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Newspaper
Miniota Herald
Location
Miniota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jul 20, 1927
Page
7
A doctor lectures on Eva and Helmi in a Canadian town. Miss Abbie helps Helmi adjust to English and a new life as the doctor’s wife hosts lessons in a sunlit sun-room. A church sign advertises a Strangers' Church supper and a Girls Club meeting resumes.
Ottawa reader Mrs. Rene Paquex reports severe postnatal run-down with bearing-down pains and fatigue. She credits Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for relief and renewed appetite. A Hamilton reader, Mrs. Markie, describes backache and fatigue after birth and credits the product with improvement after use.
The first Federal Court to reach the Arctic circle traveled by air from Fairbanks to Wiseman Alaska and Ruby then back to Fairbanks completing a 1 400 mile whirlwind tour. Judge Cecil H Clegg and officials brought law to the North in three hours instead of a month by dog team. The crew was welcomed with Eskimo and white dances in an igloo and the public marveled at plane brought watermelons and cherries. Previously justice into the north was done by dog team 1 400 miles to Bethel.
The Canadian Post Office Department reveals nearly 2,000,000 dead letters in the first year with over 1,000 registered items valued in the thousands. About 19,450 dollars was recovered. The piece urges careful addressing and a return address to reduce undelivered mail and ease heartbreak and wasted effort.
Investigations show excited spectators add pressure on floors. Tests with volunteers rising from chairs or couches increased downward force by 67 to 79 percent and even caused horizontal forces. Engineers must account for this when designing football stadium stands.
The aero branch of the Department of National Defence reports a 50 percent rise in flights and a 43 percent increase in flying time from the previous year. Passenger cargo and mail traffic, reconnaissance, forest sketching, aerial photography, employment, and aircraft numbers all grew, indicating expansion beyond the pioneer stage.
The Memorial Tower carillon in Ottawa is hailed as the finest and most complete ever built by Croydon’s bell foundry. Reported to match Big Ben’s bourdon tone, it features 53 bells from a heavy tenor to a light treble and reproduces all kinds of music.
Two simple economical pudding recipes attract praise for their dessert versatility. The first uses condensed milk bread crumbs and orange flavor baked in a water bath with a meringue topping, optional cream. The second combines condensed milk tapioca with eggs butter and vanilla, folded into meringue then chilled, with fruit or cream as a topping.
Two elderly Parisian women have inhabited worn out iron boilers for six years, turning the hollow shells into primitive living spaces. They cook with stoves, store food in improvised cupboards, and gather supplies from nearby markets, claiming no real expenses due to their age and thrift.
A Victorian style reflection cautions against small sins and daily laxities. It urges humble, steady habits in everyday duties to stay near God and keep the spirit alive, citing lines from scripture and quips about small faults shaping character.
A claim of safe effective medicine for babies and small children called Baby's Own Tablets is supported by testimonials from mothers across the country. Mrs Charles Hutt of Tancook Island Nova Scotia says she has used them for ten children over twenty years and recommends them to all mothers. The Dr Williams Medicine Co sells the tablets for 25 cents per box. A new plant at Fstevan aims to produce 750000 tons of fuel annually with a 20 ton per hour unit by December 1. WF A Hartley of Seattle is company president. Also advertised are Worm Exterminator, a wood and metal enamel from cotton solution, Minard's Ointment, and a dye color index of 1460 shades.
The University of Manitoba lists programs across faculties including Arts and Science, Engineering and Architecture, Medicine, Agriculture and Home Economics, and Manitoba Law School. Degrees offered include BA MA BSc BSc (Phar) MBc MSc ABreh and LLB with admission details via Registrar W. J. Spence in Winnipeg.
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