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Newspaper
Miniota Herald
Location
Miniota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Mar 17, 1936
Page
6
A vintage advertisement touts Gillett's Pure Flake Lye for weekly drain maintenance. It claims full strength use is safe for enamel and plumbing, kills germs and destroys odors, aids heavy cleaning tasks, and should be kept on hand with hot-water dissolution avoided.
The text notes the Liberty Bell inscription matching Leviticus 25 10 and adds a proverb about excuses being easy to conceive at the wrong moment.
Daylight saving starts in Toronto and Montreal from April 26 to September 27. The Franco Canadian treaty of navigation signed in Ottawa in December 1933 has been ratified by the senate. European wheat production is forecast to fall. Australia plans a bronze statuary group in Canberra for King George V. London traffic returned to normal after a 1,000-strong strike over lunch hours. The Donnelly pension bill for the blind passes the House of Commons, but no funds expected this year. Canada’s February revenue totals 23,023,052, down from 23,292,909 last year. The 1936 Everest expedition leaves Darjeeling led by Hugh Ruttledge. Quebec to fingerprint revolver permit holders, says Lieut.-Col. L. Lambert.
Canadian soap production supplies most domestic needs and exports to the United States, while the US remains the main customer. Annual soap usage reaches heavy per capita levels with women bearing two thirds of household soap costs. imports and exports show a net US-facing trade pattern.
The Bayer Company wins a ruling in Ottawa Exchequer Court restraining a defendant from selling tablets as Aspirin not made by Bayer. The judgment bars any name similar to Aspirin to prevent confusion and awards Bayer damages and costs.
A brief dialogue notes a landlady claiming there is no recipe for making one and that it simply accumulates. The text then mentions North America as the only continent with rich coal reserves located far inland from the coast.
Sunday school lesson on Jesus urging trust in God over worry. Luke 12 and Matthew 6 guide believers to seek first God’s kingdom, labor rightly, and live without fear, trusting God to provide. The piece notes a London News Chronicle anecdote about Randolph Churchill misnaming a heifer as a “little brother.”
Thousands of Canadian mothers report fewer and shorter colds by following Vicks Plan for Better Control of Colds. The plan draws on 30 years of Vicks experience and is tested by physicians and used at home. It outlines three steps: build resistance with rest and fluids, use Va tro nol at first sniffle, and rub Vapo Rub at night to loosen phlegm and reduce congestion.
Simple open mesh dress for little girls designed to play in sun. Crocheted entirely in a basic stitch with a contrasting yoked neck in the same stitch, available in sizes 4 and 6. Pattern 5554 includes material needs and full instructions. Send 20 cents to Winnipeg Newspaper Union for pattern and illustrations.
Despatches from Vladimir district say two Soviet scientists completed a sub stratosphere flight to test if sky light exists independently of the sun. I A Khvostikoff and B I Romanoff reached about 10 000 metres and gathered 15 spectograms.
A historical report notes an estimated two to five million Americans suffer from organic heart disease. The figures reflect broad prevalence across the United States, highlighting significant health impacts.
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