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Newspaper
Miniota Herald
Location
Miniota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
May 02, 1928
Page
7
Helmi, a Finnish mother, faces screening by four women at a boardinghouse as she seeks work. One by one they question her past and her baby, with Mrs. Ritchie hoping to find a placement. Helmi pleads she can work by the day to care for her child while waiting for a suitable position.
An old column advocates limiting infant handling to short daily periods and suggests Castoria as a safe remedy for fussiness and sleep issues. It touts Castoria as vegetable based with the developer’s signature, claims millions of bottles sold yearly, and offers a motherhood book with each bottle.
Canadian National Railways unveils summer excursion fares from May 15 offering 20 to 25 percent savings and longer expiration periods. Rates apply from Pacific and prairie provinces to the east and from prairie provinces to the Pacific Coast. Boat portions across the Great Lakes or Vancouver to Prince Rupert are allowed on the eastern route.
Neuralgia succumbs to Minard's Liniment. Four organizations given leave to appear before the immigration committee: the Anglican Synod, the Canadian Legion Alberta command, the Welcome League, and the Salvation Army. A cartoonish exchange shows a fond father consoling Tommy after an injury.
A consumer notice offers a money back guarantee on Red Rose Tea sold in aluminum packaging. If not thoroughly satisfied, the grocer is authorized to refund on receipt of the container regardless of how much tea was used. Order a trial package today. rv at sw.
Aviation division of the commerce department promotes roof signs on buildings tanks and depots to identify towns and point to the nearest airport. Oil firms and 10 000 American Legion posts join, using six foot high black letters with yellow chrome background to indicate direction and distance to landings.
An advertisement extols Dr Thomas Eclectric Oil as a universal remedy for sailors soldiers fishermen lumbermen and outdoor workers. It claims to ease pain relieve colds dress wounds subdue lumbago and overcome rheumatism and recommends keeping it at home and on journeys.
A New York Times passage reflects on the cost of World War I, noting many British Empire soldiers perished at Ypres near Menin Road and lie unknown without graves. It argues gratitude for their endurance and warns failing to honor them would turn memorials into monuments of defeat.
The Price Oil Development and Refining Company will acquire the flax mill west of the Government elevator in Moose Jaw to operate a crude oil refining plant. President Mr Price says a national chain will be built with one plant in each province, with operations starting around May 15.
Business in Western Canada farm implements shows record spring activity with manycash purchases and a notable rise in dairying machinery bought by farmers amid a fifteen year high in trade.
A historical overview commemorates Henry Dunant born in Geneva on May 8 1828 and died in Paris on October 31 1910. It details his Solferino vigil and founding of Red Cross after 1862 1863 1864 treaty efforts and the Geneva treaty of 1864 establishing international humanitarian law.
Dr J D Kellogg claims his asthma remedy offers real relief and lasting benefits with conservative statements. The advertisement asserts permanent relief in many cases where other remedies have failed and promises customer satisfaction.
The Saskatchewan Egg and Poultry Pool has opened its first egg pool of the season and will operate seven candling stations in Regina Moose Jaw Saskatoon North Battleford Yorkton Melfort and Assiniboia. The pool is expected to remain open for six or seven weeks.
A holy war is reported as raging in Arabia and nearby regions. The description notes the term echoes a civil war in its violence and disruption across multiple locales.
A devotional note quotes Galatians about doing good for all and urges practical acts of kindness. It emphasizes that good thoughts must be turned into action with power and place as the means to benefit others. The excerpt also invokes Fulke Greville and Lord Bacon on duty, mercy, and the use of power for good.
A testimonial touts Baby's Own Tablets as safe for infants and children, free of opiates, praised for aiding digestion, teething, and colds. The Dr. Williams' Medicine Co. sells 25 cent boxes from Brockville, Ontario, with a customer endorsement from Mrs. John Armour of South Monaghan.
A New York piano company reports all piano records shattered with 108000 dollars in piano sales in one day, refuting the idea that radios would end piano use. The note contrasts with earlier predictions about player pianos and phonographs. Also mentions Holloway's Corn Remover as relief for corns.
A man asks for something suitable for a man at a children's specialty shop. The cashier, who does not look at store signs, replies with a simple response. The exchange hints at decoding shop offerings beyond surface branding.
Kenora United Farmers' Club members discuss sheep raising in the district. The secretary is gathering data to interest farmers in the industry, noting the area is suitably adapted for sheep farming.
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