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Newspaper
Miniota Herald
Location
Miniota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jan 23, 1934
Page
2
A Harvard prof creates a table of wars since 500 B C showing 902 major conflicts. He argues World War I reshaped politics economics and technology and that narrow nationalism will lead to further war unless nations unite and enact multiple interlinked changes.
A secretively demonstrated ray by inventor A E W Batchelor claims to accelerate flower blooming, improve crop yields, and reveal objects through dense fog. Demonstrations at a seedsman’s nurseries showed crocus buds blooming in ten minutes. Batchelor envisions extending the ray to fruit vegetables and out of season produce. The device reportedly penetrates darkness and fog over several hundred yards.
Thousands of women grow tired and run down, becoming thin and pale. Milburn’s H. N. Pills claim to tone nerves, enrich blood, and restore health, lifting the burden of fatigue and languor and returning life to normal.
A 24 year old woman 5 ft 5 in tall says she reduced 28 pounds from above normal weight by taking Kruschen Salts. She credits improved vitality complexion and pure blood to the daily cleansing effect on internal organs and reduction of fatty tissue.
Albert De Winton a Los Angeles actor says he has returned to Rio de Janeiro after a nine month search in Mato Grosso for Col. P. H. Fawcett the British explorer who disappeared in 1925 De Winton has made several deep wilderness trips and holds belief Fawcett is alive based on vague Indian reports.
An early 20th century style advertisement urges readers with sluggish digestion to use Carter's Little Liver Pills. It claims a liver focus, vegetable formula, no harsh calomel, and positions the product as a safe, reliable remedy available at all druggists.
Demand for wheelbarrows rises as civil works projects in Lincoln Nebraska create jobs with a preference for hand labor. Lancaster County Engineer Weaver said he could not buy a single wheelbarrow from local supply houses as demand far exceeded supply.
The magistrate hears a defendant claim they pushed their wife from a second floor window due to forgetfulness about moving from the ground floor. The confession notes a prior residence on the ground floor and a lapse in memory about the move.
The 64th Royal Bank of Canada meeting boasted a favorable year with Sir Herbert Holt praising Canada’s upgrade and growth in Canadian deposits. M W Wilson cited strong liquidity and notes on central banking plans while warning against rapid note-issue changes and urging cautious banking reforms. He predicted ongoing recovery and improved economic conditions in 1933.
A writer laments the need for a new word to describe roaring noises from machines like pneumatic drills and motor bikes, asking why not use jazz. Miss Freda Thompson gains a flying instructor license in Australia, becoming the first woman there and the third in the British Empire to hold it.
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