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Newspaper
Miniota Herald
Location
Miniota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Sep 07, 1911
Page
7
An eminent lawyer at a Carnegie dinner argues against Britain’s coinage, satirizing decimal systems and farthings. The exchange hints at cultural finance criticisms amid humorous chatter and quick replies by the host.
The Detroit Free Press notes a California aviator ran into a company amid ongoing farmer troubles. The brief item frames the incident as part of a wider agricultural pain wave affecting business and transportation sectors.
A fragmented note recalls Minard's Liniment claimed to cure diphtheria and tells of an unfortunate man who displeased a rich nobleman. The nobleman called his servant to eject the man from his sight as tears filled his eyes. It also notes that modern needles appeared in use in 1545.
A letter from Robert Mann of Proctor Minnesota describes a infant with a severe facial skin disease starting at three months. After multiple ineffective remedies, Cuticura Soap Ointment and other Cuticura products were used May 1909 and the boy recovered fully with no relapse.
The Dominion fiscal year closed March 31 reports revenue of 117,799.49 with prior year 101,505.70. Consolidated fund expenditure reached 887,773,948 versus 79,411,747 last year while capital outlay was 33,695,222 against 34,254,621 in 1919. Major revenue from customs and post office. railway costs include National Transcontinental. Net debt at year end stood 340,641,452 compared with 536,773,305 in 1910.
The Calgary Herald assistant foreman Thomas Stewart was found fatally injured on the Calgary and Edmonton tracks. His head was severed and an arm torn off. identity established at noon. Stewart, formerly of Winnipeg, had lived in Calgary about six years and worked for the Herald during that time. His English home is noted.
The fragment references a crowd, a speaker named Jigme, a harvest gate, and a sister’s reply. It mentions Holloway Corn Cum as a safe product and a line about inflicting pain in return. A Washington Star remark about a dentist claiming a method to beat the game appears.
A Toledo notary swears a firm will pay one hundred dollars for each Catarrh case cured by Halls Catarrh Cure. The ad promotes the remedy and includes a testimonial offer. A barber shop scene features a farmer asking how soon his hat can be cut, with a brisk reply about timing.
Reported names include Sir Daniel McMillan and Lord Strathcona with no official confirmation. Officials think Strathcona’s retirement could be voluntary, while the government shows no desire to replace him immediately.
Seventy-one grain elevators changed hands at a Great Western Elevator Co meeting in Minneapolis and rural Minnesota. H. F. Douglas and associates were authorized to purchase for about $375,000, with transfers due July 1 and total capacity of 3,600,000 bushels.
Engineer Fortin of the Canadian Pacific Railway arrives with a crew to finalize the Virden M paved line from the present dump to McAuley. Construction is set to begin soon and the road is expected to open this fall.
A North Brandon youth was arrested by Detective Foster on charges of stealing two hundred oats from a farm he held on shares or rent. He appeared before Police Magistrate James and was remanded for a week to summon necessary witnesses.
A fragment from a New York Sun quotation notes the oddities of a vendor’s claim to cure colds with Minard’s Liniment. MW Grayton recounts misprints and a street encounter where a child asks if he is grandpa, illustrating a playful, rural newspaper tone.
A fragment depicts a woman praising a new corn pattern and a friend suggesting another girl wear it. The dialogue hints at social judgment and taste within a genteel setting.
An advertisement extols Dr Williams Pink Pills as a remedy for female ailments. A woman recounts severe postnatal weakness and piles, crediting the pills with restoring strength and health after failed treatments, and notes availability from medicine dealers or by mail from the Dr Williams Medicine Co.
The piece argues that the United States has a surplus of wheat and will export flour and grain for the next century, while Canada’s higher quality wheat fuels demand. It cites figures on U S production and Olmsted's study of per acre yields, noting Wheat and Corn gains and broad agricultural trends.
The Lothian Chronicle notes that parish kirk sessions order Sabbath street watching. Elders and deacons must patrol streets after sermons to reprove and inform on those who stand in fields or gaze from windows on the Lords Day.
The London Zoo spends about 25,000 yearly to feed animals. Its varied menu includes horses goats bananas grapes oranges apples turnips potatoes bread fowls heads sugar mice and sparrows. The annual consumption covers 161 loads hay 204 loads straw 15000 tares 5 bushels maize over a ton rice 150 bushels canary seed nearly 2000 pints shrimps and about thirty tons of fish. The zoo is a beloved London institution drawing nearly 900,000 visitors last year.
In a faintly lyrical scene a couple shares a quiet moment as tears flow. She calms him with a diagnosis of hay fever and urges continued treatment, suggesting hope despite ongoing distress.
During a recent Australian storm in Wyalong, lightning shocked Belle Melville as she held a glass jet neck lace and hairpins were dislodged from her hair. She suffered shock and stun for some time. Miss Crace Gerrard also had a frightening encounter when a box of matches ignited after she stepped outdoors, injuring her hand.
Mrs John Forester, a Saskatchewan pioneer, reports long rheumatic kidney troubles ended after using Dodd's Kidney Pills. She says sleep improved, back pains disappeared, and urges other suffering women to try the remedy. The narrative also includes unrelated dialogue and ads embedded in the clipping.
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