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Newspaper
Miniota Herald
Location
Miniota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jan 21, 1931
Page
2
A historical piece urges calm leadership as nations face economic and natural tempests. It cites Briand and Marcus Aurelius, comparing swift decisions with steady restraint. The author advises steady work and collective effort, urging readers to keep cool and push forward.
Mining engineers led by Dr. Jisaburo Yokobori report a vast alluvial gold deposit in For mosa, extending about 150 miles with an estimated value of 2.5 million dollars. Gold dust was found in river beds mountains plains and even village streets, signaling a potential global demand. Canada buys U S potatoes and onions despite duties while New South Wales boosts prospecting incentives. Mother Graves Worm Exterminator praised as a helpful medicine for children.
The report notes that Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, British Columbia and the Yukon produce only bituminous coal. Saskatchewan mines yield lignite only. Alberta produces bituminous, sub-bituminous and lignite, and formerly mined some anthracite.
A London to Toronto Globe cable reports a warning from the International Entente bureau. It says buying goods from Russia funds its dictatorship and fuels revolution, while selling to the Soviet government risks payment from doubtful sources and supports the five year plan and its war machine.
A Toronto reader profiles relief from high school fatigue using Dr Williams Pink Pills. She reports heart palpitations insomnia and poor appetite improving after use. Pills are sold by medicine dealers or mailed from The Dr Williams Medicine Co Brockville Ontario at 50 cents a box.
Prof G R Anderson of the University of Toronto demonstrates on the Bank of Commerce site that structural acoustics can prevent chaotic noise and echoes. Treated rooms may be 30 percent quieter, potentially boosting staff efficiency by 15 percent, aided by a new acoustic paint.
A London science catalogue arrives at Balfour Technical School Regina. The item bears the simple address Science Master High School Regina North West Territories as Saskatoon notes the wintry conditions and distant origin.
Mrs Corcoran of Leigh reports severe biliousness and migraine like headaches relieved by Carter's Little Liver Pills. She uses them nightly as a regulator for three years and gives three or four weekly to her five children, praising their effectiveness. Drugs sold by all druggists 25 cents and 71 cents.
The piece outlines new legislation in England including a 21 percent rise in standard income tax and changes in road traffic rules mandating compulsory third party insurance. It notes the end of private car speed limits, hospital charges for accident victims, Sunday closure for hairdressers, and Sunday operation allowances for Jewish merchants. It also comments on Irish barbering rules and mentions mental health reforms and extended health insurance support for long term unemployed.
Advertisement-style note offering Bisulated Magnesia powder or tablets for quick stomach relief. Claims to break up gas neutralize acids relieve sourness bloating and indigestion. Says available at all good drug stores.
The Animal Report from the Federal Department of Agriculture notes fur farming faced less impact from de pression than expected. Despite late winter sales, good furs still fetched fair prices, suggesting furs remain a necessity especially in northern countries.
In youth Mr. Mickleton was a pretty child his wife displays a painting of him as a boy. The servant Sarah reacts with surprise and jokes about growing up while the ad promotes Douglas Egyptian Liniment to remove callouses and enlargements.
A musician remarks that enduring songs contrast with the frequent murders, implying little impact on the violence level. The quote highlights a grim social observation about recurring fatal crimes despite cultural nostalgia.
Winnipeg doctor Julian P. Thomas argues a diet of one bushel wheat and one bushel oats plus fresh greens can nourish a man for a year and renew vitality. He recalls a ninety day raw wheat experiment that boosted his strength and wealth, inspired by Daniel and ancient ages.
Advertisement urges early use of Dr J D Kellogg’s Asthma Remedy to stop asthma from becoming chronic and to reduce suffering. It warns against waiting for symptoms to fade on their own and promises faster relief.
A large clock, eight feet diameter and weighing 1.25 tons, is installed on Highbury grounds to measure football match time precisely. It marks minutes one to forty-five in black and forty-six to ninety in red, stops instantly if a player is injured, and sounds an electric hooter at half time and full time.
Report notes Canadian domestic gas consumption in 1929 was enough to replace 640000 tons of coal. It also states exports from the United States to the Orient are rising again.
Timothy seed winner Robert Cochrane of Grand Prairie Alberta receives the Canadian National Railway cash prize at the Chicago International hay and grain show for first in timothy seed. Nick Chielte of Ranier Alberta also earns top alfalfa seed prize. Cochrane has long championship history at Chicago, but this marks his first time as timothy seed grower champion.
In 1931 there will be three Fridays the thirteenth occurring in February March and November. This compares with 1930 which had only one Friday the thirteenth.
A humorous exchange contrasts a husband who claims his wife never knows what she wants with a friend who says his wife wants anything their neighbors have but they cannot afford. The quip highlights common domestic budgeting tensions.
About fifty warehouses have been constructed at the Saloniki Free Zone in Greece signaling expansion of the industrial hub. Local officials and business owners welcome the growth as a bolster to regional logistics and trade.
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