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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Feb 04, 1931
Page
2
The piece contrasts Briand and Marcus Aurelius urging cool heads in turmoil. It urges readers to remain calm at the start of 1931, endure falling tides of prosperity and storms, work hard, and keep understanding. It ends with a call to be strong and act together.
A discovery in Japan reports a vast alluvial gold field near For mosa, estimated at 2.5 million dollars by Dr. Jisaburo Yokobori of Tokio Imperial University. The deposits stretch about 150 miles with gold dust found in rivers, mountains, plains, and villages. Canada buys U.S. grown potatoes and onions, taking large export shares in 1930. A worm remedy for children named Mother Graves' Worm Exterminator is advertised as effective.
Australia’s New South Wales pays half the actual working costs of prospectors and offers inducements to attract mining activity. The region reportedly hosts over 1,000 prospectors seeking gold, reflecting a global hunger for the metal.
Alberta produces bituminous sub-bituminous and lignite coal and formerly mined some anthracite. Nova Scotia New Brunswick British Columbia and the Yukon yield only bituminous coal while Saskatchewan concentrates on lignite.
Bezanson resident Mrs Edward A Allen says she was weak and run down and could barely do housework. After using Milburn's Heart and Nerve Pills she regained strength, and she has recommended them to a neighbor. Pills sold by drug and general stores or by mail from The Milburn Co Ltd Toronto Ont.
A London to Toronto Globe cable reports a warning from the President of the Bureau of the International Entente against the Third Internationale. He says buying Russian goods funds the dictatorship and fuels revolution, worsening the Russian people's hardship and shortages. Selling to the Soviet government could put money of doubtful origin into circulation and support a war machine harming workers and other nations.
A Toronto woman recalls a high school breakdown with palpitations and insomnia and credits Dr Williams Pink Pills for weight gain and symptom relief. The pills, said to purify blood and strengthen nerves, are sold by dealers or by mail for 50 cents a box from The Dr Williams Medicine Co Brockville Ontario.
Professor G R Anderson of the University of Toronto demonstrates how specialized construction and an acoustic paint can suppress noise and echoes in the Bank of Commerce building at King and Jordan Streets. The treated rooms are Expected to be 30 percent quieter boosting staff efficiency by about 15 percent.
The article argues for immediate policies to bolster agriculture, claiming farming prosperity would lift all industries more than any tariff. It asserts that agriculture requires supported policy to achieve tolerable prosperity, benefiting the broader economy.
A British science catalogue addressed to Science Master, High School, Regina arrives at Balfour Technical School. The whimsical note suggests Regina, Saskatchewan remains snowbound as an overseas reader wonders about the city.
Mrs Corcoran of Leigh reports persistent biliousness and headaches relieved by Carter's Little Liver Pills. After first dose she felt relief and has used them nightly for three years to prevent attacks. She also gives three or four pills to her five children each night. All druggists sell the pills for 25¢ and 75¢ red pigs.
New year legislation in England raises the standard income tax rate by 214 percent for higher incomes while cutting taxes for the lowest brackets. The Road Traffic Act introduces compulsory third party insurance, abolishes private car speed limits, and hospitals may charge up to 125 for accident treatment. Hairdressers must close Sundays, Jewish merchants may open Sundays if closing Saturdays. Ireland moves to regulate barbering as a closed profession. Mental health measures target patient treatment levels. Government continues health insurance contributions for about 100000 unemployed for two and a half years.
An old advertisement promotes Bisulated Magnesia powder or tablets to relieve gas, sourness, acidity, and indigestion. It claims quick stomach relief and neutralizes acids, with availability at all good drug stores.
The Animal Report from the Federal Department of Agriculture notes fur farming has not suffered as expected during the depression. Despite late winter sales, good furs have brought fair prices, suggesting fur goods remain a necessity, especially in northern regions.
In his youth Mr. Mickleton was a pretty child his friends doubted this yet he found a childhood painting. He shows it to his wife who presents it to the servant. The servant gasps and the wife laments the inevitability of aging with a wry remark.
An advertisement touts Douglas' Egyptian Liniment as a remarkable remedy. It urges readers to remove callouses and enlarge ments from their stock using the product and implies broad healing benefits.
A musician notes that some classic songs endure while the reality of frequent murders remains unchanging, contrasting cultural memory with ongoing violence. The remark emphasizes a disconnect between art's persistence and society's acts of violence.
Winnipeg food specialist Dr. Julian P. Thomas argues a diet of one bushel wheat one bushel oats and some fresh vegetation can nourish a man for a year. He cites a ninety day trial on raw wheat and water that left him stronger and able to earn money, referencing Bible era accounts and aiming for life spans of 100 to 200 years.
A medical notice claims Dr J D Kellogges Asthma Remedy stops incipient asthma from becoming chronic. It warns delaying treatment allows worsening attacks and greater suffering.
A large navel clock installed at Highbury England measures football match duration with forty two minute time and red marks after forty six minutes. It can be stopped instantly for injuries and is eight feet in diameter weighing over a ton, designed to time matches precisely.
The 1929 domestic gas consumption in Canada was calculated as sufficient to replace 640000 tons of coal. This figure highlights the shift toward natural gas as a major energy source in that year.
United States shipments to the Orient resume growth as trade rebounds. Officials note stronger demand for American goods in Asia, with shipments increasing across key commodities and shipping routes.
Robert Cochrane of Grand Prairie Alberta receives the Canadian National Railway cash prize for first in timothy seed at the Chicago international hay and grain show. Nick Chielte of Ranier Alberta earns top alfalfa seed prize at the same event. Cochrane has long been a Chicago winner, but this is his first time as timothy seed champion grower.
The article notes that 1931 contains three Fridays the thirteenth, in February March and November, while 1930 has only one. It highlights the unusual concentration of these dates within the calendar year.
Dialogue truncated remark captures a husband saying his wife never knows what she wants while a friend jokes that she desires anything they cannot afford, reflecting humorous domestic frustration and social comparisons.
About forty eight to fifty warehouses have been constructed at the Saloniki Free Zone in Greece, expanding storage capacity near the port and enhancing regional trade facilities. The development reflects ongoing investment in northern Greece's logistics infrastructure and economic growth prospects.
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