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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Dec 18, 1929
Page
3
The Minneapolis Journal reports President Hoover’s proposal that free food shipments be allowed in war, a measure seen as a peace gesture and preparedness for peace. It notes the idea aims to curb total war’s reach, while not altering naval talks, and stresses diplomacy, international understanding, and defensive strength as core aims.
At Princeton New Jersey the American Academy of Science heard Dr Chester A Reed and Dr Ernst Anters of the American Museum of Natural History state that clay deposits in New England show weather cycles of three to five years, alternating cool and warm years, matching conditions from 30 000 years ago. They noted the magnetic compass remains widely used despite gyroscope and radio compasses.
A mocked legal exchange unfolds as a judge questions the cause of delay and the accused blames two policemen. The accused quips about falling down stairs, while the judge criticizes the delay, in a scene reported by Lustige Koelner Zeitung Col ogre.
A government booklet reports rising muskrat farms in Canada from 107 to 172, signaling greater pelts supply while demand and prices likely rise. Hudson Seal fur remains popular for warmth and durability as producers expand to meet growing interest.
The Financial Post of Toronto argues life in small towns offers more interest than in large cities. Many move for higher wages but find costs higher and gains limited, with numerous locals wishing to return to their hometowns. Yet the lure of the metropolis persists.
The past year saw temperatures varying as Mount McKinley National Park recorded readings from 31 degrees below zero on December 12, 1928 to 8 degrees above on June 24, 1929. The report notes the value of truthful reporting and includes a quotation on Nirvana.
Round the world tourists aboard a Canadian Pacific Steamships cruise from New York next month will witness a Hindu fakir who has sat on a bed of ten inch spikes for about a decade. He endures discomfort with a restrained demeanor and occasional stretches.
New Zealand tests a storage method to standardize beef and mutton cuts for American shops. Meat will be trimmed of fat and bone and packed in strong transparent wrap before shipment. Households will receive ready to cook portions for oven or pan.
A fragment notes a fig tasting like an apple and questions the cause. It then mentions among Asiatics a belief that earthquakes arise from a giant frog's jumps and breath. The passage blends culinary oddity with a supernatural earthquake explanation.
The article notes Turkey has over 13 million population and 280 822 square miles. It estimates 40 percent of the area could be cultivated with 12 percent currently under cultivation. Key crops include fruit tobacco cereals cotton and olives. Cattle and goats add wool hides mohair and skins for exports totaling at least 20 million dollars. Wool supports Turkish carpets blankets rugs cloth and hosiery. Tibet is described as a country without an automobile.
A catalog of embroidery patterns with bedspread motifs and applique ideas. Includes 11078 with flower basket 15 by 23 inches and corner designs, 11116 with a 22 by 28 motif, 11143 featuring ship designs and trimming motifs, and 11013 with fourteen comets old English and script alphabets. All priced 25 cents plus optional magazine copy.
Pattern order guidance appears from Winnipeg Union located at 376 McDermot Ave. Pattern No ewseesse Slee is noted in the readable text. The item reflects a historical pattern ordering notice or directory entry.
A Canadian police statistic shows sixty percent of city crime from youths under twenty one. The piece argues lack of discipline and parental laxity foster delinquency, urging stricter guidance, respect for elders, and teaching laws, work, and honesty to shape sane citizens. It cites 1921 census figures on juvenile crime by age group.
A battered corn cob pipe began its world tour in Prince Rupert B C when a CN baggage agent tagged it to be forwarded to an Australian CN agent. Across Australia New Zealand Hong Kong and England messengers added clippings poems and photos before the pipe's journey ends back in Montreal and finally Prince Rupert to the original starter.
Bankers say regular transatlantic air service could reap large revenue from international gold shipments. London to Paris gold moves mainly by air, with over 40 tons in one week. bullion bars weigh about 25 pounds and are priced near $8 500 each. Smaller consignments ride as ordinary cargo. Time saved on cross Atlantic transport boosts interest savings, reducing a multi million dollar shipment by thousands when four days are shaved.
Canadian provinces including Manitoba Ontario New Brunswick and Nova Scotia establish government commissions to develop purchase transmit and distribute electric power. Ontario leads with the Hydro Electric Power Commission created in 1905. The piece closes with a humorous exchange about mercy and secrecy.
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