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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Apr 08, 1920
Page
7
The Boy Scouts' Association work is praised as a major factor in national education. Schools at all levels adopt Scouting for moral guidance and structured activity, with boards distributing Official Handbooks and plans to integrate the movement into public education across the province.
The western Caspian oil field near Baku is described as among the richest. Historically Russia held the area, but British forces captured Baku during wartime to protect oil from German control and to block Bolshevik influence.
A woman innovates by creating an ice cream freezer, marking a notable achievement in food appliance history. The invention highlights female ingenuity in household technology and suggests broader contributions by women to domestic science.
Southern Alberta irrigation aims to set aside about 5000000 dollars for Lethbridge Northern project costs and bond interest. A government council would control construction, bond sales, assessments, and tax rates with two years to build. An official trustee may oversee funds and construction if appointed.
A man digging a well near Dauphin Manitoba found water coated with foul black scum and sent a sample to the Manitoba Agricultural College. Winnipeg men rushed in filing oil leases on many farms, misidentifying locations. News says while only three farmers hold oil rights, drilling is expected to begin widely as more wells show signs of oil.
A Prince of Wales tour of American and Canadian films in Great Britain draws unbounded enthusiasm. The Albert Hall viewing before a crowded royal audience, including the King, Queen, and Princess Mary, delighted the royal party with the Prince’s nervous finger work and glove antics during a public speech.
Winnipeg Telegram lauds George Ham of the C P R as a genial, highly connected railway host who brightened tours for royalty and authors. It notes his wit, travel prestige, and a Scottish poet Neil Munro praising his laughter freighted across ten thousand miles.
Alberta's 1919 wool clip reached 2,115,000 pounds valued around 1.225 million dollars. Most sales went to the Canadian Co operative Wool Growers' Association and to brokers, with the bulk sold in the United States, especially Boston. Prices averaged about 58 cents per pound for the cooperative sales, lower than last year but deemed satisfactory given circumstances. Producers report steady price gains since 1914 and expect further growth in 1920 as wool quality improves and production increases.
A country visit ends with a boy crying after touching a hornet he calls defective. His father, a noted electrical engineer, explains the insect’s lack of insulation, impelling the family to pause the summer day.
A sapphire eight inches long and weighing over five pounds was reportedly found at Mogok by a Burmese. Its value is estimated between £35,000 and £50,000.
Sir Edmund Walker of the Canadian Bank of Commerce predicts a future Pacific opening with many steamers and vast Asia trade. He argues for an Anglo-Saxon partnership and notes Japan’s push toward democracy despite current military rule.
Mayor Chas F. Gray returned from the east predicting Winnipeg would become an ocean port via an Hudson Bay route. He urged deepening the Nelson and Red Rivers with five locks to allow ocean ships, linking Lake Winnipeg to Winnipeg within two decades. Hospitals were historically used to relieve lepers.
The article notes saloon signs in San Francisco and Denver facing removal under federal prohibition and new by laws. Signs with dramatic names like The Bucket of Blood The Dip Hell's Kitchen The Fly Trap and Oasis may disappear as districts reconstruct into shops movies and laundries.
The article questions how important Dutch actions are on monarchist intrigues around the ex Kaiser near Amerongen. It notes concerns over his mental state, monarchist agents at the castle, and potential shifts in Dutch policy as to entente notes and public debate in parliament.
The Temperance Act of 1913 makes local option in Scotland operative in August enabling voters to vote no license. War lessons and US prohibition spur temperance work. Scotland faces a clear yes no license choice now, giving a campaign advantage to anti drink forces led by National Citizens Councils and national temperance groups.
The Siamese, like the Chinese, wear their nails long and some ladies tip them with silver, reflecting cultural beauty practices.
Saskatoon projects for the year total more than 2 million including hospital extension 270000 Collegiate school 350000 May fair completion 200000 University completion 400000 incinerator 100000 and other public works. About 120 houses are expected, with Last year 80. lumber supply could alter plans though most new buildings will be brick and architects estimate 1.5 million to 2 million.
A seed company representative visits Brooks area to explore growing seed peas on irrigated lands. Henry Davis to plant 50 acres near Rosemary, Alberta, after contracting with him this year. Davis hails from Rigby Idaho and has prior seed pea experience. If successful, irrigation friendly soils could expand seed pea farming in the district.
The Christian Science Monitor argues that constant war thoughts forge a military spirit. It asserts nations train for conflict through pre war education and warns non military nations can adopt militarism once they drink from that fatal fountain.
The text notes that religious Russians abstain from eating pigeons due to the dove's sacred status in scripture. It frames the practice as a reflection of spiritual beliefs guiding dietary choices.
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