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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Apr 05, 1928
Page
6
A contract for constructing a grain elevator was let by the New Westminster Harbor Commission at an estimated cost of about 500000 dollars. The news item also notes various international topics and notable deaths and events from the era.
The Krupp Works at Essen report a net profit of 13 million marks for the year, reversing 1926's deficit of 2 million marks. The firm has rapidly repurposed from munitions to peaceful goods including locomotives, motor car parts, harvesters, razors, knives and forks, cash registers, and artificial teeth.
Bricks such as sand lime blocks cinder and cement blocks are produced widely in Canada. They compete with ordinary clay bricks and pressed bricks and serve areas where traditional bricks are costly or unavailable. Scientists speculate Saturn’s rings may consist of large dust masses. A false friend and your shadow appear only when the sun shines.
An ornate pattern description for No. 1704 featuring a front plaited skirt attached to an under bodice and a back piece, with a separate bolero jacket. It uses printed velvet crepe satin and other fabrics, with sizes 16 years and bust 36 to 42 inches. Includes yardage, binding, and price details for the pattern and fashion book.
The Toronto Star reports Denmark’s rise under Premier Madsen Mygdal with record cows and pigs, high animal exports, and a three and a half million population. Farmers unite for cooperative credit, purchase, manufacture, and marketing, while embracing agricultural education and free trade at home.
The London government moves to cut cruiser build, scrapping the 10 000 ton vessels and delaying or canceling 8 000 ton ships. Only three 8 000 ton ships will be laid down in the two years, saving about 5.5 million pounds while destroyer and submarine orders remain unchanged for next year.
D P KR Coats of Moose Jaw announced that a new radio broadcasting station will be erected this year just inside Saskatchewan's eastern boundary, controlled from Winnipeg. A commercial company will run it and, besides regular concerts, experiments will cover radio pictures. He foresees television following once picture reception is perfected, with the Saskatchewan site chosen to reduce interference from nearby cities.
Immigration to Canada for the first nine months of the 1927 fiscal year reached 128,928, up 14,893 or 13 percent from 1926. Of these, 92,955 originated from Britain United States France Belgium Switzerland Scandinavia the Netherlands or Germany. During the period 33,722 Canadians returned from the United States. December 1927 immigration totaled 4,556 with 937 from Britain 1,284 from the United States and 2,515 from other countries.
A proposed civic enterprise in Port Alberni, British Columbia, would drill a coal bed beneath the city to test feasibility. If coal lies at a workable depth, the city may operate the mine for profit. if not, talks with a private firm would follow.
Pattern ordering guide details the Winnipeg address at 175 McDermot Ave and instructs readers on obtaining pattern numbers from the Winnipeg union. It outlines steps for requesting catalogs and how to reference Pattern No. within orders.
The report states that in 1927 hydro power equipment was installed in Canada totaling more than 221 000 hp. It also notes that a further 378 000 hp will be in place in the first half of 1928, lifting the mid 1928 total to over 5 199 009 bp.
Railway department plans a large moving picture studio to attract visitors. About twenty five million children attend public schools across the United States.
Canada sees February as the peak for winter carnivals with skating snowshoeing tobogganing skiing curling and hockey reaching their climax. The nation’s competitions decide supremacy across many outdoor recreation activities as novices and experts showcase high proficiency in a thrilling spectacle.
A facility producing artificial graphite, an electric furnace product, operates near Niagara Falls Ontario. The plant uses local resources to manufacture graphite suitable for industrial and electrical applications.
On February 1 H M S Torbay and Toreador transferred to the Canadian naval service and were renamed H M C Champlain and Vancouver. The change aims to give Canadian ships names of national historic significance and to reserve the name Vancouver for the great Canadian explorer.
Auto tourists numbered near 8000 as the Cariboo highway carried travelers through Central British Columbia along the Fraser River. The route opened to general tourist traffic last year, linking Canada and the United States as a growing mecca for visitors to the historic gold country.
The record notes William Shakespeare was christened on April 2 1564 in the Warwickshire village of England detailing the early life of the famed playwright.
A lemon junket Bavarian dessert recipe uses lemon junket powder, milk, cream, sugar, walnuts, almond extract, marshmallows, and tart jelly or cherries. Layer marshmallows in glasses, whip cream with sugar and almond extract, dissolve junket in warm milk, fold quickly, pour into glasses, top with jelly, chill until firm.
Slice raw potatoes and pepper a pan, add ham, repeat layers, pour a cream sauce of flour butter and milk, top with bread crumbs and bake until brown. Use little ham for flavor, affordable for picnics, reheatable over camp fire.
Tit-Bits reports a custom where a man who has lost two wives marries a healthy tree in a full ceremony. After the tree is cut down and mourned, the man proceeds with his third marriage, the tree’s fate neutralizing fears of misfortune.
Analysis of samples from several quarries shows feldspar with about 12 percent potash. The note adds a caution about investment growth and mentions broader trends like rising life insurance and motor car sales. A proverb about pedestrians and a woman's view on flattery close the passage.
An editorial urging the public to support local papers as community ventures not personal fiefdoms. It emphasizes newspapers rely on readers and business support, noting editors serve all and profit is modest while the paper benefits towns through service and credibility.
Giannani born in San Jose to poor Italian parents offers his 1927 income of 1.5 million dollars to the University of California. One million funds an agricultural economics foundation while 500 thousand supports a Berkeley building on campus to aid farmers dairy and livestock men and fruit growers in California.
The Financial Secretary of the Treasury cannot make public speeches due to tradition. The role handles much of the budget, creating a need for silence that prevents the public from hearing Mr. A. M. Samuel, a capable speaker and successful businessman.
Advertisement extols Dr J D Kellogg's Asthma Remedy as a true cure for the draining affliction. It notes the product has a long record of relief and is sold widely.
A scientist claims the next war will be fought with insects and jokes that war is like a picnic. The remark contrasts with serious security concerns and human conflict.
A monk at the Abbey of Haut Villers in France first used cork to seal bottles between 1680 and 1715, marking an early adoption of cork stoppers in winemaking.
Nellie Grant daughter of President Ulysses S. Grant marries Captain Sartoris in a ceremony inside the White House in 1874.
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