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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Aug 11, 1921
Page
2
A playful scene shows Mr. Stanley G. Fulton and a companion arranging a tomorrow meeting at ten. Fulton jokes about returning to eat real meat and taters, expressing lighthearted optimism and a boyish laugh.
Miss Flora Blaisdell visits her brother James Blaisdell's grand Hillerton home on the West Side, where Jim and family debate sufficiency and status. Flora, a dressmaker from the East Side, notes the social divide as they welcome her tired arrival on a warm June evening.
Tobacco harms some hearts and nerves causing palpitations tremors and sleeplessness Milburn’s Heart and Nerve Pills claim to restore heart rhythm strengthen nerves and relieve tobacco related symptoms A testimonial from D McKillop Coxheath NS cites relief after using two boxes Sold for 50 cents per box by The T Milburn Co Limited Toronto Ontario.
An old style advertorial claims a novel therapy for bronchitis and catarrh using Catarrhozone. It asserts the balsamic vapor reaches the source, relieves cough and irritation, and dissolves troubles quickly with a two month, one dollar course. Sold by The Catarrhozone Co. Montreal.
The Blaisdell family debates money and status in their East Side home while Benny longs for Aunt Flora and freedom. A cordial visitor, revealed to be sent by Mr. Chalmers of the First National, arrives with a note for James Blaisdell, sparking curiosity and social elevation.
A visitor introduces himself as a genealogist gathering Blaisdell family material and mentions an old burial ground of interest. He asks for boarding in the Blaisdell home, stirring tension with Mrs. Blaisdell who insists they do not keep boarders. Flora Blaisdell and Mr. Smith banter over the suggestion before ending with uncertainty about accommodations.
Training newspaper men demands leadership and practical blend with theory. A university level School of Journalism in major centers would aid leaders in social, political and economic thought, countering the notion editors handle papers as child’s play. Similar schools in the United States have succeeded.
A writer visits a New England university town to observe home air flow and finds most houses lack window screens. Four hundred homes surveyed show only two screen windows and many windows shut to keep out dust, dust, and heat. The piece urges homeowners to install screens or awnings to ensure fresh air.
Premiers of the Empire at London Conference are described as most democratic. Canada has twenty two universities and forty three colleges, plus nearly 30,000 elementary schools with 22,000 teachers and about 1 000 000 pupils. Lord Burnham praised Canada’s achievements in education as a striking feature of life.
A homely young Englishman complains his view is blocked by the woman ahead. He says he wants to look as well as her. She retorts with a cheeky jab, telling him to go home and change his fire.
A historic detail notes the London police replacing the traditional bullseye lantern on their patrols with a modern electric lamp. The change marks a shift in street lighting equipment used by officers.
The Department Soldiers' Civil Re-establishment reports that 164 million dollars in war service gratuities were paid and 47 thousand dependents returned from overseas after the war. Employment relief for returned men and families totaled 7,058,989 dollars in 1919 20 and 1,500,000 dollars in the past year.
Researchers report dogs top a new ranking of animal intelligence based on learning, problem solving, and adaptability. The study highlights canine cognitive skills, social intelligence, and training responsiveness across species.
Canadian merchant ships sunk or captured totaled 74 323 tons with 199 lives lost. Most wrecks came from submarine torpedo attacks without warning. The largest loss was the S S Royal Edward at 11 117 tons sunk on August 13, 1915.
Preliminary Dominion Bureau of Statistics figures show Canada sown area for wheat at 18 654 100 acres for 1921. Oats total 15 295 000 acres, down 4 percent from last year. Barley covers 2 456 000 acres, rye 698 500, and hay and clover 10 545 000 acres.
Dr Eliza B Mosher urged members of the Women’s Medical Society of New York to drink a glass of water at 10 am and again at 3 4 and 5 pm to dilute fatigue products entering the blood and reducing the “urea” feeling.
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