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Newspaper
Miniota Herald
Location
Miniota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
May 26, 1921
Page
2
Postwar leaders call for a universal Red Cross drive in Canada and worldwide. The campaign urges June 6 to 11 to enroll adults at one dollar and youths at twenty five cents, stressing health improvement and anti suffering beyond wartime aid.
Visitors from Abitibi report reindeer moving in small groups through the unsettled area for years absent from the region. Bears and wolves are scarce while fishing is exceptionally good this year in the same region.
Report says Imperial Oil will erect a 350000 dollar gas plant at its Regina works to utilize escaping gas in gasoline manufacture. This expansion aims to boost production and efficiency at the facility.
Fifty Dutch farmers aboard the Canadian Pacific steamer Scandinavian arrived from Antwerp en route to Ontario and the Canadian West. A second ship, the Metagama, carried about sixty English girls under the Overseas Settlement Board and a matching number of experienced agriculturists headed for western farms.
Snakes of the viper tribe channel their venom to the deepest part of a wound, ensuring efficient envenomation. The mechanism concentrates toxins at the injury site for rapid effect.
British statistics show France has the largest standing army among continental nations, with about 800 652 troops under arms. Poland and France together account for roughly two thirds of Europe’s 3 million soldiers, aided by alignments with Belgium Czecho Slovakia Romania and Yugoslavia.
A bottle of Dr Thomas Eclectric Oil in the farmhouse will aid journeys for the doctor. It helps children with colds and croap and adults with pains and aches and includes directions for use on sick cattle. There should always be a bottle in the house.
Belfast firm Harland and Wolff plan to send experts to Hamburg to supervise finishing the Bismarck, the White Star liner promised to Britain. Delays from slow work and a October fire have held progress, with Germany blaming lack of Allied instructions. White Star finally secured the ship as a counter to Cunard’s Imperator.
Advertisement for Milburn's Heart and Nerve Pills promoting vitality for the elderly. Includes a testimonial from Mrs. James Perry of Retlaw Alberta praising improved health after two boxes and noting continued use at age 72. Mentions price 50 cents per box and availability by mail from The T Milburn Co Limited in Toronto Ontario.
The piece argues that modern labor troubles reveal a move beyond parliamentary authority. It states wages and conditions are not the core issues, but direct action seeks community-wide aims. It warns that miners' leaders could become ultimate arbiters of national destiny, with extremists bearing blame.
A woman keeps speaking after someone says there are about 20 new speakers present. Her response continues to fill the moment with remarks without pause.
Finland enforces strict fire safety requiring every building to provide an escape ladder. The policy, rooted in wooden towns and ongoing as stone and brick buildings rise, sustains a lucrative domestic ladder industry and widespread compliance nationwide.
When a baby is sick or cross the tablets offer gentle relief by regulating bowels sweetening the stomach and easing teething. Mrs. Philippe Payen of St Flavien Que says they helped her baby and recommends them. Sold by medicine dealers or by mail for 25 cents a box from The Dr Williams Medicine Co Brockville Ont.
Alberta advances a wireless station at the High River aerodrome with six Bessemer hangars from France, a completed office, and tenders received for the printers site. The facility will send messages to Vancouver and along the Pacific coast and rise taller than any previous jet erected in the province. The pole is to be erected within ten days and the hangars will each house about three aircraft.
A well to do Scottish woman remarks to her gardener Tammas that he should marry to complete his “house.” He replies that even the first gardener had a wife but did not keep his job long after acquiring one. The exchange appears in The Watchman Examiner.
A playful exchange poses a riddle about wind and light. The daughter asks where the wind goes when the fan stops. The mother offers a whimsical answer linking wind to where the light goes when switched off.
Metal arches spanning the strings have been patented to guide beginner violinists. The invention aims to position the bow correctly on the strings, assisting students in learning proper technique.
A description praising Scandinavian settlers in Canada as largely agricultural, thriving in western districts, retaining identity yet remaining British in sentiment, and contributing to Canada's army. It highlights their thrift, ambition, and hardworking nature as exemplary European settlers shaping a pioneer nation.
An advertising pitch claims Diet alone cannot ensure health and credits Dr Hamilton's Pills with boosting strength and vitality by keeping the system clear of impurities. It asserts fewer headaches from indigestion, improved energy, and overall wellness, mentioning a Montreal dealer.
A brief quotation on national wealth and human flourishing contrasts wealth with life. It proclaims that a country’s true riches lie in nourishing noble and happy people and asserts that life quality defines prosperity.
A Scientific American note describes Dr Locard's new method supplementing Bertillon and fingerprint records. It claims skin pore marks on any body part can identify criminals, noting forearms or elbows may yield prints even when gloves are used.
A fragment notes that snake shooting is a favored pastime among Bedouin inhabitants in Palestine, reflecting local traditions and leisure activities in the region.
A lighthearted remark notes that truth often outpaces imagination, especially when readers resist introductions. The line suggests the appeal of getting straight to the tale without preface or context.
Rain contains water plus nitric and carbonic acids formed during thunderstorms. These acids gradually erode granite turning it into sandstone and sand. The process is slow but certain and carbonic and nitric acids in rain support plant food.
Crude oil was struck while digging a well four miles north of the steel plant at Sault Ste. Marie on the Jamieson farm. Two new companies have been formed to handle the discovery, but the oil quality awaits analysis. Prominent oil men visited the scene this past week amid growing interest.
The University of Calcutta reports an enrolment of 26,000 students, the largest among British Empire universities. The milestone reflects expanding higher education reach under colonial administration.
Portable bottles advertise Dr Thomas Eclectric Oil as powerful in concentrated form. The ad touts its low price and multiple uses, claiming it should be in every dealer's stock and branding it the poor man's friend.
An excerpt from the Boston Transcript cites a New York Times advertisement offering compensation for a saleswoman qualified to sell molasses, described as of unquestionable ability and character.
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