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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Dec 26, 1934
Page
2
The piece urges today’s youth to embrace initiative and enterprise despite hard economic times. It argues change is constant, and success comes from setting goals, seeking work or creating it, and resisting unemployment’s drift into unemployability. It calls for guts and sustained effort to seize opportunities.
A December storm caused about 100000 dollars in damage to Cordova while southern and interior Alaska posted record warm spells. A 55 mile Gale battered Seward as 12.38 inches of rain fell in 60 hours. Fairbanks logged 58 degree warmth the warmest November to March in 80 years. Snow vanished at Fairbanks and other areas as a thunderstorm swept Cook Inlet.
The article notes a steep decline of purebred Shire horses in Canada with only six of 2,508 registered in 1934. It cites scarce remaining Shires, mostly in Alberta, as knights once relied on the breed for war and tournaments.
Boston police officers face cold weather with coats lacking pockets as some officers received new pocketless coats while others had old coats returned with pockets sewn shut.
New York Kiwanis members must pay a two percent sales tax on luncheon tickets when food is served with entertainment. The rule targets meals delivered in conjunction with entertainment events and impacts club members and diners.
A conference led by Dr. H M Tory and Dr W Gallay explored converting millions of pounds of imported corn to potato based products. They proposed using seven million bushels of Canadian potatoes for items including confectioner’s glucose, grape sugar, syrup, starch, potato flour, chips, laundry starch, dextrine, glue, gum, alcohol and livestock feed.
Napoleon Bonaparte's letters to Empress Marie Louise, 318 items, sold in one block to the French government for 75000 dollars in London. The collection covers courtship, marriage, and Elba exile, with few letters previously published. The last missive speaks of longing for wife and son. An anonymous nobleman owned the set and initiated bidding from 2500 dollars.
Tall, thin, married vegetarians are described as the perfect life insurance risk. Data from multiple sources suggest taller men live longer than shorter men, thinner men outlive the fat, married men outlive bachelors, and vegetarians outlive carnivores.
Villagers of Corinth discovered a solid stone surface that proves to be an ancient reservoir. Decorated stairs descend to the water, offering new insight into the area’s historical water systems.
The municipal stadium of Cleveland Ohio cost more than 3 million dollars, reflecting a major civic investment. The project records show a substantial municipal expenditure and bond financing details.
Shareholders nominate Lorne Ardiel to the Bank of Canada Board of Directors Class TC. Ardiel, a former Dominion Bank executive, served overseas in World War I, built national auto industry groups, led his own counsel firm, and founded the World Institute of National Advertising Agencies. He is noted for extensive experience in banking and business across Canada.
Under the Canada Grain Act re cleaned standards for wheat oats and barley tightens weed seed limits to near elimination. Western grain re cleaned at Fort William or Port Arthur before eastern shipment carries higher prices due to additional removal of weed seeds and dirt.
A 19 year old writes about a 33 year old lover and jealousy issues. The handwriting expert advises ending the relationship due to growing jealousy and potential harm if married. Readers are invited to submit samples for analysis by Lawrence Hibbert at Winnipeg Newspaper Union.
Lord Chief Justice Holt recalls his youth in a mischievous club. At an Old Bailey session he recognizes a highway robbery accomplice from boyhood days. The prisoner bows and remarks that most of their old gang has been hanged except Holt and the speaker.
A Hollywood magnate tells an assistant that a specific writer is the only choice for a film. The assistant questions if the writer is too caustic. The producer dismisses cost and orders the hire.
The Smithsonian Institution states that prehistoric giants and pygmies are not part of America’s ancient wonders, reasserting scientific consensus about past human populations and archaeological findings.
The Melbourne Argus notes rapid air travel expansion. World route mileage rose from 3,200 in 1919 to 190,200 in 1932 and miles flown climbed from 1,022,000 to 90,372,000. The United States dominated traffic with 5,932,969 miles flown and 540,681 passengers, while Britain France Germany and many other nations also developed air networks.
A new synthetic yarn from Southern pines was unveiled in New York, presenting a process that could clothe the world. The event honored Dr. Charles Herty of Savannah, Georgia, credited with the discovery. The display showed a bright white skein and touted the vast pine forest supply as enough to meet global clothing needs.
The Bulgarian Association of Chauffeurs installed King Boris as their new president saying the role honors his practical skills as a chauffeur and mechanic. He is an expert locomotive driver and led the National Association of Locomotive Engineers.
A Rockland boy Roderick Crandall found a 17 pound waxy lump on Islesboro beach identified as ambergris. Valued at 16000 dollars, the substance is used as perfume base. Crandall’s carpenter father sent a sample to a chemist who called it pure ambergris. another Islesboro fisherman M L Decker awaits a chemist report on a 50 pound lump.
A playful exchange between a young wife and husband hints at underlying strain as the wife teases a meal surprise while the husband answers with cautious curiosity. The vignette captures ordinary domestic dynamics through a moment of kitchen banter.
A letter from Mrs H describes rapid weight loss after using Kruschen Salts following an appendix operation. She weighed 196 pounds before starting treatment nine months ago and now weighs 178 pounds, reporting improved well being. The letter notes Kruschen as mineral salt formula from European spa waters claimed to flush fat and toxins.
A plane carrying Mrs Hazel McClung Pilot Oscar Winchell and two mine operators crashed 150 miles from Anchorage in a 30 inch snowstorm. They endured nine days in a snow cabin, subsisting on scant rations until a rescue plane located them.
Police in Yugoslavia uncover a gang of burglars organized with a leader employer. Members earned regular daily pay while stealing from cooperatives, often $500 worth per night. The routine involved a hole in the wall, one thief receiving goods, another loading a cart, and a guard on duty. The leader stayed home to oversee the booty.
Percy Mitchell of Stratford Ontario investigates a relief case revealing an unemployed man who owns a race horse being groomed for next year’s races. The relief committee weighs options for the man amid ongoing inquiry.
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