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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Feb 10, 1932
Page
3
Discussion from the New York Times on speeds above 400 miles per hour and the physiological limits of pilots. It notes harnessing high accelerations, the role of training, and forecasts possible speeds up to 740 mph within a generation, with no inherent speed limit on straightaways if gradual starts are possible.
The Dominion Department of Agriculture reports that Manitoba and Saskatchewan wintry weather lowers egg production, while milder British Columbia and Alberta see heavy output and depressed prices. Montreal, Toronto, and Winnipeg storage on January 1 total 2,133,990 dozen, below 1931 levels. eastern market relief expected as hens marketing rises in the coast province.
Officials in Canada say there is no objection to increased imports of British anthracite. A London cable forecasts the topic for the Imperial Conference agenda as Canada may accept more British coal in exchange for wheat shipments under a quota plan.
Dr. J. E. Lattimer of Macdonald College warned that over-prediction harms farming more than over-production. He said farming lacks purchasing power for manufactured goods at current prices and faces price realignments, with many industries choosing lower prices or accepting unemployment as a consequence.
The Ottawa Department of Agriculture emphasizes that good teeth depend on health and relates to overall wellbeing. Milk high in calcium is identified as the primary tooth builder and should regularly appear in diets for children and adults in beverages soups and desserts.
The French Government will erect two Ottawa buildings at about 120000 dollars furnished. One will be the residence of Hon. C. A. Henry French Minister, and the other will house legation staff offices. A site purchase is planned and a Canadian architect will draft plans for French standards awaiting government approval.
Since the year began New Jersey's billboard law reduced about 25000 structures with many removed or relocated and some licensees abandoning sites. A few new billboards appeared but overall the trend favors scenic restoration and fewer ads in view. Water for aquariums should come from streams springs or deep wells due to chemical presence in reservoir water. Jade carving in China predates 2000 BC.
Thousands of live eels captured in the St. Lawrence were sent to New York to feed the Italian community during Christmas. Reports describe the fevered excitement as patrons insist on serving them alive with herbs olive oil and red wine. Eels take two and a half years to travel from spawn beds in the Sargasso Sea to the St. Lawrence.
The German gunboat Panther, noted for Agadir 1911, was auctioned and bought by a Frankfurt bidder for 9315 dollars. Bids opened at 750 dollars. With shipping in poor condition, the ex warship is unlikely to become a vessel again and will probably be broken up. The Panther served as a survey ship in the German navy since the end of the war.
A reader from Lustige Bisetter in Berlin reports throwing a pail of rubbish on the pavement. No further details on motive or consequences are provided.
Figures from the civic health department show Vancouver's maternal mortality at 2.9 per 1000 live births last year, the lowest on record. Infant mortality stood at 33 per 1000, just above the 1930 high of 32.6, with thirteen mothers dying in childbirth that year.
A playful exchange reveals a baby who can talk and a parent joking that now they are teaching him to stay silent. The moment captures a household milestone with light humor.
H L Mayson former rural hydro department staffer at Sarnia and practicing engineer has word from the U S patent office that his colometer dyne invention has been allowed for patent. The device is described as the first of its kind capable of arresting static.
In Montreal a few independent blacksmiths still shoe horses for urban needs. The proprietor notes shoeing remains active as pavements wear cleats quickly. Heavy drag horses need oxford changes every two weeks, while standard jobs run three weeks to a month.
The National Research Council announces practical advances in maple sugar and syrup quality and honey shelf life. Maple products in Canada are worth about 6 million dollars yearly and honey output reaches 30 million pounds annually. The work includes measuring honey water content to prevent spoilage.
The Saskatchewan Provincial Seed Fair crowned oats champion H. G. Neu feld of Codette with 47 pounds per bushel. H. Gilbert of Big River was second with 49 pounds. George Avery of Kelso led early oats, H. A. Myers of Vanscoy won two-rowed barley, Cecil Trowell of Saltcoats won six-rowed barley, M. G. Trowell of Saltcoats led Cold Nugget potatoes, J Whitehead of Saskatoon topped early Ohio potatoes, and J. B. Harrington announced a Pellisier durum wheat selection pending at the University of Saskatchewan.
A London Observer excerpt credits Dr. T. E. Lawson with a playful inventory of human makeup. It lists components such as water for a ten gallon barrel, fat for seven bars of soap, carbon for nine thousand pencils, and phosphorus for two thousand two hundred matches, ending with a remark on predestination to authorship.
Cold Storage Food Canada opened the year with substantial cold storage holdings across butter eggs cheese beef pork poultry fish and more. Butter rose to 23 913 390 pounds from 22 171 213 start of 1931 eggs fell to 7 280 400 dozens while pork nearly doubled. Cheese dropped to 11 567 100 pounds from 16 529 500 and beef to 9 853 400 from 11 225 100. Poultry totaled 13 243 700 versus 7 550 500 last year and fish reached 18 967 800 pounds down from 31 277 100.
At dedicatory exercises on the 86th floor in New York the associate architect R H Shreve explains the structure weighs about 600 million pounds and is supported by 210 columns. Col W A Starrett adds details on steel, stone and glass quantities and the building’s height surpassing the Eiffel Tower as the era’s record for office skyscrapers.
A special circular in natural colour shows thirty six potato diseases with a precise glossary for identification. Prepared under Dominion Botanist H T Gussow, it helps farmers guard against losses by using certified seed potatoes. Published by the Federal Minister of Agriculture and available free from Ottawa Publications Branch.
Ontario officials report widespread poaching in the Cree region around James Bay aided by planes. Working with the RCMP, authorities plan to end illegal raids and may deploy aircraft to detect poachers.
Dr. T. Z. Koo, Chinese vice-chairman of the World’s Student Christian Federation, arriving in Montreal for an East. ern Canada lecture tour, warned that Japan China and Russia drift toward a serious conflict. The note adds diverse items from subsidies for French government sports to night racing with giant bulbs at a Los Angeles speedway.
A snippet shows Professor T. W. Isherwood of Wycliffe College in Toronto doubting the romantic spirit. He recalls a nine year old boy asking if he believes in Santa Claus and answers by humorously confirming, then rationing it as a test of the lad’s honesty.
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