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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Dec 15, 1927
Page
3
The article explains daytime methods using the sun and watch, and nighttime methods using Polaris via the Big Dipper and Little Dipper pointers. It notes limitations of sun-based rules, then suggests a magnetic compass and maps, highlighting Canada’s National Topographical Series and Interior Department work on accurate magnetic directions.
A Red Cloud farmer sat on a railroad track to block a freight train. The engineer and fireman halted the train a foot away as the man shouted thanks and asked what was the matter with them.
The statement reflects how a father views his offspring as a lasting legacy of his own character. It emphasizes pride in the qualities passed down and the enduring bond between parent and child.
Preparations for The Pas 1928 dog derby are underway as mushers from across Canada and the United States ready huskies for the 126 mile race. The derby runs March 13 to 15 during The Pas winter carnival with 42 miles a day over the Saskatchewan River course. B M Stitt is reelected president of the Derby and Winter Carnival Association and aims to attract entries from Canadian and American districts. An additional 100 mile endurance race for commercial dog teams will be featured, with five Northern Manitoba teams entered for eastern classes in New Hampshire Quebec and Montreal including Emil St Goddard Leo St Goddard Shorty Russick Earl Brydges and Harry Olsensky.
The article recounts Richard Byrd’s early injury at Annapolis and forced retirement as a cripple, followed by his return as a student aviator in 1916. He then served actively, flew to the North Pole and across the Atlantic, earned twenty one citations, and received honors from Portugal, Britain, and both U.S. services.
Bishop Stringer of the Yukon and his wife reported that the Northwest Passage through Franklin Straits and Peel Sound was open in the summer. They traveled from Edmonton to the Mackenzie River by gasoline launch visiting Akalavu Baillie Island Bernard Harbor Coronation Gulf Cambridge Bay before heading to Vancouver en route to Togato for winter. Eskimo estimates say another decade may pass before such a voyage can be repeated.
A fashion description presents pattern No 1474 for quisses and small women in sizes 16 18 and 20 years with a deep V front three plaits turn-back cuffs and a crushed ribbon belt. Materials list yardage and price 20 cents for the pattern and 10 cents for the fashion book.
The Scott Saskatchewan Experimental Station reports that mixing sweet clover with western rye grass improves hay feeding value. The first crop after seeding yields a good sweet clover–majority aftermath, while the second crop often lacks sweet clover if first year seed germination failed. Curing is easier when sweet clover is mixed with rye grass than when grown alone, though the clover often matures earlier than rye grass.
Motor cyclists have made Ben Nevis a test of endurance with several successful ascents. Recently a Midlothian rider reached the summit in 2 hours 2 minutes despite heavy rain and driving mist. Snow lay about two feet deep at the peak.
Miss Doris Morgan of Penygelit Town topped county exams and won several scholarships worth £250 including a Wales only State scholarship. She chose to give the awards to fellow pupils in less fortunate circumstances.
In a terse exchange, Tom explains his marriage to a woman he did not especially desire. He says he married because she wanted him more than he wanted her, a stark comment on unequal romantic pressures shaping union.
A piece explains the term boycott arising from Captain Charles Boycott’s actions as an agent of an Irish lord. It notes he was the first person targeted by Irish tenants in a land reform movement dating to 1899.
Pattern order notice lists address at 173 McDermot Ave Winnipeg. Includes pattern number size and space for name.
Negotiations among Saskatchewan Manitoba and Alberta and the federal justice department aim to transfer provincial police enforcement to the RCMP. Officials say Saskatchewan pushes hardest while all three provinces maintain their own forces. The talks are not complete and a final agreement is uncertain.
Walter Nash of New Zealand’s Labour Party outlines the nation as a proving ground for policy. He cites pensions for elders, women’s suffrage, a state advances department, state coal mines, railway operations, and government insurers as examples of experimental governance in New Zealand.
Two year trial at Scott Saskatchewan Experimental Station divided four steer groups among straw alone and straw with prairie wool, western rye grass hay, and oat sheaves. The oat straw with grain ration yielded the highest profit, while Western rye grass with straw gave the lowest.
J Newman on the Peace River block calling it Canada’s finest territory with a 32 acre farm. He notes settlers pouring in and population almost doubling in the past year. He cites too many Central European immigrants and too few British-born settlers. East India soothsayers study positions on a board to foretell events.
The custom of wearing academic regalia by U S college graduates was uncommon in the United States until the late 1920s, marking a shift toward formal graduation attire and ceremony style.
In Borris Ireland a farmer sued his hired man for possession of a house. The defendant claimed he would depart if paid the money hidden from him. He said he could not read or write but kept a tally by notching a stick. He presented a bundle of sticks, each notch representing debt owed by the farmer.
Readable text hints at a last man who did not return for his car amid rain. The fragment mentions a toll and a missing person, but details are incomplete.
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