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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Dec 23, 1920
Page
3
Advertised Catarrhozone inhaler claims to cure catarrh bronchitis and throat trouble by delivering medicine through every air cell and passage. The ad touts a two month large size for $1.00, a small size for 25¢, and a sample 25¢ at dealers, stating it works universally and immediately.
The Deep Creek bridge on the Pacific Great Eastern Railway is finished after a lengthy build. It spans 1,200 feet and rises 239 feet high, hailed as one of the world’s largest bridges and a Canadian engineering marvel. No accidents occurred during construction.
Pape's Dispepsin is promoted as the fastest surest remedy for indigestion and acidity. The ad claims quick relief from gases flatulence heartburn sourness and fermentation and promises stomach correction so you can enjoy favorite foods again. A large case costs 60 cents at drug stores and the product is claimed to be popular and trusted worldwide.
Edmonton aviators negotiate an aerial service to Fort Norman on the Mackenzie River. The plan includes landing stages along the route and preflight provisioning of baseline essentials. Fort Norman lies about 900 miles from Edmonton.
The Cabinet Council approved a set of forms for the sixth Dominion census scheduled for June 1, 1921. The schedules cover population, manufacturing, trade, business establishments, farms and farm products plus separate sheets for the blind and deaf mutes, absentee family cards and enumerators' oaths.
The article extols leaves as essential to life through oxygen production and nitrogen cycling. It notes leaves release oxygen by day, obtain carbonic acid from soil via roots, and transport it via sap. It also mentions ozone from flowering plants as a natural stimulant and acknowledges decayed leaves enriching soil despite cooling during deposition.
Lord Meston laments that even after the war England’s image has suffered at the hands of Ireland, Egypt, Mesopotamia, and India. He notes rising hostility to British rule and the belated discovery of English unpopularity amid rebellion and resentment in multiple regions. The piece appears in the Contemporary Review.
Calgary Alberta residents resent a beaver colony living in a city park. Beavers have felled about forty large trees and cleared underbrush to store winter food, prompting the city to seek a permit to remove the unwelcome guests before park damage worsens.
A cylindrical attachment at the back of a heavy motor truck now ends in an ear piece near the driver. This device enables the driver to hear other traffic approaching from behind, improving rear awareness.
The coast region provides golf in winter with many courses near Vancouver and Victoria. Families can visit and stay at Canadian Pacific hotels in Vancouver or Victoria while enjoying outdoor activities. Canadian Pacific runs two daily through trains each way and offers an illustrated booklet for information.
An entire section nine miles northwest of Moose Jaw sold to John Griggs for 100 an acre with a cash payment of 23 600. Griggs now farms within a few miles of Moose Jaw a total of 2 410 acres.
An old advertisement notes a sore corn slowed his speed and promotes Putnam's Corn Extractor as the cure. It claims fifty years of use and urges buyers to choose the product for 25 cents at all dealers.
Earth gains about seventy pounds per minute from meteors burning in the atmosphere adding 11 435 tons yearly. Some fireballs release large fragments. one over Lona yielded 5 000 pieces up to 437 pounds. The largest known meteor struck Coon Mountain Arizona. it created a 560 foot deep hole and a crater 0.75 miles wide, with the meteor buried deep below.
A historical note extols Parmerie's Vegetable Pils as a reliable medicine. It claims the pills act on the stomach yet allow key ingredients to reach the bowels for cleansing and purgative effect, marking them as safe after years of use.
The final report from the Manitoba Department of Agriculture states the average wheat yield for 1920 was fifteen bushels per acre. It notes substantial fall plowing is completed and the land is in fine condition for next spring.
A humorous dictum warns that a suitor who claims ice cream will enlarge the mouth of a girl is unlikely to be a good husband. The remark reflects lighthearted social advice from a vintage newspaper tone.
An advertisement extols Milburn's Heart and Nerve Pills as a remedy for fainting spells dizziness weakness and shortness of breath. A Toronto Ontario reader claims relief after using nearly two boxes and notes improved sleep and breathing before purchasing by mail order.
City girls from various indoor occupations join farm work on the western prairies during excursions after harvesting. Many were war workers from munition plants and land work, milking cows, feeding men, washing dishes, and wearing overalls. They plan to return next year.
An article urges pale weak girls to seek new blood from Dr Williams Pink Pills as the prompt cure. It cites Miss Bessie Clarke of Stevensville Ontario sharing a testimonial of restored health after about a month of treatment. Pills priced at 50 cents a box or six for $2.50 from Brockville Ont.
The Saskatchewan government plans to raise 3.5 million dollars from farmers by selling farm loan debentures. The Saskatchewan Farm Loan Board has lent 5.25 million to farmers at 12 percent secured by first mortgages. new bonds pay 5 percent interest, mature in 30 years, with redemption on three months notice.
The first oil driven express ran from London to Birmingham on October 21. The converted locomotive uses about 30 pounds of oil per mile, compared with 70 pounds of coal per mile, and it emits no smoke or cinders.
Recognized as a leading specific for the destruction of worms Mothers Graves Worm Exterminator has proved a boon to suffering children everywhere. It seldom fails.
The article notes that French flags from the Metz garrison will be returned to France under Article 245 of the Treaty of Versailles. Many flags hung in Potsdam’s church for over forty eight years were destroyed by German officers and students last year, making full compliance unlikely.
Farmer Fred C. Robinson writes from Mascouche Quebec Oct 15 1919 praising Minard's Liniment for removing four tumors after two months of use noting prior surgical removal and no remaining trace. He mentions future use on a mare tendon and offers no gimmick or payment.
A shipment of dinosaur bones from Red Deer River fossil beds has been sent east. Six dinosaurs were excavated by a geological party for the Royal Ontario Museum. One specimen is described as the only known of its kind, with an overall length between twenty five and thirty feet.
A Stratford reader, Mrs. A. Godwin, reports relief from a medicine called Favorite Prescription. She states it gave wonderful relief and she is glad to recommend it to others. The note appears in a local Ontario column with advertisement tone.
An Ontario reader recalls nervous run down condition improved by Dr Pierce’s Golden Medical Discovery after a fan’s recommendation. The note praises its early help and endorses the tonic for nervous weak women, with claims about natural ingredients and availability without alcohol.
Tom Moore, president of the Dominion Trades and Labor Council, told the Canadian Club in Montreal that labor would not tolerate any wage cuts as living costs rise. He urged that Canada is fertile ground for revolt, noting employed workers are largely adventurous immigrants.
The document states cabinet ministers receive a fixed salary of 875 dollars per year under the Irish Republican Government.
A historical note describes racial differences in skull shapes and hair cross sections. It claims Chinese heads are round with circular hair profiles, whites have oval heads and hairs, while Black individuals have oblong head shapes and oblong square hair cross sections. The passage asserts a natural, unexplained correspondence between head shape and hair form.
Many gamblers believe it is unlucky to lay cards on an uncovered table. The belief holds that cloth covers bring luck and protect against misfortune in gambling sessions.
The advertisement claims Miller's Worm Powders provide prompt relief from worm attacks in children. It asserts the powder is powerful yet invigorating, remedying fever biliousness loss of appetite sleeplessness and other ailments from worms in the stomach and bowels.
A child argues over pudding portions with his grandmother. The boy asserts his elder brother is not entitled because he did not witness their past consumption, humorously claiming the brother was eating pudding two years before the boy was born.
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