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Newspaper
Miniota Herald
Location
Miniota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Feb 11, 1931
Page
2
A reflection on naturalization in Canada notes many obtain citizenship for land or voting, while questioning whether the process should be stricter and more solemn. It argues citizenship is the state’s high privilege and calls for reforms to emphasize duty, dignity, and genuine worthiness.
The Gazi Mustafa Kemal at Smyrna argues Turkish women should bear arms like men. He says women demand civic rights and that every right carries a duty, including military service. He cites ancient precedent and dismisses modern objections as baseless prejudice.
A young Genoese inventor unveils a small aeroplane weighing 66 pounds that fastens to the pilot’s shoulders and back. It features two 18 foot wings a rudder and elevator and a five horsepower motor. The device uses a small propeller and promises a top speed of 60 miles an hour and a parachute to return both pilot and craft safely to earth.
A new fruit, orange shaped with flattened sides and a tangerine grape flavor, has appeared at a government farm in Victoria, New South Wales. It results from cross pollination of the tangerine and the grapefruit, with only one tree rooted so far and a seven year wait projected for a market crop.
Edward N Hurley former member of the War debts commission told the Chicago Association of Commerce that 16 debtor nations should cut their war budgets while the United States reduces its war debts. He proposed a 30 year plan reducing total debt by fifty percent with only a slight U.S. tax increase to revive markets and industry.
Many readers suffer gas sourness and indigestion and have stopped harsh diets and tonics. A teaspoonful of four Bisulated Magnesia tablets after meals neutralizes acidity sweetens the stomach and aids easy digestion. Get Bisulated Magnesia prepared for stomach use.
Zensaku Azuma a Pasadena cafe owner and aviator returns to work dispensing chop suey after touring three continents by air. He recounts his August 31 1930 Tokyo landing and dinners including royal attendances. He plans future trans Pacific flight if the cafe profits hold.
A vintage promotional note extols Persian Balm as a magical beauty aid. It promises toned, cooled, revitalized skin with reduced roughness and chafing caused by weather, enhancing and protecting the complexion for lasting youth and charm.
Lord Byng chief of Scotland Yard relinquishes the $15,000 annual salary during his absence and illness. He stayed in the south of France while keeping in touch with Yard on the mobile road force under the Road Traffic Act. Succession is not viewed as an immediate issue.
A North Arctic Post story tells how Andre Lajole fell from a moving ice floe near Resolution Island in Hudson Straits. Eskimo Tommy repeatedly braved the frigid water to throw a lasso and pull Lajoie to safety. Radio contact with Ottawa guided treatment and medical advice, aiding Lajoie’s recovery.
Senator Sir George E. Foster urged the Ottawa Social Hygiene Council to focus on preventive health measures. He argued Canada should grow its own population by fostering healthy, educated native-born youth rather than spending millions on immigration. He stressed statesmanship must prioritize disease prevention and health conservation.
Railways and Coal Railways in Canada consumed 5 200 000 tons of Canadian coal in 1929. The chief export of the United States is cotton and of Canada wheat.
Dr Thomas Eclectric Oil relieves burns and scalds instantly with no preparation. Apply oil to the affected area and pain subsides quickly and ceases in a short time. Keep it in every kitchen for immediate use.
Captain McGregor MacIntosh of Salt Spring Island, Conservative, elected by acclamation as representative of the Islands in the British Columbia legislature after the resignation of Col. C. W. Peck V.C. MacIntosh’s win is noted with the adage that success can come from beating rivals to the punch.
Commissioner W C Bryan of the Alberta Provincial Police proposes a criminology school linked to the University of Alberta. He argues it would be the most economical, efficient crime prevention method and that the university would educate police with scientific crime detection. He notes other provinces would pay tuition, funding the program.
G B Stevens Canadian trade commissioner told the Canadian Club in Toronto that Britain has more money invested in Argentina than in Canada and cited the British Empire Exposition in Buenos Aires to show a push for South American trade. A medical ad touts Dr J D Kellogg’s Asthma Remedy as quickly relieving suffocation and preventing future attacks.
Saskatchewan mines produced 580,189 tons in 1929, a 23 percent rise from 1928, establishing a new provincial coal record and highlighting Canadian coal dominance in the market.
A reflection on luck from finding a dime in a stored coat pocket and a note that the eagle can live up to 200 years in its native habitats.
Tourists and locals vent about vandalism on coastal rocks at a popular Scottish resort. The Herald notes global scribbling craze, citing how visitors risk life and limb to paint initials on cliffs, and compares milder pranks to a bold act in Italy where a lamp was extinguished with the remark It’s out now.
Demand for Empire products grows as the Birmingham store becomes the first in England following Glasgow’s opening last year. MP under-secretary William Lunn noted 140000 samples sold at Glasgow while Sir Charles Howell Thomas of the agriculture ministry accepted tenancy in Birmingham, highlighting rising public recognition of Empire goods.
Argentina now has more miles of railway than any other Latin American country, highlighting its extensive rail infrastructure and regional leadership in railway development.
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