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Newspaper
Miniota Herald
Location
Miniota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jun 13, 1923
Page
2
Premier Drury urged Canada to address the rural crisis, arguing soil control and stable farming life are essential to national prosperity. He warned insecure farming threatens the country, contrasted rural life with urban industry, and urged policies that restore joy and purpose in agricultural work.
The minister finds a parishioner in a ditch remarking on whether it was a wedding or funeral. Old potato boiling tips suggest adding vinegar to prevent discoloration. Alberta will host prominent visitors including Charles Chaplin Harold Lloyd and writers from the United States at the Calgary Stam pede with others like Jack Lait Chas Peters William Slavin McNutt and Heywood Broun.
The Saskatchewan Department of Highways outlines a 1923 program with 2,119,646 allocated for road and bridge work. Funding from revenue and capital totals 1,212,640 and 906,000 respectively to cover highways, main market roads, bridges, and ferry services.
An old advertisement touts Nerviline as a quick penetrating non oil liniment for swollen joints and muscular or nerve pain. It claims rapid soothing action, dissolving soreness and stiffness, with nearly fifty years of proven sales and bottles priced at 35 cents.
A recent report from the Canadian Department of Trade and Commerce shows Canada as the second largest exporter by per capita value, with $100.63 per person. New Zealand leads at $152.51, the United Kingdom is third at $63.36, and the United States ranks fourth at $33.9 per person.
An advertising feature asserts pale women gain strength through Dr Williams Pink Pills. It cites improved appetite, digestion, and blood health, telling of Lyla G Garneau of Freeman Ontario who recovered after two boxes and endorses home treatment and mail order from The Dr Williams Medicine Co Brockville Ontario.
Last year twenty planes carried half a million letters daily between New York and San Francisco. Flights avoided nights Sundays and holidays with relays by train at night. Forty pilots completed 7999 trips across 14 division points. Storms and fog affected nearly 3000 flights with 300 delays. Crossing the Rockies demanded climbs to 12000 feet amid gales and snow. Mail time dropped from 100 to 80 hours. Minard's Liniment Relieves Neuralgia.
W A De Wolfe of Consort Alberta has patented an automatic air pressure gauge for tire inflation. The device stops at a set pressure and sounds a warning whistle. US patent applied for and Canadian patent No 210064. De Wolfe may sell or license manufacture. he is publisher of The Gnhnterprise in Consort.
With rising motor tourist traffic the Saskatoon Motor Club proposes a motor camp for travelers. A site on Nutana side of the river is suggested and the Board of Trade and City Council are to be asked for cooperation.
The piece traces the shift of trade from east to west with cattle and butter moving from Ontario to western markets and vice versa. It notes A A Wisther of Edmonton importing western horses to meet eastern demand and later shipping Alberta horses to Ontario. The United Grain Growers of Saskatchewan shipped horses to Annapolis Valley Nova Scotia, with Wismer’s spring shipments totaling seven cartloads at $40 per horse. It argues western farmers can ship cheaper than Ontario to supply eastern buyers, aided by horses running freely in winter with minimal feed.
A health note explains that many people suffer heart palpitations and breathlessness from various causes. It warns that excitement, overwork, or worry can trigger irregular or rapid beating, causing anxiety until the heart seems to pause or slow.
Mrs. Alice Bishop of Hamilton Ontario describes relief from heart palpitations and breathlessness after using Milburns Heart and Nerve Pills. She reports improved energy and calmer nerves. The pills cost 50 cents a box and are sold by dealers or mailed by The T Milburn Co Limited Toronto Ontario.
A new London catering complex claims the world’s largest restaurant status. It aims to serve ten million meals in the next year, with 900 waitresses and a payroll of 1,700, dwarfing the two million annual meals at America’s biggest eatery.
The product claim states Holloway’s Corn Remover when applied to a corn destroys the roots and the callosity loosens and comes away without causing any damage to the surrounding skin.
Francis H. Sisson of the Guarantee Trust Co of New York told the Financial Advertisers Association at its Atlantic City convention that there is no ethical code stopping professionals from advertising their services. He cited banks and fiduciary institutions that once avoided ads but now openly promote.
In France nearly 20,000 quarts of skimmed milk daily are processed to create substitutes for horn ivory and amber. Casein is combined with formaline to form a hard elastic material called petrified milk, easily worked for various crafts.
Mrs Hannah Gorman of Windsor Ontario recalls years of stomach trouble, smothering spells and headaches. She credits Tanlac with restoring strength and health, gaining weight, appetite, and sleep. Tanlac advertised as a universal remedy sold by druggists with over 37 million bottles sold.
The Danish administered census released by the American Consul at Copenhagen reports Greenland’s population as 274 Europeans and 14,081 natives. It breaks down natives to 6,729 men and 7,325 women. Greenland spans about 2,170,000 square kilometers with 68,060 free from glaciers, with inhabitants living along the coastline and nearby non glacier islands.
Saskatchewan produced about 68 percent of Canada’s wheat in 1922 with 250,167,000 bushels out of 399,786,400. The province valued its crop at 287,000,000 dollars while production costs were estimated at 187,000,000 leaving a net surplus of 100,000,000. Also an asthma remedy claim follows.
The Life excerpt mocks gendered fights and pride with a mother urging restraint and a boast about a boy's bloody nose. It warns readers that appearances deceive as the peach who is the apple of the eye may turn out a lemon.
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