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Newspaper
Miniota Herald
Location
Miniota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Oct 07, 1931
Page
2
An editorial argues that Canadian fire losses, totaling over 46 million dollars in 1930 and rising since, are largely due to careless practices with kerosene and neglected prevention. It urges an official inquiry into every fire, liability for owners, and tougher penalties to end the annual toll of destroyed homes, stores, barns, and lives.
Canada participates in Bristol England exhibition from September 3 to 16 with a government stand and private firm booths. The display features a large industrial map of Canada showing export products to the United Kingdom. The article notes the prince’s business insight through estate management and his influence on merchants.
A Canada boards report notes 191 railway accidents in June with 25 dead and 183 injured, plus 11 dead and 31 injured at highway crossings. Ontario led with 16 crossing incidents. Alberta saves 250000 yearly by the Dominion taking 75 percent of old age pension payments, effective July, shifting provincial cost.
A reader from Quebec extols Diamond Dyes for renewing faded dresses coats stockings and underwear. The advertisement claims the dyes are economical reliable and easy to use delivering even color without spotting running or damaging fabric, even when used by a child.
The U S S Akron completed its first test flight from Akron Ohio lasting three hours and forty seven minutes. The dirigible carried 113 men the most ever aboard a US airship and the navy calls it the largest passenger list in the world. Sleep guidance for infants is offered with Miller's Worm Powders claimed to destroy worms and restore rest though the ad text appears within the same clipping.
The piece notes Windsor street car injuries but praises transit safety, citing Toronto Tramway Co. ridership and zero passenger deaths since 1921. It also promotes Dr. Kellogg's Asthma Remedy, urging early use to prevent long standing bronchial trouble.
The London Daily Express argues that government measures alone cannot create prosperity. It says barriers can be removed and channels cleared, but ultimately manufacturers workers wholesalers and retailers must bear responsibility. Government should handle the emergency and others should get on with their jobs.
A humorous exchange features a visiting nurse asking about dental hygiene and a fond parent replying about their children rushing to the toothbrush each morning. The light dialogue highlights family routines and everyday humor.
Frozen strawberries and other small fruit will be shipped from Vancouver Island as a new packing process is adopted. Captain F Livesay of the Saanich Fruit Growers Association expects the plan to absorb much of this year's surplus and a company with $75 000 capital will handle at least 30 tons of strawberries and loganberries this season.
A stark critique notes fifty million flood victims in China facing starvation while Canada and the United States hold vast wheat stocks with no buyers. The author laments a broken transportation and distribution system that leaves people dying despite abundance of grain.
In May, thirty six tons of strawberries were carried by aeroplane from the Netherlands to London. This notable airlift, reported by W. N. U., highlights early long distance fruit transport and aviation milestones of 1910.
Teething causes fussiness in babies and Castoria is promoted as a gentle, safe vegetable preparation to aid digestion and relieve colic. The advertisement stresses Castoria contains no harsh drugs or narcotics and is suitable for infants and older children.
The most powerful cylinder type locomotive left Smith Falls for Montreal with a 96 car grain freight, a dynamometer and an 8 123 ton van. The mile long train arrived the same day and grain was unloaded for overseas shipment.
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