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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Dec 23, 1920
Page
7
A gritty diary excerpt recalls a perilous trek to The Pas with a harsh camp ritual showdown over unloaded ammunition. The author endures bleeding feet and frostbite before a morbid dog tale ends with Wendigo’s execution by axe and block on ice.
Hardy Bay Cold Storage and Fish Co Ltd plans a new plant at Hardy Bay on Vancouver Island to store up to 100 tons of fish weekly. It will handle black grey red and rock cod, herrings pilchards smelts and more plus crabs shrimps and clams. About twenty eight workers will be employed seasonally.
The four provinces voted October 25 to ban liquor imports but returns are not yet received. Delays mainly affect far northern Saskatchewan and Alberta, with final figures may take time. No official date for when the people’s verdict becomes effective will be announced until gazetted.
Transfers of natural resources to the western provinces are likely to reemerge as a major issue. The Dominion Government favors settlement between East and West but does not back the Eastern demand for increased subsidies. Legal action to enforce transfer is debated in Ottawa but unlikely to succeed.
A staff of 13 000 will survey the population starting June 1 for the Do minion census. The Dominion Bureau of Statistics estimates population between 8 3 4 and 9 million, with rural returns lagging. Emigration data currently lacking, immigration records kept. reforms planned by the department of immigration and statistics bureau.
Scientists report that a plant treated with chloroform and kept dormant will, upon recovery, resume growth with unprecedented speed. The finding suggests potential applications in controlled plant development and warrants further study of the dormancy mechanism.
Farmers in Carmangay Alberta voted to irrigate all land on or beside the Little Bow River. Districts nearby are being canvassed and surveys may follow if feasible. Ten to eleven districts have petitioned for incorporation under the Alberta Irrigation District Act. If practicable, about three quarters of a million acres could be irrigated.
A Inveremere report notes district cattle shipments begin amid low eastern quotas. Shippers join forces to trial prime steers to Spokane where US exchange pays a premium, potentially opening a profitable new market for Southern British Columbia stock growers.
The piece notes that "Her Golden Hair Was Hanging Down Her Back" earned $80,000 in a single year for the writer and publisher. Other songs like "The Man Who Broke the Bank of Monte Carlo" and "Ta-ra-ra-boom-de-ay" yielded tens of thousands. The peak is "Queen of My Heart" with $200,000 in one year.
Hill 60, the site of many small engagements in the Ypres salient, has been sold to an English company that plans to build a hotel for visitors. Much of the hill was destroyed by mines and bombardments from April 1915 through the war’s end.
The Saskatchewan Agriculture Department voices support for protecting wild birds, noting their pest control value and economic impact. It cites the Better Farming Train program, school outreach, and upcoming motion pictures to educate youth, plus alignment with the Migratory Birds Convention Act and strict game laws to curb spring shooting and sales.
A man deceives his wife about his actions in a manner far less convincing than how she fools the neighbors, reveals a domestic ruse with social irony and marital tension.
C Price Green of the Canadian National Railways forecast the prairie provinces will soon produce over a billion bushels of wheat as vast agricultural areas expand along CN lines. He cited Canada’s coal, iron, pulp and paper growth, rail expansion since 1896, and strong export ties to the United States.
The Banff to Lake Louise auto highway along the Canadian Pacific line is finished and a new bridge over Pipestone Creek near Lake Louise station opens. War period work was done by internees and continues under the Parks Department, with opening delayed until next spring to protect the road surface.
A Danish chief of police invents a burglar trapping device. The small box attaches to a door or window and links to the phone line. When a burglar enters, a lamp at the telephone exchange signals the alarm to the police. If alarm wires are cut, the line also alerts the operator.
The King of England pays no postage, and receives about a quarter of a million business letters yearly. Heads of all kingdoms and republics enjoy similar privileges.
A remark branding any man engaged in business as a fortune hunter reflects the era’s sentiment about commerce and ambition.
Geologist Charles F. Law asserts a major oil field exists in the Mackenzie River region with potential to yield millions of barrels yearly. He notes extensive boring in Peace River under Law and Lord Rhondda and a north country survey. He claims the field is proven with high quality oil worth three times California's.
The New York Herald editorial says the United States loses export business as Canada England Germany Holland and Japan offer cheaper production. High U S wages and low labor efficiency force farmers and exporters to accept lower profits. Canada’s wheat sells in Chicago for about 1.85 while U S sellers must accept near 2.00 to compete.
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