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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Apr 17, 1924
Page
3
A horticulture note by G A B Krock of the Canadian Pacific Railway outlines preparing soil for a mixed border on the prairie. It covers choosing hardy annuals and perennials, indoor start timing, bed sizing from 5 to 10 feet wide, and winter protection with strawy manure to ensure a blooming, low maintenance border next season.
Figures from the Federal Department of Marine show 11 new broadcasting licenses since December, lifting total stations to 45 and amateur licenses to about 29,039 as of January 31. Montreal has most amateur receivers at 6,600, Toronto 2,400, with provincial totals by Ontario 5, Nova Scotia 1, Quebec 1, British Columbia 2, Alberta 2. Radio is described as abridging isolation and linking rural farms with half the continent through a “mystic and cheering bond” of radio telephony.
S S Sears of Nanton Alberta predicts the Alberta wheat pool campaign will push signed up members to 75 percent. He calls the Manitoba progress satisfactory and hopes for success in Manitoba and Saskatchewan. He envisions next year a single agency to sell wheat across provinces.
Frank Purington Wolf Cub nine years old dies after sustaining severe injuries in the Yoko hama disaster. He urges care for his arm and foot while telling the doctor his time is up. His mother survived a misprint left her unaware of his fate until after.
Norman Ross, head of prairie forestry inspection, asserts Saskatchewan can grow apples, plums, apricots, peaches, cherries and small fruits. He cites 1923 Indian Head experiments yielding 1500 pounds of plums and barrel of apples, grown under willow and maple shelter, rivaling coastal B C varieties in quality and flavor.
An old article describes a planned mega light signal to Mars using a colossal electro heliograph on the Jungfrau in the Swiss Alps. It details a three mile diameter reflector, a million-billion candlepower beam, and a signaling method with rapid light flashes to bridge 35 million miles.
Dimitrie Ioanovici suggests a $3 million spiked anchor boom across Belle Isle Straits to block drifting ice. The system would anchor to the seabed with tidal cables and deter ice passage, creating a field of ice that diverts icebergs outward and permits year round navigation through Cabot Straits and the Gulf of St Lawrence.
The Moncton Transcript notes many Canadians lured to the United States by higher wages are returning home. They say Canada offers steadier employment and greater respect for law, with fewer disruptions from strikes and lockouts despite some jobs paying less.
A brief exchange shows a shopper with only a dollar in pocket and a companion urging purchases. The dialogue highlights planned shopping constraints and frugal behavior in a busy town setting.
A research scholarship valued at £150 annually for two years will be awarded in August 1924 to study at Emmanuel College Cambridge. It is open to members of all English speaking universities except Cambridge, with Canadians having held it previously. Full application details have been sent to all Canadian universities.
Letters posted before seven in the evening from London to Paris are now delivered in Paris by the first morning delivery.
A brief advertisement claims Freezone stops corn pain instantly and allows easy removal without soreness. The druggist offers a tiny bottle for a few cents to remove hard corns soft corns and interdigital cornages.
The Earl of Suffolk and Berkshire, son of Daisy Leiter, sails before the mast to gain seafaring experience for a future merchant marine career.
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