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Newspaper
Miniota Herald
Location
Miniota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jan 28, 1931
Page
2
A writer critiques rapid reading claims by a university professor and argues that reading should be valued for depth over speed. He likens reading to walking, urging leisurely, thoughtful immersion to savor style, ideas, and the inner rewards rather than chasing vast word counts.
At the annual sales conference in Toronto held at the Royal York Hotel Mr Arthur M Wilson secretary treasurer of Salada Tea Co said that despite a generally depressed year 1930 sales for Salada tea rose and reached a record high for the company
Production from plants in Canada mainly making complete fertilizers totaled 2,258,780 in 1929. Additional fertilizer materials including cyanamid ammonium sulphate animal tankage ground bone and fish fertilizers produced in other industries reached 12,090,768 in 1929.
Miss Rose Griffin of Ashern Manitoba reports five years of heart palpitations from a shock and sleepless nerves. After three boxes of Milburn's Heart and Nerve Pills she recovered and urges others to try the remedy sold at drug stores or by mail from The T. Milburn Co. Toronto.
General Electric built a revolving observers platform for Harvard’s Bloemfontein Boyden Station in South Africa. Operated by electric motor with a push button, the device allows astronomers to change position as they track stars on a 60 inch telescope.
Irritable men and women suffer from worn nerves and poor health as the cause of fatigue. The pills claim to enrich red blood, aid digestion, strengthen nerves, and boost energy, sold for 50 cents a box by The Dr Williams Medicine Co. Brockville Ontario.
Police surrounded the Gardeners Arms in Nelson Street and High Friars Street Newcastle after hearing voices from a wireless set. Dean Inge’s broadcast was identified as the source. The bar showed no break in, and the set had been left on since earlier. A worm powder advertisement followed the incident.
Burns & Co. announces a Calgary plant will open the first canned soups factory west of Winnipeg. Local production aims to replace imports costing Alberta about 759000 annually, with market introduction early next year. Persian Balm promises skin softening and fragrance for discerning users.
Right Honorable Stanley Baldwin reveals his financial losses from the iron and steel downturn and criticizes financiers. He defends his stake in British industry while urging honest workmanship and sincerity from those in business to restore the nation’s economic strength.
A description portrays the Vatican as the largest palace with 80 grand stairways 200 smaller ones 2 courts and 11 000 halls. It notes tens of thousands of paintings priceless manuscripts tapestries and gems with comparisons to Rockefeller and Ford. Also mentions Dr Kellogg's Asthma Remedy touted by Successful Farming.
Mounties in Edmonton release annual reports detailing grim cases. A 25 year old American, James Eldon Michaels of Albany California, starved while trekking 300 miles with minimal rations. his body found December 12, 1930 in a trapper's cabin after leaving March 17. A baby, James Higelak, died when a rifle discharged in Coppermine River cabin on November 1, 1929. A drowning at Fish Lake near Fort Wrigley is linked to trapper W. E. Butler, last seen October 11, 1930, with emaciated dogs found at an Indian camp later.
Airmail and transport pilots in Chicago await results from Bureau of Standards experiments using continuous ultra high frequency radio automatic warnings within a three mile radius to prevent aeroplane collisions.
Report shows drivers with two or more years of experience cause the greatest share of crashes in California. Experts may become overconfident and take risks that less skilled drivers would avoid. A campaign to urge caution among seasoned motorists could be warranted. Toys valued at over 700000 dollars entered Canada from the United States in 1930.
Belgian courts rule that the inscription "Destroyed by Teutonic fury, restored by American generosity" cannot be restored to the rebuilt Louvain library. The remark mocks the architect's dream and proposes an alternate epitaph about Warren's fury versus Belgian common sense.
A note states Los Angeles rests on the site of an Indian village while a witty maxim asserts flattery cannot move a truly immune person. The items present a mix of geographic claim and a proverb on flattery.
The advertisement touts Kruschen Salts as a six salt health tonic sold globally. A daily half teaspoon in hot water before breakfast supposedly improves digestion, liver and kidney function, purifies the blood, and boosts overall vitality.
Hon W A Gordon Canada’s mineral industry described as the principal stabilizer during the depression. Despite 1930 price lows, production rose and profits remained reasonable. He forecast vast untapped prospecting areas and greater future development for the industry. The piece ends with a note on the banana’s native home unknown and now grown in tropics.
After meals excess stomach acid causes indigestion. Phillips Milk of Magnesia neutralizes acid instantly. The genuine liquid antacid has been prescribed for over 50 years and comes in a 50c bottle with directions and the Phillips name on the bottle.
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