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Newspaper
Miniota Herald
Location
Miniota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jun 15, 1922
Page
7
Britain plans a 60 ft 60-ton motor lifeboat with 15 ft beam and 4 ft 6 in draft. Twin 75 hp engines push 9 to 10 knots, 100 mile range, 150 passenger capacity, two cabins, first aid gear, heat and hot food, a searchlight, lifesaving net, and a line-throwing gun. Stationed on the Mersey.
The piece explains the phrase in apple pie order originates with Hephzibah Merten a Puritan era housewife who baked a dozen pies each Saturday and labeled pantry portions for each day Her family likely grew tired of the weekly supply as the pantry was kept in neat order.
Dr. E P Doolittle president of the Canadian Automobile Association spoke at a Winnipeg Kiwanis luncheon on plans for a Winnipeg to Vancouver highway as the first priority with an eastern route to follow. He said the road would aid residents along the corridor and attract tourists bringing prosperity to towns and cities it passes.
Appealing to families, an advertisement promotes Nerviline as essential for sudden colic cramps and stomach pains. It claims universal usefulness, urges keeping a bottle at home, and notes a 35 cent price with wide availability.
A machine creates sea air in a large city center and is being employed to treat several diseases.
Radio popularity spurs three new Alberta firms to organize and incorporate under the joint stock act, expanding broadcasting presence across the province.
A Baby's Own Tablets are praised as a mild yet thorough laxative that relieves constipation colic colds and simple fevers in infants. A Quebec mother writes she always keeps a box and considers them indispensable. Sold by medicine dealers or by mail at 5e a box from The Dr. Williams' Medicine Co. Brockville Ont.
Dominion Lands Office reports 1921 22 farm land entries in Manitoba total 1045, more than double the prior year with 877 homesteads and 168 soldier grants plus 367 total for the previous year. Quartz mining claims totalling 1787 and 20 petroleum and natural gas lease applications also recorded. April 1922 shows 56 homesteads and eight soldier grants, while April 1921 had 20 homesteads and 44 soldier grants.
All hands are busy replenishing wardrobes for spring and the featured gray twill suit with self colored hand embroidery shows neat tailoring. A large straw hat with cherries completes the stylish costume likely to be seen soon.
An advertisement promotes Dr. Thomas Eclectric Oil as ideal for athletes. It claims to loosen muscles and sinews, relieve soreness, and strengthen for strains, noting long time users testify to its value as a lubricant.
The Manitoba Provincial License Department issued 2 448 automobile licenses through April. Dealers licenses 244 motorcycles 465 chauffeurs 9 394 sales representatives 171 and permits 3 642. Revenue this year totals 394 104 dollars.
Those in a run down condition find Catarrh worsens, showing the disease is affected by overall health. Hall's Catarrh Medicine is a tonic that acts through the blood on mucous surfaces to reduce inflammation and aid Nature in restoring normal conditions. All Druggists. Circulars free. F. J. Cheney & Co., Toledo, Ohio.
A Dominion Forestry Branch survey asks Prairie farmers about the financial impact of tree plantings. Replies cite property increases from 1 000 to 5 000 dollars, windbreaks worth thousands, and a bluff adding substantial value. A moving picture camera for surgical operation filming without hindering surgeons has been perfected.
The latest census reports Canada’s population at 8,772,631 people. The figure tallies residents across provinces and territories, reflecting growth trends and demographic shifts since the previous count.
Lighting a match to investigate plaintive mews from a litter of kittens housed under a staircase six year old Claire Gagnon of Montreal set fire to her dress and was fatally burned. The prairie division of the Canadian Manufacturers' Association objected to a graduated stamp tax on checks in Winnipeg. Dr Vilhjalmur Stefansson explorer of the frozen north and alumnus of the University of Iowa received an honorary Doctor of Laws from McGill University. Henry Ford hints at a potential presidential run but would not spend money on nomination. Mrs Lillian Russell Moore died in Pittsburg after illness following a shipboard accident. Saskatoon judge Turgeon to receive honorary Doctor of Laws in absentia from Ottawa. The International Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen at Toronto protested immigration from foreign and Asiatic countries.
Practical and quick healing claims for Dr Thomas Eclectric Oil. The ad promises relief from pains due to inflammation by topical application. It asserts effectiveness for cuts scratches bruises and sprains with rapid skin absorption and soothing of inflamed tissue. Keep a bottle handy always.
A brief hometown story follows Little Pat as he starts first grade. He describes a yard long and a foot wide paper, counts to seven, and insists two and one equals shoe polish, showing child logic and humor from a school day recollection.
Minard's Liniment remains in households as ambassadors promote Great Britain abroad in twenty seven foreign countries.
J Bertram Simon of Tacoma Washington, a noted photographer, credits Tanlac with ending ten years of rheumatic pain and months-long bed rest. He reports weight gain of ten pounds and improved digestion after starting the medicine and recommends it to others. Tanlac is sold by all druggists.
B. E. Poucher and Rev. Newall Dwight of New York with a noted engineer have departed to inspect timber properties near Port Renfrew Port Alberni and Nootka B C with plans to buy. If satisfied they intend to build sawmills and a pulp and paper plant.
Rural Route No 1 Mascouche Quebec letter from Fred C Robinson claims four head tumors vanished after two months of using Minard's Liniment. He notes prior surgery fifteen years ago and mentions plans to try the liniment on a mare for a strained tendon.
A passing mention notes banana derived fabrics as a speedy dress option. The fleeting item hints at novelty fashion using banana fibers for rapid apparel.
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