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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Dec 30, 1920
Page
3
Five simple tests reveal quality tea. Bright copper color when steeped, exquisite aroma, delightful refreshing taste, satisfying richness, and economical strength indicate Rose tea. Brew and discover these perfect traits.
Baron Wrangel head of the Anti Bolshevik Government of South Russia says he will come to Paris to discuss using his army again against Soviet Russia. The reorganized force, after a Crimean defeat, is said to number about 70 000 men.
Pape's Diapepsin is advertised as the fastest, surest relief for indigestion gas and flatulence. The ad asserts immediate stomach comfort and corrected digestion allowing consumption of favorite foods, with a 60 cent price at drug stores and claims of safety and popularity.
Winnipeg building permits total more than eight million dollars for 1920, the highest yearly rise since 1912 when permits reached twelve million. The permits cover numerous firms and projects across the city’s construction sector.
Public school teachers across Alberta prepare a coordinated action demanding higher salaries. The move signals a concerted effort to secure raises and improved pay scales, targeting the Minister of Education.
The article explains hydrophones detect submarine presence via water vibrations. It details experiments producing underwater sound by blowing condensing steam on a submerged diaphragm, creating a soft musical note audible up to eleven nautical miles. The sound arises from collapsing steam bubbles, akin to kettle boiling, with potential practical naval and commercial navigation value.
The French Government will test water divining by hazel twig experts within its African colonies. A scientific commission including geologists and surveyors will search the Sahara for new oases. Divining rods have long been discredited by failed results and superstition.
Canada becomes a major linen producer through Ontario initiative. A full plant with large output processes flax grown in Canada from retting to finishing, marking the first continent wide linen manufacture entirely in Canada.
In the view of Liceut.Col. A. S. Eve professor of physics at Metill University and a noted scientific scholar the statements by Sir Oliver Lodge Conan Doyle and others on spiritualism lack evidence with scientific value.
A Louvre statuette of an ancient Egyptian queen, dated 3000 to 4000 years ago, wears a floor length gown with a low neck and short sleeves. The skirt is cut close to the body, presaging today’s tight sheath styles.
Catarrh cannot be cured by local applications as the disease sits in the mucous membranes. Hall's Catarrh Medicine claims to cure catarrh by acting through the blood, using tonics and blood purifiers to combat constitutional factors. Free testimonial is offered by Dr. Cheney & Co.
The SSB amended regulations in Canada governing ex Imperial soldiers settling on land. The changes apply only to Imperial veterans and allow them to avoid a cash deposit in London.
A Manitoba drainage program converts an estimated 3,200,000 acres once considered unsuitable for agriculture into cultivable land, marking a major shift in rural development and farming potential.
Why not visit the old folks back East this Christmas and enjoy an old-time Yuletide. The Canadian Pacific Railway operates two through trains to the East daily with direct connections at Toronto Ottawa and Montreal. Comfortable Standard and Tourist Sleepers Compartment Library Observation Cars. Contact a Canadian Pacific Agent for service fares and reservations.
The Los Angeles War Memorial proposes a war memorial auditorium costing 4,100,000 dollars with 13,451 seats matching the number of city men enlisted in the army navy or marine corps during World War I.
An advertisement touts Catarrho Zone as a fast remedy for coughs catarrh and bronchitis in the elderly noting inhalation reaches deep into lungs unlike syrups. It markets pocket inhalers priced from 25 to 1.00 dollars with sizes for two months and trial options sold by druggists and The Farnetege Kent Co Kingston Canada.
The Agricultural Gazette of Canada explains municipal hail insurance via mutual schemes in Saskatchewan and Alberta. Each claimant may receive up to five cents per acre per one percent damage, with 1919 claims in Saskatchewan totaling 7,838 and indemnities of 1,911,776 dollars, including a single July storm paying 1.1 million. Alberta saw 506,000 in losses on 12 million insured. Under government supervision, Saskatchewan hosts 36 private hail insurance firms that paid out 1,756,000 dollars in 1919.
Charles Garland son of late James A. Garland of Boston declines his $1,000,000 share from the family trust to pursue manual labor as an auto mechanic. He lives at Bay End Farm Buzzards Bay Mass with his wife and infant daughter while his brothers hold and may follow his example.
