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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Apr 18, 1929
Page
10
To check flu sweeping the country use Nerviline as a throat gargle three or four times daily with half a teaspoonful in water. It claims to destroy bacteria in the mouth and throat. For chest soreness and cough rub the neck and chest with Nerviline. Combine with Dr Hamilton's Pills to stimulate elimination and rid the system of wastes for prompt relief.
Canadian Pacific Railway outlines plans to construct a modern hotel in London England in its annual report. Immigration to Canada 1928-29 rose 12 percent with Britain and the United States among top sources. The Edmonton Exhibition marks its fiftieth year since Fort Edmonton 1879. Reindeer racing to debut in Vancouver with a trained Eskimo squad. Captain Dewar receives a 750 dollar annual pension from the British Admiralty. Harmon Trophy winner Carl Eielson recognized for 1928 aviation. Duke of Gloucester to Japan for a Garter ceremony may visit High River Alberta afterward.
A Nebraska mother recalls her newborn's severe constipation from breastfeeding. After using Castoria, the baby improved and gained regular digestion. The Fletcher signature is presented as the genuine Castoria advised for babies and children.
A historical note outlines a rule in India where a younger daughter cannot marry before the elder. If the younger insists, the practice prescribes marrying the elder to a tree or large flower, avoiding pine, poplar, or elder due to sacred status and divorce difficulties.
Frederick Thomas Mace of Old Kent Road London England one of the Young Ambassadors who visited Canada last summer will return to Canada to take up farming.
The Nahanni country west of the Mackenzie river begins a new gold rush 1600 miles north of Edmonton as prospectors fly in along the air trail of N.A.M.L.E. machines. Traces of the McLeod diggings are found and one McLeod is set to aid in rediscovering placer deposits that have claimed lives since 1904 amid hostility from Indigenous people and fugitive whites.
A 50 000 watt lamp claimed as the world’s largest was built and resembles a radio vacuum tube. Its top fin radiator sheds heat estimated at 5 500 degrees Fahrenheit. Florida has more than 36 000 lakes.
Maine tidewater industry now uses all fish scales while pearl essence plants in Portland and elsewhere pay seven cents a pound for scales. Tons of scales sold this season bring an estimated 250000 dollars. One hundred pounds of scales yield one pound of pearl essence valued at 125 dollars in New York. The processed essence is used for beads necklaces and jewelry.
The article notes that cotton spinning and weaving form one of the most important and largest manufacturing sectors in Portugal, highlighting the textile industry’s prominence and economic weight.
A vintage promotion extols Baby's Own Tablets as a safe remedy for infants and children, free from opiates, praised by a Ontario mother for three healthy kids. The tablets are described as a mild laxative that regulates digestion, relieves constipation, aids teething, and fights colds, sold 25c a box by The Dr. Williams' Medicine Co., Brockville Ontario, or via mail order.
A meatless luncheon recipe uses Borden's milk onion and tomatoes with flour butter sugar and soda to make a creamy tomato milk thickened sauce. Crackers are split and dipped for serving. The piece also notes hotels in Europe offer radio room reservations for transatlantic passengers.
This notice lists pattern numbers No. 977 A No. 981 No. 987 and No. 945 along with sizes in years and bust measurements. It specifies fabric needs in yards of 40 inch and contrasting fabric yardage and mentions Emb Nos 11136 and 11129 blue with 25 cents extra.
In South Jersey swampland, workers dubbed swamp miners reach into brackish creeks to pull up cedar logs buried for centuries. One log aged a thousand years surfaced, proving the trade’s profitability yet demanding extreme endurance. From these logs come roofing shingles and cedar chests. Canada will host 160 Australian Young Australia League members in April. Elephants make poor sailors, accounting for few elephant pets among seafaring men.
The report notes roughly 258 cinemas operate across Finland, collectively offering around 40000 seats to moviegoers. Local exhibitors and industry groups highlight growth and regional spread of theaters.
The article notes that in certain Indian provinces women gained the right to vote starting in 1924, marking a landmark expansion of electoral participation in the colonial era.
Charles Dickens authored a Life of Christ tailored for his children. The work reflects his devotion and aims to present biblical events in accessible form for the family audience.
A Berlin professor warns the Gulf Stream may flow backwards in parts and trigger a glacial epoch someday. The piece notes such long range forecasts are common but unreliable, preferring concrete weather for next week over distant prophecies.
An advertorial note claims Putnam's Corn Extractor relieves corn pain quickly and painlessly. It emphasizes ease of use and frequent customer approval, urging readers to buy at drug stores. The piece also notes a 1928 CN lines stocking effort transporting millions of fish eggs and fry.
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