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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Apr 20, 1960
Page
4
Classified items list home heating equipment, drug store notices by mail, health product ads, and commodity promotions. Includes addresses and companies such as Pepper's Drug Store Regina Sask, Lyon's Drugs Toronto, Quaker Comfrey Numbers, Comfrey Farm Haney, and photo stamp forms from Red Deer Alberta.
Several education and job ads invite readers to enroll in shorthand and salesmanship courses, beauty culture training, and correspondence programs. Proposals promise placement assistance and flexible payment plans, naming Phillips Beauty School in Regina and various Canadian offers.
A letter writing guide from Sweden explains how pupils can find pen friends through teachers and schools. It covers how to present age sex and location, what to include in the letter, and potential exchanges like stamps photos and keepsakes. It also notes language limits and suggests school or mailed lists if direct correspondence isn’t possible.
Plant and bulb prices offered by W. Witney Unt include large blooming lilies for 1.75 and dahlias in assorted colors for 1.25. Listings indicate availability and pricing for readers seeking plant stock.
Hellable Hatcheries lists True Line and Hambleys strains with white egg layers Sussex Barred Rocks and hybrids. Immediate delivery of chicks and poults in multiple ages, with prices per 100 and locations Regina Winnipeg Saskatoon Edmon ton Portage Dauphin and Swan Lake.
Poultry and eggs wanted at fresh prices April 11. W. J. Sharpe & Co. offer grade A B C eggs with prices stated and subject to change. Started chicks available for immediate delivery for the Co op creameries. Co op Creamery branches arrange shipments and supply crates. Avoid loss by arranging in advance. Saskatchewan Co operative Creamery Association Ltd.
The notice claims internal motor plating sharpens compression and reduces carbon buildup. It cites car owner J. Sash reporting 50 miles driving improves performance. It offers a $6.00 post paid guarantee and free information with a consumer report from Master Auto, Box 216A, Welland, Ont.
S L Rodway general manager of the Poultry Products Institute of Canada in Regina predicts 1960 will bring higher egg prices in the last six to eight months. He cautions against a price surge beyond .06 per egg and notes reduced farm flocks have limited supply. Poultry meat, especially chicken and turkey, should see moderately better returns despite US import pressures.
An Ontario resident writes from Grande Prairie asking if farms exist in the Peace River district and how crops and cattle reach markets. He cites six active children seeking space, notes frigid winters and summers, and lists regional details including railroads, game, timber, and a 1793 Mackenzie reference. The letter, printed in The Herald-Tribune, conveys curiosity about farming viability and local life.
A weed essay scholarship contest open to youths 12 to 18 in 14 northern states and three prairie provinces, including Saskatchewan. Grand prize $300 from North Central Weed Control Conference, with Saskatchewan prizes of $25, $15, and $10. Entry details require sponsor name, birth date, and farm involvement. deadline September 15, 1960.
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