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Newspaper
Miniota Herald
Location
Miniota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Feb 11, 1931
Page
6
Mrs S A Solomon reports remarkable weight loss from 217 to 170 pounds after daily tea spoonfuls in warm water. She cites back pain relief and improved appearance, praising the salts and urging others to try them. She credits the product with her health and happiness.
France shows signs of economic strain with a projected 40 million dollar budget deficit amid a world mood shift. Lord Cecil voices hope for peace in disarmament talks in the House of Lords. Alberta names A F Ewing as trial division judge. Hale dies in London at 66, inventor of devices used in WWI naval warfare. British producers adjust for Canadian tastes as BC salmon output rises by 820 thousand cases. Pacific Chamber of Commerce formed with Empire nations under review. Ottawa urged to speed US award payments to Victoria sealers following 1914 Coquitlam claim settlement.
The Liverpool education authority plans to send 40 boys to Canada with 1,300 others available next year and farm placements guaranteed. The move follows Ottawa talks though London provincial reps report no instructions yet. A Canada on Parade radio program will feature Canadian talent and officials to highlight Dominion potential.
Ribstone Oils Limited of Calgary reaches an agreement with the Canadian Pacific Railway to deliver 400 barrels of crude oil daily from Ribstone wells to main line locomotives through the mountains between Calgary and Vancouver. A 14 mile pipeline to McLaughlin station will move the oil, with total McLaughlin developments costing 30000 to 50000 dollars. Col J H Woods of Calgary serves as Ribstone Oils president.
Peter Weidert farms 6000 to 7000 acres in Umatilla County and uses threshed wheat as fuel. He notes wheat at 16 dollars per ton is cheaper than coal at 20 dollars laid down at his ranch and provides a hot steady fire ideal for banking overnight. He credits past experience with banking fires in a steam thresher and says the practice benefits wheat growers by reducing surplus.
The piece explains Tingey designs created in Paris with patterns cut in New York for a scarf effect that stays put. It describes fabric options browns beiges oranges and crepe de chine with plain trims and matching ties. Sizes 14 20 and 34 40 available ready for immediate delivery cut by hand. Send 25 cents to Fashion Bureau with name and address and pattern number.
Pattern order guide from Winnipeg Newspaper Union lists address at 175 McDermot Ave. Winnipeg Pattern No. 6e ty appears in the reading. The notice directs customers to request patterns by number and provides contact details.
William Green, head of the American Federation of Labor, claims unemployment worsened in January with 5,700,000 wage earners out of work, up from 5,500,000 in December. He notes the figures exclude former labor and office workers.
Vancouver's deep sea arrivals in 1930 totaled 1,195 ships with 4,500,802 net tons, per the Vancouver Merchants Exchange report. The prior year 1929 saw 1,284 arrivals and 4,627,000 tons.
An explosion of unknown origin wrecked the internal combustion engine of the submarine X-1, injuring twelve crew members, one critically. The vessel, returned to Chatham on a single engine after leaving Sheerness for a trial in the Thames estuary. The X-1 is a 2,800 ton, deep diving submarine with four 5.2 inch guns, six torpedo tubes, a 19.26 knot speed, a crew of 110, and an estimated cost above five million dollars. commander listed as E. M. C. Barraclough.
A compact recipe lists dates chopped fine with nut meats and beaten eggs. Mix in honey flour baking powder and all bran, bake twenty minutes at 375 degrees for twelve servings, then serve with cream or sugar dusting.
A compact recipe card describing a dish made from 2 cups cooked rice and 1 cup grated cheese. It adds salt cayenne and milk, then nuts and bread crumbs. Form shapes coat with crumbs bake until golden and serve with tomato sauce.
Eleven countries have accepted invitations to participate in the World's Grain Exhibition and Conference to be held in Regina from July 25 to August 6, 1932. Italy Peru Yugoslavia Guatemala New Zealand Czecho Slovakia Netherlands Belgium Poland Siam and India are named, with expectations that about 50 countries will be represented.
An old health ad states excessive stomach acid causes headaches and poor digestion. It promotes Phillips Milk of Magnesia as an instant neutralizer and gentle laxative, endorsed by physicians for 50 years and available in liquid form only.
The Dominion Board of Railway Commissioners urges greater caution at railway crossings. In late 1930 there were 161 crossing accidents, blamed on motorists carelessness. The board investigates each crash and cites gates down, trains approaching, brake defects, stalled cars, ignored signals, skidding, late train sighting, and drivers trying to beat trains.
Elmer A Sperry famed as Iron Mike Gyro wizard developed an electrical detector to find hidden cracks in rails. After his death, Harcourt C Drake of Sperry Products described transverse interior fissures that cause sudden rail failures and fatal accidents in early railroading.
The four year effort of the Disarmament Commission yields a hopeful framework for a future World Disarmament Conference. While rapid success remains unlikely, the present progress suggests a more secure structure can be built upon this foundation.
It is gratifying to note that the execrable practice of abbreviating the spelling of the word Christmas is passing into disuse. In its etymology, associations, and priceless content the name Christmas is well worth the time and space taken to spell it out.
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