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Newspaper
Miniota Herald
Location
Miniota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Sep 19, 1923
Page
6
A narrator recalls a complex romance with Murray, a cheerful office worker from near Ottawa. She details his character, his early influence, and her own evolving feelings as their social circle and family ties bring them closer, culminating in a valued, decisive pledge of lasting commitment.
In April 1914 a severe cold turned into pneumonia for the narrator's mother. Doctors warned heart issues could worsen with illness, but she recovered and was brought home. The narrator recalls lengthy bed rest and frank talks about Murray, only to wake one Sunday to find she had died, revealing the depth of his friendships.
A Winnipeg woman defies family wishes to marry Murray in August just before he sails for Valcartier. He wrestles with duty and danger, fearing harm and his own urge to fight. She insists on marriage now to secure his care, hoping to cope with grief and support him as they face an uncertain future.
A new periodical dedicated to the fur trade debuts in Oshawa as the Fur Trade Journal of Canada notes the silver fox industry began 26 years ago in Prince Edward Island and has grown to values of over 5.37 million dollars with farms expanding yearly. The article also cites beaver and muskrat revenues totaling about 9.05 million dollars. The piece closes with a humorous quip about wives and household skills.
Advertisement notes dye or tint services for garments and drapery with faded items repaired and refreshed at 15 cents per item. Includes phrases about women performing dyeing work and updating fabrics.
Diamond Dyes promises perfect home dyeing even for novices. Druggists stock all colors with directions included in each package.
A Dominion Livestock Branch grading system drives higher Canadian bacon prices in Britain with lean and prime quotes up to 125 and 130 shillings. Hogs in Canada show tops rising week over week, Toronto at 11.90, Montreal 11.75, Calgary 11.00, Edmonton 11.30, Winnipeg steady at 11.27.
Canada faces average annual damages of 14.5 million from forest fires over five years. Fires total about 6,779 yearly with 90 percent human caused. Campers and settlers are major contributors, while railways are often overcounted as a cause. Land clearing by settlers remains a key risk despite permits and supervision.
Alberta officials project a total wheat harvest of 142 965 000 bushels from 5 956 461 acres. The latest yield estimate is 24 bushels per acre, per figures from Edmonton based Agriculture Department and the Government Bureau of Statistics.
The Department of Soldiers' Civil Reestablishment has received 24,000 applications with an insurance value near 66 million dollars since the Soldiers' Insurance Act began. In the first year the monthly applications averaged just over 400, but in August and September of last year the monthly total jumped to about 2,000.
A humorous remark notes Aman could earn more if he had five fewer fingers to lose, implying a balance between gain and risk in a clever analogy.
A western packer intends to test the market for buffalo meat using his herd, exploring demand and pricing for buffalo an eat.
The Rev H J Griffin of Broxholme six miles from London laments his 105 parishioners who rarely attend services or garden fetes. He notes only 23 houses and habitually sparse attendance, with Sundays drawing a mere sprinkling of villagers who live a stone's throw from the church.
At the 1923 session of Parliament legislation was secured to extend egg grading to the domestic trade. Grading and classification were required for inter provincial shipments and now home consumption eggs must be classified. The consumer gains assurance of quality and value while producers can command higher prices for top grades, improving the poultry industry’s prospects.
A burn on the hand is more painful than on the back due to dense nerve concentration. The palm can collapse as if the body were shot through, and the fingertips remain among the most sensitive parts of the body.
The Manitoba Government will soon appoint a commissioner to investigate marketing of dairy products and pursue cooperative agencies at country points. The aim is to secure better prices for dairy products for both importers and consumers.
An office boy muses about doubling his income after folding a ten dollar bill. The line conveys ambition and a humorous snapshot of workplace aspiration.
Authorities estimate the body's surface area is about 16 square feet. The figure reflects general averages used in medical and scientific references.
An old advertisement touts Catarrhozone as a nasal inhalant to treat catarrh and colds. It claims easy relief by inhaling medicine through the nostrils, with a two month course priced at $1.00 and 60c for small size, mailed from The Catarrhozone Co in Montreal.
A dispatch from Constantinople reports Turkish police reintroducing visible marks on criminals. Officials tattoo or burn offenders to identify them, citing a surge of the Near East’s worst elements since the war. The city’s crime wave is described as globally notorious.
A Belgian woman dying of an incurable disease was flown from London to Brussels in a Napier D H 34 airliner converted to an aerial ambulance. The flight covered 200 miles in about 1 hour 40 minutes aboard a bed-equipped aircraft.
The Provincial Government estimates Saskatchewan reserved 12,332,000 acres for wheat this year and 6,098,000 for oats. Barley accounts for 617,000 acres, rye 78,600, fax 61,000 acres, and hay and clover 275,000 acres.
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