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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Apr 05, 1923
Page
2
Farmers across the Prairie Provinces urge reforms in wheat marketing as parliaments debate solutions. They warn that high marketing costs and weed seeds in shipments erode profits, urging focus on seed quality and efficient farming to boost overall prosperity.
Montreal paid the largest income tax for the period ending December 31 with 13 195 749 dollars Toronto followed at 11 742 770 and Winnipeg 4 019 299 The Dominion total was 55 517 222 dollars A curious line about salt yields from waters and a dismissive remark on women's political knowledge follow.
An old advertisement claims a man was killed by blood poison after using a razor for corn removal. It promotes Putnam's Painless Corn Extractor as a safer 25 cent alternative, urging buyers not to substitute.
Canada showed a marked improvement in gold output in 1922 becoming the Empire's second highest producer and third in the world. Production reached $26,500,000, up from $19,400,000 in 1921 and $16,500,000 in 1920.
Canada sold 1,655,783 cwt of Nesprint newsprint in January 1923 valued at 6.14 million dollars, slightly below December. The United States remained the top buyer with 1,633,823 cwt. New Zealand and Australia also purchased smaller amounts. Canada’s bond and writing paper exports totaled 739 cwt led by Australia with 288 cwt. Wrapping paper exports totaled 18,273 cwt with the United Kingdom taking 9,706 cwt and Australia 4,829 cwt. Newfoundland and Japan followed.
The article describes influenza as a winter danger in Canada, leaving victims with weak thin blood and fatigue. It promotes Dr Williams Pink Pills as a blood enriching remedy, citing Ida M Fraser of Thessalon Ontario who recovered after six boxes. Pills cost 50 cents a box and are available from medicine dealers or by mail from The Dr Williams Medicine Co Brockville Ont.
Miss Eva E Belliveau of Moncton New Brunswick reports eczema on her hands that caused cracking itching and sleepless nights. After three months she used Cuticura Soap and Ointment healing the rash with three cakes of soap and two and a half boxes of ointment. She endorses Cuticura products for toilet use and advertises samples by mail.
The Bureau of Standards measured a minute engraving of the Lord's Prayer on glass sized 0.001 by 0.602 inch. Visible at 900 to 1,000 power, the work shows writing so small that a square inch could hold about 20,000,000 words if filled with the same text.
Ad promotes Cascarets as a 10 cent bowel cleanser for adults and children. It promises relief from sick headache biliousness gas indigestion sour upset stomach and other distress by morning. The candy tasting medicine is described as the nicest physic on earth.
The law states that a man required to work on Sunday must receive four times his daily wage. This rule establishes a quadruple rate as compensation for Sunday labor under Australian legal standards.
A biologist at Vienna University reports success in transplanting insect heads onto different bodies. The black water bug species thrived and fed vigorously after head exchanges, showing no fatal effects.
An advertisement claims nearly all children suffer worms and many are born with them. It urges using Mother Graves' Worm Exterminator as an excellent remedy to spare suffering.
Archaeologists near the Nile report a colossal brick ship of the sun buried in sand about two days from the Pyramids. Dated to around 3900 B C the vessel mirrors the mythical solar voyage with evidence of once elaborate fittings now destroyed by fire leaving only the brick hull.
The antelope is noted as the swiftest animal capable of reaching 62 miles per hour at its top speed.
Advert praises Holloway's Corn Remover as a painless solution to corn pain. It claims quick relief and easy use for sufferers seeking comfort.
A visiting Frenchman in a U S shipbuilding plant learns English homographs as a worker explains a timber task. The man says he is making a yard and it is all but a yard, while timber comes from the yard, leaving the visitor perplexed. Minard's Liniment is advertised.
An old remedy ad promotes California Fig Syrup as a safe laxative for babies and children. It claims a teaspoonful may prevent illness, detailing symptoms like biliousness feverish fussiness and sour stomach. The note warns to request genuine California Fig Syrup to avoid imitations.
Simple cookie recipe uses oats and raisins with butter sugar egg and milk. Mix dry ingredients then combine with wet ingredients, stir in chopped nuts if desired, drop by teaspoon on greased pan and bake moderate for 15 to 20 minutes. This yields about 30 cookies.
Mix sugar raisins and lemon juice then add flour if needed. Place a teaspoon on each crust round, fold into turnovers, seal edges, bake in shallow tins until brown.
Thousands converted by ignorance suffer aches long deemed curable but relief comes as Nerviline is said to heal Sciatica Lumbago and Neuralgia. The nostrum sinks in quickly penetrating sore muscles delivering grateful relief to a hundred and one family ailments. Try it. 30c at all dealers.
Annual report shows 1,283 students enrolled with 336 first year, 265 second year, 208 third year, 164 fourth year and 68 graduates. Remainder includes 123 corresponding, 74 summer session, 59 special, 10 public health nurses and B D students. Arts and sciences 666, applied science 81, medicine 222, law 143, agriculture 102, pharmacy 44.
An advertisement touts Dr J D Kelloges Asthma Remedy as a proven cure for asthma. It claims breathless fits threaten life and asserts the remedy has restored health and happiness across the nation.
Dr Russell L Cecil of the United States Public Health Service reports a pneumonia vaccine nearing public availability. Tests on monkeys over a year show the vaccine could avert about 159000 pneumonia deaths annually in the United States, with refinement and cheaper manufacturing needed before widespread use.
European trials report paper made tires with rubber like elasticity and metal like strength. The innovation aims to combine durability with light weight for automotive use.
Dr Thomas Eclectric Oil is praised as a versatile liniment with countless uses and valued as a leading remedy for man and beast. The Arctic Ocean is reportedly warming noticeably according to scientists.
A tribal decree warns that anyone who copies the figures on a totem pole will face severe punishment. The rule reflects strong cultural protection of sacred imagery and traditional artistry.
Mrs Bessie Coles of Regina Sask says a physician advised Taniac and she followed the guidance. She reports improved sleep appetite and weight with her nerves steadied and health restored. Taniac is sold by druggists with over 35 million bottles sold.
A new chart from the Department of Trade and Commerce shows Canada rising from eighth to fourth in export volume before the war and moving from eighth to near tops in exports per head. It notes Canada’s postwar rise to second to Australia and a period where Canada led in per head exports.
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