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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Dec 30, 1931
Page
2
Premier Ramsay MacDonald argues at the Lord Mayor's banquet that national and personal self sufficiency is a fatal error. He warns the postwar era requires interdependence and broad internationalism, not narrow nationalism.
Canada will begin to recover when the world begins to recover and impediments to world trade are reduced. War debts cancelled and the frozen gold piles of the United States and France melted to flow into coffers of other countries in need of gold.
The Dominican Astrophysical Observatory at Victoria British Columbia reported 32 800 visitors in the year ended March 31 1931 The first UK factory producing glass wool for ship locomotive and engine room insulation has opened in Glasgow.
Surveys show the network of federal bird sanctuaries effectively preserves bird life. A 1930 census of ten reservations along the St. Lawrence River indicates an average 19 percent rise in bird varieties since 1925. Miller’s Worm Powders claim to purge worms from stomach and bowels, with a sweet taste and generally safe composition though vomiting may occur as a sign of effectiveness.
Chemists studying stale bread find reheating restores freshness temporarily and can be repeated up to seven times before moisture loss negates benefits.
The New York Herald Tribune reports U S banking and business leaders consider measures to bolster the weak Canadian dollar. Analysts say a cheaper dollar harms cross border trade as prices rise to cover exchange losses, hindering competition with Canadian and British goods. Support would likely benefit both sides.
English law restricts Bible printing to the Oxford Cambridge press and the King's Printer with profits seen in high sales. In the United States the market is open to all publishers. The American Bible Society reports 34 million copies or portions sold or given away in 1930.
Government figures released at Ottawa show 42,882 people returned to land under the September colonization policy led by Hon. W. A. Gordon. Detailed returns to November 30, 1931 reveal 6,040 families and 12,682 single men placed on farms since October 1, 1930 as settlers and laborers.
H. L. Mencken replies to a New York college organ noting that American students chase trivial concerns. He asserts most professors are not truly civilized and few students come from civilized homes, predicting the cultural value of the college tends toward zero.
The article notes that residents of the British Isles spend over 250 million dollars yearly on candies and about half of that on chocolates. It also states that Great Britain exports over 10 million dollars worth of candies annually.
A vintage recipe card lists ingredients for a cake using 2 eggs 2 cups special cake flour 2 teaspoons baking powder 4 teaspoon salt 14 cup butter 1 cup sugar 12 cup milk 1 teaspoon cinnamon 14 teaspoon cloves 14 teaspoon nutmeg 2 tablespoons molasses and instructions to cream butter with sugar beat eggs alternately with flour and milk bake at 350 in an 8x8 pan 59 minutes frost with boiled frosting and decorate with raisins and walnut halves
A vintage recipe folds sugar and salt into stiff egg whites, then adds coconut and prunes. The mixture is baked in a greased dish at 300 degrees for 45 minutes until firm, served hot and yields eight portions.
Coins believed over 900 years old were found in a Szeged cemetery near Budapest. They bear the image of King St. Stephen, crowned in 1001, the year Hungary became an independent kingdom. The discovery sits near a Bronze Age burial site recently uncovered.
The exchange hints at a minor domestic delay as the husband notes his hour wait while the wife explains a possible five minute lateness. The dialogue underscores everyday relationship tensions over time expectations.
In a bustling Los Angeles suburb, vendors operate slot machines alongside a roadside ice stand attracting crowds. Local authorities monitor activity as residents buy ice snacks and gamble briefly, drawing attention from passersby and police.
The Montreal industrial commission releases a survey by Norman Holland detailing a claim that Canada imports about 27 million dollars worth of building materials from the United States annually. It argues that an independent review of public-funded building specifications could return at least half of this business to Canadian factories within a year.
Field Museum researchers in Chicago used X rays on 2000 year old Egyptian remains to show pyorrhea in most individuals and suggest arthritis and arteriosclerosis were common topics among elders. The article notes two years of study and autopsies on long-dead persons. Also promotes Dr Kellogg's Asthma Remedy claiming quick relief and full effectiveness.
In a tense exchange, Dr. remarks on a wife’s appearance. Blunt defends her, noting she is a good wife who tends to the children and the house, and therefore earns tolerance. The dialogue underscores domestic expectations and personal regard despite initial misgivings.
J W Street the Cheltenham Flier engineer and his wife hired an air taxi to fly above the train during part of its run between Swinton and Reading England. Street piloted the flight as part of a demonstration.
An ordinary hen's egg will withstand about 500 pounds per square inch of pressure.
The 1929 census records 108 012 Indians in Canada including men women and children. They farm hunt trap lumber fish and transport. Land fenced 1 101 175 acres and 236 028 acres in cultivation. Dwellings churches council houses schoolhouses sawmills and residential schools are listed.
The Department of Trade and Commerce reports a rise in retail sales across radio and musical instruments, candy, furniture, and general department stores in October, suggesting greater willingness to spend and improving economic conditions in the Dominion.
Examinations for graduation from public to high schools will be replaced by teacher recommendations based on pupil work throughout the term. Former testing methods are discontinued with graduation now guided by teachers' assessments.
A common infant complaint is worms and the effective treatment recommended is Mother Graves Worm Exterminator, praised as the best solution for infants.
University of Alberta professor A. E. Corbett notes in a dissertation that Alberta’s first settler entered history by murdering two neighbours. The text cites Peter Pond as Alberta’s first farmer, arriving at the Athabasca River in 1775 to establish a post 30 miles south of present Fort Chippewyan.
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