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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Feb 05, 1941
Page
2
An advertisement urges readers with chronic constipation to switch from temporary laxatives to Kellogg's All-Bran. It promotes daily use with ample water for lasting regularity and notes availability in two sizes at grocers, produced by Kellogg's in London Canada.
The piece argues Britain’s resolve stems from Christianity and belief in God, citing Nazi threats to religious freedom and a Lord Mayor placard urging selfless, coordinated public effort. It urges Canadians to base sacrifice on the same spiritual foundation and to listen to God for guidance.
The Dominion bureau of statistics reports 32 centres cashed cheques totaling 34.437 billion dollars in 1940, up from 31.617 billion in 1939. It attributes the gain to increased economic activity and higher employment and business volumes.
Sir Walter Citrine, general secretary of the British Trades Union Congress, addressed Toronto workers and praised British defences. He warned that Hitler would not be welcomed if he invaded England and recalled US aid in June, noting 850,000 rifles sent when Britain lacked enough firearms for every five men.
A brief historical note reflects on the power of small words to influence kings and outcomes, emphasizing language's impact in shaping judgment and rule.
Postmaster-General W P Mulock announced that no extra postage will be charged for redirecting parcels addressed to any member of the naval, land or air forces in Canada who are transferred and fail to reach their destination. The decision follows a Legion letter citing heavy charges on a gift parcel that crossed Canada. The Sas katchewan command raised the complaint, and instructions now require free redirection for service members under arms.
Dr Edith Summerskill asks in the House of Commons for permission for women to join the Home Guard and learn self defense. She argues women would defend cities in an invasion and challenges 19th century views of womanhood.
English prisoners at a German camp challenged eleven Nazi guards to a soccer game. Aston Villa second team players, captured at Dunkirk, led 27 goals to nil before the match ended.
Instructions describe serving six with a crusted cracker base and milk mixture thickened over heat. Eggs are fried in small link sausages and plated with sausage around warm toast. The guidance reads like a compact recipe card from a midcentury newspaper.
A vintage style recipe outlining a pineapple pie using Lemon Jell O sugar salt boiling water eggs yolks pineapple juice and canned crushed pineapple. The filling chills then folds in pineapple before pouring into a baked crust and chilling until firm with optional whipped cream and Baker's Cocoanut garnish.
Nan Lawrie an eighteen year old with no hands and one foot serves as shorthand-typist in Dundee Scotland. Lord Provost Wilson noted she studied shorthand a year and can write 100 words a minute by grasping the pencil with her wrists. Nan types 55 words a minute.
Gaseous ammonia is being injected into irrigation water as a fertilizer in the West. The practice aims to boost crop yields by delivering nitrogen directly through irrigation systems. Local farmers report improved green growth and nutrient uptake in fields.
Dr. Alan Brown of the Toronto Hospital for Sick Children warns mothers after 11 infant deaths from accidental suffocation in the past year. He urges not to have infants sleep in the mother’s bed or use pillows, to avoid leaving bottles in a sleeping baby’s mouth, to feed at regular intervals, and to supervise the child at all times.
Canadian Fisheries Bulletin notes the geoduck Panope generosa has a neck that can reach three feet, earning the nickname gooey duck. The species is not abundant, buries itself about three feet in sand, and is hunted more for novelty than sustenance. Washington state imposes a three-clam daily bag limit on geoduck harvest.
The Ottawa Journal notes the debate over what constitutes a luxury versus a necessity. It observes opinions vary with perspective, comparing it to an age-old clash of interests where the viewpoint shifts with whose interests are affected.
Capt Pat Eves flies an American bomber from London to Eng in seven hours, a routine delivery tucking in between meals. The distance of 1 800 miles without bombs demonstrates wartime aircraft capability, suggesting possible future records but noting engines risk at higher speed.
The Detroit News argues that total war now spans a vast theatre with air and land campaigns over months. It asserts battles resemble ongoing operations rather than single decisive events. The piece notes readers miss familiar battle names like Hastings and Waterloo as conflicts blur together.
The Hamilton Spectator notes Stuka divers show strength in the Mediterranean but recalls Britain’s past mastery. It reports trawler crews in the English Channel crippling dive bombers by fire discipline, withholding fire until the aircraft flattens its dive.
Government in exile reports Anthony J. Drexel Biddle Jr of Philadelphia may travel to London to serve as ambassador to four exiled governments Poland Belgium the Netherlands and Norway. He is already ambassador to the Polish government in exile and has spent months in the United States.
R C Berkinshaw president of the Toronto board of trade urged Canadians at the annual dinner to cut nonessential expenses and economize on essential costs. He argued wartime prosperity justifies a greater current burden for future generations.
A Chinese custom of sealing houses against cold weather with coal braziers can produce lethal carbon monoxide. Families have died when enclosed spaces trap the gas, turning heating habits into fatal traps.
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