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Newspaper
Miniota Herald
Location
Miniota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jan 16, 1929
Page
2
A reflective piece urges self examination at year start, stressing that happiness comes from thinking well and acting on good thoughts. It warns against selfishness and unkindness, noting thoughts and deeds shape character and happiness, with a closing reminder that we are what we feel think and do.
Dr. B A Arbogast known as the hermit physician in the Craig region labored for a quarter century without charging for medical attention. He served cowboys homesteaders and cattlemen across a rugged 100 square mile area before dying in poverty. Forty new Alberta school districts were created in the first nine months of 1928, bringing the province to about 3 500 districts.
A Canada Bureau of Statistics survey shows 333 aeroplanes in operation on January 1 1929, more than triple the previous year. There are 44 air harbors, up from 25, while commercial pilot licenses reached 190, about five times last year. Northern activity drove the rapid advancement.
Stockings were invented in the eleventh century but were not discovered until the twentieth century.
Excess stomach acid causes indigestion with pain and sourness about two hours after meals. A quick corrective is an alkali. Phillips Milk of Magnesia is presented as the trusted remedy, soothing fast and neutralizing acid. The text claims it has been standard with physicians for 50 years and urges readers to obtain the genuine product with full directions from any drugstore.
A Toronto newspaper opens a relief fund for British miners and their families. The first of its kind in the city, the fund has attracted broad support from industrial, political and religious leaders and endorsement from Hon. D. Ross, lieutenant governor of Ontario.
A vintage health ad touts Dr Williams Pink Pills as a cure for influenza complications. It cites a Belleville Ontario case where recovery followed use of the blood building tonic. Pills offered by mail from Brockville Ontario at 50 cents a box.
A method to simulate spring using a modern version of the ice box was described before the Association of Official Seed Analysis. The Virginia Department of Agriculture uses the chamber and artificial refrigerator to test seed germination in soil boxes with controlled temperatures and air purification. An electric heater reproduces spring sunshine beneath a water covering to distribute warmth.
Dr. F. G. Banting experiments with royal jelly the bee royal food. Apairists speculate the substance may prolong queen bee life and could hold merit as a human food. The article suggests investigating its composition.
A Jasper Park Lodge desk recalls humorous misunderstandings from visitors. One asks when the Glacier spouts, another misreads mountain architecture, while a wardens’ quip clarifies goat and sheep species, highlighting park curiosity and misinterpretation.
Samuel R. Rosoff states the Russian Soviet Government plans a Moscow subway and waterworks costing about 155.9 million dollars. The project may be built and financed by American interests.
A local claim notes that Graceville Florida annually ships more watermelons than any other point in the world while promoting a simple remedy for worm relief. The ad emphasizes prompt relief for children and ties the product to Graceville’s shipment stature.
About 500 to 600 BC sheepmen shared a $53,000 final payment for 1928 wool. The BC Wool Growers Association paid $188 per pound on 343,749 pounds, up from 24.9 cents last year, with total clip payouts of $109,587. Shipments to Weston Ontario rose from 205,500 to 343,749 pounds.
Advertises Putnam’s Corn Extractor as a preventive and curative treatment for corns. Claims to remove both hard and soft corns with no pain, whether on the top or between the toes, urging insistence on this product.
Alberta farmers are urged by the provincial department of agriculture to secure oats seed for the 1929 crop. Frost damage reduces germination. some seed oats must be imported. Elevators will help distribute seed, and farmers should contact local agents now to avoid seed shortages during seeding.
The saying that sharks do not attack humans leads to no fight here. The passage contrasts how some men care for cars versus treating them as family.
Reading good books links readers with thinkers across ages and nations. It broadens self understanding and social responsibility, offering insight into reality and romance alike. Dr Kellogg's Remedy ad urges asthma sufferers to act now for relief and confidence in the treatment.
Alberta produced 37 000 tons of sugar beets in 1928 with Raymond factory capacity at 100 000 tons. Growers at Barnwell discussed expanding acreage already signed for about 5 000 acres. Corns cannot exist when Hollo way's Corn Remover is applied.
Science cannot explain why static grows stronger when a radio is shown to visitors. The observed phenomenon appears during demonstrations, puzzling observers and prompting questions about electromagnetic interference and measurement conditions.
A century ago a massive Swiss avalanche roared from the Al tets glacier sending ice at three hundred miles an hour from five thousand feet. Ice fragments flew fifteen hundred feet up the opposite slope as a lawyer known for high fees praises profit from advice.
A classroom exchange has a teacher prompting for Americas greatest general. James, the broker’s son, answers with General Motors, a play on the name. The remark reflects wordplay and humor in a school setting.
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