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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Aug 24, 1949
Page
7
Drawings show an outdoor barbecue stove built on a four inch concrete slab using a cement sand and crushed stone mix. Walls use 8 inch and 6 inch concrete blocks, fireboxes lined with fire brick, location sheltered with shrubbery, wind facing front for better draft, fuel wood or charcoal briquettes, flat iron bars for grill.
Four Edmonton women on a two month cycling hitchhiking tour through Britain France and Italy report marriage proposals from a ship orchestra member a policeman in London a Paris visitor and a Devon Army officer none of which they take seriously. They travel light sleep in a cafe cupboard when stranded in Exeter and value a good night’s rest over adventures.
A jumbled crossword list with numerous clues across categories, including biology, geography, language, and history. Entries reference insects, headwear, gods, metals, rivers, and people, forming a mixed set of solvable hints and theme terms.
The Farm Improvement Loans Act of 1944 allows Canadian farm owners to borrow up to 90 percent for building repairs or new structures, equipment, or livestock. Loans max at 3000 dollars at five percent simple interest, secured by land or implements, through chartered banks. borrowers contribute one third for implements and 75 percent otherwise. Contact local bank manager to discuss eligibility.
A new religious sect founded in Maebashi, Japan centers on laughter as its core tenet. Founder Mein Zuiko, whose name means beautiful clouds and sacred sunbeam, asserts laughter is possible when one lives rightly.
German scientists announce a serum claimed to immunize all hoofed animals against foot and mouth disease. Eighteen German schoolboys were killed when an express train crashed into a bus returning from summer camp. Royal Third Tank regiment reinforcements arrive in Hong Kong. Canada reports sugar sales up two percent and 37 percent more than 1935 39 average. Egg washing machine bought near Lindsay Ontario washes 1500 eggs per hour. Pan American Airways Mayflower sets transatlantic record at six hours 52 minutes. Alberta leads Canada in half year retail gains. Saskatchewan shows 19 623 000 versus 17 275 000. Moosomin Saskatchewan sets 1950 Fat Stock Show for May 28 open to western stockmen.
Thirteen Imperial Defence College students touring Canadian military sites noted the army’s efficiency at an Ottawa ordnance depot. In two hours they were fitted with tailored tropical worsted uniforms, though the army said such speed was unusual.
A collection of aphorisms about pleasure truth and virtue from Bruyere Samuel Johnson Francis Bacon Mary Baker Eddy John Foster Feltham plus a note that a watch movement can travel 90 000 miles in a lifetime at 60 miles per hour.
Poem reflects a journey through childhood memories and old friendships. The speaker recalls familiar places, flowers, and names from home, finding warmth and affection in revisiting cherished sites and paths.
Ankara radio reports the Turkish government reversed a July 15 denial and allowed an American expedition led by Dr. Aaron Smith to search Mount Ararat for Noahs Ark remains after previously declaring the site a prohibited military zone along the Turkish Russian border.
A carton of dozens of men's canvas shoes was unearthed at the Frank Slide site near Cranbrook BC by a power shovel. The shoes recalled the 1903 disaster in which Turtle Mountain collapsed on Frank Alberta killing 66. About 70 million tons of rock buried the village on April 29 1903 and bones and a baby's crib were found years earlier during road blasting.
A quirky kitchen tip advises keeping your mouth open and your knife wet when cutting onions to prevent tears. The suggestion frames cutting onions as a simple trick to avoid weeping while cooking.
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