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Newspaper
Miniota Herald
Location
Miniota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jan 07, 1931
Page
6
The ad touts Phillips Milk of Magnesia as a quick safe remedy for excess stomach acid. One spoonful in water neutralizes much of the acid and relieves headaches gas and heartburn within minutes. It claims only the genuine doctor prescribed liquid form in red labeled packaging works.
The first month’s operations in Alberta's new department of lands and mines yielded revenue of 138203 dollars. Ontario's gasoline tax brought 10756000 dollars for the year ending October 31. The British Museum and University of Pennsylvania expedition report tombs of third dynasty kings around 2400 B.C. Germany’s cigarette use totals 32800000 yearly. cigars about 100 per person. A trans Atlantic telephone connects Britain with all of North America, Cuba included. The Pope received an Edison dictation apparatus as a Christmas gift. The Canadian trade delegation’s Orient visit boosts trade prospects with China and Japan, says G I Barr.
British Columbia police operate a seven station short wave wireless network in its first year handling 3600 messages containing 180000 words. Headquarters in Victoria stay in touch with posts from the Yukon to the international boundary, aiding captures. Ship to shore phones now link Cardiff and Swansea fishermen with owners brokers and relatives at 85 cents daily. Misery remark ends with a regional quip about rheumatism.
All Tingey models are created in Paris and patterns are made in New York. A versatile coat pattern for a small daughter features a spruce green woollen mix with beaverette fur edging and a navy suede broad cloth option with red contrast. Sizes 2 to 8, ready for delivery. Send 25 cents to Fashion Bureau with name, address, pattern number and size.
Captain Richard Burton Deane RNWMP aged 82 died in Diano Marina Italy on December 13 after a long career with the Royal North West Mounted Police. Born in India he served 33 years rising to superintendent at Regina in 1884 and later wrote the force history and the first mounted police manual.
Patterns ordering notice lists address at 175 McDermot Ave Winnipeg for the Winnipeg Pattern No Name Size Town. It provides a postal or inquiry path for pattern requests and identification.
Reports from Moose Jaw's annual ratepayers meeting say the city stands in better financial shape than peers of similar size in the Dominion. Alderman Johnston predicts a tax decrease next year. Dairymen of New Zealand face stalled electrical equipment.
Miss Theresa M Bavary of Gallingertown Ontario writes she suffered heart and nerve troubles for almost a year, with sleepless nights and fatigue. After taking Milburn's Heart and Nerve Pills for a few weeks she slept well and regained health. available at drug stores or by mail from The Bbore Co Ltd Toronto Ontario.
A cereal firm pledges to triple newspaper ads in the coming year to lift sales and prove that advertising remains the key to sustained business through unemployment and economic downturn. The piece argues the public still has buying power and that stories about products stimulate demand even in dull times.
The advertising rates listed show Ladies' Home Journal at 9500 dollars for a full page, followed by Woman's Home Companion 9400, De Lineator 9200, Pictorial Review and McCall's at 8800, Saturday Evening Post 8000, Collier's 5500, True Story 4500, and Liberty 4250, reflecting the era's market.
After 75 years in Canada, John Henry Roung of Hamilton filed for naturalization. Judge Thompson has favorably reported on his case to Ottawa officials. Roung, a native of Germany, arrived in Canada in 1855.
The Prairie Provinces hold an estimated wealth of 7.38 billion dollars, per a statistical analysis by the Industrial Development Board of Manitoba. This amount represents about 25.51 percent of Canada’s total wealth.
Hector Cadieux assistant chief of the Investigation Department Canadian Pacific Railway was elected president of the Police and Fire Chiefs Club of the Montreal district for the coming year. The following week he presided at the fifth annual banquet at Place Viger Hotel with Mayor Camillien Houde as guest of honor.
Dr. Pierre Z. Rheaume of Montreal reports at a Paris convention that Canadian specialists are praised for employing expert anaesthetists. He notes other countries rely on nurses and internes, while Canada emphasizes dedicated anesthetists as essential to procedures.
Osage chief White Horse Eagle, claiming to be 109, advises newspapermen in Chicago to sleep only four hours daily to stay healthy. He travels home to Osage territory in California after a European visit and says excessive sleep makes the blood sluggish.
The foremost petroleum regions in Canada are Turner Valley in Alberta and several southern Ontario fields including Petrolia Enniskillen Oil Springs and Bothwell.
Sunday School lesson covers Jesus growing in wisdom and stature from infancy to manhood, with focus on Luke two and the Passover episode in Jerusalem. It cites Joseph as a parental figure, Jesus’ early obedience, and the temple finding where Jesus engages teachers, showing early subject mastery.
Dr Arthur Torrence of London plans a February expedition to Africa to locate a dual sex people near Lake Chad. He cites 1924 Nigeria contacts and 1926 delays due to desert storms and hostile tribes. He believes early humans were a dual sex person and aims to unearth skeletons to prove long existence.
A Nevada field of alfalfa planted 27 years ago continues to produce seed. The long surviving stand demonstrates drought tolerance and persistent vigor despite age and environmental changes. Local researchers note ongoing seed production may support regional forage supply.
The mail ballot closed December 15 1930 electing directors for the Maritimes Manitoba Saskatchewan Alberta and British Columbia. Named directors include A S McDowell Judique North NS George Gordon Oak Lake Man W C Heron Huntoon Sask John Wilson Sr Innisfail Alberta Geo R Ball No 2 Strathcona Alberta Leonard Higginson No 2 Sardis BC Ontario and Quebec to be chosen at February provincial meetings.
John Juhasz of New York unveils a carburetor claimed to virtually eliminate carbon monoxide. The device accepts gasoline kerosene or fuel oil in cars boats and other engines with three carbureting chambers and five outlet holes per nozzle. The claim came from industrial physicists and engineers who reviewed the submission.
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