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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Apr 20, 1932
Page
4
An old notice promotes Castoria as a gentle herbal remedy for upset stomachs and constipation in children. It claims Castoria aids bowel movement to restore rest and calm nights, noting it contains no harsh drugs and bears its brand name on the label.
Royal Canadian Mounted Police began enforcing law in Nova Scotia on April 1. Gandhi adds 11 books to his jail library and revisits the Bible and Koran. Manitoba mineral production nearly doubles per George E. Cole. France rejects woman suffrage in the Chamber. Sister Mary Martha Butts dies in England at age 90. Paris theatres face closures amid fiscal strain. Shanghai conflict costs Chinese 8089 lives and 400 million dollars. Welsh playhouse for Princess Elizabeth destroyed en route to London. Canadian boys win King’s Trophy in miniature rifle shooting among 33 000 competitors.
In the American South mountain regions natives often go barefoot. A young couple prepares for a hamlet party with the husband dressed and the wife remarking he looks good in shoes. Mayor Pedro Rico of Madrid studies heating sidewalks to ease winter homeless suffering. Chillingham Castle in Scotland is for rent. A new hydraulic brake can stop the heaviest airplane within 300 feet after landing.
Dr Hamilton Fyfe principal of Queen's University says coeds are not a nuisance and the university has no barriers to co education. He notes some top students are co ed but laments their habit of pairing off after lectures to discuss parties or arrange future meetings instead of discussing class material.
J M McKay, a veteran of Canadian Pacific rails, celebrated his 64th birthday on March 13 while advancing from front line duties to general agricultural agent for CP Railways western lines. His career began on a Winnipeg farm and progressed through patrols, express wagon work, brakeman, conductor, trainmaster, and terminal supervision before Saskatoon headship and later Winnipeg role.
British taxpayers faced with a heavy burden paid $200,000,000 more in January and February than a year earlier. If sustained, the 1931 British deficit could be wiped by January 1, 1933. A married man earning $5,000 pays about $750 and an $18,000 income attracts a $50,000 tax on a $50,000 income.
The description outlines a basque style bodice with wide sash ties at the back, short puffed sleeves or a sleeveless option with a neckline frill, and trouser legs shaped to mimic a skirt. It mentions fabrics like printed crepe silk pale blue crepe satin and white basket weave cotton with a woollen look, Style No. 911 for sizes 14 to 40 bust, fabric yardage requirements, and a 25 cent pattern price with coin wrap instructions.
Major Ewart Grogan accompanied the London to South Africa air mail flight from Croydon, illustrating aviation progress after his 32 year Cape to Cairo trek. He traveled seven days by air what once took 35 months by land, becoming the first civilian passenger on the Croydon to Africa leg.
Recipe directs making fudge with sugar milk butter and chocolate. Boil to soft ball stage and divide syrup. beat half to cream with peppermint extract and vanilla, combine with the hot syrup, melt chocolate into the mix, then fold and pour onto a buttered platter. Tint with green coloring if desired and cut into squares.
A simple conserve using 1 pound apricots 1 cup sugar 1 pound prunes and 4 cups water. Soak fruit overnight then cook 10 minutes add sugar and simmer until juice thickens. Pour into hot clean jelly glasses and seal.
Professor Leon J. Richardson of the University of California Extension Division argues adult education is essential and widely offered by about 450 colleges. He says nations decline without citizens who continually learn to adapt to a changing world and stay informed beyond daily work and local concerns. He warns leadership alone cannot suffice without public understanding.
The article notes a curious link between Frank J. D. Barnjum’s effort to save giant Douglas fir trees on Vancouver Island and Captain George Vancouver born in King's Lynn. It adds that Barnjum’s ancestor Henry Barningham also hailed from King's Lynn, with roles as mayor, MP 1449 to 1472, and English ambassador to the court of the King of Dacia. The piece connects lineage to Sir Richard de Barningham of Barningham Hall, Norfolk, highlighting a shared origin in King's Lynn.
The piece notes witnesses often miss details in accidents despite seeing the event and lists questions about car distance, speed, stopping distance, and brake timing. It adds that focused questions reveal observers’ limited powers of observation. It then mentions a new nonstaining lubricating oil developed by the U S Bureau of Standards for knitting machinery.
A Vancouver Province excerpt argues that the right not to vote can be as valuable as voting, noting some informed citizens cannot choose a direction without feeling wrong. It also mentions party leaders unlikely to admit such a contingency. The brief then shifts to a separate note on cast iron expanding up to 40 percent through repeated heating and cooling, sacrificing strength.
Dominion Animal Husbandman predicts a coming revival of horse breeding and heavy draft horses on Canadian farms as oats and feeds stay cheap while gas and oil costs rise. He notes horses can be bred cheaply and depreciation, fuel, and repair costs are low compared with tractors.
Winnipeg pattern ordering guidance appears from the Winnipeg Newspaper Union located at 175 McDermot Ave. The notice outlines how to place orders for patterns through the union office.
The passage argues Canadians reject U S radio for monotone ads and crooners as well as unblushing U S artists who travesty anything foreign to their country. It frames the issue as a national bias against foreign culturalاري influence in broadcasting.
A senate table shows Canada paid its 1931 league assessment of 212573 dollars promptly while China owes about 1900000 in nine years of arrears. In 1930 seven of nine South American members skipped dues. Britain Empire members pay 26 percent of total. Since 1919 Canada has spent about 2429244 dollars on league activities.
Official records show Canada’s poultry population doubling every decade for thirty years. A well bred and managed farm flock offers strong returns on investment and feed cost, supporting eggs and poultry meat as a marketable product. Banks view farms with poultry as lower risk. Dept. of Agriculture, Ottawa.
A small town weekly editor receives a subscription renewal from a native son living elsewhere who sends 50 cents and a note asking to be told the news not fit for print. A cat and scars metaphor shows in a quip about smiles or scowls. A girl proclaims passing a screen test with a calm reply about flies. A note notes Latin America’s industrial delay due to coal shortages.
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