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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Aug 09, 1923
Page
2
The Manchester Guardian notes the Habeas Corpus Act reached statute law by a jest. It cites Lord tellers miscount over a fat peer voting for the bill as the momentary joke that allowed the act to pass, lauded as the era’s best joke and a restraint on royal imprisonment.
The Senate blocks CN Rail branch line construction in 1923, risking immigration, production, and provincial expansion. Critics say the move increases costs, raises taxes, and slows development while CPR expands. Publics urged to reform Senate powers to protect the national system.
A fiberman reports a falcon snatching a homing pigeon and carrying it to a rock under the lighthouse on Great Orme's Head. Nearby, a man finds about 909 pigeon feet with rings, suggesting the disappearances of northern birds released in France and southern England. At 30s per bird, the loss totals about £1,300.
BC fisheries value reached $18,872,338 in 1922 up 35 percent from 1921. Salmon fisheries valued at $13,106,315, up 69 percent. Halibut catch fell. Whale hunting suspended in 1921 resumed last year with product valued at $158,814.
A classroom exchange shows a nature lesson where a student answers with a comic mispronunciation. The dialogue mocks adults who misstate facts and suggests some men constantly deteriorate.
Soreness in joints eased and swelling reduced after applying the rub to affected areas. The remedy claims rapid relief and improved comfort for sufferers seeking instant soothing treatment.
Amos F. Fleury of Kingston credits Nerviline with restoring him from rheumatism and crippling pain after a visit to McKay's Drug Store. A 35 cent bottle is advertised for rheumatic pains lumbago and sciatica with claimed lasting satisfaction. The piece also notes Canada entry by horse and buggy and a Nebraska minister homesteading near Edmonton.
A period style warning highlights the dangers of summer illnesses in children. It advertises Baby's Own Tablets from The Dr. Williams' Medicine Co as preventing or relieving ailments, claim safe government analyst endorsement, and lists 25 cents per box with mail order from Brockville Ontario. It also mentions a separate note about a high poem price and promotes Dr. Thomas Eclectric Oil as a powerful liniment.
The Chemical Warfare Service reports a new mask protects against all known gases including carbon monoxide. A cheap version of Mother Graves' Worm Exterminator is claimed affordable and available at druggists.
Mount Revelstoke National Park in British Columbia sits atop Mount Revelstoke and the surrounding plateau above the clouds. It spans about 100 square miles and incorporates portions of the Clach-na-Coodin range.
Fashion notes emphasize beads and ribbons as the season’s key statement. A dinner dress in black canton crepe showcases lavish texture and decorative detail, signaling a refined, opulent style.
A recent survey shows Alberta lake fisheries worth 390 thousand dollars annually. Last year 44 thousand hundredweight of fish were marketed with whitefish as the majority of the catch.
Putnam's Corn Extractor offers a fifty year track record of removing corns between the toes. The reliable remedy promises painless relief and is sold for 25 cents everywhere.
Six pure white long haired collie pups are en route to Edmonton as a new experiment for Canada’s Mounted Police. Superintendant James Ritchie says they will travel by Steamer and patrol boats beyond the Arctic Circle. The pups serve as regimental mascots and pets to lift morale at remote Mackenzie River posts and along unmapped frozen shores.
In a New York Sun item, a quarrelsome exchange unfolds as a man seeks a quarter to join his wife and children at the cinema. The dialogue contrasts the easy reply with the man’s evasive insistence.
An excerpt praising sportsmanship and effort in competition. It notes that even those who hinder achievement bow to success with applause, expressing the spirit that games are best played through hard struggle and generous recognition of victors. The tone mirrors a London Daily Express quotation.
The article notes that paper money ages rapidly with the average life of a five dollar bill about ten months, highlighting the rapid deterioration of currency in circulation.
Flossy notes a buttress as a female but ter-maker in a Boston Transcript context. The line reflects a slang or typographical quirk around architectural support terms and misheard phrases.
Alberta records show 742 440 muskrat pelts were taken last year valued at 779 562 dollars. The musk rat pelt fuels Hudson seal trade and fashion demand risks depletion. Alberta’s Chief Game Guardian warns trapping limits may be needed.
Charles Crawford of Cooksville Ontario, a strawberry producer, announces a titanic specimen named Crawford's Excelsior. The fruit measures six inches in girth and comes after five years of effort to perfect the variety though he says it is not the largest.
The article notes the Straits of Dover are twenty two miles wide at the broadest point and argues that adopting a twelve mile limit would make them no longer high seas but private property of France and Britain as reported by the New York World.
Scientists pursue atomic energy as Sir Ernest Rutherford demonstrates high velocity electrons and helium particles in vacuum experiments. He notes the atom's extreme smallness and the potential energy if atom splitting succeeds, calling it a great scientific triumph.
A government report from Alberta details financing for railway extensions in the Peace River and Grande Prairie districts, marking the farthest north railway development in Canada.
A short, quirky London Answers quip notes Fay and May discussing a man with lingering war era habits. May laments her husband cannot even use a vacuum cleaner after a tank run in the war, while Fay comments on the situation.
A Norristown Times brief notes an awkward moment when a grocer arrives as a customer pays cash for gas, highlighting the social embarrassment of interruptions during a routine purchase.
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