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Newspaper
Miniota Herald
Location
Miniota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Oct 23, 1929
Page
2
The tenth League of Nations assembly prompts a reflection on its meaning for ordinary Canadians. It argues the League has prevented wars, aided crisis arbitration, and grown with modern international life, urging widespread citizen support to sustain peace efforts and humanitarian programs.
London’s oldest bank is identified by tradition as the Hoare family house with a receipt dated 1633 showing money deposited there by goldsmith Lawrence Hoare. The precise founding date remains uncertain, but the Hoare lineage is tied to early banking activity in the city.
The beef branding and grading service directed by the Dominion Department of Agriculture began nationwide in Canada on September 23 to protect consumers by ensuring meat quality.
Calgary geologist F J S Sur reports Alberta now produces more oil from Turner Valley than Montana New Mexico and Colorado combined. He notes Alberta's oil value exceeds twice the combined output of those three states, highlighting Alberta as a major oil region.
An advertisement extols Dr Williams Pink Pills as a remedy for dyspepsia from thin blood improving digestion. It cites Mrs Lucy A Cushing of West Bethel Maine, who says nine to ten boxes restored her health after years of indigestion. Pills available for 50 cents per box from The Dr Williams Medicine Co Brockville Ont.
High Quality Seed G M Stewart head of the Dominion seed branch in Calgary reports 1929 field inspections for the Canadian Seed Growers Association indicate ample high quality seed for next year. Yields appear higher than earlier reports with nine inspectors surveying 500 fields including regions in the Peace River country.
British and American capital are keen on Manitoba tin prospects. Tin ore has been found in several areas and work in two or three camps aims to prove commercial viability, with both sides promising strong representation due to the deposits' supreme importance.
Dr Seymour Hadwen a Saskatchewan University researcher in animal diseases is named director of veterinary science for the Ontario Research Foundation. The notice cites his expertise and new post as a major appointment in Ontario science.
Three American women Jane Lightring Lydia Lightring and Lillian Larson journeyed from Vancouver to Prince Rupert Prince George Summit Lake and along the Peace River aided by Judge Robertson. They built a motorized boat camped nightly fished and danced with locals including an Indian Chief during a three week summer voyage praised for adventurous exploration.
The Canadian Academy opens a kindergarten for foreign residents in Kobe on premises supplied by Kobe Union Church. Miss Winnifred Taylor from London Ontario oversees with Mrs Kentwell assisting. Initial enrolment is 26 children from nine nationalities, including Canadian Japanese British US Danish Swiss German Russian and Indian. The move completes a full infant to university education program and aims to foster international mindedness in Kobe’s cosmopolitan community.
England dispatches an oak sapling and a young birch from Kew Gardens in London to be planted around Sun Yat-sen’s mausoleum in Nanking. East reports say the completed grounds will become one of the world’s most beautiful spectacles.
An advertisement extols Minard's Liniment for neuritis while contrasting present day youth with earlier generations, noting both the young and old are noisier than in the past. The missive uses a humorous tone typical of period ads and social commentary.
Consumers are urged to treat sour stomachs due to excess acid with Phillips' Milk of Magnesia. The ad claims rapid, harmless relief, tasteless dose in water, and a 50 year physician approved standard. It promises genuine Phillips' product with full directions on every bottle.
The Boston Transcript notes rural post offices name the town, but many places lack advance signs causing confusion for auto tourists. Prominent in the plea is a board of trade push to improve town announcements for travelers seeking guidance and interest.
A shipment of Canadian wheat consigned from Montreal to India is believed to establish a new record in Canadian wheat exports. India, needing outside purchases, prompted Canada, the world's leading wheat exporter, to fulfill the order.
The Winnipeg Board of Trade News Bulletin notes Western Canada is expanding beyond wheat and cattle. In Manitoba Saskatchewan and Alberta a total of 2,356 manufacturing concerns report capital investment over 270 million dollars, led by Manitoba with 859 establishments followed by Alberta and Saskatchewan. Mothers commend Mother Graves Worm Exterminator for its usefulness from experience.
A Pertinent Question notes Canada produced 2,414,303 tons of newsprint valued at $144,146,632 last year and declares pulp and paper the Dominion's chief manufacturing industry. It asks what Canada and the United States are doing to anticipate forest conditions two decades ahead.
Napoleon Bonaparte stood about five feet three inches tall as recorded in local notes. The remarks describe a guide to grafting practices and a brief biographical aside.
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