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Newspaper
Miniota Herald
Location
Miniota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Mar 03, 1936
Page
6
A vintage ad extols Gillett's Pure Flake Lye for removing yellow stains and cleaning enamel and plumbing. Directions recommend weekly use full strength in toilets and drains to kill germs, banish odors, clear obstructions, and tackle heavy cleaning tasks without dissolving lye in hot water.
The Gillett’s Lye Booklet explains dozens of ways to use the powerful cleanser for housework and farm sanitation. It offers soap making tips and practical information, with details to obtain a free copy from Standard Brands Ltd. at Fraser Ave and Liberty St in Toronto Ontario.
George Harrison of Hamp ton England invents talking postcards using a new microphone amplifier and recorder to create sound over a photograph. The six inch disc recording costs 25 cents and the postcard can be mailed and played on a phonograph.
Sir Alexander Cadogan, British ambassador to China, was named under-secretary for foreign affairs in orders approved by King Edward VII. Paul Vallery has been appointed president of the permanent committee of arts and letters of the League of Nations. The German Protestant Church and Catholics unite against Nazi control of youth education. Coarse gold veins found in British Columbia near Cranbrook. Authorities deny peace plans with Italy and France over Ethiopia. Fred L. Kolb, Jasper Athabasca hotel manager, died of a heart attack.
Devotional study covers loving God with all heart soul strength and mind and loving neighbor. The Lawyer seeks eternal life by deeds, Jesus cites Deuteronomy and Leviticus, then the Good Samaritan parable expands neighbor to all. The Samaritan aids the wounded man while priest and Levite pass by.
A brief aphoristic note proposes timeliness in wit as a virtue, contrasting prompt repartee with delayed responses. It emphasizes readiness and sharpness over lateness, suggesting quick, clever retorts define effective dialogue.
In surgical contexts, doctors and nurses, along with actors and clergymen or those with artistic temperaments, are often poor patients when operations are involved. The remark notes a tendency for professionals to face challenges as recipients of medical care.
Eight RCMP veterans including Superintendent T V Wunsch and Staff Sergeant G P Pavely of Ottawa were awarded long service medals at the new Edmonton police headquarters. Other Alberta recipients included Inspector P H Tucker Edmonton Sgt R G B Johnson Edmonton Sgt A Ford Edmonton Corporal J H Corbett Wainwright Lance Corporal J E Jones Lamont and Constable Wm McKay Athabaska. Arterial roads in England may be lit at night costing 45 million dollars for lamps and more than 2 million a year for maintenance.
Paris witnesses a new hat inspired by Ethiopian war, a Bersaglieri cock feathered headgear worn by a tall middle aged woman on Rue Royale. The fashion piece is forecast to rival 1919 Bersaglieri popularity as troops once quartered in Paris returned to influence trends.
A health note claims many people over forty feel tired and headachy due to excess stomach acidity. It recommends neutralizing acidity with Phillips milk of magnesia after meals and before bed, available as liquid or tablets made in Canada, promising renewed vitality.
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