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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Feb 10, 1932
Page
2
In adversity, nations reveal character and learn old truths about interdependence and humane values. The piece argues against machine domination, celebrates small towns, and urges returning to simpler life and community life, with people returning to farm and village roots as cities prove detrimental.
The Paris missing persons bureau handles over 25 000 requests yearly and keeps the whereabouts of those who leave home confidential. Families receive notices of crises or deaths but courts do not compel a person to stay, and police will only confirm that a person is located and refuse to reveal current whereabouts.
A mobile telephone booth with thick sound absorbing walls and doors is being tested in Hamburg to allow workers to make calls near heavy machinery without disruption.
A Washington report to the U S Department of Commerce notes a revival in British shipbuilding. In October new work began on 15 vessels totaling about 70 000 tons dead weight, driven by labor cost cuts, cheap steel material arrangements, and an improving financial situation.
Honorable Dr. R J Manion Minister of Railways and Canals urged the Eastern Canada Fruit and Vegetable Jobbers Association to consider a campaign to popularize the tomato cocktail. He spoke to delegates at their seventh annual convention in Ottawa.
A radio telephone service now connects Germany and Siam and plans are underway for a similar link between Germany and Egypt, signaling expansion of international communications.
Mrs Rose of Bark Lake Ontario writes that nerves made her a wreck and kept her up half the night. After using Milburn Heart and Nerve Pills she felt relief after one box and was fully well after six boxes. The T Milburn company offers direct mail sales.
Prince Lee Galitzini, a Russian nobleman now residing near Edson Alberta, bought a Fokker Standard Universal plane from Canadian Airways and plans a mission toward Great Bear Lake to possibly stake mineral claims. He travels with Grant MacConachie, aims to take pictures, and has completed much of commercial pilot training though not licensed yet.
The Canadian Women’s Press Club plans its triennial convention in Calgary from June 28 to 30, 1932. A motor trip to the surrounding prairie country and a possible Banff stay are eyed, with craft-topic talks by prominent Canadian writers and an English writer expected on the program.
The annual report from the Commissioners of Customs and Excise shows 104 people aged 100 or more drawing old-age pensions in Britain as of April 25. Of them 91 were women and 13 men. the oldest was a woman born in 1825, aged 106, with others aged 105, 104, or 103. The oldest men were aged 102, with twelve women reaching that age.
The Saskatchewan Poultry Pool, one of western Canada’s largest enterprises, is steered by women directors. Last year the pool posted a turnover exceeding $800,000. President Mrs. W Morrison of Spaulding, Sask., is a farmer’s wife.
Miller's Worm Powders exterminate intestinal worms and aid many childhood ailments. They strengthen the stomach against biliousness and act as tonics when appetite is poor. In feverish conditions they ease pain and griping in the stomach common in children.
Imports through the port of London of Canadian tobacco in 1931 totalled 2 070 000 pounds, up from 723 000 pounds in 1930. Previously Canadian tobacco was blended with other grades, but now much is sold separately.
Mohair, the fine lustrous Angora goat hair, proves harder to spin than wool due to its less developed hair scales. The statement highlights technical challenges in processing mohair into yarn.
Mrs G reports losing 21 lbs in four months using Kruschen Salts with a half teaspoon in hot water each morning. She notes gradual fat reduction with a modified diet and gentle exercise and emphasizes lasting energy gains rather than overnight results.
Burma would gain self-government with a two house legislature and a minstry responsible to the lower house. Separation from India requires Burmese approval. The governor appoints ministers, oversees defence and external affairs, and funds reserved subjects, with Shan states under governor administration.
A man describes years of suffering ending with relief from Dr. J. D. Kellogg's Asthma Remedy. He says the inhaled smoke or vapor provides needed help and that every dealer or saleman can supply it.
The Soviet newspaper Pravda asserts in editorial form that the United States bears principal responsibility for Japan's occupation of Manchuria. It attacks U S policy toward Japan, calling it aimed at weakening Japan and excluding Japanese capital from Inner China and from Soviet Russia.
The article cites an 18th century scientist proposing that planets formed when the sun collided with a comet, splashing material outward to create planetary bodies. This theory reflects early attempts to explain planetary origins through celestial collisions and solar interactions.
In Woodstock Ontario the center of a dairy district records per capita milk consumption at slightly over one third of a pint, highlighting modest local intake compared with production.
Advertises a remedy named Douglas Egyptian Liniment claiming to remove callouses and enlarge stock. The copy presents a quick marketing pitch without additional details about usage or efficacy.
The record shows New Zealand, Australia and Canada as the top butter exporters to Japan in 1930, listed in that order. The data highlights NZ and Australian shipments as dominant, with Canada following.
Regina Leader notes the retirement of Charles G. Dawes as United States ambassador to Great Britain and from public life. It recalls his roles as banker, general under Pershing, author of the Dawes plan, and former Vice President. The piece highlights his plain speaking and long career in international politics and finance.
Uncle Sam funds a 100000 Mall improvement program to relocate a 36 inch girth magnolia about 400 feet in the Mall at Washington. The move requires a 25 foot diameter by five foot thick earth disc weighing 300 tons, plus the tree, in a major engineering effort described as among the world’s largest.
In 1931 Soviet oil production reached 22,300,000 tons, 16 percent below the annual target but about 4,000,000 tons higher than 1930 figures, signaling modest growth despite missing the plan.
Australian kangaroos are supplying tendons used by American doctors to make sutures in human wounds. The muscle sinew from these animals is valued for its strength and long history in medical stitching.
A study led by Gino Massano asserts Romans used a uniform shorthand system 200 years before Christ. The findings claim an alphabet of symbols similar to modern shorthand and widespread use in commercial writing across Roman provinces.
The mineral pyrite derives its name from a Greek word meaning fire, because striking it with iron can produce sparks.
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