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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Aug 23, 1939
Page
2
The piece weighs whether Canada should centralize Ottawa authority or expand local administration. It outlines two schools of thought, notes regional biases, and warns against snap judgments. It calls for thoughtful consideration of efficiency, liberty, and unity amid a changing federal structure.
A R P officials tested a light filter over Shoreham airport at night. An eight seat plane flew between 700 and 2000 feet while four cars below passed, yet the headlights could not be detected from above. The filter supposedly allows driving light sufficient for sight while hiding beams from observers above.
Advice promotes Moone's Em"era Off" as a remedy for varicose veins and swollen legs. It claims the product enlarges veins then reduces them with regular use. The promotional tone urges immediate purchase from pharmacists and repeated daily application.
A Port Arthur News-Chronicle analysis questions a local belief that drowning victims sink exactly three times. It notes variability in sinking and rising, depends on circumstances, and cites a rescue of two girls from Holland River. The piece also touches on consumer science and the origin of pupil nomenclature from pupilla. It ends with a remark on the United Kingdom’s share of global paper use.
A Bell Labs study of over 750000 tests shows hearing declines with age and men become hard of hearing earlier than women. Higher tones fade first, and fatigue does not affect morning versus night results. Over 500000 tests were done in New York and 250000 in San Francisco.
Durban tearoom patron J Coetzee of Christiana Transvaal enters for tea and sandwiches then eats glass bulbs a safety razor blade and an eight inch nail. He claims jaw exercise and says he has eaten glass since age three with no trouble. A childhood thrashing is recalled for breaking tumblers.
Walter B. Harris notes in London Times how Chinese canaries in public cages remain mute during evening strolls. The birds sing only at home, suggesting the gentle sway and owner attention trigger their melody.
Colonel Hamilton Gault presented Lady Patricia Ramsay with a silver rose bowl on behalf of past and present officers of the Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry to celebrate the regiment's 25th anniversary. Gault, then living in Montreal and now in England, raised and equipped the unit in the early days of the Great War. Princess Patricia then resided at Rideau Hall, Ottawa, where the Duke of Connaught served as governor-general.
A. E. Maundrell of Mount Forest Ontario won a permanent wave in a carnival draw but is now bald, illustrating the old adage almonds come to those with no teeth. Separately, Britain’s railways require fourteen million tons of coal annually for locomotives workshops and hotels.
Max Bachum began with two letters, a sweetheart note and a shotgun order. A Chicago clerk replied, they began a correspondence, he visited, and they married. They now celebrate 25 years on a Weatherford Oklahoma farm. The shotgun order remains unresolved.
A South Kinloss Ontario church upholds ancient Scottish worship with psalms only and no organ or hymns. Precentor John Macdonald, 73, has led the singing for 58 years, recalling the 1881 start. Rev. G M Young ministers the church. cemetery iron monument marks Rev Alexander MacKenzie who died 1894 at age 16. The church is supported by 45 Scottish families.
A Reuters report cites 8.5 million men under arms in Europe excluding naval and air forces. It breaks down by region, noting 2.875 million for France Britain and allies, 2.7 to 2.9 million for Italy and Germany, with Spain Yugoslavia Bulgaria Belgium and others listed, and highlights Soviet Russia with about 2 million as a major counterweight.
The Cherry Grove Lutheran Church near Salisbury North Carolina is 65 years old with only two members. It is cleaned and used but held for a single annual service when former members return to renew ties.
A new line of baby grand pianos features tweed and bright leather upholstery to match various coat styles. The stylish finishes aim to blend musical gear with home decor, appealing to shoppers seeking fashionable functional furniture.
A cleaning solution that cuts through grease clears clogged drains and keeps houses sanitary and odorless. It scours pots and pans and reduces hard rubbing, making tough cleaning tasks easier. Keep a tin of this lye handy for frequent use.
Jesse Wallace of London walked into the Southend police station and surrendered a pair of old fashioned gold-rimmed spectacles he found 25 years earlier on his honeymoon. He said the discovery slipped his mind until his return visit and planned to hand them in then.
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