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Newspaper
Miniota Herald
Location
Miniota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Oct 29, 1924
Page
2
A speaker argues Canada underpays scientists like Dr. Saunders and Dr. Banting who created Marquis wheat and insulin. He argues private firms would pay lavishly, while public service suffers, causing brain drain to the United States and hindering national progress.
For the first time, Regina and Saskatoon Normal Schools refuse new admits. Regina hosts 466 students and Saskatoon 381, compared with 739 last year. No Saskatchewan students barred, but many outside the province cannot enroll.
Chinese merchant Chow Wing and his wife in Vancouver have adopted an Indian orphan girl amid recent tension as Chinese communities previously resisted schooling with any Indian blood. The act could shift attitudes and ease hostilities in the region.
Professor Curt Sachs of Berlin University deciphers a complete Babylonian musical composition. He says it marks the first time modern readers hear ancient Babylon music and notes similarities to Chinese tunes.
An order in council extends the British preferential tariff to Western Samoa, now administered by New Zealand under League of Nations mandate. The measure expands duties on imports, aligning Samoa with the broader imperial trade framework.
Dominion Bureau of Statistics census records 3,198,319 sheep in Canada for 1921 with 93,643 classified as pure bred. The figures reflect the national livestock survey and indicate a sizable population of registered animals.
Le Journal Paris describes a plan to delay the diamantiing of the Zeppelin works at Friedrichshafen for at least two years and allow the construction of another giant dirigible similar to the ZR-3. A French firm with Zeppelin patent rights proposes a new ZR-3 for France to be counted on reparations. The German government is said to favor the plan, to be presented to the reparations commission.
Indigestion ends as blood is enriched by Dr Williams Pink Pills. The ad claims stomachs gain tone through purified blood, easing appetite and digestion. Testimonial from Mollie Averill of Clanwilliam Manitoba details dramatic recovery after years of collapse. Pills available 50 cents a box from The Dr Williams Medicine Co Brockville Ont.
The sockeye salmon, valuable to canners, has been released into Lake Ontario after years of experiments. Fully mature sockeye have been caught in the lake this past season, indicating growth in the new environment. Six years of work produced an average of 200,000 young sockeye released annually.
The article claims worms harm child health by internal disturbance and stunted growth. Miller's Worm Powders expel worms and are said to restore health, remove worm infection discomforts and dangers, and assure satisfactory growth.
Britain claims a remarkable biplane with seventy foot wingspan and three stacked decks designed to carry the largest naval torpedo. It is powered by a 1000 horsepower Napier engine and is expected to cruise at about 120 miles per hour with 150 mph in extreme use.
Petrie Nicholls of Spillers outlines a major investment to develop flour and grain trade with the Orient. The plan allocates $6,500,000 for Western Canada shipments to British and European markets and aims to bid aggressively for trade in Japan and China.
A brief item notes how a trustful telephone becomes decisive after a coin drops, illustrating how audible cues influence judgment and the social dynamic of trust in everyday exchanges.
Hayden Talbot argues in Sunday Time that the Prince of Wales is misread. He notes public questions about looks dancing dress riding and modesty while asserting the prince speaks and acts with genuine spontaneity and charm.
The Duke and Duchess of York will join the Prince of Wales as royal ambassadors to their father’s realms. Since marrying in April 1923 they have toured Britain Ireland and Scotland visiting factories and public events. Their first overseas journey will visit Mombasa Nairobi and Uganda in December marking the first royal visit to these possessions.
A tirade journal notes Minnesota State Prison at Stillwater is short of printers. With only two printers, one old and decrepit, the facility cannot print Prison Mirror. It could staff a church or college with instructors and run banks, but lacks enough printers to operate a single printshop.
Desert insects in Palestine stay active and cheerful as sand temps reach 140 degrees Fahrenheit, researchers at the Royal Society report. The finding highlights insect resilience amid extreme heat in arid regions.
A historical theory from India attributed to Dr. George C. Simpson explains lightning as a clash of two electric charges formed when raindrops split in thunderstorms. Positive charges rise with the air, negative charges collect overhead, and when strong enough they break through air, producing lightning. Estimates place flash voltage near 100 million volts and currents from 10 000 to close to 100 000 amperes.
The article notes physicians use Minard's Liniment and describes how Germany's aerial mail service has grown in popularity with mail boxes placed on major Berlin streets for air route shipments.
Dr J D Kellogg presents a low cost asthma remedy advertised as a national solution. The ad asserts large past expenditures on remedies failed and promotes the product as affordable and within reach from local dealers.
German savings banks for children use toy forms to promote saving as inflation fades. Parents are urged to encourage deposits with municipal institutions offering interest from 8 to 15 percent, signaling a return to more favorable savings conditions.
Mothers testify to the product’s virtue and practical value based on experience with its worm extermination effectiveness.
Federal Department of Agriculture data show 1923 wool production in Canada totalled 15 539 416 pounds. Grading has enabled wools to be freely purchased on a graded basis in the United States Great Britain and by Canadian mills.
John Ashley of Foxboro Massachusetts cultivated a four acre plot this past season yielding 30000 boxes of strawberries.
A ten to twelve member trade delegation led by Hon. T A Low and H J Logan will sail from Halifax for the West Indies to foster friendship and broaden trade. They plan to return to Ottawa around February 1. Logan highlighted vast trade potential and noted Canada has only two trade commissioners among nine million people versus the United States with over seventy.
Mrs. Geo. E. Bowman of Morrisburg Ontario reports relief from heart trouble after using Milburn's Heart and Nerve Pills. She describes prior severe palpitations and breathlessness, with improvement after starting the pills. Pills sold at drug and general stores, by The T. Milburn Co. Limited Toronto Ontario.
Narita, captain of the Japanese freighter Seattle Maru, reportedly shaved his whiskers upon docking in Los Angeles, saying the long whiskers brought him luck after twenty five years at sea. He jokes no one will catch his luck now.
The rise of bobbed hairstyles in Japan disrupts traditional salons. For centuries the hairdressing business has been large and lucrative, as elaborate coifs required expert styling.
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