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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Dec 15, 1927
Page
2
An old advertisement promotes Cuticura Baths and Cuticura Soap for children. It claims gentle cleansing for tender skin with occasional Cuticura Ointment to prevent irritation or dandruff, and notes Cuticura Talcum provides cooling soothing care.
A historical discussion outlines why Canada must mobilize a society wide effort to prevent disease. It cites cost, social disruption, and delinquency linked to preventable illness while urging public education and cooperation among Canadians, businesses, and health organizations to curb epidemics and improve living conditions.
The Vancouver convention referred the constitution to the national executive for formal approval at a Montreal meeting. The executive urged government action to appoint a commission to study British Columbia fisheries for conservation. A national arbitration committee chaired by George Henderson will examine the role of arbitration in Canada. After a decade, the Tokyo Yokohama mile road opens.
L H Newville of Hastings Nebraska says Nebraska trust firms hold about 36 million dollars on deposit and plan to shift funds to Canada for opening farm lands. He predicts a two year wave of farmers relocating to Western Canada as investor interest surges. Dr Thomas Eclectric Oil is advertised as soothing bronchial inflammation and stopping coughs.
About 1,500 goats graze the 160 acre Marland Company tank farm near Ponca City Kansas to keep grass clipped and reduce fire risk around 14,900,600 barrels of crude oil and gasoline stored in 100 tanks.
John D. Rockefeller pledged 506000 to the American Fund for the Stratford on Avon Shakespeare Memorial Theatre and offered a similar amount to the English fund. The total raised or promised now exceeds 200000 Britain and America share the drive equally.
An advertisement touts Putnam's Corn Extractor as a fast solution for corns with drops applied at night and relief by morning. The copy emphasizes instant relief and urges purchase from a druggist. Also notes an unrelated clock exhibition in New York and horological museum specimens from Geneva including a 375 year old clock and the smallest wristwatch.
A promotional note extols Dr Williams Pink Pills as a powerful tonic for anaemia and related ailments in young women. It quotes Miss Gladys W. Bond detailing relief from headaches nervousness and weight gain after six boxes, and encourages purchase by mail or through local dealers at 50 cents a box from The Dr Williams Medicine Co Brockville Ont.
The King Queen and Prince of Wales each paid £100 for poppies at an Armistice Day sale benefiting the Orkish Legion of Empire Service League led by Earl Haig, aiding ex service men. Peevish pale sickly children suffer worm-related illness. Mother Graves Worm Exterminator promises relief and restored health.
New York architect William Orr Ludlow predicts glass will replace stone in buildings and define next era of skyscrapers. He notes glass framed by steel, quartz glass allowing violet rays, and a wealthy patron already considering the first glass tower on Broadway for night advertising.
W J Troughton Irish farmer with wife and five children left Duncan British Columbia in a one ton motor truck converted to a mobile home. They drove to Montreal in 23 days then sailed to Belfast aboard the Doric. The voyage was hailed as an adventure by the family who enjoyed good weather throughout the journey.
Hector Pitchforth an English graduate and war officer died in Basin Island near Baffin Island after a year of isolation. He had worked as a trader and explorer before the Arctic ordeal. The region lies between Greenland and Canada with nine month winters and immense ice belts cutting off outside aid.
Recipe steps mix pumpkin salt ginger cloves cinnamon eggs condensed milk and water in order. Pour into unbaked pie crust. Bake at 450 degrees for ten minutes then 350 degrees for about thirty five minutes until filling sets.
Dissolve lemon flavored gelatin in half a pint of boiling water. Cool, add half a pint of canned pineapple juice. When thickening, whip until it drops from a spoon in lumps, fold in one cup grated pineapple. Stir in two cups whipped cream sweetened. Pile into stem glasses and garnish with cherry rings or pineapple.
A visitor asks a host’s son how old he is. The boy removes his spectacles and cites ages from a personal survey: psychological twelve moral four anatomical seven physiological six, and finally eight as his chronological age.
A reflective saying notes that truly great men are rarely valued correctly while many others fetch prices far beyond their true worth. The remark contrasts genuine worth with market overpricing and the tendency to misprice people.
In Smith Hill Bermuda Matthew McDonald suffered dizziness and weakness. A chemist’s doctor prescribed Dr Hamilton's Pills, which reportedly restored sleep appetite strength and nerves. The ad promises similares relief for others with vague ailments and lists 25e box price.
Work to clear ground and pile for Victoria's first grain elevator at Ogden Point has begun. A 1,000,000 bushel elevator is planned to handle part of the 1928 crop.
Foreigners in France face taxes tied to apartment rents as a new keyless jazz instrument debuts, adaptable to any musician who can hum a tune. The item highlights how rental costs influence taxation and a novel musical device claims universal playability.
A reminiscence on historic dress making lists extravagant materials and work. It details quantities of silk, lining, stiffening, belts, buckram, buttons, hooks and eyes, thread, boning, and bindings used to create a single full outfit, illustrating the scale of 19th century fashion.
Leading Indian princes have applied to the Indian office for authority to organize their own air forces under Imperial guidance. They propose native officers trained by the British Air Force and will bear all expenses. The British war minister in the East will discuss with the Council of the Chamber of Princes in Delhi.
The 1920 census records 12,967,565 bachelors in the United States and 12,556,129 spinsters. The figures reflect gendered age groupings and social norms of the era, illustrating a sizable unmarried population distribution nationwide.
German professors Schwarzman and Watch at Hamburg University photograph a new comet in Pisces. The invisible object shines like a 13th to 14th magnitude star and appears as a nebulous form with a nucleus on a photographic plate. Its daily movement is very slight, indicating vast distance from Earth.
Pure Castoria is advertised as harmless and sweet tasting for infant ailments. It claims quick soothing effects for colic, constipation, and diarrhea, and includes a care and feeding book. doctors may advise consulting for real sickness.
Sir Alan Cobham, famed aviator, was summoned at Brentford after police stopped him for 46 mph on the Great West Road. He said he believed the speed was safe and received a £2fine.
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