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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Dec 07, 1932
Page
2
A broad editorial urges citizens to back elected municipal and school board officials after contested elections across western provinces. It argues economic strain and rising demand for services fuel discontent and party influence, but stresses public duty, unity, and learning from past experiences to avert further harm.
An unseen barrier of invisible rays will be erected at select points along Germany’s western frontier to detect smuggling. The system sounds alarms at intrusion points and uses devices to flag blind alarms from hares dogs or deer, guiding customs officers to crossings.
Mme Philippe de Vilmorin, prominent seed and grain dealer and wartime nurse, has been promoted from Officer to Commander of the Legion of Honor, becoming the second woman to hold the rank. The award accompanied 600 Legion ribbons for the Colonial Exposition honors. Mme de Vilmorin led floral decor at the exposition and ran a 20 year grain firm with agronomic labs, aiding French crops and cut flowers.
The Chicago World’s Fair begins construction of a replica Maya temple from Uxmal, Yucatan. It mirrors a 1000 year old structure built by ancient North American artisans, assembled quickly with electric tools. The feature is touted as a centerpiece and a psalm to human ascent. Miller’s Worm Powders advertised as worm protection and health aid.
The Canada Grain Act amendment shifts power to the Board of Grain Commissioners and reduces the storage charge for grain elevators to one forty-fifth of a cent per bushel per day from the current one thirtieth. The change, sponsored by Hon. H. H. Stevens, passed the House during the adjourned session after a brief debate.
Describes Persian Balm as a delightful fragrant aid to beauty. Claims gentle rubbing absorbs quickly, soothes roughness and chafing, and keeps skin soft and velvet textured. Endorsed as unrivaled for charm and refinement used by lovely women to preserve natural beauty.
The National Railway Construction Federation suggests a plan to turn the ancient Great Wall of China into a motor road. The idea faces skepticism as the Wall traverses mountain peaks and spans vast distances.
A chemist creates a lilac fragrance for perfume using turpentine oil. The breakthrough blends botanical notes with solvent chemistry to achieve a floral aroma.
In the eighth and ninth centuries Persia stood as the hub of the rose water industry with wide regional trade and prominent producers shaping a flourishing aroma commerce across markets.
Shanghai adds a new daily, the Deutsches Shanghai Zeitung, to its already crowded foreign language press. The city hosts several dailies in English and American languages including the North China Daily News, China Press, Shanghai Evening Post and Mercury, and the Shanghai Times with an English editor.
A woman seeking to open a store in Aklavik wrote Calgary tourist agency for information on Canada’s far north. The agency said there are no railways to the Arctic shore and candy and medicine sales would likely be unprofitable. Canadian money is dollars and cents, not pounds and shillings.
Survey methods cover the 5500 mile boundary through seas, Great Lakes, rivers, lakes, forests, plains, snowfields, glaciers and mountains. Insect pests destroy food plants in the British Empire enough to feed 45 million people. Do the right not merely praise it.
The Earl of Mar sold Moss Raploch site to Galloway Power Co but kept the Bruce stone and access. A Paris magistrate awarded a detective $1,000 after a taxi crash left him with an injured nose hindering his work at race tracks.
German manufacturers plan a 18 month voyage on the 14 000 ton Hamburg South American liner Cap Norte to promote foreign markets. The ship will visit over 70 ports starting early next year and will showcase hardware and tools with participation open to small firms. It will first reach South American ports then proceed to British East India China and Japan.
A young man recounts a week-end motoring trip to his elderly aunt. He describes a brief damp inn incident and jokes that the "er-pin" might have caused a tire issue, prompting a sharp quip from his aunt.
A historical ad-like snippet promotes a child worm remedy named Mother Graves' Worm Exterminator. It includes an etymology note about January from a Latin god associated with gates and beginnings, presenting a curious but non-specific commercial claim.
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