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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Dec 28, 1922
Page
7
Fort Norman reports show early winter not halting oil drilling in the territory. The Imperial Oil Company’s original Fort Norman well continues to yield seventy barrels per day of valuable fluid locally.
An assortment of 19th century patent medicines is advertised, promoting Wall’s Catarrh Medicine, Dr Thomas selectric, and Miller's Worm Powders. The notices claim tonics restore normal conditions, ease catarrh through the blood, and effectively purge worms from the intestines.
The article notes the establishment of the first veterinary school in Lyons in the year 1762, marking a milestone in veterinary education. It emphasizes Lyons as the site of this historic academic start.
Advertisement touts Freezone as a painless method to stop corn pain instantly and peel away the corn or callus. A tiny bottle costs a few cents and is claimed to remove hard and soft corns and toe between without soreness. Patterson, New Jersey is noted as founded in 1791 by a cotton manufacturing society.
During the first five months of this year 3925 Jewish immigrants entered Palestine. Dr. Jacques Bertilleon, the French statistician, has died at age seventy one. The Marquis of Crewe has been appointed ambassador to France, succeeding Baron Hardinge. Crown Prince Abdul Medjid Effendi, cousin of Sultan Mohammed VI, was elected caliph by the Turkish national assembly and installed at Topacou palace. A Zurich storehouse will hold bananas from the Dutch Indies ripening in gas heated rooms. An air express flew Paris to London at 150 miles an hour over 250 miles in one hour forty minutes. Canada and China agreed on money orders exchange from January 1. Two 20000-ton motor ore carriers, 560 by 72 feet, under construction in Hamburg for Bethlehem Steel, will operate between Chile and the United States.
Bob Edwards R CC editor of the Calgary Eye Opener died at his Calgary residence after prolonged heart trouble following influenza contracted during the Alberta Legislature session. Born September 12, 1864 in Edinburgh he came to Canada in 1895 and led weekly Alberta papers. He leaves his widow Kate Penman and no children. He was elected to the Alberta Legislature in 1921.
The U S Government and 35 universities tested a new lamp offering brilliant white light with no odor smoke or noise It uses 4 percent air and 6 percent kerosene and burns safely The inventor T V Johnson Winnipeg invites 10 days free trial or a free lamp to first locality user to promote the device He also claims a potential monthly income of 250 to 500 with agency setup
Fourteen thousand sheep arrive at Fort William from R. C. Harvey’s Alberta ranch to be fed on elevator screenings during winter and sold to eastern markets. E Mays and G Brooks lease 50 acres inside the city to winter feed 400 head of steers and numerous hogs using the same method.
Colorado mountains rival the Swiss Alps with a far greater area and many tall peaks. It features 42 summits above 14 000 feet versus eight in the Swiss Alps and has 36 peaks higher than Switzerland’s Mount Fuesternahorn, the highest Swiss peak.
A brief product claim states that no matter how deep rooted the corn may be the Holloway's Corn Remover will yield when used as directed. The notice emphasizes following directions for best results.
In Peace River country near Peace River 550 miles north of the International Boundary farmer Pendel Bush ripened 1000 pounds of tomatoes of the best quality this season. At Fort Vermilion 100 miles south crops include tomatoes cucumbers pumpkins and musk melons. Wheat is described as Number One Hard as usual and the hay crop is abundant. Settlement of the Peace River country continues with over 1360 settlers securing farms in Northern Alberta through homesteading.
The Vancouver Merchants' Exchange reports September lumber exports from British Columbia totaling about 21 million feet. Additional shipments include 70 thousand box shocks to Australia, 1,062,000 bundles of shingles to Australia, New York and the United Kingdom, with further lumber sent to Japan, China, Australia, South America, the United States, the United Kingdom and Europe.
Dialog excerpt shows Madge asking if she would marry a reforming man and Mabel replying she likely must, as none of the suitors suits her current temperament. The exchange highlights social expectations and humorous hesitation in matchmaking.
An old advertising block argues hair loss means weak hair and scalp problems. It promotes Danderine as instantly stopping shedding and removing dandruff, promising renewed vigor, thickness, and growth for men and women with a non greasy formula. Buy at drugstores.
A French inventor has designed and built a wireless alarm clock while England features 136 miles of towpaths along the River Thames awaiting inspection and use for leisure and transport.
In Windsor Ontario a testimonial extols Dr Pierce Golden Medical Discovery and Pleasant Pellets for lung and headache relief. The ad cites a daughter using Favorite Prescription during pregnancy and urges readers to contact the Invalids Hotel in Buffalo for advice, noting local druggists stock the medicines.
Winnipeg Anti Tuberculosis Society reports local doctors and citizens forming a committee to buy a herd of goats for the city. Goats are said to be practically immune to tuberculosis, aiming to supply babies with goat milk. U.S. figures show about one million of four million babies born yearly die from bovine tuberculosis.
The article explains that most rheumatism treatments only suppress symptoms and that recurrence follows blood poisoning when the body weakens. It promotes Dr Williams Pink Pills as a blood builder that expels rheumatic poisons via the bowels kidneys and skin. A Ontario case claims five years without recurrence after use. Pills available from dealers or by mail at Prockville Ontario.
The 15 acre Richibucto River area near Rexton NB remained Bonar Law’s property though leased to Edward Hannay. The Law family faced hardship after birth of his brothers and mother’s death. Bonar sent to Scotland for schooling while Robert stayed and struggled on the farm. Bonar later purchased the farm to keep it in the family while Jack built a railway in Borneo.
Huw J. O'Connor of Sault Ste Marie recounts a severe asthma and catarrh battle. He credits Catarrhozone for relief, claiming soothing action saved him from fatal coughing fits. Two months treatment priced at one dollar, 25c and 50c sizes sold by The Catarrhorone Co. in Montreal.
Pacific Coast winter trips from Manitoba Saskatchewan and Alberta offer twelve months of summer. Excursion fares on sale December through February allow return trips to Vancouver Victoria and New Westminster with winter scenery and comfortable CP trains. Ask for illustrated leaflet and details.
The largest warm-blooded creature, the whale, can weigh around sixty tons. It can tow a steamer of 120 horsepower for an entire day using its full engine strength, illustrating its remarkable power.
About six thousand residents of Simpson County Kentucky joined a community effort to repair seventy miles of roads in a single day. The event showcased strong local spirit and collective action.
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