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Newspaper
Miniota Herald
Location
Miniota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jun 20, 1928
Page
2
A discussion on the motor age highlights rapid growth in vehicle numbers, traffic dangers, and the need for public conscience and safe driving habits. It urges adherence to road rules, vehicle maintenance, and polite road etiquette to prevent accidents and protect lives.
The Bible remained the world’s best selling book in 1927 with 10,034,797 copies sold per the American Bible Society annual report. It was published in 166 languages and dialects and included the first complete Bible in the Luba Lulua language. 150 convicts were serving life terms in Canadian prisons.
Mrs. McKee of Toronto Ontario claims the Vegetable Compound improved her nerves and health after taking it regularly. She says she feels younger sleep improves and she rises early after using the product for several months.
Winnipeg hosts a large Norse celebration July 5 to 11 expected to draw about 25 000 people from the central western states and an equal number from western Canada. Governors Christianson and Sorlie will speak. Norway delegates will join civic and church leaders at the Norwegian Sangerfest and related events. The Norwegian Danish Press of America convention will also occur, bringing about 50 editors to the city.
A policeman warns an inebriated man to move from the street. The man insists he can stand there and stays for an hour, claiming he has not fallen. The exchange reveals a moment of lighthearted street scene behavior.
A witty exchange shows a bride requesting meat without gristle bone or fat. The butcher counters with humor noting she wants an egg, highlighting a playful clash over dinner choices.
May Christie, famed North American author, sails on the Megantic to England after ten months in the continent. She reportedly sends tangled novel plots on Atlantic voyages to unravel them. Christie, now married to J S Mazzavini, New York broker, produced two 76000 word novels and forty five articles during the period.
Advertisement claims Dr Williams Pink Pills enrich and purify blood to strengthen weak stomachs and relieve indigestion. Customer Mrs George W Johnson of Lequille Nova Scotia reports rapid improvement after trying the pills, with long relief and repeated recommendations. A free booklet What To Eat and How To Eat is offered, and pills cost 50 cents per box from The Dr Williams Medicine Co Brockville Ontario.
A 1927 BC hop harvest totaled 1 425 875 pounds from 1 037 acres, the largest in industry history and nearly double 1926. At 32 cents per pound the crop was worth 456 280 dollars. In 1928 an additional 332 acres began bearing. The piece also includes a joke about a cashier and a note on US land area.
The University of Alberta adds a dedicated laboratory and greenhouse for plant pathology and breeding in the field crops department. A cooperative project with the federal agriculture department and the National Research Council aims to tackle root-rot diseases. New staff include Dr. A W Henry and Dr. G B Sanford, with Dr. 0 S Aamodt in cereal breeding, plus ongoing work by Prof J R Fryer.
Northland's Cranberry Portage has emerged near Flin Flon Railway as a new town with population 100, two hotels and several thriving businesses. A board of trade forms and municipal government is expected soon while nearby rain ing claims advance within a mile of town.
In Salmon Arm the forest fire season will be met by experts trained for this emergency. The crews have studied approved methods to reduce hazards and control flames. Daily special subjects included disposal of slashing and demonstrated techniques.
A Canadian Pacific vessel named Beaverdale sails from Lindsay Ontario with 149 muskrats in 74 pairs, believed to set a record for shipments to Europe as foundation stock for muskrat ranches in Germany Finland and France. Dr Thomas Eclectric Oil advertises burn and scald relief with immediate pain abatement. A going clock is wound up. a going concern is not.
The New York Times reports Dr S A Von Soschecky, inventor of radium paint blamed for five New Jersey women’s slow deaths, shows illness signs despite reticence. His teeth and fingers suffer from radium necrosis as he risked his life aiding friends. He brought the radium paint formula to the U S and worked with the U S Radium Corporation, whose plant the women alleged poisoned them. They settled for 10 000 each plus lifetime annuities and insurance for their relatives.
The recipe calls for 1 quart water 1 teaspoon salt 1 cup pearl tapioca 1 teaspoon vanilla 4 tablespoons butter and 14 percent cups brown sugar. Cook tapioca in water until transparent then add remaining ingredients and bake half an hour.
A recipe for lemon cookies with butter sugar egg soda hot water lemon rind and flour plus tips for crisper cookies using more flour and chilling. The piece notes 20 000 passengers have been carried by a commercial airline company without any accident and ends with a broad reflection about experience arriving too late to help a man.
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