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Newspaper
Miniota Herald
Location
Miniota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jul 03, 1929
Page
2
An advertisement extols Phillips milk of magnesia as the premier remedy for excess stomach acid. It claims fast, safe neutralization with a tasteless dose and urges readers to obtain the genuine product prescribed by physicians for decades.
A reflective piece urges restraint in picking wild flowers in Canada’s parks and wild spaces. It highlights the cultural value of flowers from infancy to old age, warns that overharvesting harms rare species and ruins visitor experience, and argues tourism relies on unspoiled floral beauty. It warns fines apply for damage and stresses the broader benefit to national peace and understanding through careful preservation.
Representatives of the Canadian Government and the British Legion joined residents and visiting U S citizens in a brief memorial service at Rockwood American Cemetery. Hundreds of U S soldiers were buried at Rockwood during the great war.
A courtroom exchange shows a judge pressing a witness to repeat a prisoner's words exactly. The witness reveals the prisoner spoke in first person, denying the judge’s imagined third person, highlighting courtroom confusion and the importance of precise testimony.
A foreman asks Pat where his mate is after ordering an early start. Pat replies that his mate is on the road, joking that he is bringing him up. The exchange reads with Irish flavored dialect and humor.
Each group of about 60 people in an audience or congregation emits heat comparable to a standard steam radiator.
A record dust journey saw Australian soil travel over 2000 miles by air to New Zealand. Much of the clouded deposition fell over water with rain turning the dust into mud rain in parts of the country. The event stained clothing during a football match and covered a wide area, notable for its volume.
Mrs Norman White of New Canada Nova Scotia credits Dr Williams Pink Pills with restoring her health after years of weakness and heart palpitations. She describes improved strength and ability to work after six boxes, and notes her daughters also recovered from anemia linked to adolescence. Pills available from dealers or by mail at 50 cents a box from The Dr Williams Medicine Co Brockville Ontario.
The Alberta Government forms a committee to study a model summer resort at Ghost Lake forty miles west of Calgary on the Bow River. The project aims to provide very low cost summer homes for the working classes as a non profit venture with cooperation from the Calgary Power Company and local citizens. Miller's Worm Powders advertised as safe for children and effective against worms are presented as a leading treatment with many relief cases.
H L Seymour C E describes Alberta’s town planning scheme as the most progressive in North America. The plan covers rural parks picnic grounds tourist camps and school grounds with services for cities towns and villages and aid to farmers in homesteads running water and building layouts. The premier inspired the effort after his 1927 England visit.
Delegates at Regina heard that the Wheat Pool will handle about 175 000 000 bushels of wheat and coarse grains in 1928 29. A tabulated report shows past and projected totals. a board review covers elevator system development and the pool’s capital position to fund future extensions.
Nova Scotia is the largest producer of gypsum in Canada, followed by New Brunswick Ontario Manitoba and British Columbia.
South Africa produces 90 per cent of the world's diamonds. The statement highlights South Africa's dominant role in global diamond output and the long standing value of medicine cabinet staples like Minard's Liniment in period households.
A House of Commons return shows nine British countries enjoying customs tariff preferences since 1921, while mutual compacts with foreign nations rose from 14 to 43. Canada exports to the 20 British preference countries reached 317,485,982 in 1921-22 and 503,864,623 in 1928-29 across 29 partner nations.
A national education campaign through Sunday schools on the nature and effects of alcohol will be conducted by the Women's Christian Temperance Union. Mrs Gordon Wright of London Ontario was elected president for two years with Mrs Louise McKinney of Claresholm Alberta as vice president. Hazelton British Columbia was named national secretary and Mrs James Mabon of Montreal national treasurer. Dust Causes Asthma describes a remedy by Dr J D Kellogg claiming relief and restored breathing with numerous testimonials.
Dominion Government Services took 92 000 aerial photographs for Dominion Government Services in 1928. Copies were stored in the Topographical Survey office, Department of the Interior, with a total file now listing 254 000 individual prints.
The Concrete Products Company of Regina has leased a site from the Canadian Pacific Railway on Twelfth Avenue East Calgary and is constructing a plant to manufacture concrete pipe culvert and building blocks. Minard's Liniment for Rheumatism.
Fragmented lines note love and work woes as the River Jordan wanders 220 miles to cover 60 miles. The quirky excerpt blends affection with employment struggle and a measured journey.
A canvasser asks a hefty navvy if he supports returning a Westminster candidate. The navvy calmly replies he would vote for him if that is where he comes from. Also advertised is Dr. Thomas Eclectric Oil claiming fifty years of relief for rheumatic pains.
More than half a million dollars in pulpstones are used annually across 60 Canadian pulp mills, reflecting steady demand for grinding and processing components.
A staged exchange reveals a movie actress jokingly asking for a serial number from a past spouse, highlighting a quirky memory lapse amid a three year marriage. The humorous line captures a playful, era-specific mood.
A brief proverb-like item notes that women who invite trouble often face double the cost or consequences. The short quip frames risk as a social caution without detailing specifics or individuals. The tone mirrors a traditional newspaper digest of maxims and regional sayings.
H. B. Lyall of Winnipeg told the Halifax convention that the value of products from the Manitoba Saskatchewan and Alberta manufacturing industries in 1928 topped 325 million dollars. He cited mineral wealth utilization in Northern Manitoba and the development of Alberta oil resources as two major advances.
Aunt Maria questions John about his studies asking what subject he is pursuing and urging practical use. John replies economics and the aunt dismisses it as useless unless forced and practiced.
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