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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Dec 10, 1952
Page
2
Postwar Canada sees large portions of the workforce changing as people enter new industries. Veterans and others rejoin the labor market while demand remains high for mining, manufacturing, and construction work.
The text notes Canada’s armed forces were demobilized and thousands of service members returned to work. Newfoundland faced congestion as immigration rose, adding workers to industry and land. A Canada Bureau of Statistics report shows more mechanical and manufacturing workers than farm workers for the first time, with total labour force rising from 4,510,000 to 5,286,153 over a decade, an increase of about 776,000.
The report shows farm workers fell from 1,232,565 in 1941 to 830,441 while manufacturing rose from 744,921 to 841,368. Mechanization and urban attraction pull labor from the land, yet Canada remains a great agricultural country with record wheat crops and strong farm product demand.
This old home remedy guides mixing two cups of sugar with one cup water to make a syrup. Add 2% ounces of Pinex concentrate into a 16 ounce bottle, then fill with syrup for a fast acting, pleasant cough medicine claimed to be cheaper than store brands. The note promises money back if not effective.
A crow at Ohio State University under psychology study learns to pick yes or no cards in response to questions after six months. The project led by Dr Philburn Aatoosh aims to test reading comprehension. In other items, Minnie Murdock and Frances Carniato are noted in separate incidents.
The Bank of Canada reports $4 bills amounting to $28,824 still in circulation 50 years after last printing. The 25 cent shin plaster remains active at $1,090,000 though not printed recently. $25 bills issued in 1935 for King George V’s silver jubilee total $48,675 in circulation.
In Saskatche wan on Ed Montgomery’s farm at Willow Bunch a November 15 birth produced three calves. All are reported doing well according to Gravelbourg Star.
Victoria reports that favorable weather will be used to push forward with a large winter public works program in British Columbia. Neil N McCallum of the public works department says extensive work is under way and will be advanced as far as possible with other projects to be finished next spring.
Quick-embroider playmates for toddlers with transfers Bunny cat dog patterns 11 inches high Pattern parts and directions available for twenty five cents Send name address and pattern number to Household Arts Department Winnipeg Newspaper Union Toronto 60 Front Street W Be sure to write plainly Also 1852 edition of Alice Brooks Needlecraft Book Brimful of new ideas only twenty five cents Illustrations of patterns plus six easy to do patterns printed in the book
A farmer's wife in New York indulged in shopping when she fainted in the street. A fancy hat with ribbons fruits and feathers blew from her sedan and spun toward the barn. The hired man fired twice at the moving hat and the dog buried it behind the kennel. The note mentions castor oil plant origin in tropical Africa 3014.
A string of short quips and cartoonish scenarios plays on marriage strains, social diversions, and small misunderstandings. A quarrel at home, a discarded engagement ring, a sick joke about a dancer, a steel worker’s strike tale, and a comic exchange with a doctor showcase lighthearted witticisms and everyday irony.
An unreadable clipped ad fragment promises to enable eating anything with false teeth. It mentions bite tests and a money back guarantee but the text is garbled and hard to parse.
Mrs. Marjorie Heath of Donalda Alberta drew cheers from Canadian troops in Korea when she arrived by jeep at brigade headquarters. The widow of Capt. John Heath, she works with UNKRA near Seoul and fired a gun before touring forward positions, a rare sight that lifted spirits among officers and men.
A list of curling rink etiquette tips for beginners and older players. Advice covers staying clear of delivering stones, not touching moving stones, wiping feet, sweeping directions, staying ready to sweep, not entering the house during stone measurement, and keeping calm after poor shots. Also includes a Jim Weyman note on skipping and two small local jokes about hitchhiking.
Houston received reports of waterfowl arrivals from between 1944 and 1948 near Yorkton and Rousay Leech Lakes with totals of about five thousand. Sixty four Mallards were shot in the US and Canada, with thirteen in Arkansas and six in Louisiana Nebraska North Dakota Saskatchewan and five in Tennessee South Dakota. A juvenile male banded August 29 1948 was shot November 6 1948 at Popayan Cauca Colombia at 1800 metres. An adult male banded June 19 1945 was shot January 1950 at Lake Loreca near Cartagena Bolivar Colombia. 3A Tr Blue Jay.
An advertisement describes a bronchodilator product named RAZ R-55 promising easier breathing. It claims relief from tight chest and wheezing, easing cough and phlegm, supporting sleep and comfort for troubled breaths.
The average adult has about 20 square feet of skin skin covering the body and weighing roughly seven to ten pounds. This fact highlights the large mass and protective role of the skin in human anatomy.
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