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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Dec 04, 1929
Page
2
A discussion on the cartoon series This Is Progress contrasts past quiet rural life with modern speed and machinery. It notes advances in medicine, education, communications, and living standards while acknowledging drawbacks and the loss of solitary craft and beauty.
A friend showed an Austrian silver piece dated 1614 about the size of a crown. The coin was found rattling inside a screw‑lid box containing two large pieces of King James I. The dealer said such pieces were used to conceal a small gold supply, as highwaymen took the gold and left bulkier silver behind.
A claim notes that Japan lacked a written language until roughly 236 AD, when early inscriptions or scripts began to appear. This assertion discusses the origin and timing of literacy in Japan, highlighting a historical debate on ancient writing systems and cultural development.
A large shipment of 297 pedigree silver and black foxes valued near 370000 leaves Winnipeg by Canadian National Express for Halifax. They head to the S S Kungsholm bound for Gothenburg Sweden under care of M Holmin and Nils Kimrich for the Swedish importing firm.
Completion of the Canadian National Railways hotel at Halifax allows passengers to leave trains enter the hotel and board trans Atlantic steamers without going outdoors.
A historical note states iron smelting for farm tools began by 1200 B C. An unrelated fact mentions a body falling 16 feet in its first second.
Premier Ramsay MacDonald told Leicester crowds that Britain's unity and moral backing would sustain naval disarmament proposals. He praised the country’s apolitic stance and described his American visit as a mission of goodwill to foster US Britain ties and global healing.
Woman speaks of Dr Williams Pink Pills restoring energy and red blood after illness and fatigue. Mrs John W Macdonald of Cardigan confirms recovery from anaemia and exhaustion after six boxes. Pills advertised as tonic for anaemia rheumatism neuralgia nervousness with mail order option.
City plans a large theatre and cabaret plus nightlife to lure visitors away from Shanghai. Mayor C Ariyoshi pushes the scheme as Yokohama seeks to rival Shanghai as a tourist hub known for its gaiety and clubs. Tourists currently favor Shanghai for cafes and dance halls, boosting its wealth.
A brief note describes Samoan women treating a bright complexion as a sign of beauty. It emphasizes cultural norms and aesthetic ideals observed among island communities.
Canadian railways report a drop in August gross revenues from 1928 levels as operating expenses rose by 101 704 dollars. Freight traffic fell sharply in long hauls though tonnage rose 2.2 percent. Passenger traffic slid 21.3 percent with revenues down 980 131 dollars, while train miles and car miles fell. Eight months show gross revenues at 349 744 618 dollars, but net operating revenues lag 59 995 behind 1928.
Wright field engineers in Dayton Ohio report that aeroplanes can fly long distances without a pilot at the stick using advanced gyroscope guidance. The latest test steamed from Wright field to Detroit with five passengers aboard an army transport and no pilot in the cockpit.
Persain Balm the creator and pre server of beautiful complexions. Tonic in effect and wonderfully stimulating. Safeguards and beautifies the most delicately-textured skins. Cools and relieves all skins flushed or irritated by weather conditions. Magical in re sults. A little gentle rubbing and a youthful freshness and daintiness is instantly created. Invaluable for soft ening the hands and making them flawlessly white. Truly the perfect toilet requisite for the woman who cares.
Canadian Minister of Railways Charles Dunning urged preserving the two century old Fort Prince of Wales at Churchill. He said guards may be needed to curb vandalism as Hudson Bay Railway tours bring more visitors, preserving a key relic of early Canadian history.
A new Canada United States link, the Ambassador Bridge, began operation connecting Sandwich Ontario and Detroit. It spans nearly two miles with 47 foot wide roadway and five traffic lanes, towers 365 feet high, and a centre span 152 feet above the Detroit River. Construction started June 1927 on the Canadian end and May 1927 on the American end.
Medical authorities report that about nine tenths of stomach troubles stem from excess hydrochloric acid. The guide recommends Bisulated Magnesia after meals to soothe the stomach, prevent excess acid, and eliminate sourness gas and pain without harmful digestion aids.
A device using phonograph principles records voices on a red metal disc with secret composition. Drop a coin to hear the voice five seconds after speaking ends. Discs work with any fibre needle and on a phonograph, and the record is guaranteed permanent.
Ontario Agricultural College at Guelph welcomes term registrations from students across Trinidad, Rhodesia, Bermuda, Mexico, South Africa, Holland, Germany, Peru, Ukraina, Japan, Norway, the United States, England, Wales, Scotland, Ireland, Czecho-Slovakia, and Canada. The college is noted for producing practical farmers and agricultural instructors, with many graduates teaching in U.S. agricultural colleges.
Dominion statistics divide those who go to church among Roman Catholics Presbyterians Methodists Anglicans Adventists Baptists Brethren Buddhists Christians Christian Scientists Confucians Congregationalists Disciples of Christ Doukhobors Evangelicalists Friends Greek Catholics Jews Lutherans Mennonites Mormons Plymouth Brethren Salvationists and Unitarians. The rest are presumed golfers.
Doctor J D Kellogg’s asthma remedy is advertised as highly effective with a universal record of success and reliable relief for sufferers. The text urges readers to try the treatment, claiming consistent results in individual cases.
A new Danish method dries fruit juices milk chocolate and rubber latex rapidly at low temperature with no damage to the dried products. It promises gentle processing suitable for diverse liquids and could impact industrial drying practices.
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