller's Worm Powders as a safe, effective remedy for intestinal worms in children, claimed to clean the food channels and restore health.
Estimated in New York City that about 100000 women daily have their hair marcelled. The statistic reflects widespread use of perm styling and its growing popularity among city residents.
The most common mistake in mixing concrete is adding too much water per unit of cement. Correct water control improves strength and reduces porosity. technicians aim for the proper slump to ensure workability without sacrificing durability.
John James Sainsbury died at his Highgate home aged 83. He started as a boy in an oil shop and opened a cheesemonger in Drury Lane, building a chain of over 100 London shops and many more in the provinces. The family still held all shares. the business was valued at about £1.5 million.
A 15 minute trans Atlantic radio telephone link connected Winnipeg and London England. An official of the Manitoba Government Telephone System spoke with a London postal telephones representative. The Winnipeg call traveled via New York Chicago Minneapolis and Fargo North Dakota and was so clear the London party complained about the ticker tapping noise.
Mrs L A Oliver of Granville Ferry Nova Scotia writes she suffered dizziness and shortness of breath for years. After trials with various medicines she tried a BB B almanac recommended remedy and reports relief. The product is sold at 50 cents a box or by mail from The T Milburn Co Limited Toronto Ont.
Newly unearthed Harvard archives reveal strict conduct rules for Mt Holyoke female students in 1834. Regulations banned reading Atlantic Monthly Shakespeare Scott Robison and other immoral works and limited male associations to missionaries or benevolent agents. Students were required to walk at least a mile daily unless prevented by disaster.
Recognized as a leading specific for the destruction of worms, Mother Graves' Worm Exterminator has proved a boon to suffering children everywhere. It seldom fails.
Better relations between the Irish Free State and Northern Ireland are nearing ideal harmony, says Viscount Craigavon in Belfast City Hall. He emphasizes desire for strong neighborly ties and peaceful cooperation. In related notes, Dr. Thomas E ECG Electric Oil is recommended for neuralgia and lumbago relief, and South American coca production last year surpassed 75 million pounds.
The ordnance department of the United States army has designed a new three inch anti aircraft gun with a mobile mount and adopted it by the war department. It can fire 25 shots a minute almost three miles high and has a horizontal range more than twice that distance. The mobile carriage combines stability and mobility and can be ready to fire in 15 minutes from a carrying position, and its light weight allows road movement by a standard four wheel drive truck.
The Department of National Defence and the International League of Aviators will award top aviation trophies for the year 1927 excluding stunts. The International League prize includes a cash award to fund participation in international events. Captain F Stevenson, noted for 800 hours flying last year, is linked to the government trophy but was killed near The Pas Manitoba, making a posthumous consideration likely.
A standard remedy for prompt treatment of scalds and burns. It quickly soothes pain and aids speedy recovery. Also good for cuts bruises and sprains and reducing inflammation. A bottle at home or on hand saves doctor and veterinary fees.
The Canadian milk and milk products industry is valued at about 250 million dollars annually. The Dominion Dairy Commissioner says demand in Europe remains steady while the United States market opens new prospects, signaling a brighter overall outlook.
More than three fourths of the coca leaves grown are used by the native Indian population. The article notes high consumption levels among indigenous communities and discusses regional usage patterns.
H Widdis reports a new wheat called Burbank's Quality yielding an average of fifty bushels per acre on a forty acre field near Nanton. He threshed 2000 bushels from 49 acres and rated No 2. Other farm varieties yielded 30 to 35 bushels with grades No 5 6 and feed. The variety matures early.
Tom Johnson, a 54 year old plasterer from Mayfield, was told by a Tulsa attorney that he owns a quarter-section in Oklahoma with forty or more producing oil wells. His wealth is estimated between ten and twenty million dollars.
A pithy proverb compares experience to a light mounted at the rear of a vessel, guiding judgment and steadying course through uncertain waters. The simile emphasizes practical wisdom earned over time.
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