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Newspaper
Miniota Herald
Location
Miniota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jul 27, 1927
Page
2
An inspector notes weed infestation lowers land value by about 12 percent on a farm valued at $10 000 and outlines direct and indirect costs from seeding threshing hauling and cleaning weed seeds. The piece urges farmers to fight weeds to protect future sales and obtain loans.
Canadian Air Force fliers at Camp Borden undergo sleep deprivation trials to beat the record set by Charles A. Lindbergh. Lieut Dave Harding, a former Queen's and Camp Borden rugby player, reportedly stayed awake for over 42 hours on duty before briefly dozing off.
London suffragists rallied in Trafalgar Square in support of Premier Baldwin's flapper vote bill granting the ballot to all women over two years of age. Viscountess Rhondda led the event calling it the last great suffragette demonstration likely to be held, with leaders Mrs. Despard Mrs. Pethick Lawrence and Mrs. Millicent Fawcett among attendees.
The Admiralty to hand over Royal Naval Museum contents to a new national museum at Greenwich. Exhibits include the Chatham Chest from the Armada era, Thales astrolabe, Captain Cook’s instruments, Franklin relics, Napier uniform, Nelson relics, Trafalgar model, and Nelson artifacts. Plans of 17th century ships and naval construction models will illustrate progress from Devastation to Dreadnought.
Dan M. Johnson, manager of the Department of Colonization and Agriculture at Canadian National Railways for western Canada, undertakes an extended European trip. He will confer with CN officials in numerous countries to address immigration issues and map the 1928 settler movement to Canada. He plans stops in London Liverpool Glasgow Copenhagen Oslo Gothenburg Rotterdam Danzig Warsaw Vienna Budapest and Paris.
The nursing mother needs rich blood and strength for heavy duties. Dr Williams Pink Pills are promoted as the best blood building tonic, with a testimonial from Mrs. Sarah Cortez of Ellenstown, who says the pills restored her health after nursing began. Pills available from medicine dealers or by mail at Brockville Ontario for 50 cents a box.
A survey of the North Atlantic ice patrols noting their role since 1913 after the Titanic disaster. It covers patrol duties, international cooperation, radio reporting, and the impact on ocean travel plus a final aside about a British banquet and a quip on bachelors versus married men.
The Board of Grain Commissioners approves a new regulation allowing grain owners to appeal on condition as well as grade. Effective August 1, the program runs experimentally to gauge benefits for growers and covers Fort William Port Arthur Winnipeg Edmonton and Vancouver, excluding cargo shipments.
The Department of Immigration and Colonization reports May 1928 arrivals at 23 941, up 29 percent from May 1926 and 79 percent from May 1925. Britons, Canadians in the U S, and others ship in. April and May total about 5 082 with about 1 900 daily. Additionally 5 561 Canadians who had gone to the United States returned to Canada during May 1928.
A major BC merger unites most shingle manufacturers into the Consolidated Shingle Mills of British Columbia Limited. The new organization will oversee production and distribution to stabilize trade, following similar U S lumber industry consolidations.
John Borden leads a Field Museum Alaska Arctic expedition by private yacht to collect Canadian birds and animals for North American collections. Ashley Hine, a Canadian ornithologist, joins the party as they survey northern British Columbia waters en route to Alaska.
The Montreal Star notes King George and Queen Mary remain highly popular as they travel through East Pond of London to mark the thirty fourth wedding anniversary. The article lauds the king’s quiet perseverance and the queen’s sterling example, predicting lasting felicity for their reign and empire.
A Canton and South China based American firm markets about 16 000 sewing machines per year using a highly developed sales system adapted to local conditions. The company employs about 400 Chinese salespeople, roughly 100 of whom are women who enter Chinese homes, many of which are closed to men.
Canadians consume the most butter per person with about 27 pounds annually. In contrast the United States averages 17 pounds per capita.
The Dr Whomas Belectrie OU is presented as a valuable pain remedy offering hope to all sufferers. Described as a blessing across half a continent, the ointment is said to be on sale everywhere and available wherever inquired.
Victoria reports a company is formed in British Columbia to grow tobacco and manufacture. The note mentions keeping Minard's Liniment handy and muses about future ventures including mermaids and trans Atlantic air highways selling hot dogs and seafood.
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