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Newspaper
Miniota Herald
Location
Miniota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Oct 26, 1922
Page
7
An illustrated claim promotes an oil lamp by T V Johnson of Winnipeg as superior to gas or electric light. The device supposedly burns with no odor or smoke, uses 94 percent air and 6 percent kerosene, and offers a free trial plus potential agency work earning up to 5590 per month.
A jumble of international incidents including the 7000 ton Orient Nner towed for razing at Troon Ayrshire. Forgers found in Palermo caverns printing over a million banknotes. A London visitor fined for unsafe driving on the Isle of Wight. About 2009 casualties in Foo Chow after a failed retake by National forces. Republican seizure of a steamer off Mayo leading to flour transfer at Newport. Police officers awarded cheques for arresting the murder of Sir Henry Wilson. A rear-end wreck at Baird Ontario spills 15 thousand bushels of Western Canadian wheat. crews unharmed.
The Montreal Gazette notes a French law restricting baby names to an official list of thirteen thousand despite gender neutrality. It contrasts with Norway’s approach to curb "ridiculous" names, citing fears of cruelty and parental whim.
An advertisement extols neuralgia as a severe pain condition worsened by blood poverty. It claims Dr Williams Pink Pills enrich blood to relieve neuralgia and cites Mrs M Brown of Warsaw Ontario, who reports lasting relief after trying the pills. Prices: 50 cents per box, six boxes for $2.50 from The Dr Williams Medicine Co Brockville Ont.
A brief exchange features a salesman delivering an attachment for a typewriter and a manager urging silence during work hours. The scene hints at a humorous or frazzled office moment reported by Notre Dame Juggler.
This fragment touts Mother Graves' Worm Exterminator as a safe remedy suitable for even delicate children claiming no harm to the constitution. It reads as an old promotional claim with dubious medical backing.
The discipline committee of the Methodist Church reports against admitting women to the ministry, leaving women behind the legal and medical professions. A Methodist woman writer says their future is to focus on paying the church mortgages.
An elder medic warns physicians to learn a patient’s business before prescribing. He recalls advising his first patient, the town’s golf champion, to take up golf for recreation as part of medical guidance.
A North Carolina church, Church by the Side of the Road in Greensboro, rents a single cow to families at one dollar a week to provide fresh milk for those who cannot keep cattle. The plan funds more cows and aims to create a community herd, marking an innovative church based economy.
Testimonials from mothers affirm Millers Worm Powders prove effective with rapid, thorough relief. The medicine is said to show improvement in a child from the first dose, ensuring confidence in its virtues without needing external endorsement.
Manitoba organizing and registering the Manitoba Vegetable Growers' Association with capital of 106000 aims to encourage market gardens. The company will store and ship locally grown garden products to offset yearly waste and low sale prices.
German engineers estimate southern Bavaria’s rivers and lakes could generate about 200000 hydroelectric horsepower. The claim notes potential power output from inland water resources.
An advertisement touts Dr Thomas Eclectric Oil as a blend of six essential oils with no alcohol. The copy claims lasting effects and markets its alcohol free formula for health use.
The piece argues that private cars have no rails signals or time rules and little local authority outside towns. It warns that a momentary error could kill the driver and others, urging motorists to have far greater skill and judgment than a locomotive engineer to protect the public.
An old advertisement advises parents to rub Nerviline on a child’s chest at the first cough or sneeze, gargle with Nerviline and water, and give ten drops in hot sweetened water at bedtime. It claims rapid improvement by next morning and promotes 35 cent bottles at dealers.
Canada's Dominion Bureau of Statistics puts the 1922 wheat crop at 8,773,000 bushels based on conditions through August. This compares with 300,858,100 bushels last year, and later estimates may rise as post September 1 conditions favored heavier yields.
Diamond Dyes claim simple directions let any woman dye or tint worn dresses skirts waists coats stockings sweaters draperies and more. They guarantee not to spot fade streak or run with cotton linen wool silk or blends. Check fabric type with your druggist before dyeing.
A terse exchange surfaces between a server and a patron. The customer urges target practice while a speaker or entity named Washington and Lee Mink appears in the dialogue. The fragment hints at service tensions and a confrontational tone.
Milk provides minerals and vitamins essential for jaw bone and tooth development. When children lack milk in their diet, teeth develop weakly and deteriorate quickly due to insufficient mineral salts and nutrients.
Vintage advertisement touts Cascarets as a candy tasting laxative for both adults and children. It promises quick relief for sickness dizziness dull headaches upset stomach and gas with one or two tablets. Box price listed as 16 cents.
The Orkney Islands passed from Denmark to Scotland in 1468 as security for a dowry paid to the Danish princess married to James II of Scotland. The deed allows redemption by Denmark for the original dowry with interest, though the sum would far exceed the islands’ value.
A fragment shows a heated exchange about whether a woman's voice should be cultivated, with a terse retort that implies dismissal. The wording hints at social expectations and gender roles in the era.
The article notes Pekin's streets are unusually wide and straight compared with most Chinese cities, highlighting urban planning features that stand out in the city.
A terse note requests Minard's and specifies no alternatives for W. N. OU. 1648. The fragment reflects a cataloging or citation instruction from an archival page with minimal readable context.
Saskatchewan claims its air pilots carried 3,622 passengers in the year, 2,060 more than Manitoba and 2,500 more than British Columbia, while flying 95,142 pilot miles, above Alberta’s 64,000. An agitation is under way for a government air station in the province due to this record.
The report notes radium worth 20,006,000 dollars has been produced over twenty six years while weighing only six ounces. The statement highlights the high value of radium relative to its small mass.
Calgary resident Alex Hayman a World War veteran of 627 Fifth Ave West gains 21 pounds after using Tanlac reports improved health appetite and energy. He says four years of stomach and kidney trouble and weight loss are now reversed and he can work well again. Tanlac is sold by druggists.
Telegrams from London quarters report a favorable Muslim reaction among Mohammedans in India Persia and Afghanistan to the Near Eastern agreement indicating improved sentiment.
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