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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Apr 26, 1928
Page
3
Canada relies on its vast forest industries to keep its trade with the United States balanced. Last year wood and paper exports to the U S totaled about 242 million dollars, over half of Canada's exports to that country, prompting concern over rapid depletion and the need for strong forest protection and management.
General Electric researchers demonstrated a home television system in Schenectady New York that lets radio fans see as well as hear performers. Visitors in three homes watched minute reproductions of studio actors with televised images and synchronized sound via a loudspeaker.
W G Sibley explains that daylight length only changes as hours between sunrise and sunset shift, with December 14 as the later sunset date and mid January as the first earlier sunrise. The piece cites 1927 Canadian sown area totals and crop breakdowns, and notes Prague city smoke at about 70 tons daily.
Winnipeg pattern notice describes a one-piece frock in sizes 34 to 42 inches bust. It notes long sleeves gathered to wristbands, a 3 1/2 yard requirement for 39 inch material or 2 3/4 yards for 54 inch fabric, and a 25 cent price. Also advertised is a Fashion Book priced at 10 cents per copy for home dress makers.
Scientists warn of a looming clash between insects and humans as living insects could exhaust crops and food sources. One bird eats hundreds of insects daily, millions in a lifetime, helping control pests though the problem remains difficult. A small boy's rifle is noted as a reminder of threats to even the birds. The article also notes 1927 petroleum output at 1,229,500,000 barrels.
Fishermen recovered wreckage and six skulls from two German submarines sunk after a collision in the Baltic near Windau Harbor during the war. Divers report the subs appear only lightly damaged and three survivors were noted among the crew.
Canada’s Department of Agriculture researchers announce Reward wheat as a promising prairie variety. Manitoba Agricultural College and an Alberta winner at the Chicago International Exhibition used Reward grain. Two thousand bushels distributed to Saskatchewan and Alberta farmers for testing and seed stock, with trials showing strong straw, earlier ripening than Marquis, rust resistance, and high quality flour.
The Dominion Reindeer Company active in Alaska plans to move 4,000 head in spring to lease 300,000 acres in the McKenzie River area, granted by the Federal Government. Projected 1929 meat sales are $9,000, rising to about $15,000 in 1930.
An airship firm announces plans to build a machine hoped to be the first all British airship to land in Canada. It will carry 30 passengers plus a crew of six to ten, have a 1500 mile range, and reach the Atlantic via the Azores. In later years the girl with auburn hair becomes a red headed wife.
A large group of French Canadian settlers from western provinces arrived at Windsor Station Montreal aboard CPR trains and traveled to Shawinigan Sherbrooke and Quebec City. Local organizations greeted them with a guard of honor and festive receptions, capturing a season's mood of cross country ties.
Canadian aviation advocate W S McCardell argues air travel will link remote Western farms to cities, shrinking time and distance. The piece notes numerous northern surveys, the Hudson Strait expedition, three air stations, and plans for a Hudson Bay railway to Fort Churchill, signaling major northern development.
Plan Industries Fair presents a vast display in London and Birmingham from February 20 to March 2, 1928. The event aims to represent each branch of British industry and become a premier annual commercial showcase for manufacturers and trade buyers to launch new products and survey recent developments.
The Vancouver Livestock Exchange sent 40 Alberta heifers weighing about 1200 pounds each on the steamer Erviken to Kobe Japan. These cattle, never roped before, will be slaughtered on arrival and mark a likely first live cattle export from Vancouver after years of dressed beef and dairy exports to Japan.
Trains on the Paris underground are fitted with a device that prevents departure unless all doors are closed and locked. A single button press will not start the train unless every system is in order, ensuring motors respond only when secured.
A brief dialogue between Tom and Jim recalls an automobile trip. Jim answers with positive impressions of the ride and mentions seeing three sign boards he had never encountered before. The exchange highlights travel enjoyment and novelty in roadside signage.
In a brief exchange the girl seeks a suitable book for a convalescent patient while the librarian suggests a religious title. The conversation notes Spain’s per capita wealth being second only to the United States.
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