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Newspaper
Miniota Herald
Location
Miniota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
May 30, 1928
Page
2
A column urges Canadians to observe Dominion Day yearly to foster national spirit and pride. It recalls the Diamond Jubilee and notes that Canada has grown in stature and opportunity, urging communities to form committees for 1928 celebrations and to teach youth the nation’s birthday.
The conference will run June 5 to 7 in Regina with delegates from cooperative groups beyond grain marketing. Produce pools and consumer cooperatives from around the world will attend, expanding beyond last year’s Kansas City gathering.
During the first four months of the year the association settled 224 families on 46,207 acres of land. A new translucent weatherproof grass substitute admits ultraviolet rays. It is flexible unbreakable and sold in rolls and by the yard.
An aeroplane that can navigate itself is the latest wonder by a French designer. A new set of gauges lets pilots read instruments in hours replacing sight. Twelve French pilots trialed the machine and learned to fly with no visual cues, reaching 30 miles out and back, proving useful in night or fog.
The Winnipeg Flying Club secured a 135 acre field in St James ready for summer operations. Two Moth planes will arrive from the Dominion Government and a hangar and club house are planned. The aerodrome will include tennis courts and attract many war fliers as members.
In anaemia the pale face and fatigue are common as the blood runs thin. Weight loss and fickle appetite follow, with headaches and sleep trouble. Dr Williams Pink Pills are advertised as a reliable blood builder and nerve tonic that enriches the blood and relieves distressing symptoms. A testimonial from Mrs. M E Patterson of Shanklin NB cites regained health after using the pills, with her daughter later restored from anaemia after six boxes. Available from druggists or by mail for 50 cents a box from The Dr Williams Medicine Co Brockville Ont.
H P Madsen of Edmonton City Dairy is named Danish Consul for Northern Alberta with headquarters in Edmonton. The Danish Government cites growing Danish settlement, about 3709 in 1927, as the reason and expects the territory to run from Red Deer north. Dr J D Kellogg's Asthma Remedy is praised as superior and widely trusted.
Mount Robson in British Columbia rises to 12 972 feet above sea level, the highest peak in the Canadian Rockies. The note contrasts its monumental height with a playful aside about Solomon and his umpiring attempts.
An advert describes excess stomach acid as the cause of indigestion and pain two hours after meals. It promotes Phillips milk of magnesia as a fast, mild, tasteless corrector, effective in neutralizing acid and relied upon by physicians for decades. It urges readers to obtain the genuine product with full directions.
Colonel J H Stibbard, head of the British Army Training Centre at Chisledon, says demobilized British soldiers could be drafted to Canadian farms if government and allied bodies approve. He notes many veterans have gone to Australia where they adapt well after a six month farm training period before discharge.
Annual report shows 1927 oper ating loss of 720000 dollars versus 90000 in 1926 though 1925 and 1924 results were worse and 1928 prospects look brighter. It notes reduced traffic to the United Kingdom and lower earnings but stresses the service to Canada’s exporters and railways, and argues against selling ships at current prices. Dr Thomas Eclectric Oil advertises for cuts and bruises, sprains, sore throat and fever remedies.
Western Canada Airways Limited acquires Pacific Airways Limited of Vancouver to establish an air service between Winnipeg and Pacific coast cities. Plans include expanding into parts of Alberta and broader seaboard routes. Corns vanish with Holloway's Corn Remover without scarring.
A well worn Napoleon hat sold in Paris for 15000 dollars to a French army officer. The hat, famous in his image, came with a valet’s 1814 sale certificate. The buyer will keep the hat in France.
The Toronto Mail reports a Baltimore dispatch about a Maryland University machine called an automatic anaesthetizer. The robot acts as an anesthetist during experiments, delivering the exact amount to keep patients unconscious, reducing the need for a human operator and aiming to prevent overdoses.
A Polish native, once living in Oshawa, asked a railway ticket office if he could secure a cut rate on a seaplane crossing the Atlantic. Staff asked him to return later. Canada’s forest industry salaries total about 100 million dollars yearly. Peevish pale restless sickly children owe their condition to worms. Mother Graves Worm Exterminator promises relief from worms, not health restoration.
A proposal seeks Ottawa’s modernization by allocating 200000 dollars yearly for thirty years with an immediate 3000000 dollar outlay. A key feature is the creation of a large central park to elevate the capital’s status among world capitals.
Some North American tribes practice widow hair cutting and prohibit remarriage until the hair regrows to its original length. The ritual marks mourning and social status within the tribe.
The pocket surgical case used by explorer David Livingstone in Africa was presented to the Royal Faculty of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow Scotland.
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