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Newspaper
Miniota Herald
Location
Miniota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jan 14, 1931
Page
2
Financial journals analyze a national revenue plan to offset a projected 75 million dollar deficit for 1930 31. The piece notes declines in customs and sales tax, rising expenditures including unemployment relief and old age pensions, and considers a broad turnover tax as a universal levy with potential exemptions and evasion risks.
H. Russell Brand of New York announces a planned mechanized restaurant system where diners press selections and meals appear without cooks waiters or dishwashers. He intends a chain of such restaurants nationwide despite a stray line noting clouds ten miles thick.
Canada expands seed industry with two carloads of Yellow Multiplier onion seed shipped from Stuartburn Manitoba to the United States. Dominion Seed Branch tag and seal mark purity and quality. The piece ends with a tongue in cheek note about diet and steak.
Mrs. Andrew Black of Harcourt New Brunswick describes relief from smothering and fainting spells after using four boxes of Mibourn's Heart and Nerve Pills. She reports abrupt blackouts left, regained consciousness after minutes, and now recommends the product sold at drug stores or by mail from The Niveru Co. Lad Tervete Ont.
Dr Henry Marc Ami world renowned archaeologist and palaeontologist died recently at Mentone France. He proposed Eskimo origins in France and founded the Canadian School of Prehistoric History in France. Survived by widow three grandchildren Nicholas Slater Clara Jeanne-Anne Slater and brother William Ami.
An article urges recognizing fatigue and nervous low mood in housewives as signs of anaemia caused by poor blood. It warns of potential breakdown if distress is ignored and promotes Dr Williams Pink Pills as a remedy, claiming they restore red blood and vitality. Available from The Dr Williams Medicine Co Brockville Ontario.
London officials announced findings from the Ur excavations by the University of Pennsylvania and British Museum led by C L Woolley. The team reported proof of a pre flood civilization and discovered tombs of third dynasty kings dating 2400 to 2300 B C.
After eating distress and gas are soothed by Bisulated Magnesia. The quick neutralizing action gives relief almost instantly after a fast dose, and a few cents worth from any good druggist lasts a long time.
A brickmaker by hand yields about 55 bricks per hour while a single operator using a brickmaking machine produces 40 000 bricks in the same period. Praises This Asthma Remedy. A grateful user credits Dr J D Kellogg's Asthma Remedy with relief after thirteen years of search. Years of suffering may be avoided by using this remedy at the first warning. Its use is simple, cost is low, and it is widely available.
The Canadian Chamber of Commerce announced in Montreal that a Canadian delegation will travel to Buenos Aires for the British Empire trade fair. They will attend the inauguration by the Prince of Wales on March 14. Angus McLean, president, confirmed the arrangements.
A playful exchange at a social gathering features a servant announcing Mr Tootle and Mrs Tootle, followed by a second undertone confirming Mrs Tootle's presence. The dialogue highlights social rituals of introductions.
The Department of National Defence lists battle honors for Royal Canadian Dragoons and Fort Garry Horse. Also named are Manitoba Mounted Rifles, 1st Cavalry Machine Gun Squadron, and other Canadian Cavalry Brigade units. Honors include Bazentin 1916 Pozieres 1916 Cambria 1917 St Quentin 1918 Beauvoir 1918.
Remains of a king and queen, dated 1800 to 2000 years old, found on Sheedee Mountain near Carrick on Shannon. Skeletons lie side by side in a sealed vault facing Tara. experts deem them part of a long lost dynasty. Further chamber searches are planned amid guarded ruins and promises of treasure and armor.
Faced with a winter of unemployment after a summer layoffs, 130 Lake Worth carpenters lease 50 acres for a farm. Those without jobs toil at farm labor pay, freeing others to work on building jobs. The farm bears 20000 cabbages 10000 eggplants and growing potatoes and beans. Ralph Osborn, union president, promises they will not starve and will eat if profits fail.
The fall catch at the head of the lakes is estimated at about 2,500,000 pounds. Some fish will go to the west and east coasts while orders have been received from the United States. Between 300 and 400 men have been employed in the industry this season.
Mrs W A Freeman of Ardenade Alberta has ordered one male turkey from a Jamaica breeder, following a previous satisfactory order. Freeman leads Alberta turkey raising. Also promotes Dr Thomas Eclectric Oil as a premier athlete lubricant easing muscle soreness and strains.
A drought last summer killed millions of fish across at least nineteen states, affecting rivers and lakes and prompting wildlife and fisheries agencies to assess losses and potential ecological impact.
McGill University physics professor H. E. Reilley told the Montreal Kiwanis Club that modern life is too loud and harmful to health. He cites data claiming whistles, steamboat sirens, and automobile horns are excessively loud, along with noisy dogs, shouting boys, and long doorbell rings. An electric bottle inspector is reported as a new invention alongside Irish fruit growers seeking cooperative marketing.
Major General J G Harford, chairman of the Radio Corporation of America, predicts TV will be a commercial matter within five years and sees benefits in private radio control over government operation. He spoke during a New Year visit with Col Hanford MacNider, Canada’s minister. Street signs in Japan now feature both English and Japanese lettering.
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