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Newspaper
Miniota Herald
Location
Miniota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Nov 28, 1923
Page
6
A vintage remedy advertisement touts Catarrhozone as a pine based anti cold tonic. It claims rapid nose throat and tongue relief using Blue Gar Tree extracts, marketed as a scientific cure sold by druggists and via mail from The Catarrho tome Co Montreal.
The narrator recalls visiting the Cameron homestead where Jim Cameron and Murray trade labor for crops and share tasks like stumping and threshing. They witness hard work, growing stock, talk of future sheep, and a rough bachelor setup as winter approaches with a lean income before rain and fires alter their fortunes.
Mrs. Mowbray and her daughter Jean visit the narrator with Jean guiding the horse as Rupert joins the twins outside. The meeting unfolds in a tense but brisk exchange, revealing Mrs. Mowbray's sharp, concise manner and her friendly curiosity about the narrator and children.
Mrs Mowbray and her daughter Jean visit the narrator bringing jam and eggs. Jean appears poised yet reserved, while Mrs Mowbray praises the narrator’s home and garden. The two women form a cautious, growing acquaintance amid talk of family, aging, and social expectations.
Masanao Hanihara, Japanese ambassador to the United States, told Philadelphia business leaders at Bellevue-Stratford Hotel that Japan is industrializing to trade for food and raw materials. He noted the US bought 89 percent of Japan’s raw silk exports in 1920, totaling over 17 million dollars, highlighting reliance on American markets and materials.
W. T. Macoun, Dominion horticulturist, reports at Central Canada Experimental Farm in Ottawa that more than 2,000 new apple varieties have been produced, including the Melba and Lobot named after a Thompson Seton story wolf. He notes it takes 49 years to perfect a species. Most staff have served over 356 years. Savannah Georgia is claimed as the Atlantic coast’s largest fish and oyster distribution point.
A historic science note reports arsenic occurring in plants beyond staples like cabbage and potato. It cites Jadin and Astrue of the French Academy of Science finding arsenic in rice peas beans lettuce celery asparagus parsnips and in fruits and nuts. The piece suggests soil uptake implies wider occurrence across crops. Florence Nightingale birthplace Derbyshire England 1820.
An upbeat urged motto appears in a children's feature promoting perseverance and self reliance. It cites Edison and other examples to encourage boys and girls to try hard, ignore naysayers, and pursue difficult tasks with grit and faith in success.
Paris report says France plans a trans Sahara railway from the Mediterranean coast to Central Africa. The Colonial Ministry and Lyons and Mediterranean Railways reached a concession agreement and a bill to authorize the project will be submitted to the French Parliament. The line would open up French East African possessions and connect them with France.
Reports on careful laundry handling with a sarcastic remark about sending collars for repair. A separate incident describes a scrub woman killed after touching a wet floor near an ordinary electric light bulb.
A Sydenham Ontario woman testifies to relief from fatigue and weak spells during pregnancy after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. The ad emphasizes safety for nursing mothers and urges others to try the tonic based on her positive experience.
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