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Newspaper
Miniota Herald
Location
Miniota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jun 04, 1930
Page
2
An essay urges readers to observe progress as a constant, pervasive force advancing in every field. It notes rapid changes from transportation and communication to dress and work, urging reflection on past decades to gauge ongoing evolution and to keep pace with future developments.
Walter Houser, a Berlin suburb lodger, stretched a violin string under the ceiling and beat it with a bow for hours daily, then hung a vacuum cleaner from ceiling hooks. The court fined him 200 marks plus repair costs for damages to the neighbor's apartment.
A young writer Gregory describes a mythical mule with a quirky mythic bird nature. He claims the mew is hardier than the gazer and the turkey and notes it walks on two legs and kicks with two more. Wings sit on the side of its head.
Bermuda's S. S. Sparling reports exports to Canada jumped from zero to 50 000 cases last year with estimates of 100 000 cases this year and three times that next year. He notes Canada Budget boosts Bermuda by allowing winter vegetable entry and discusses talks with Canadian National steamships on the Canada West Indies service.
New convenience boxes for letters will be fitted on buses in rural Ireland. Four lines terminating at Belfast will test the system, with boxes cleared and mail processed through the Belfast post office.
C E Harvey of Winnipeg, retiring chairman of the prairie division of the Canadian Manufacturers Association, states that prairie manufacturing in 1929 was valued at 340 million dollars.
A May 8 white paper states breakdown in Anglo Egyptian talks stemmed from Egypt’s demand for unrestricted immigration of Egyptian nationals into the Sudan. Negotiations on most points were smooth, with long talks over Suez Canal defence, but no agreement on Sudan policy.
An advertisement touts Dr Williams Pink Pills as a health remedy for women who are run down, anaemic, and weak. It cites Mrs Paul Rail of Coin du Blanc Quebec saying six boxes restored her health and notes the pills are sold locally or by mail for 50 cents a box.
New flags replace old emblems as India and other nations debut new colors amid postwar changes. Russia Germany China and others reshape global symbolism, leaving only a handful of major flags universally recognized. Asthma relief claim describes Kellogg remedy as miraculous and readily available nationwide.
Hon. Charles Stewart announces Supervisory Mining Engineer C. C. Ross will depart for Fort Smith and visit key mining hubs during the season. He will organize the office and field parties, assess prospector and company needs, and advise the Interior Minister on the industry’s future.
The Sas katchewan forestry service has planted a forest across 250 acres in the Prince Albert region. Forestry engineer H. P. Eisler notes that 2,000,000 nursery seedlings and stock have been transplanted, the province’s largest such programme. Most seedlings are jack and white pine.
John D. Rockefeller has spent more than 750 million dollars on benefactions over his life. A statue of Marshall Foch in London is set for unveiling in May.
An advertisement touts Aspirin tablets as a safe remedy for lumbago rheumatism neuralgia headaches toothaches and systemic pains of women. It asserts prompt complete relief without depressing the heart and instructs readers to look for the Bayer cross.
The London offices of the Canadian Pacific Railway issue an artistic booklet titled Those Magic Isles. It offers a comprehensive guide to England Scotland Ireland and Wales with photographic illustrations and prose. It highlights rural scenes resorts and popular destinations and appeals to both travelers and returning voyagers.
Air Corps photographer Captain A W Stevens extends his long distance record by shooting Mt Rainier from 270 miles while flying 20 000 feet above Crater Lake Oregon The shot surpasses last year’s 227 mile mark The plane carried liquid oxygen and the thermometer read 20 below zero Pilot Lieut John Corkille remarks the effort is like photographing the moon with the objective far away and success depends on aiming and luck
Investments in new industrial plants along Canadian National Railways grew to 74.1 million dollars in 1929, up 696 thousand from 1928, with additions to existing plants rising by 33.36 million. On Grand Trunk Western lines, new plant and branch investments totaled 11.73 million, down from the prior year, while additions reached 11.56 million. Western Canada saw activity in mining, cold storage, and warehousing, with Hudson Bay Mining and Smelting and Sherritt Gordon spending 10 million, and new cold storage plants in New Westminster and Victoria, elevators and oil warehouses added significant sums.
Douglas Egyptian Liniment relieves toothache and neuralgia and is valuable for croup sore throat and quinsy. Keep a bottle handy.
A lady motorist on the Hamilton St Catharines highway in Ontario cut in on another car sparking a crash that damaged three vehicles injured four people and led to three lawsuits. A judgment of 4650 was awarded to seven claimants in settlements.
The Toronto Globe praises pragmatic Western methods such as Saskatchewan's purchase of a weed polluted farm to transform it into a bloom. It argues this practical approach, exemplified by weed control, outvalues lengthy lectures on noxious growth removal and highlights the usefulness of Mother Graves Worm Exterminator.
In 1927 J W Hughes had 500 baskets of grapes, 1928 brought 2500 baskets, 1929 yielded 20000, and this year he forecasts 40000 baskets. A winery offers 100 dollars per ton for Concord grapes.
French agricultural authorities expect a substantially bigger harvest than last season with favorable weather boosting production across major crops. Officials cite improved growing conditions and policy support as key factors shaping the outlook.
The Topographical Survey of the Department of the Interior, a Dominion Government organization, prepares maps for various uses. Standardized sheets are used where practicable, with scales varying by available information and map purpose.
At the Berlin Flower Show a German gardener demonstrates injecting phosphorous into cacti to make them glow at night. Numerous cacti were inoculated and the luminous substance concentrates in the spines, making the plants appear dotted with bright points of light in darkness.
The remark suggests that social norms arise less from necessity and more from people's desire to travel and enjoy themselves, shaping behavior and expectations. It highlights leisure as a driver of customary conduct.
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