Minard's Liniment was met by deputations representing Liberal organizations who welcomed him home. Hon. W L MacKenzie King, leader of the Opposition, said he was fully satisfied with the tour's westward results.
Advertisement urges immediate adoption of Dr. J. D. Kellogg's Asthma Remedy to ease constant asthma strain. It claims rapid action on air passages and strong comforting benefit, advising every home with asthma to have it.
FE. D. Potter found a beardless brittle hulled barley on his mother's Lily Plain farm. He sent two heads to Regina for transmission to a Chicago show, where authorities confirmed it as a true beardless barley sample. Further testing over years is needed to determine value.
Dominion Bureau of Statistics reports 44 Canadian cities show about 12 800 establishments with capitalization over two billion dollars and employment near 500 000 in 1918. Montreal and Toronto lead the list, with 23 Ontario cities represented.
McLean's construction reports indicate western building value for the first ten months of 1920 reached 62,462,500, vastly higher than 1919's 24,036,400 and 1918's 16,099,500. The 1920 forecast stands at 80,000,000, a total not matched since 1913.
A brief medical note promotes Baby's Own Tablets as a mild effective laxative for infant constipation. It includes a testimonial from Mrs. Joseph Dion of Ste. Perpetue Que praising the product and notes availability from The Dr. Williams' Medicine Co. Brockville Ont for 25 cents a box.
Leota M. Pepper of Stretford Ontario writes that Dr Pierce's Favorite Prescription eased her discomfort during pregnancy. She urges expectant mothers to use the remedy and praises its soothing effects for babies.
Halifax resident recounts two years of insomnia and heart palpitations eased after using Dr. Pierce’s Golden Medical Dis for stomach and liver issues, Favorite Prescription, and Pleasant Pellets. Mrs John Homans of Clam Arbor Toronto credits the remedies with restoring sleep and health. Mrs Hannah Bowness of 60 Strange St endorses Pleasant Pellets for liver trouble constipation and headaches.
Manitoba wins championship for a pen of grade barrows at the Chicago event, taking first on a pair of grade barrows and second on individual barrows in the 250 to 350 pound range amid strong competition. A local note promotes Holloway's Corn Remover.
Historian notes that fingerprint identification, long viewed as a modern tool, was used in Korea about 1,200 years ago in deed records for selling slaves, indicating early bureaucratic practice.
A fragment notes Dominion Express Money Orders used for out of town accounts with a five dollar denomination and a price of three cents.
Twelve year old Willie Edward of Lacombe wins a Calgary boys beef feeding contest prize with a steer he fattened from last April. The animal has gained 500 pounds and reached about 2100 pounds, all under the boy and his father’s diet plan with no known feed details.
The article promotes Miller's Worn Powders as a reliable worm remedy available at chemists and drug shops and claims they effectively expel worms and ease worm related suffering in children, a relief to many mothers.
A fragment notes a hazard involving heated pipes and a long known hazard. The text references risk factors and the idea that passing through such pipes could yield dangerous outcomes, set in a cautionary register.
Hon. Manning Doherty, Ontario agriculture minister, returning from four weeks in England, predicts next spring will bring at least 10 000 immigrant farmers from England and Scotland. Most will be desirable tenant farmers with cash to purchase farms and implements.
An Ontario advertisement extols Milburn's Heart and Nerve Pills as essential for women's health. It quotes Mrs. P. H. Ryan of Sand Point praising reduced nerves and improved sleep after using six boxes, and notes the price is 50 cents per box with mail order from The T Milburn Co Limiea Toronto Ontario.
W T Lopp, superintendent of the Alaska District, reports the territory’s population fell 14.9 percent in the last decade. Ten years ago residents numbered 64 366. this year 29 210 white and 25 508 native or other residents are counted.
Doctors agree the best medicine is one that assists nature. Parme Kee’s Vegetable Pills are purely vegetable composing dandelion and mangrove. They cleanse the bowels and tone the stomach, putting organs into a natural condition for robust health. Many years of use prove their merit.
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