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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Aug 26, 1936
Page
7
Starr confronts the man with a bold confession in a cafe, admitting a craving for all she has never had. She voices a desperate wish for excitement, luxury, and freedom, revealing a tormented longing beneath a night of pretense and danger.
Starr, a young dancer, is swept into a mysterious meeting with a bronzed stranger in a rain-soaked New York night spot. His powerful, impersonal manner hints at a dangerous bargain as he probes her background and motives while they share a daring rumba. He hints of a plan for Starr as the scene closes with a promise of more to come.
The Overseas Daily Mail reports King Edward’s personal motorcar as a maroon limousine with vermilion lines and no number plates. It carries the king and one equerry in the back, with a miniature desk in the arm-rest and royal blue upholstery replacing leather.
The U S Department of Agriculture says continental Europe excluding Russia will harvest about 1 492 000 000 bushels of wheat this year down from 1 573 535 000 last year. Danube basin output rises to 359 000 000 bushels from 301 690 000 due to a strong crop. Export surplus to cover deficits may persist as imports rise to build stocks.
The piece laments unusual weather with scorching heat, drought, and record cold, noting home water shortages and crop losses. It questions climate change and suggests hardship may be a call for humility before a higher power, urging gratitude and endurance.
King Alfonso XIII, 47, travels from Browns Hotel in Piccadilly to the Continent after news from Spain. The British royal circle has not received him since his Madrid flight and Queen Ena, now with Princess Beatrice at Kensington Palace, is supported on an annuity from King George. Alfonso still hopes Spain will recall him to the throne amid ongoing domestic trouble.
The German National Railroad Company operates one of the world’s fastest steam locomotives. It reaches 199 miles on forced runs and averages 92 mph on normal runs. The streamlined engine is 85 feet long, 14 feet high, with seven and a half foot diameter wheels. It hauls a 250 ton train of five express coaches at about 2,800 horsepower. It features advanced brakes including photoelectric automatic brakes and can stop within slightly over half a mile at 109 mph.
Smugglers on the Polish German border use a clever ploy by attaching duck heads and feet to dressed geese to exploit a reduced duty, passing them for geese at a lower rate. A casual reader notes many men seek easy work and laments high costs while a buyer envies a car.
The blue water of Crater Lake results from light scattering by pure water with minimal suspended matter. Studies by Dr. Edison Pettit under the National Academy of Sciences found Crater Lake water purer than typical drinking water, with low chlorine and solids. The same scattering explains the blue sky, aligning with ocean and distilled water observations.
A border town anecdote in Ohio recounts a voter named Rastus who accepted payments from both parties but chose the Democratic ticket for suspected lower corruption. The piece notes about 140 million tons of coal are burned annually in England.
A devotional excerpt urges trust in God during hardship. It recalls Isaiah 41 10 and asks believers to seek peace in quietness. The text encourages daily work for the Lord in one’s station and promises God’s help and comfort.
A library on wheels built from an invalid chair wheels through Harper hospital Detroit providing reading material for patients. Initiated by Mrs. Joseph Sanderson after years of loneliness the service now holds over 700 volumes with 20 volunteer librarians and regular new acquisitions including expensive works.
A mahogany four poster bed selling for 1900 dollars was shown at the Chicago Merchandise Mart furniture exhibit. Carved from solid mahogany and weighing 1150 pounds, it was ordered by several retailers. Trans Atlantic liners near the Azores use floating kegs to post passenger mail picked up by fishermen. Fruit buds can freeze solid yet still yield perfect fruit.
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