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Newspaper
Miniota Herald
Location
Miniota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jan 11, 1928
Page
7
Advertises Phillips Milk of Magnesia as the universal remedy for indigestion and excess stomach acid. Claims a single spoonful in water neutralizes acids instantly and relieves symptoms, urging readers to buy a genuine 50 year standard prescribed by physicians.
Jack Ward Doran and Helmi Milander marry after a tense confrontation with a Winnipeg magistrate who tries to deter them with a newspaper file linking Helmi to a police case. Helmi fears the town’s harsh judgment while Jack vows protection as they leave for home into a fading dusk.
A historical overview notes Canada’s rising share of world wheat trade as Russia exits the market, with Canada, Argentina, and the United States reshaping dominance. It cites Sir Henry Row’s figures and argues Canada’s land yields high grade hard wheat attracting farmers, while other nations’ roles diminish.
The Canadian Police Bulletin asserts Canada is becoming unsafe for professional criminals and praises lash punishment. It cites Montreal judge Perrault who sentenced two robbers to twelve lashes each, noting the penitentiary and lash deter violence. The report argues a growing, youthful criminal class seeks force to obtain desires, urging swift, fair enforcement, and condemns modern comforts for criminals.
Edinburgh installs loud speaker fire alarms at street boxes. Breaking glass opens a door with two apertures labeled Wait Fireman will speak and Reply Here. A bell rings at the fire station, and the fireman answers via telephone transmitter. Police and ambulance calls route through the boxes, reducing false alarms.
A London bookbinding firm is owed 25 000 dollars for the design and construction of covers for 15 volumes titled The Lives and Times of the Popes for Thomas Madigan of New York. The process uses rubies sapphires ivory silk scarlet leather morocco and heavy gilding in each volume. A year of steady labor has yielded four volumes, only one sent to New York. The set includes 30 original Papal bulls.
Egyptologist Howard Carter reports unearthing a finely carved alabaster canopic jar in Tutankhamun’s tomb ante-chamber. The jar, said to hold the king’s viscera, was found among other vases. the tomb will reopen to visitors this month.
Sir Robert Horne recalls an author faced with a disastrous premiere. A lady behind the unhapy playwright tapped him, returned a lock of hair she had cut as she recognized him on entering, saying she kept it for later.
New money in use in Palestine bears inscriptions in English Arabic and Hebrew. There are no gold coins, the pound is a paper note, with only silver and copper coins. Nearly 25 000 London school children began to wear spectacles in the past year.
A compact weekly note highlights sayings from Luke and various authors. It emphasizes faithfulness in small duties and improving one’s immediate circle to spread wider good, quoting Channing and Stanley.
A timeless home remedy advice highlights Baby's Own Tablets as a safe, gentle laxative to ease infant illness. The text notes mothers keep the product for fevers, sour stomachs, teething irritability and emergencies, sold for 25 cents a box by The Dr. Williams Medicine Co. plus mail orders from Brockville Ontario. A Revenue Collector cartoon line contrasts tax savings with tax obligations.
Mrs Wilson of 471 Wilson Street Hamilton Ontario writes that after suffering through the Change of Life with back pain weakness and nervousness she found relief from Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and Liver Pills. She credits the remedies with restoring her health and energy and offers to answer letters from other women seeking information. Sold by druggists everywhere.
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