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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Apr 29, 1931
Page
3
The hog grading system needs weight adjustments to fix too many heavy hogs in bacon grades. Minimums and maximums were raised to balance belly quality, but current conditions require lowering farm weights to 180–220 lbs and butcher grade to 150–230 lbs. Danish standards show narrower ranges. align UK-style farm visuals with market needs.
A chart compares official hog grades in Canada and Denmark. The Select Bacon equivalent in Denmark carries a 15 pound spread from 185 to 200 pounds, versus a 40 pound spread in Canada. The Danish standard for bacon shows a 35 pound spread against Canada’s 50 pounds, with no Danish equivalent to butcher grade. Overweights and underweights begin from standard with price discounts, and Danish grades exclude hogs below 130 pounds or above 230 pounds.
Dominion Cold Storage Branch notes a newsletter on rapid freezing of peaches and green peas. Tests show peaches retain nutritive values and minerals with superior flavor in taste tests. British Columbia experiments store peas at 35 degrees below zero for future market release.
The 1920 census records 93 cities with populations over 100,000, up from 68, and these 93 cities hold more than a quarter of the nation’s total population. New York City leads with 6,958,792 residents, followed by Chicago, Philadelphia, Detroit, Los Angeles, Cleveland, St. Louis, Baltimore, Boston, and Pittsburgh.
Canadian copper ore occurs in various forms including native metal, but only sulphide ores hold commercial value. The note highlights the distribution of ore types across Canada and emphasizes the economic significance of sulphide deposits.
The text notes that the world's first farmers emerged in the New Stone Age around 10,000 years ago and that experiments indicate the speed of light is constant, never changing.
Indian commissioner W. M. Graham notes rapid growth in stock raising and farming by western provinces Indians. He cites purchases of bulls at Regina and Brandon and Calgary Fair sales funded by a self‑imposed Indian fund. He says the tribes own over 20,000 cattle and dispose of 3,000 to 4,000 annually, with calf crops expected at 6,000 to 7,000 this year.
There is a bumper crop of small and medium sized oranges in the west this season and prices are low. The housewife buys large quantities of these sizes instead of one or two dozen large oranges. With stock on hand she can make many fruit cups salads and desserts and ensure everyone has morning juice. Buying in quantity saves money on long keeping foods. Study markets to save.
Sir Eric Drummond secretary general of the League of Nations accepts the Wateler Peace Prize for 1931 from the Carnegie Foundation. He asks the directors to present the roughly 12500 dollar prize to an institution advancing league ideals, and the award goes to the International Federation of Nations Associations at Brussels.
The city of Oslo has reportedly spent nearly 30 million dollars in recent years on public housing construction.
Mrs. Victoria Miller of Glendale California, one of two missionaries slain in Yamanfu China as they slept. Hatchet blows suspected to have been delivered by former servants. Local authorities report the double murder and are investigating suspected motive and attackers.
R. J. Cromie of the Vancouver Sun urged advertisers and bankers to focus on Asia as the unexploited market. He argued silver should be stabilized or Asian currency stabilized to boost world commerce, saying a sick world economy needs international measures to restore buying power and move global surpluses.
The Dominion Forest Service states spruce cones hang down while balsam fir cones stand upright, a distinction visible when trees bear cones. Both species are mainly used in wood pulp manufacture.
A redesigned balsa wood float with a central hole fits over a shotgun barrel using a blank cartridge. It can be launched with accuracy to a person drowning up to 150 feet away. The description notes the human body is 60 percent water.
A Canadian report details Saskatchewan and Manitoba rural physicians funded by public funds. It notes the municipal doctor system provides free tuberculosis care, sanitation and immunization leadership, and higher net incomes for doctors compared to private practice.
A 20 year old student at the Pennsylvania Institute for the Blind, Earl Musselman, born without pupils, gained vision weeks after a delicate operation. Bandages were removed and he could see for the first time in his life.
Winnipeg advertisement touts a navy blue flat crepe and white vest pattern No. 926 offering a slender silhouette with diagonal lines and surplice vestee. Sizes 36 to 48 inch bust with yardage listed and pattern price 25 cents. coin preferred.
London based Daily Express forecast proposes British Government offer Canadian West wheat quota in exchange for access to a Canadian market for British anthracite coal at the Imperial Conference in Ottawa. Editor lashed at the Labor plan to grant farmers a four quota and notes a push to require at least 15 percent British flour in bread. Canada would receive a wheat quota as part of the trade, with coal market access as the price.
The text notes a growth in per capita consumption of dairy in Canada from 1921 to the following seven years. It reports average yearly intake of cheese at 2.51 pounds rising to 3.54 pounds, milk from 240.1 to 470.8 pounds, and ice-cream from 5.26 to 7.05 pints.
The first female aeronaut Madam Thible joined painter Fleurant on the balloon Gustave. They lifted off at Lyons France on June 4 1784 in the royal presence including the French royal family and the King of Sweden.
A Madrid dialogue raises doubt about a physician performing a dangerous operation for 57 pounds. The remark questions medical safety and price, reflecting skepticism about the procedure.
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