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Newspaper
Miniota Herald
Location
Miniota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jun 22, 1927
Page
7
Maggie and Anna Milander clash over union vows as a crowd gathers at the station. Anna joins the action against police and class foes while Maggie organizes a meal for new arrivals. Helmi and Anna share a striking resemblance as they face divergent fates in Canada.
Scientists led by Donald B. MacMillan report rock foundations on Sculpin Island near Nain Labrador as the remains of a Norse settlement a thousand years old. Eskimo traditions name the site Tunitvik the place of the Norsemen, suggesting Norse contact before Columbus.
Mrs Oliver Menarp of 24 Harvey St Chatham Ontario writes that Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound improved her health during pregnancy and helped her recover after giving birth She reports head relief reduced fatigue and regained strength enabling her to work again and plans to recommend the remedy to other expectant mothers.
After over thirty years of testing, experiments show aluminum as the superior tea package. Red Rose Tea now ships exclusively in aluminum, with each package guaranteed to arrive in perfect condition.
The article reviews Howard Carter’s caustic remarks in The Tomb of Tutankh Amen and mocks the idea of tomb curses. It notes scientific work found Tutankhamen’s tomb sterile and suggests popular tales of mummies bringing disaster are likely exaggerated narratives tied to sensationalism after events like the Titanic.
Special correspondent reports a Naga Hills expedition persuading chiefs to end human sacrifices. Five hundred chiefs attended a manau as seven buffaloes were killed for feast. skulls of past victims were handed to the civil officer. Chiefs vow future sacrifices will be bulls to spirits.
Quebec Detective Rioux says prison reforms have gone to extremes and prisons rival hotels. He argues convicts are treated too kindly and released early, risking repeat offenses as 70 percent of thrice convicted criminals return to crime after release.
George E. Patterson, pioneer in electric vehicle history and builder of Patterson and Corbon in St. Catharines, Ontario, died recently in Pasadena, California. His firm produced one of the world’s first electric street cars later converted for an electric service run between St. Catharines and Thorold. Patterson retired five years ago at age 83.
This article promotes Baby's Own Tablets from The Dr. Williams' Medicine Co. Brockville Ontario as a quick remedy for griping pains, fevers, colds, digestive issues, teething pain, and sleep in infants. It claims safety for the youngest babies and notes a price of 26 cents per box, available from medicine dealers or by mail.
The viscounty granted to Lord Byng in October after his retirement as governor of Canada has not been gazetted due to high gazetting fees. Lord Byng, like other wartime honorees, declines to pay, with costs estimated between £330 and £730. The piece notes coins caused by pressure boots and ends with critical remarks on Prussian steel helmets and royal wartime figures.
A Tornieria fossil, one of the world’s largest dinosaurs, will be reassembled and put on its legs again at the Natural History Museum in South Kensington. It lived in river estuaries, laid eggs, fed on floating vegetation, and measured about fifty feet long and thirty feet high, weighing around ten tons. bones were dug up in Tanganyika. Meanwhile a store robbery occurred during a police parade, noted as an uninvolved spectator.
Firestone promotes its gum-dipping process that insulates and impregnates each cord with rubber to reduce friction and heat while strengthening side walls. Full-Size Balloons absorb road irregularities for smoother driving, with Canadian dealers ready to help and offer savings.
A devotional snippet urges daily protection from sin and divine guidance. It includes prayers for strength, mercy, and cheerful actions toward others, attributed to Thomas Hornblower and William Emery Channing. An advertisement notesoe Thomas Electric Oil relieves burns or scalds with no prep, ready for kitchen use.
The Banff Windermere highway and the Lake Louise Field road in the Canadian Rockies opened for the 1927 season on June 1. Officials expect more tourists than ever viewing the scenic wonders along these routes this season.
A Canadian reader recalls lifelong eczema covering her body and credits Cuticura Soap and Ointment with relief and eventual healing after three months of use. The notice promotes Cuticura Soap Ointment and Talcum for daily care and specific treatment of pimples and itching.
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