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Newspaper
Miniota Herald
Location
Miniota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jan 09, 1929
Page
2
The Canadian Red Cross Society notes health gains after World War I and urges individual responsibility to prevent disease. It highlights influenza risks in 1929, promotes simple precautions, and warns that sickness undermines prosperity, urging constant attention to well being for happiness and progress.
Ottawa meeting of the League of Nations Society reported strong support from weekly and daily papers across the Dominion. Editors show interest in League activities as the Society plans the Coast to Coast Membership Drive on April 16 1929, designated League of Nations Day.
The Department of Mines has erected in Ottawa a new Fuel Research Laboratory building equipped with modern instruments for extensive Canadian fuel research. No man or woman should suffer corns when relief is at hand as Pilelloway's Corn Remover. Passenger cars made in Germany this year exceed last year by a single notch.
Fraser River loses its last stern wheel steamer the Skeena sold as a cannery tender to bunkhouse use for fishermen. The vessel ends a chapter in B C history dating to 1859 as the river linked to the Cariboo gold rush and other events. A stray line references a warning from a Missionary and a digression about worm powders.
Alaska sees rapid mink farming growth with more operators and expanded cages. Local farms report rising egg production and higher fur yields as markets show renewed demand.
The grand champion Alberta steer at Vancouver fetched a net $1,250, a new Alberta record. Bred by Prince Marshall bull, owned by S. Henderson of Lacombe, and weighing 1,250 pounds, the steer sold to Jackson Brothers in Vancouver at $1 per pound.
The ad promotes Dr Williams Pink Pills as a remedy for teen girls who appear pale with low energy. It cites signs like pallor, dark circles, and fatigue and quotes Dorothy Lamblin of Bush Island Nova Scotia praising the product after a year of use. Pills cost 50 cents a box from Dr Williams Medicine Co Brockville Ont.
Recipe notes scalloped corn and celery with two alternating layers of corn peppers and celery in a buttered dish. Buttered crumbs top the bake with hot milk poured over. Bake 39 to 40 minutes to serve eight.
Recipe lists rice boiled with water and salt then cooked in a double boiler with dates added. The text also includes a joke about an airplane passenger asking what to do if we fall and a note praising Mother Graves Worm Exterminator as affordable and available at druggists.
The de Havilland Aircraft of Canada Limited has been notified that its tender for thirty four Moth light aeroplanes for RCAF re equipment is accepted. Thirty four include twenty eight land planes for Camp Borden and seaplanes for Vancouver with six spare Gipsy engines. All craft use Handley Page safety slits and metal fuselage, with delivery by March 31. part manufactured in England, assembled at Mount Dennis Ontario.
A Portland Express quote notes that Canada and the United States appear odd to Europe as they buy what they need from each other rather than training soldiers to seize it. The second line claims abundance but asserts a person never has more than they want.
The endurance race resumes at The Pas Manitoba March 4 to 7 after a four year gap. The two mile loop from The Pas to Flin Flon and back showcases top mushers like Emil St Godard and Shorty Russick with a $2000 purse and the Walter Gayne Grant Rice memorial cup valued at $1000 attracting national entrants.
The New York World notes Dr Edward Free of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers ranks mechanics first and professors last in intelligence. He defines intelligence as the ability to draw correct conclusions from discoverable facts, a standard some argue overemphasizes chemistry.
An ad touts Putnam's Corn Extractor claiming almost instant relief from corns. It emphasizes painless removal and broad drugstore availability. A separate dialogue joke about dining expenses and a note on Russia's highway mileage versus car ownership concludes the fragment.
Canada’s creameries drew milk from a herd of 1 490 340 cows during 1926. The figure reflects dairy production capacity across provinces and major farms and corroborates industry growth in the period.
A fortune teller predicts wealth for a woman while a man jokes that he would rather hear a paying teller confirm it. The exchange highlights a playful moment about money and skepticism in a casual chat.
A reflective aphorism on how life feels fleeting, noting that most people march through decades without meaningful wisdom. It contrasts the long arc of fifty years with the scant growth of insight.
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