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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Apr 18, 1912
Page
3
A feature extols local businessmen as primary advertising mediums and strong contributors to national welfare, praising their enterprise, community influence, and public spirit in fostering prosperity and civic betterment.
A local resident purchases his newspaper and receives his money back multiple times as protection, according to reports in The Citizen. The story notes the unusual financial refund practice and its impact on the buyer.
Arthur Brisbane extols local editors as vital public watchdogs and ad vehicles for democracy. He urges business leaders in Canada to support small country newspapers to boost prosperity and truthful public discourse.
Farmers discuss the paradox of affordable grass for cattle versus rising costs of feeding and farming. Experts weigh whether low production costs translate to profits and how quality tied to price affects feeding strategies and market viability.
A promotional sermon on the links between circulation, influence, and success in a newspaper business. It argues advertising pays when the paper circulates broadly and ads are judiciously placed to build reach and power.
A London observer notes a shift in English attitudes toward alcohol. Drinking once essential in business and social life is waning with less lunch time drinking, fewer pre luncheon nips, and a drop in drinking songs in music halls.
Captain J. W. Welling recounts past digs on Oak Island near Mahone Bay where at 150 feet depth a buried chamber of cement encases oak and metal. A tunnel to the shore and a parchment fragment suggest a deliberate, long buried treasure beyond Captain Kidd legends.
Arnold Bennett tells of a novelist who seeks approval by humor and tragedy. After drinking two elixirs, his fate shifts from praise to despair as critics reward the dead genius with glowing obituaries.
An early report discusses the possible identity of the Brahmaputra in Assam with the Tsangpo in Tibet. It notes unfinished exploration along 10 miles of water and challenges from bends and cataracts. The piece mentions a striking 10 000 foot elevation difference over 130 miles and harsh terrain inhabited by the Abors.
The article notes Bibles in manuscript cost about $500 in Henry V's time. After Agincourt in 1415 he ordered "Biblia Pauperum" for the poor, and only five copies survive today, none in perfect condition. Each Bible features woodcut relief pictures drawn from Scripture.
The article notes a valuable diamond field in Australia, with parcels sent to cutters in Amsterdam. Copeton in New South Wales has operated for four years and is expected to remain active, yielding thousands of carats annually.
The article reviews rapid creation of denominational higher learning institutions across western towns and provinces. It highlights Emmanuel College at Saskatoon, ongoing or planned buildings for Presbyterians Lutherans Anglicans Methodists, and early university work in Regina Moose Jaw Calgary Vancouver and Victoria linked to McGill or planned with the University of British Columbia.
A Chicago committee report fifty years ago warned of a barren northward wheat area. Now Arctic exploration and Royal Geographical Society talks reveal a rich landscape with wheat, barley, timber, coal and oil. Proposals include rail routes Edmonton to Athabaska, Prince Rupert to Fort McMurray, and a line to the Peace River, enabling water access to Great Slave Lake as the Grand Trunk Pacific nears completion.
A Canadian girl explains to an English friend how she endures solitude by living outdoors in summer. She notes drives by car to Banff, High River, and ranching towns, imagining pioneer journeys while enjoying the prairie air and vast freedom. Wildlife sightings include antelope, ducks, and coyotes.
Warden Steele of Victoria County Ontario will receive a new ceremonial gown to replace the fifty year old robe first worn by Wm Cottingham Omemee the county’s first warden. The garment cost 50 dollars 25 cents originally and has averaged about one dollar a year. The old gown will be kept as a relic marking the wardenship’s start.
The Canadian Northern Pacific Fisheries steam whaler Victoria logged the season’s largest catch, harvesting 1.69 whales in a single test season.
The guide describes serving etiquette for informal home dinners. Soup is served from the tureen one plate at a time, with plates passed to the guest on the hostess right. Fish entrees sauces vegetables desserts coffee and wine placement are outlined, with table bread iced water and hors d oeuvres prepared in advance.
A memory of childhood appetites inspires a woman to serve brown bread sandwiches with horseradish and sugar during afternoon tea. The horseradish mixed with vinegar lightly and dusted with powdered sugar. whole wheat and graham bread sliced thin. white bread also sugar sprinkled. The piece argues sweet sandwiches boost health and cheer in households with a sweet tooth.
Use turkey left from dinner with celery and capers dressed in mayonnaise. Directions vary, but a common mix uses two cups chopped meat, one cup breadcrumbs, one cup white sauce, two eggs, with yolks stirred in and whites folded last. Bake fifteen to twenty minutes and serve hot.
A woman seeking an electric corn popper discovers she has most components to make one. An oblong electric stove with a griddle and toaster serves as an ideal corn popping setup. It offers even heat, avoids face heat, and can be used on any table with a tray underneath. The steadiest popper is best for it.
A simple chicken a la king method uses one chicken breast two boiled potatoes cream sauce and two green peppers. Fry sliced peppers then add a thin cream sauce boil briefly add chicken and potatoes simmer season with salt and pepper finish with butter and serve hot with toast. Mushrooms may replace potatoes if desired.
A simple pot roast method: brown meat with fat, add water to half cover, season with salt and pepper, simmer slowly for about three hours. Thirty minutes before carving add potatoes or turnips and let them brown with the meat.
A vintage recipe describing soaking one pint of split peas in two quarts of cold water overnight, then simmering until noon and straining. It instructs to season with pepper and salt, then stir in half a cup of cream or a small amount of butter to yield about one quart of soup.
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