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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Feb 07, 1924
Page
10
An opinion column urges Canada to join all governments and citizens in reducing national debt. It cites December 3, 1923 net debt at 2 415 528 100 and argues taxation is choking growth. It compares Britain and the United States and proposes regular principal payments to cut interest and retire debt.
An advertisement asserts Putnam's Corn Extractor removes corns completely with no trace left. It pledges relief on marriage day romance turning to history. The 25 cent remedy is sold at all dealers with a note to refuse substitutes.
The growing number of women in the British House of Commons prompts new larger facilities. Eight women will receive a dedicated sitting room and a dressing room with mirrors dressing tables and wardrobes chosen to suit their tastes.
Eighty four tons of relics from King Tutankhamen’s tomb were loaded onto the United States Shipping Board steamer Crisfield at Port Said. The cargo, says officers, came from the Valley of Kings and will go to the National Museum in Washington, with no detailed contents disclosed.
A London study finds about one third of residents were born outside the city, roughly 1.5 million not natives. Middlesex, Essex, Kent, and Surrey births total large shares, with Kent 100009 and Surrey 71000. Scots number 50000 versus 54000 Irish. foreigners make up about three percent.
No man or woman should hobble painfully about because of corns when so certain a relief is at Tithdas Holloway's Corn Remover. The advertisement promises quick, painless relief and emphasizes accessibility for all users.
A dramatic jail exchange shows a man jailed three weeks for killing his wife. He questions the sentence with a judge or confidant, as plans of further punishment loom and the hangman’s fate is implied.
The advertisement promotes Fletcher's Castoria as a safe substitute for Castor Oil Paregoric teething drops and soothing syrups with over thirty years of use. It claims no Bareotics and states directions are on each package with physicians recommending it.
A cache of mid fifteenth century church glass has been discovered in Sherborne Abbey. Restored in 1838 the glass was boxed in the monument room and later sent to the Victoria and Albert Museum for examination. The find includes fragments of Prophet figures and heraldic glass. About £80 is sought to restore the glass to the abbey.
An advertising column urges readers with digestive discomfort to stop dyspepsia tablets and seek a stomach health solution. It touts Dr Hawilton's Pills as the best prescription for stomach kidneys and liver, claiming healing by addressing root causes and regulating bowels.
Advertising copy for Dr Hamiltons Pills claiming stomach relief. Mentions price 5 for $1.00 and availability through lic ker box and The Catarrhozone Co in Montreal.
A Berlin cigarmaker won a divorce from his wife on the grounds she flirted with a male ghost and valued spiritual affairs over home life. The court granted divorce with child custody as Germany faces upheaval and a shaken national fabric.
Winter is a dangerous season for children as days vary from warm to stormy and mothers fear taking them out. Baby's Own Tablets are advertised to regulate the stomach and bowels, drive out colds, and help babies endure winter safely. Sold by medicine dealers or mail order at 25 cents a box from The Dr. Williams' Medicine Co. Brockville Ont.
The Kenora Ontario fish hatchery now holds 2 600 000 whitefish eggs in jars. Of this total 6 600 000 were secured on Lake of the Woods and the remaining 50 000 came from Lake Erie. About 126 000 salmon trout eggs are also in jars at the hatchery.
A Fokker camera plane reached 182 miles per hour, a world speed record for its commercial type, aided by a favorable four mile wind on a 70 mile flight from Belvedere Pennsylvania to New York. The trip took 23 minutes.
The 1923 season forecast for British Columbia canned salmon estimates total value over $10,600,000 if all cases are sold at current ruling prices. This projection highlights the earnings potential for packers under prevailing market rates.
Scientists say the Alps have sunk to the sea floor two or three times in the past. The note mentions Minard’s and asks readers to take no other word.
The Toronto meeting dates shift from September 3-10 to August 6-13 under Sir David Bruce. Excursions will follow the meeting. Preparations in Toronto and London are underway. The AAAS plans a short Buffalo meeting before Toronto with reciprocal member access to each other’s sessions.
In Pointe Aux Outardes Quebec special report, Mr E D Tremblay describes six years of rheumatism and kidney trouble. After two boxes of Dodd s Kidney Pills he says relief came and urges others to try the remedy to strengthen kidneys and cleanse the blood.
Sir Joseph Cook reports that the Duke of Devonshire says advising the King to proclaim 1924 as Empire Year requires consulting all Dominions, which is impossible amid the present UK political situation. Mothers know worm problems. Miller's Worm Powders are praised as a remedy.
A vivid line notes how a statuesque girl can melt a man’s resolve, suggesting beauty has a striking emotional effect. The remark frames attraction through a playful, literary image of marblelike poise breaking under feeling.
A proverb about a self confident man who constantly asserts his knowledge and lectures others. The remark highlights annoyance at his relentless persistence and need to prove superiority.
Dr. William A. Taylor of the U S Bureau of Plant Industry discusses how tobacco grown for nicotine as an insecticide faces challenges. Current sources are stems and scraps with low nicotine content and costly extraction, while higher yields or content are needed to make production profitable. Pure nicotine mixed with inert carriers is replacing tobacco dust for reliability.
An old remedy ad touts Nerviline as a near half century staple for stomach upset belching gas and nausea. It claims 26 drops in sweetened water give immediate relief and notes Nerviline is sold in 35 cent bottles everywhere.
The Royal Mint in England begins medal production taking contracts from private firms including medals for the Royal Academy and a Remembrance Medal for the British Empire Exhibition. Mint officials say the move will revive medal making and inspire young artists, but private makers fear loss of business and accuse the department of undermining private enterprise.
A described device uses a solar focus lens attached to a cannon to ignite powder only when the sun is in line with a tiny opening. It signals residents daily at noon with a clock dial showing the hour. Cloudy skies often prevent ignition, causing the alarm to fail.
Dr J D Kellogg's remedy claims to eradicate asthma by smoke and vapor therapy. The advertisement asserts long study and proven efficacy and states the remedy was released only after confirming its effectiveness.
English experiments on workers in hot mines show a small daily salt intake alleviates exhaustion. A drink made from about one third of an ounce of salt per gallon of water proved most effective in warding off fatigue.
The historic All Hallows church at Barking-by-the-Tower marked its 1233rd birthday, highlighting its status as London’s oldest parish church and a long record of worship and community service.
The Historic Sites and Monuments Board of Canada and the Indian Department arrange a lease from the Nootka reserve Indians for land to erect a Captain Cook monument. The site lies just west of Friendly Cove on Vancouver Island’s west coast. A separate 1903 monument exists on a small island near the village, funded by the Washington University Historical Society.
An old war correspondent with the Chillan army notes the difficulty of identifying fighters when uniforms are absent. A general jokes that a man running toward Chile is Chillan and toward Peru is Peruvian, highlighting confusion in battle.
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