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Newspaper
Miniota Herald
Location
Miniota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Sep 07, 1922
Page
7
An experimental oil lamp claims to emit a brilliant white light surpassing gas and electricity. Tested by the US Government and 35 universities, the lamp reportedly burns odorlessly with no smoke or noise, using kerosene at low cost. Inventor T V Johnson offers free trials and agency opportunities promising monthly earnings.
Alderman Josephs Hoskin died at Vancouver. He took part in the first Klondike gold rush. About 250 Friends of Soviet Russia joined a Winnipeg demonstration that ended in a street parade. A World's Daily Congress will teach milk value in Philadelphia next October. Seven workmen were killed and 100 injured at Gravesend when a train hit their working train. Mrs Harry Payne Whitney to design a statue of Buffalo Bill Cody. Canada to distribute 1,000,000 Kamloops trout eggs and fry in BC waters this season. War trophies of Sir David Watson presented to the Royal Rifles of Canada in Quebec. Submarine H 24 with Vindictive left Gibraltar for England after repairs. Father Adelard Delorme case remains unsettled as Taschereau refuses intervention. A daylight jewel robbery occurred in London at British Columbia House. Electrification of the Canadian National Winnipeg Grand Beach line discussed with Manitoba Power Company.
Mid ocean voyage to New York the United States liner President Taft sighted a Portuguese barque in distress. The liner altered course and launched a boat with a doctor and supplies. The Portuguese captain welcomed the Americans and handed over two letters for relatives in New York.
An Ontario advertisement urges worried women to maintain rich red blood using Dr Williams Pink Pills. It cites Mrs. Cora Conrad of Broad Cove Nova Scotia reporting improved health, relief from headaches and dizziness, and better appetite after use. Pills are sold 50 cents per box, six for 50 dollars by The Dr Williams Medicine Co. Brockville Ont.
An 19th century style ad claims Dr J D Kellogg's Asthma Remedy provides quick relief by healing soothing smoke that penetrates the passages. It boasts years of success and positions the product as the sure remedy for asthma sufferers.
Major J. Clark, a representative of the British Columbia Government, arrived in Victoria aboard the Empress of Russia with two prospective settlers. He said about two hundred demobilized Indian officers will eventually settle in British Columbia, with more to follow soon.
An English inventor claims a compact oil fuel burner with hollow concentric water cones mounted over a large burner. The design emphasizes quick steaming and efficient heat delivery through the conical water channels.
An old style medical advertisement touts Nerviline as a cure for sour stomach gas bloating nausea and upset stomach. The copy claims twenty drops in sweetened water provide dramatic relief and promotes 35 cent bottles sold by dealers.
The article recounts Dugald Campbell’s notes on African justice practices. In West Africa accused persons undergo a crocodile-infested water swim. if uninjured they are deemed innocent. In Central Africa the ordeal requires smoking a large pipe filled with tobacco and red peppers without spitting, a rarely achieved test of guilt or innocence.
An advertisement urges replacing carbolic acid in workshops with Dr. Thomas' Electric Oil. It promises quick action without skin scarring or flesh burning and claims safer wound care for workers.
During the week ending August 6 the International Nickel Company plant at Copper Cliff near Sudbury shipped no less than ten cars of nickel matte. The renewed demand is expected to blow in at least two furnaces within the next few weeks.
An old notice asserts Holloway's Corn Remover eases corn discomfort fully, offering a cure to readers troubled by corns.
A Bangkok hotel displays multilingual notices about power outages. The English version asks guests to return a postcard if their electric light fails so the company can send another card.
Ethel questions his driving habit while Clara confesses that a quarrel interrupts their usual one handed driving. The exchange hints at tension and humor in their relationship dynamics.
A trainload of 36 cars moved from the Peace River to Edmonton over the Edmonton Dunvegan and British Columbia Railway in 30 hours setting a record for the run. It was the heaviest cattle shipment yet made from the north country.
A vintage advertisement touts Putnam's Painless Corn Exactor as a simple pain free solution. It claims the product lifts out the corn with root and all and leaves skin smooth, priced at 25 cents everywhere.
The Kenora district in Ontario sees active prospecting with 76 prospectors licensed. Engineers strip, trench, and sample several claims, with financiers in Toronto and Montreal retaining ownership.
Catarrhal deafness stems from inflammation of the Eustachian tube lining. The advertisement states Hall's Catarrh Medicine treats the condition systemically, reducing inflammation via the blood and aiding restoration of normal mucous surfaces. Free circulars offered. available through all druggists. F. J. Cheney & Co., Toledo, Ohio.
Dialogue snippet from Journal Amusant features Mrs and Mr Motorist joking about asking directions and being lost, with a wry remark that in five minutes they will not be anywhere near the present location.
An advertisement touts Mother Graves Worm Exterminator as a standard remedy with years of use enhancing its reputation for protecting children from worms. The copy emphasizes safety and effectiveness.
Queen Mary buys a four panel screen from ex Sergeant Ellis of Fulham, a Kilmacnock native and former Cardiff Corinthians rugby player. Ellis, who served with the Gordon Highlanders from 1914, survived major battles but was struck by exposure just before the armistice and is now paralyzed from the waist down.
The Saskatchewan homesteads total 2 729 in 1921 up from 1 726 in 1920 per a Provincial Government report. Americans 567 Australians 1 Austro Hungarians 219 Belgians 15 Chinese 2 Danes 18 English 272 Finns 6 French 22 Germans 11 Greeks 1 Dutch 7 Icelanders 5 Irish 33 Italians 7 Norwegians 74 Poles 28 Romanians 29 Russians 77 Scots 81 Swedes 79 Swiss 2 Syrians 1.
Ontario gold mines produced about 1,775,000 dollars in July, a record high and 10,000 more than June. Excluding Kirkland Lake Proprietary, mills ran at full capacity and processed roughly 175,000 tons of ore.
Saskatchewan Field Crops Commissioner urges threshers to post the Section 23 Noxious Weeds Act card on every threshing machine at all times in operation. Despite Threshers’ Lien Act amendments, the Noxious Weeds provision remains in force and cards must be obtained from the Field Crops Branch in Regina and affixed promptly.
The ancient game chaturanga, the predecessor of modern chess, was played in Hindustan about 500 years ago under its historical name.
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