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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Dec 20, 1933
Page
2
The article explains small Christmas stamps on mail fund anti tuberculosis work and educate households. It notes the stamps raise money for preventive services, promote warm homes, clean air, and early treatment, urging readers to send stamps to aid saved lives.
A shopkeeper asks how much he will receive if his shop burns tonight. The agent replies with a grim smile that, given recent events, the payout would be about ten years.
A businessman claims earning a hundred pounds weekly is easiest yet getting paid that amount is hard. He notes the disparity between intention and actual cash received, highlighting practical challenges in securing such earnings.
Dogs wear collars studded with red glass to improve visibility for motorists at night, a new London trend. The glowing collars aim to reduce nighttime accidents and help owners keep track of pets after dark.
Saskatchewan farmers report about 20 million dollars in cash losses from grasshopper damage last summer based on unofficial figures from the wheat pool, Agriculture Department, and municipal secretaries. Final official totals are not ready until November 1934. Also noted are a monument unveiling for Australian airman Hinkler in the Alps and a 1933 34 import of nearly 12 million pounds of seed claimed for seeding purposes into Canada.
Advert says Milburn’s H. N. Pills revive tired women and anxious girls. It claims they strengthen nerves, enrich blood, and relieve headaches dizziness sleeplessness and weakness, returning life to normal.
Saskatchewan farmers on licensed fur farms will pay no royalties on silver black fox fisher or marten bred on the farm. Royalties on other furs are rebated with proof the pests came from farm-raised animals. Import permits become free and pelts purchased are charged a fee equal to the royalty due.
Hoboes at their annual convention discuss fair practice in the new era. They reject riding box cars but retain a disdain for hitch hikers. Itinerant workers are to be paid 50 cents an hour for snow shoveling and window cleaning while dishwashing for meals is discouraged. They may chop wood for a barn bed or a meal but not all day.
A province wide dairy convention will meet in Regina February 6 and 7. Thomas Watson of Prince Albert, president of the Provincial Dairy Association, announced. Producers and manufacturers hold separate sessions on opening day to discuss milk, cream trade, plant operation, and butter and cheese production. Joint sessions on the second day cover general issues.
A reader claims severe rheumatism kept her from walking and caused excess weight. After taking Kruschen Salts she reports reduced rheumatism and fat loss, noting renewed energy and the ability to do similar work to younger women. The ad touts six Kruschen salts aiding daily waste elimination and gradual fat reduction.
Norman Sommerville recalls 1919 Britain amid postwar unrest. In Richard Jack’s studio, Currie urges returning to the Bible and family worship as the path to social contentment and progress in a nation strained by strikes and upheaval.
The grand champion Aberdeen Angus steer owned by Howard T. Fraleigh of Forest Int. sold for 432.25 dollars at 1,235 pounds at 35 cents a pound. The Canadian Pacific Railway farm Strathmore Alberta led the champion carlot at 81.0 cents a pound. McIntyre Ranching High River Alberta second prize carlot averaged 81.2 cents. The Prince of Wales Shorthorn steer from a High River ranch near Alberta bid to 14 cents before sale.
The idea of great floating pontoons across the Atlantic to aid trans oceanic flight is now being pursued by Germany. The Westfalen lies mid Atlantic preparing for a regular air mail service between Germany and South America. A test flight reached the ship in six hours from Bathurst and then Natal in eight hours and fifty minutes, totaling under fifteen hours flying time.
India will host a February exhibition in Delhi to display home industries and evolving machinery needs. Organized by the Association for the Development of Swadeshi Industries, the event aims to highlight cottage industries and growth into large enterprises, inviting global participation from makers of agricultural, mining, and toy devices.
A young woman takes her first motor driving lesson. The instructor explains that the hand lever brakes the rear wheels while the foot pedal brakes all four. She asks what happens to her if all the wheels break, revealing a humorous misinterpretation.
More than 21,000 people are employed directly and entirely in the construction of aircraft and engines, reflecting a sizable labor force dedicated to aviation manufacturing.
Mrs. Philip Bright, JP, cites seven years at St Pancras Juvenile Court to argue youths are treated too leniently for repeated offences. She notes informal court atmosphere weakens awe of laws and stresses the mother’s role in reform, while endorsing tougher divorce rules and noting Britain’s improving crime rate and prison closures.
A New York Times excerpt argues that farmers might benefit from revaluing horses as gas engines reduce crop outputs through lost horse feed outlets. It notes horse numbers fell from 20 million in 1920 to 13.5 million in 1930, then began to recover with 15.25 million on farms by March.
University of Toronto chemist Professor Joslyn Rogers told the Women’s Canadian club that more people die from alcoholic poisoning than all other causes combined. He noted home made spirits are especially dangerous and highlighted the widespread risk of bootleg beverages. He warned drinking one’s own wine can be deadly and cited the potency of low quality distilled liquor.
A Department of Scientific and Industrial Research report notes growing use of multi colored rough textured bricks in England especially the south. Colors range from white to purple with variegated finishes, while American practice shows broader gradations and bold color schemes in skyscraper facades.
In Axmont near Seaton Devon the couple Mr and Mrs Henry Hoare aged about ninety celebrated a radium wedding marking seventy years of marriage. Born at Axmouth the pair married in the village church and later lived there after years away while Mr Hoare served with the Metropolitan Police. His memories of London police work including the Ripper murders are noted.
A rare chinchilla coat valued at $40,000 belongs to a famous woman and will be cut into two small capes for autumn. The chinchilla is nearly extinct and one remaining coat is owned by the Queen of Italy. Germany is breaking up large estates into small farms.
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