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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Dec 27, 1928
Page
7
Donald discovers a girl in overalls masquerading as a dryad living in a treetop nest in a remote forest. She agrees to descend after a staged scare, landing gracefully and vanishing into the woods. He remains puzzled by the mysterious visitor amid the cedar rope hammock and scattered books.
Donald meets Connie Wainwright and her reclusive father Raleigh Wainwright in a remote valley. He observes Connie on Pegasus and notes the rugged homestead and diverse wildlife around the Wainwright cabin. The Breed, Joe Par don, watches from the doorway as the group plans a visit to the recluse.
Donald and Andy climb a mountain trail by a murmuring stream to a bluff overlook. Osprey and eagle duel over a fish as a girl of the woods dances on a turquois pine and a pie bald cayuse gallops through the woods.
The Canadian gypsum sector grows rapidly with 1927 output near $500,000, up from 1926. Major sources are New Brunswick and Nova Scotia, while product calcination rises to about 192,000 tons producing wall plaster and gypsum boards. Export trade expands to New Zealand and parts of Asia with potential growth to the West Indies and Americas.
A press item notes an average month record with 238 twin pairs and 3 triplet sets in Canada. In 1927 Canada saw 2,930 twin pairs and 38 triplet sets overall. Quebec recorded 1,104 twin pairs and 13 triplets.
Graham accuses Andrews of sarcasm about his home-brew. Andrews retorts with a sharp quip calling it sneer beer. The banter showcases a playful clash over craft beverages.
Prof L T Floyd says western Canada dominated honey classes at the Royal Winter Fair with top prizes in light extracted and granulated categories. He notes sweet clover is western honey source while alsike prevails in the east, with Manitoba producers expanding output toward big markets in Toronto and Montreal.
The Hamilton Spectator argues against using X as a substitute for Christ in Christmas. It explains the X represents chi from Greek and criticizes space saving as a defense for inaccurate and disrespectful usage.
The piece notes historic figures who wrote or produced notable works while imprisoned. It cites Socrates in Athens, St. Paul in Rome, Luther at Wartburg, Bunyan in Bedford, Raleigh in the Tower, Henry as a writer in prison, and Wilde in Reading gaol. It also mentions Marylebone police court licenses under the Money-lenders Act and a remark on snails hibernating with shells sealed.
A devotional note quotes scripture and authors urging perseverance under hardship. It cites Matt 14 24 and Milton about bearing up, plus a promise that Christ will grant strength to rise to greater things despite trials, urging to toil on and endure.
Canadian mothers seek safe effective remedies for infants and widely praise Baby's Own Tablets. Mrs. Howard King of Truro Nova Scotia endorses them for young children. The Dr Williams Medicine Co Brockville Ontario sells boxes at 25 cents each by dealer or mail.
Originating in Scotland, the Christmas card trend has become a major business with forty factories employing about 5,000 workers. The North American Review notes the U S public spends 55 million dollars yearly on cards and many guarded designs illustrate the flourishing trade.
Mrs. Wm. Fowler of Auburn Ontario reports years of heart and nerve trouble with numb cold hands. She tried doctors medicines with little benefit after seeing a remedy in a newspaper.
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