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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Aug 24, 1932
Page
2
A United States insurance analysis shows the safest driving hour is 6 to 7 am and the most dangerous is 5 to 6 pm on Sundays. It cites ages 20 to 30 as riskier and 91 percent of fatal or injury crashes involve experienced drivers, with common driver errors and mechanical failures listed.
A young girl asks her mother if the hymn writer and the biblical King David are known to her. The child also wonders about the saint on Satan's knees in a hymn line, prompting curiosity about the saint's actions and role.
A child asks why her father has no hair on top of his head and learns the joke that hair cannot grow through concrete. Also notes a twice daily Shanghai to Nanking air service and the remedy of suede shoe finish with sandpaper or a wire brush.
Samuel J Hungerford named Acting President of Canadian National Railways effective August 1 following Sir Henry Thorntons resignation. The long time railroad executive rose from machinist apprentice in 1886 to top operations roles, with career spanning Canadian Pacific Canadian Northern and CN lines. Hungerford known for deep shop knowledge and leadership during vast changes in locomotives and operations.
The liner Scythia fired one boiler with a blend of powdered coal and petroleum 60 40 while others used oil to prove ink as a propulsion aid. If successful, it could open a new market for British coal, with coal cheaper than bunker oil in ports. The report portrays ink as a potent force in post war economic adaptation.
University of Illinois College of Medicine reports research into hay fever using 24 men and 24 women. Dr. Clarence A. Johnson advises escaping to the north where ragweed is absent, around the Hudson Bay District.
Many afflicted with sores report relief after using Dr. Thomas Eclectric Oil. The advertisement claims similar sufferers should act quickly, praising its effectiveness and low price.
In London England a midget named Andre Suchankoff riding a baby bicycle collided with a motor van and died from his injuries. His friend Yaro slav March a professional strong man and circus performer wept at the hospital upon learning of the death.
A vintage decorative antimacassar is making a comeback as a chair and sofa cover to protect upholstery from macassar oil marks. Separately a German chemist has developed an invisible colorless coating for silver and other metals that preserves surfaces without paint or lacquer.
Unusual guest of honor at University College London dinner was Jeremy Bentham the great philosopher and lawyer founder of the college. Attendees toasted him while his wax effigy and skeleton in clothes on display sparked discussion of his ideas on happiness and ethics.
Dennis E. Hanley of Toronto spent a night and day on a 1,200 foot ledge in the Rocky Mountains after sliding from Mt Dennis with two companions. A mountain party aided by a Swiss guide rescued him, with the danger of further landslides always present.
New York and Baltimore salvage teams chase a rumored 40 million dollar cache of Spanish galley treasure linked to two galleons looted long ago. They aim to locate the English brig Debraske sunk off the Delaware Capes in 1798 with advanced deep water gear. Miller's Worm Powders advertised as a remedy for worms and related ailments in children.
The lighthouse service announces modernization of seventeen outside lightships along the Atlantic coast with more powerful masthead lights to aid mariners. Charleston lightship will feature a 16 900 candlepower light. A mix of other items mentions a wartime anecdote, a worm exterminator product, Portland cement color change, and Algeria railway expansion.
The National Association of Real Estate Boards predicts a coming building boom in Canada and the United States. A survey of 358 cities shows only a slight improvement needed to trigger substantial construction. Ten percent report a home shortage.
Dr. J. D. Kellogg's Asthma Remedy is hailed as a decisive blessing for asthmatics. Testimonials from thousands claim it offers real relief and urge readers to obtain the remedy from their dealer today.
A Wall Street delivery near Broad Street nearly hits a roped excavation as an Irish driver ignores a warning and jokes about Republican propaganda. Separately, the British research ship William Scoresby returns from a Humboldt current study near the Falkland Islands.
A Hamilton firm promotes Canapar as a reusable cooking sheet to reduce kitchen odors from boiled vegetables and fish. It lines pans and steamers, prevents flavor transfer between foods, saves fuel, and can be washed and reused. A coupon offer includes a bonus recipe book.
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