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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Dec 20, 1928
Page
2
Tests on Canadian crude shale oil and bituminous sands bitumen show shale crude yielding 18 to 20 Imperial gallons of gasolene per ton and about 40 percent by volume of dehydrated bitumen. other valuable products include coke and high calorific value gas. Gasolene from shale is good, while bitumen gasolene is exceptionally good.
A Western Canada focus explains that high per capita wealth reflects investments in land, homes, and future development rather than current disposable income. The region’s widespread distribution of wealth, growing rural amenities, and rising home comforts show progress, with phones, radios, cars, roads, schools, halls, and churches funded by per capita income.
Canada’s apples gain favor in Britain with exports this season totaling 183 062 barrels and 515 322 boxes, according to the fruit branch of the Department of Agriculture. The totals rise from 1927 and 1926 figures, underscoring a substantial market expansion.
Canada’s preliminary estimate from the Dominion Bureau of Statistics puts the potato crop at 54,585,000 hundredweight for this year, up 8,127,000 from last year’s 46,458,000 and above the five year average by 3,577,000 hundredweight. Britain asserts it remains the world’s workshop for aircraft ships and locomotives.
About two hours after eating many suffer sour stomachs or indigestion due to over-stimulated stomach nerves and excess acid. The quick method to correct it is Phillips' Milk of Magnesia, a tasteless dose in water. It has been the standard with physicians for 50 years and is sold with full directions in drugstores.
A health note warns mothers to monitor early teenage girls for anaemia during rapid growth. It touts Dr Williams Pink Pills as a proven blood enricher, citing a testimonial from Miss Mary Venditti of Cata mount, NB, who improved after use and recommends the product available from Brockville Ontario druggists or by mail at 50 cents per box.
Henry Brace reveals Alberta hail insurers seek amendments to extend acceptance window from 24 to 48 hours for policy coverage. With over 50 companies operating, losses this summer reached about 120 percent of premiums in Alberta and 92 percent in Saskatchewan. Brace urges farmers to cooperate and extend insurance availability beyond the mid-summer six week peak.
The British foreign office rejected any revival of the Anglo Japanese alliance after Japan’s dispatches in London papers. Britain and other powers remain pledged to consultation and cooperation on China. Also promoted is Dr Thomas Eclectric Oil as a remedy for inflammation and injuries with quick absorption through the skin.
The first trial flight of Britain's giant dirigible R-100 will be to Cardington in Bedfordshire. If successful it may proceed to the United States with the aim of revolutionizing air transport and possibly eliminating petrol use in dirigible propulsion.
The data show Canada has 300000 more men than women, Australia 100000 more men, New Zealand about 26000 more men, while England has over two million more women than men.
Java is actively developing its capabilities amid a note about using Minard's Liniment for colds. The text references historical remedies and technological progress without clear current events or outcomes.
A Veterinary Director General report shows Canada slaughtered 1,147,255 cattle 608,805 sheep and 2,596,138 hogs under Meat Inspection supervision, with cattle up 3.46 sheep up 9.71 and hogs near 2 percent. Ontario leads in cattle sheep and swine production, followed by Quebec Manitoba and others. counts exclude locally traded livestock.
Lord Lovat announces a scheme where one hundred British boys aged 16 and 17, selected by the Empire Settlement Committee, will go to Saskatchewan in early 1929. They will stay at a University of Saskatchewan hostel, receive instruction and supervision with aftercare, funded one half by the Imperial Government and one quarter each by the Federal and Provincial governments.
Athletes use Dr Thomas Eclectric Oil to loosen muscles ease soreness and strengthen sinews for strains. The product is praised as a premier lubricant with many years of active user testimony.
The Geodetic Survey of Canada under the Surveys Bureau of the Department of the Interior provides latitude longitude and elevation data to support surveying and mapping across the Dominion.
A humorous exchange: a young lady asks an old salt if he has seen the sea serpent and he replies he is a teetotaler. The anecdote plays on sea lore and prohibition-era temperance humor.
A chocolate junket with marshmallows melted in a double boiler forms the base. Dissolve confectioners sugar in boiling water, blend into the marshmallows, then pour over the cooled chocolate junket and serve cold.
A grandmotherly recipe details a two pound cabbage dish with a tangy dressing of eggs cider vinegar water sugar and butter then a flour-thickened finish. The article notes Wise Mother Graves Worm Exterminator as essential. Nickel ore from Sudbury Ontario is being rated and smelted at 1.5 million tons yearly with reserves exceeding 150 million tons.
A world language expert suggests that by mid century English will be spoken by a majority worldwide. The forecast cites globalization, media, and education as drivers increasing English adoption across regions and generations.
Mrs Thomas Canning of Clarksville Nova Scotia reports eczema on her four month old was cured after five boxes of Cuticura Ointment and three cakes of Cuticura Soap. The notice promotes Cuticura Soap Ointment and Talcum for daily use with pricing and depot locations listed.
The City of Calgary civic land department negotiated land sales totaling about 85 000 during October, the highest monthly total since 1922. Officials expect annual sales to rise further as millions of dollars of land remain available, cementing the department as a permanent city service.
The product promises to expel worms from the system and create healthful conditions that prevent worm growth. It claims children suffer restlessness and pain from worms, and relief comes from using these powders which are described as very effective.
A report by the District Superintendent of the Soldier Settlement Board notes 1,106,400 acres of vacant crown land were set aside in central and northern Alberta in 1928. It records 4,131 quarter sections filed in Peace River country, and 1,456 homesteads along with 78 soldiers' grants in the Edmonton District.
The advertisement states Holloway's Corn Remover penetrates corn roots and removes the callosity without harming the surrounding flesh. It emphasizes a painless treatment and complete removal of the corn.
On average six times as many divorce cases are brought before English courts now as in the pre war period, signaling a sharp rise in marital dissolutions since the war.
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