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Newspaper
Miniota Herald
Location
Miniota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jul 15, 1931
Page
2
The text reflects on widespread gloom yet argues adversity reveals positive lessons. It notes increased sympathy for the less fortunate, renewed appreciation for work, and the limits of human self sufficiency. It concludes that mankind is interdependent under a higher power, with shared burdens and truths.
The article recounts child prodigy William J Sidis noted for extraordinary early achievements. It traces his rapid learning from infancy to Harvard at age 11 and outlines his later teaching work, followed by a claim about him later working with an adding machine in a New York store.
Lieut. Gen Sir W Edmund Tfron, a linguist who can speak at least twelve Oriental languages, has been appointed lieutenant of the Tower of London. He stands six feet four inches tall and served as commander-in-chief of the Allied Forces in Archangel, Russia, during 1918-1919.
Hon. T. G. Murphy told the House of Commons that fewer survey parties reduced the geodetic survey appropriation by 92,300 dollars. The House passed the 175,000 dollar item without debate. Topographical survey gains remain effective despite an 180,000 dollar cut and staff reduced by 87, leaving 111 branch employees.
Two Royal Canadian Air Force aircraft will assist geological work on the west coast of Hudson Bay near Rankin Inlet. Dr. L. J. Meeks leads the project with aerial photography to support summer surveying. The area draws mining interest from Cyril Knight Exploration and others.
The 42 500 ton Canadian Pacific liner Empress of Britain claimed the Blue Riband for British shipping with a four days twelve hours thirty minutes crossing from Cherbourg to Father Point. The voyage shaved off four hours twenty six minutes from the prior record, with mails landed and pilots aboard in four hours twenty six minutes. The Canadian Pacific now holds Blue Riband on both the Atlantic and Pacific. Empress of Japan holds the Vancouver to Yokohama record.
Saskatchewan sees extremely high death rates among young wild ducks due to drought. Saskatoon game guardian Arthur Etter and Dr. W. B. Bell report counts showing only 24 young ducks out of 400 total on a 500 mile survey, with one lake containing 220 ducks and no young. They urge drastically shortened shooting seasons if Canada and the United States align.
Suffering victims of asthma endure sleepless nights and unproductive days until Dr J D Kellogg’s Asthma Remedy is used. The advertisement claims this remedy drives away attacks and restores daytime fitness for business.
Canadian mining firms in British Columbia continue paying hefty quarterly dividends despite low metal prices. Pioneer Gold plans over 52000 dollars, Premier Gold 150000, Howe Sound 240000, and Consolidated Mining and Smelting 630000. The Regina Daily Star notes past profits from Sullivan Mine and Trail Smelter amid talk of a future Saskatchewan pre-Cambrian shield mining boom.
A government report shows annual Crown revenue from forest sources in BC exceeding 3.725 million with materials valued above 80 million and about 45 000 employed. Commercial stands cover roughly 16.9 million acres with immediate usable timber: Douglas Fir 54 billion bf, Western Hemlock 61 billion bf, Western Red Cedar 60 billion bf, and Spruce 70 billion bf.
A study finds a ten percent reduction in colds among 14 Corneli women students and a 42 percent reduction among 75 Corneli men using a program with ultra violet light alkali diet ventilation and sleep. The ad also touts Douglas Egyptian Liniment claiming quick relief and wound care. The closing line muses that happiness paths resemble detours.
The advertisement touts Miller's Worm Powders as sweet and palatable for children with no hesitancy to take them. It claims the medicine ends worm troubles, strengthens digestion, and promotes a healthy system for development.
Sergeant Joseph Herbert warned 65 years ago that the place would never amount to a hill of beans. He surrendered the Crown granted land and joined the Royal Canadian Rifles then sent to Halifax. A Red River days son recently visited Winnipeg to see the land his father gave away, now hosting City Hall.
A notable drop in forest fires is reported across the district from Prince Albert area to Nipawin with 60 fires this period. Last year Nisbet reserve alone saw 60 fires. Rewards for information on arson and a public fire campaign plus radio communications aid rangers and public cooperation to maintain this high standard through the dry season.
The crowning property of Dr Thomas Eclectric Oil is its internal and external usefulness. It claims to ease sore throat croup whooping cough chest pains colic and many other ailments. A bottle costs little and is handy to have at all times.
London remains the world’s largest city with a population exceeding 8.2 million, edging out New York Metropolitan by about 1.22 million. Preliminary census summaries show Greater New York at 6,981,917, compared with London’s 8,202,818.
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