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Newspaper
Miniota Herald
Location
Miniota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jun 24, 1925
Page
7
Laborers in a Peruvian town embraced Y M L C A recreation under a Lima Association leader visiting weekly. They now enjoy cage-ball and games rather than drink and gambling, proving a shift in leisure activities. A separate note records a four day plunder with over a hundred mules carrying gold to beach boats for ship transport.
In early April, French commander M. Rivarol plans a surprise landing north of Cartagena to seize the city and its treasure. Captain Blood rejects the risky night raid yet watches Bucaneers force a costly dawn assault that storms Boca Chica fort. By noon next day Cartagena offers surrender.
Mrs Grecor of Sarnia Ontario describes severe nerves and fainting after childbirth. She credits Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with avoiding surgery and enabling her to care for her baby and take in boarders. The letter touts personal recovery and urges others to try the remedy.
Captain Blood and his officers face a mutinous demand from buccaneers led by Captain Brood amid a Cartagena stalemate. M. de Rivarol promises to weigh the treasure and grant a fifth, but French ships vanish and Blood fears massacre if he pursues. The crisis ends with uncertainty as ships depart and mutineers prepare to act.
Natives of Tristan da Cunha in the South Atlantic petition the government for an annual mail boat. They say they would emigrate if not provided. Rev. H M Rogers, longtime missionary and schoolmaster, brought the news to England after three years on the island with his wife and baby. Only one mail ship serviced the settlement during their stay. The article notes the lead line mark on ships was originated by Plimsoll to prevent overloading.
Greenwich Observatory under Admiralty control tests marine chronometers daily for the navy. ovens and thermostats simulate high temperatures, while refrigeration tests occur for cold seas. Wireless progress reduces the need as Greenwich time can be received at sea. The article notes ongoing chronometer accuracy work and its historical routine.
A stressed household scene unfolds as a man rushes to catch a train and demands his boots. A frenzied search follows, revealing the small servant's pale confession that boots were stored in the coal shed and half a ton of coal has just been dumped on top of them.
An old advertisement asserts infants suffer from worms and claims Mother Grave's Worm Exterminator provides the most effective treatment. The brief copy hints at simple relief for babies, typical of period patent medicines offered in newspapers.
A conservative London daily comments on current Moscow race stereotypes. It lists Englishmen associated with correctness, fastidiousness, and Parliament, Germans with boredom and organization, French with society and a duel, Russians with genius intoxication and a row, noting escalating trios.
The membership drive for Alberta dairy cattle and egg and poultry pools is advancing with meetings organized in major centres. Lead cooperative marketing officials from British Columbia and the United States will address the gatherings to guide the growing initiative.
The Raymond beet sugar project signs up about 7 200 acres of sugar beets, surpassing the initial 6 000 acre target set by the Sugar Beet Company when negotiations began with farmers. The larger total signals strong grower interest in the new plant.
Two unnamed coeds tease about a kiss that supposedly occurred last night and a planned date on Saturday. The exchange sparks chatter about the person's honesty, with one suggesting the man is a decent fellow.
The first week in June marked a joint Canada United States celebration of the centennial of Norwegian settlement in North America. Hon. Thomas H. Johnson led Canada’s official delegation, praising Scandinavian settlers and noting a large Canadian government exhibit featuring grains and historical scenes including Leif Erikson landing in 1001 A D. Premier John Bracken also attended as Canada showcases opportunities for settlers.
The Edmonton Bulletin notes that Heligoland was stripped of its armament after a long British policy blamed for trading the rock for tropical Africa. It argues Germany gained little from fortifying the islet, paying $80,000,000 to arm and dismantle it, without aiding attacks on Britain.
Thousands of junked cars from New York City are dumped at Corona Fi City each year. A large gang of junk men strip vehicles of valuable parts and sell them.
A Canadian testimonial extols Dr Williams Pink Pills as a tonic to rebuild blood and restore energy for women facing fatigue dizziness and heart palpitations from overwork. Mrs Alex McInnes of Bowsman River Manitoba recounts severe anaemia and weakness improving after weeks of use. Pills cost 50 cents a box from The Dr Williams Medicine Co Brockville Ontario.
A diner remark about a steak prompts a witty exchange between a waiter and a patron. The waiter implies a tricked tip led to a mistaken order, warning the patron not to speak if he resembles a great man.
In a light anecdote about Lord Curzon a young official called the foreign secretary and asked for the Imperial Blighter. Curzon replied that the Imperial Blighter was speaking confirming his own presence and wit.
Dr Thomas Eclectric Oil helps relieve burns and scalds by immediate application. No preparation required and pain subsides quickly with the oil applied to the affected area.
Seventy five years ago H. S. Rogers spelled his name on a grassy hillside by sprinkling wood ashes. The letters remain visible and it is claimed ashes have been placed over them only two other times since then.
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