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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Dec 13, 1923
Page
3
A Reeve Leader article argues that ending land mining and single crop wheat farming in Western Canada offers hope. Diversified farming and dairying gain ground as banks back balanced farming, with Alberta’s strong wheat year noted but not seen as repeatable.
Editorial note in Modern Hospital discusses Alberta's municipal hospitals as a unique public utility on the continent. Arthur K. Whiston's Alberta Hospital Association address is cited, praising a plan where service is funded by a tax plus a one dollar daily patient rate to share costs among taxpayers.
Dominion Bureau of Statistics shows 1 026 fur farms in operation in 1922 with 977 devoted to foxes. Prince Edward Island led with 434 farms, Quebec had 146, and Saskatchewan only four. Total fur farm value reached 7 790 104 dollars, silver foxes 22 318 head, overall foxes 24 136. Live fox exports for year ending March 31 1923 totaled 1 513 valued at 385 152 dollars.
Interest in annuities grows under the Dominion Labour Department as applications surge. In the first six months of the current fiscal year starting April 1, investments exceeded $567,000, up by $125,000 from the same period last year.
Fisheries officials in Canada announce that French businessmen may begin importing frozen halibut directly from Prince Rupert after a visit by Dr Le Danois, superintendent of fisheries for France. This move is seen as the start of a new industry.
A brief remark contrasts preaching with practice noting that the minority actually practices while most prefer speaking. The line frames a social view of church life and personal conduct.
An editorial in The Grocer lauds improved Canadian bacon quality and packing for the British market. It notes shipments in bales without borax or preservatives, cool air transport, and says Canadian bacon now equals continental rivals. The piece emphasizes steady exports and market competitiveness.
E E Brocklebank of the University of Saskatchewan Extension Department led a Shaunavon Agricultural Society corn competition. Thirty four ripened fields were judged in September with an average yield near 44 bushels per acre and a top range from 81 to 65. The Gel yellow flint variety emerged as favored for yield and fodder, with Raketa white flint noted as later.
A description notes Windsor Castle housing 256 clocks and Buckingham Palace over 160. Among them a notable ormolu timepiece from Louis XV era shows hours in one eye of a French Negress Head clock and minutes in the other, standing 2 ft 6 in tall.
Dr. Percy Stickney Grant of New York quipped at a dinner that dull sermons betray lazy preachers. A preacher interrupted a sleepy audience member and Simmons retorted with a sharp comeback about waking the man himself.
A humorous exchange where a boy asks for oysters by weight and by length. The dealer quips that they sell by the treasure, not by the pound, and the boy counters with a request for a yard. The joke hinges on nautical and measurement wordplay.
Canadian tar sands are mined to produce gasoline paraffin lubricating oil and asphalt. The extraction process yields a range of valuable products beyond fuel.
Victor W R B Ball formerly publisher of The Gazette Craigmyvie now serves on The Review Drumheller Alberta staff adding to the provincial newsroom talent.
The Dominion Experimental Farms highlight Marquis as the leading spring wheat, now about 80 percent of Canada’s total wheat and a major export, with Ruby Prelude and Huron offering alternatives for earlier or eastern conditions. Other varieties improve yields and adaptability across lighter soils in Eastern Canada.
Settlers entering Canada from the United States through the western immigration division in October totaled 608, down 155 from October 1922. Wealth brought in reached 170 931 dollars, up from 110 269, while settlers’ effects were valued at 43 111 dollars, down from 67 949. North Portal led with 161 entrants, followed by Emerson with 134.
Investigations by the Forest Products Laboratories of the Forestry Branch Canada yield blotting paper from wood pulp with excellent absorbent qualities. This marks a departure from rag pulp, using a plentiful wood not previously employed much in Canada's pulp industry.
A Missouri Experiment Station test tracked hog growth to 250 pounds, showing bacon hogs averaged 6.6 daily pounds gain and lard hogs 6.7 with a 16 to 44 pounds feed per pound gain. From midsummer to December the test extended to heavier weights, bacon hogs reaching 7.6 and lard hogs seven pounds daily.
A man passes after a long illness and the town laments a belated tribute. Friends recall his work and character, while officials note the missed opportunity to honor him sooner.
A reflective axiom urging that life gains meaning through acts of good. It emphasizes living with a focus on service, virtue, and contributing positively to others.
A maxims style line states that the hostility of foes is more predictable than the loyalties of friends, suggesting caution in relying on allies and warning against misplaced trust.
A concise aphorism notes the difficulty of resisting improper actions compared with choosing the virtuous path. The statement frames self-control as a constant challenge across decisions and behaviors.
Four first prizes awarded to British Columbia growers and two to Nova Scotia at the Imperial Fruit Show in Manchester England. Associated Growers of British Columbia earned top in any dessert variety and supplied several other prizes. Columbia won three special prizes and BC cooperatives won cups in overseas sections.
Gratifying progress has been made in the United States in the campaign for the eradication of tuberculosis. All states cooperate and 16 216 herds were accredited last year with over 100 000 more passing a first test. Area testing shows a tenfold increase and evidence links hog tuberculosis to infected cattle.
The Leviathan reached Southampton at 10 AM Saturday and left for New York at noon Sunday. Workers spent 24 hours preparing the liner with 1500 people aiding the effort and two hours remained when the last freight was loaded. Two laundries cleaned 42 100 pieces of linen after the ship’s port call. The count may include 1,140 emigrants in the November quota.
A reflective line notes that only the proven or accomplished truly understand the worth of external praise, suggesting humility and measured self-regard guide worthy achievement.
Musk, the prized element in perfumery, is sourced from the musk deer across Siberia, Tibet, and China, shaping fragrance trade.
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