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Newspaper
Miniota Herald
Location
Miniota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jan 19, 1927
Page
2
The Montreal disaster after a panic cry led to a stampede that suffocated seventy seven children. The incident sparks a push for strict enforcement of by laws on exits aisles and seating in theatres churches schools and halls and calls for vigorous inspection by municipal authorities and concerned bodies.
Miss Margaret Pendlebury, MP, addressing the Montreal Women's Club, outlined how Britain seeks a scientific distribution of population across the empire. She stressed that overseas settlement is not a remedy for unemployment but a planned expansion involving all classes. The talk touched on the role of the Overseas Settlement Committee and the Society for the Overseas Settlement of British Women.
The ad touts Nerviline as deeply penetrating and five times stronger than ordinary preparations, claiming dramatic relief for rheumatic conditions and joint stiffness. It urges readers to obtain a 35 cent bottle from their dealer today.
A new British safety film, noninflammable and non poisonous when burned, was tested in a famed London theatre with apparent success. The inventor spent 14 years on the project and a factory will be built near London to produce the film for market within six months.
Premier Brownlee notes Alberta holds one of the world’s largest coal deposits with about a billion tons visible. The province produces roughly 6.0 to 6.5 million tons annually, second only to China in potential deposits.
A Mexican tree called the magus reportedly grows bark that yields a thread three times as strong as ordinary cotton. The claim suggests a new fiber source with potential textile use.
A Philadelphia group mourns Jules Manthanut theatrical figure praised as the finest man who ever died. A milkman recalls Manthanut’s generosity guiding support to poor families, delivering milk for years to the East and West districts, with plans to continue monthly aid.
The ad touts Cascarets as a nightly laxative to cleanse the liver stomach and bowels. It claims headaches colds biliousness nervous fatigue and poor digestion improve by morning with a 10 cent box, urging use for both adults and children.
A Spanish liner with Manuel Arnas aboard sailed from New York carrying art treasures valued at over 15 million dollars. The pieces, taken from Madrid's royal palace with the king's permission, were placed in the Spanish Pavilion at Philadelphia's Sesquicentennial Exposition and guarded en route.
The Heir Apparent learns a clause in the title forbids disturbances of the lawns at Marlborough House. Elsie worries about guest attendance while London faces costly motorist guidance lines. In Scotland, Viking skeletons are unearthed at Reay Caithness.
Mrs. F. Schopflocher of Van Horne Avenue was among the first to fly from Croydon to Cairo in a pioneering passenger flight. The route crossed England, France, Italy with a Vesuvius overflight, then the Straits of Messina to Malta, across the Mediterranean to Khoms, and down over Benghazi toward Haifa before continuing to Baghdad for a lecture tour via India and Persia.
An Air Ministry report details four Royal Air Force aircraft flying Cairo to the Cape and returning to England. The mission finished with no engine changes or major repairs. A Nairobi incident saw a snake entangle the leader’s wheel spokes but remained undisturbed until the next stop.
Miss S A Moorehouse of Zealand Station New Brunswick testifies to relief from years of kidney trouble after using Dodd's Kidney Pills. The ad claims many ailments stem from sick kidneys and urges regular kidney care for health.
Papua government sends Officer Charles Karius on a 1000 mile trek into the uncharted interior to locate the sources of the Fly and Sepik rivers. The route crosses rugged terrain with mountains up to 12000 feet, and the expedition aims to map a region rarely visited by whites.
A dated advertisement urges asthma sufferers to buy Dr J D Kellore’s Remedy without delay. It promises definitive relief and urges readers to act now, claiming the trial will dispel doubt and that the remedy’s effectiveness is proven by results. The product is said to be sold by dealers everywhere.
Tobacco growing becomes a serious business in British Columbia with 200 acres planned at Keremeos Cawston Oliver and Osgoode next year and increased acreage at Kelowna.
The weight of a woman’s first bake is usually equal to twice the weight of the ingredients.
The article traces long held beliefs about the number seven as lucky and powerful from ancient times. It notes links to cycles of the moon, seven planets, seven virtues, and seven sleepers, and mentions a renewed modern view that life renews itself in seven years.
In cases of general weakness not tied to a specific organ, Dr Williams Pink Pills raise blood quality and boost overall health. A testimonial from Mrs Nash of Bellamy Ontario notes improved strength and sleep after three boxes, with the pills advertised as available from dealers or by mail at 50 cents a box from The Dr Williams Medicine Co Brockville Ont.
Dr H M Speechley of Winnipeg's Hearth League warns that fifty percent of Canadians die prematurely. He lists social diseases such as pneumonia cancer influenza diphtheria typhoid scarlet fever and tuberculosis as largely preventable except pneumonia cancer and influenza. He also notes tigers are highly susceptible to sea sickness.
Dominion Bureau of Statistics shows 1925 clay and clay products output valued at $9,520,601, up 3.4 percent from 1924. Ontario produced $5,195,081, making 54.5 percent of total. Quebec $2,426,887, followed by Alberta, British Columbia, Nova Scotia, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Prince Edward Island in that order.
A family physician urges reliable home treatment when doctors are unavailable. The ad extols Dr Thomas Eclectric Oil as easing inflammatory pains and healing cuts bruises and sprains, suggesting it saves fees by keeping a remedy on hand.
Dominion Bureau of Statistics places Saskatchewan field crops at 1926 value of 925 million dollars with the provincial wheat crop alone worth 234.16 million pounds, far surpassing half of the national total. The remaining text shifts to unrelated adage and product claim about Holloway’s Corn Remover and a moral line about temper.
A reflective line admonishes vanity and urges safeguarding memories. It cautions against public bragging about lineage and stresses discretion in handling a family image collection.
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