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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Dec 29, 1927
Page
5
A reader notes the era of science, citing a Toronto doctor lecture to bakers on acids and alkalines, and a Tariff Commission request by fruit and vegetable growers. Dr Hastings and Dr Jackson face censure for their views, prompting discussion on scientific neutrality and public policy.
Dominion Animal Husbandman Dr G B Rothwell argues for a two litter per year system for sows. Spring litters should farrow by mid April, with the second by late September, allowing rest periods and gains between litters.
The Associated Growers of British Columbia prepare a substantial Okanagan apples exhibit at Penticton led by A. C. Little with H. N. Potter as chief packer. The group has mailed exhibits to the Imperial Apple show in London and has four prior exhibition seasons.
The article traces the historical arc of lotteries from their public use in Britain and colonial America to their suppression. It notes clergy involvement, trustees like the Archbishop of Canterbury, and early prizes in Philadelphia. It cites a 1724 lottery prize and a 1836 NY Grand Jury report condemning lotteries as pernicious and harmful to morals and credit. Between 1830 and 1835 most states banned lotteries.
Editorial argues Canada exports mainly unmanufactured foodstuffs while having the capacity to manufacture into finished products. It cites over a million dollars in imported canned soup last year and calls for expanding foodstuffs industries, adding value by processing wheat and other resources before export. It warns competition is global and stresses improved marketing and distribution.
The Painted Ladies and Clouded Yellows migrate from Boulogne to Dover and Brighton in calm mornings, forming a narrow streaming column that brings hundreds of butterflies to a cliff strip each day. Thousands arrive, and winds scatter them across the countryside. British brood fly 3,000 miles from Palestine and Syria and even reach Iceland by July.
A miniature dictionary about 125 years old arrives with Mrs. Annie N. O Callaghan. Bryce’s English Pictionary, published by David Bryce and Son in Glasgow for Robert Madehose, measures 15 16 by 5 8 inches and is 1 8 inch thick with a red cover and gold titling. The foreword notes omitting certain words to save space while including puzzling terms from science and literature.
The Jawa Mahal or Hall of the Winds in Jaipur stands out for its unique pyramid form and rose color. Nine stories tall, with a hundred bell turrets and sixty five projecting windows, it was a Joy Singh chef d'oeuvre praised by travelers though called fantastic by some.
Winnipeg real estate man W. P. Rodgers cites his family as Canada’s oldest living group with five members in the over seventy age bracket. Eldest is Mrs Eliza Smythe of Toronto aged 92, Rodgers’ father John Rodgers 90 living at Spirling Unt, Robert Rogers 87 farming at Spirling, and Annie Reid 79 of Belleville Ont.
This article traces the thermometer from Galileo’s 1592 invention to liquid filled tubes by M Rey in 1622. It notes the shift from air indicators to liquid columns using wine or water and marks the thermometer's role in medicine, science, and industry.
Reports from travelers describe Russia’s policy of universal central receiving sets in villages to receive government broadcasts. The system aims to spread general education and propaganda, enabling mass access to government radio programs across the dominions.
A powerful new station on Praya island, miles south of Hong Kong, aims to detect approaching storms via atmospheric signals and issue timely warnings to the Chinese mainland. A pasted gag about a ticket reversal interrupts the snippet.
The War Department has set aside $20,000 for purchasing army mules, paying $165 per head, reflecting the continued use of pack animals in military logistics.
The dialogue centers on John and his clever dog. John names commands like Are you coming or aren’t you and the dog responds by either following or staying put. The exchange highlights humor in a simple pet training moment.
A. C. McCulloch, Dominion Poultry promoter, told Brandon listeners it is feasible to live on poultry in Manitoba with a small flock. He noted 307 car lots of eggs shipped east last year from Manitoba and Saskatchewan, up from earlier fears of no market, aided by government publicity and improved egg inspection and grading boosting per capita consumption to 26 dozen.
William Kobbe, a research engineer for a large sulphur company, envisions the yellow mineral as versatile. He demonstrates sulphur vases and table tops, and notes its potential for radio horns and phonograph parts. He emphasizes sulphur’s nonflammability in practical use and cites baths linked to cheap imported toys.
Sa the elephant from London's Zoo will be sent to the United States after failing to secure rides for children. Owned by a Burmese benefactor who rents him to the zoo, Sa cannot be used for public rides in Burma. He will first travel to California where a wealthy American may buy him.
In Rio de Janeiro perfume shops use an apparatus resembling an electric fan to spray perfume constantly. The practice aims to attract customers and support dress standards in South America. Buenos Aires also runs perfume stations with many sales girls engaged.
The Bishop of Chester expressed a special appreciation for the oboe during a Chester musical conference. He said he would surrender other instruments to play a few confidential oboe notes in the celestial choir, highlighting his devotion to the instrument.
Dr M Cooper twenty six takes oath as the first colored woman admitted to the District of Columbia bar. Chief Justice Walter McCoy congratulates her. She graduated from Armstrong High School and completed law at Howard University.
The lad who paints front doors in brilliant colors has widespreadly transformed numerous London streets and residential squares with a Joseph's coat of varied hues.
Morley R Roberts, famed British novelist, recounts his Canadian Pacific Rockies stint 42 years ago on the transcontinental railway to J Murray Gibbon founder of the Canadian Authors Association. Roberts plans a reminiscence book. photo taken in the Palliser? Pirnman Valley during the Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies gathering this summer.
Grasslands Hospital near New York announces a $5906 radio installation funded by a local residents committee. About thirty patients attended the opening ceremonies and program, with individual headphones provided for each bed.
A Pottsvale coal miner who died at 106 is noted briefly amid a jumble of foreign debt projections. The text mentions American tourists fueling Europe’s finances and an experiment about reducing bulrushes, with unclear phrases lingering.
Dr. C. J. Hastings of Toronto denounces Ottawa proposed duties to bar early American fruits and vegetables. He argues fresh local produce improves health and that non native fruits like oranges and lemons should face no duty. He notes Canadian growers aim to reduce demand for local produce, while imports can provide essential nutrition.
The passage ponders forgotten pioneers who altered daily life such as the first to engrave on wood the inventor of the needle and wheel maker the ice house craftsman chimney builder and wooden floor pioneer. It notes these unknown greats influenced civilization without earning lasting fame.
The New York Police Department destroyed a large cache of weapons under property clerk Thomas Morgan. Packing cases held 2 519 pistols 210 shotguns and rifles and 254 other weapons. They were loaded on two trucks to Pier A and dumped overboard from the police boat Patrol seven miles at sea following penal law section 1899.
Charles M Russell renowned for cowboys and Indians died suddenly at his Great Falls home Montana from a heart attack at age sixty one. Paintings by Russell of pioneers are held by the government of Saskatchewan the Prince of Wales and the Duke of Connaught.
A Dominion Fisheries Department return shows BC salmon pack for 1926 to date surpasses 1924 and 1925 totals. The current count is 1,455,872 cases, higher than 1925’s 4,215,487 and 1924’s 1,312,081.
A stark demographic note states half of all people die before age six while roughly one in a hundred six births reaches age sixty five. The statement highlights global life expectancy disparities and long term survival challenges.
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