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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Dec 03, 1930
Page
2
A discussion on global periods of economic downturn and the shift in attitudes toward relief. It notes increased government and corporate action, the move from dole to work programs, and Canada’s multi hundred million dollar relief effort. Optimism remains tempered by the need for reforms and better economic thinking.
The British Dominion Power Syndicate offers Winnipeg blocks of power from the White Mud Falls development on the Nelson River, Northern Manitoba. In a letter from Sir Reginald Brade the blocks, from 20 000 to 100 000 horsepower starting in 1935, are described as inexpensive to transmit, with a full civic utilities commission report planned at the next session.
A mother urges her daughter Beatrice to arrange a marriage with a wealthy young landowner. If Harold asks tonight she should tell him to speak to Beatrice's mother. If he does not ask, the mother says she will speak to him herself.
Miss Mary C. McLelland of the Canadian National Institute for the Blind says half of childhood blindness is preventable and advocates larger type in textbooks. A committee led by Dr. Fletcher of Winnipeg plans a new reader for the western province and sight saving classes are being surveyed for major cities.
A German tested television transmitter shows pictures as clear as motion pictures. It uses a sharp lens and 50 000 light points per second captured by a photo electric cell to transmit on a 70 meter wave. Viewers 30 miles away see highly distinct pictures of actors.
An article urges women past middle age to strengthen their blood to resist common colds and winter illness. Dr Williams Pink Pills are promoted as a tonic that builds red blood, steadies nerves, and improves appetite, sold for 50 cents a box by the Dr Williams Medicine Co. Brockville Ontario.
F C Garde of the Empire Shipping Company Limited states BC apples now have a regular market at South American east coast ports. Experimental consignments last year spurred this development, with this year’s shipments up 400 percent.
The Kingdom of Siam through its Ministry of Lands and Agriculture plans official representation at the 1932 World's Grain Exhibition and Conference in Regina. Siam will exhibit varieties of its best rice.
About two thirds of a million dollars have been expended by the City of Trail on civic improvements during the past seven years, according to figures released by city hall.
A London customs warehouse auction showcases unclaimed goods and confiscated items. Buyers win remarkable bargains such as ambergris worth huge sums and rare seabird eggs including a Great Auk, fetching thousands in later sales.
Berlin officials plan an audible museum under the Ministry of Posts that will let visitors hear diverse phonograph records from various lands and eras. Included will be a 1908 Count Zeppelin recording urging support for airship exploration, and voices of Edison, Marconi, Lindbergh, plus sounds from history and other nations.
Peace River district once deemed unsuitable for farming now yields strong wheat and grain production. Bacon hogs are shipped in carloads to Vancouver, with buyers including the Vancouver Department Stores. Residents praise the high quality of Peace River bacon.
A safety league for Saskatchewan was organized after a government and municipal representatives meeting at the parliament buildings in Regina. Lieutenant-Governor H. W. Newlands became honorary president and Hon. A. C. Stewart was elected president with a slate of officers from across the province. Douglas Egyptian Liniment advertises relief for scald feet corns and warts.
A male picnicker tells a farmer that his field is a mess, while the farmer retorts that the village youths have spoiled the couple’s car. The exchange reflects rural humor over mischief during a countryside outing.
George Paine of Ashtabula Ohio received a surprising postmark from Michigan City Indiana with a $2 payment for a pick and shovel bought on credit 17 years ago. The note claimed the sender would pay when they found $2 and wrote that honest men are not all dead yet.
The ad touts Dr J D Kelloge's Asthma Remedy as a safe true specific that ends dread of attacks. It urges readers to obtain the preparation today and rely on its makers claims to always work.
The phrase historically means hindering progress rather than strengthening a wheel. It traces to wooden wheels with holes for spokes. a driver could insert a spoke to brake the wheel and stop its rotation.
Do minion Bureau of Statistics reports September coal imports from Russia at 51578 tons with a 12 percent rise over five year average. Domestic output falls 9.2 percent to 1129883 tons. Nova Scotia and Alberta lead regional production while most bituminous and half of anthracite still come from the United States. An unrelated note extols Dr Thomas Eclectric Oil and its international spread.
The piece notes how German ads aim at English speakers with the phrase Say it in English and shows a resort promising a cure that cures rheumatism gout sciatica neuralgia golf tennis and fishing.
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