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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Feb 10, 1937
Page
6
A woman describes years of painful rheumatism in her hands and joints and says regular use of Kruschen Salts eased the pain. She explains that deposits of uric acid cause stiffness and that Kruschen salts stimulate liver and kidneys to remove the excess uric acid.
World Happenings Briefly tells of Rt. Rev. A. W. F. Blunt urging Church of England and free churches to unite for coronation services in parish churches. The item also notes Eden inviting Germany to Geneva disarmament talks, Sassoon on British aircraft plants, Kung sending aid funds, Alpine deaths in Italy, a Toronto court ruling on parking lot damages, and Clyde Clipper monoplane work for the New York Paris air race.
An eight year friendship with W B Ryan of Victoria British Columbia features a sea gull that greets him at his car hood blocks away and returns to his club for meals. The bird arrives each October and departs in April bringing a new mate for Ryan’s approval before flight.
A London radio company seeks 50 white ants and a recipe for keeping them alive. Ants will be offered waxed cardboard and insulating tape to test what they will not eat. The aim is to build ant proof radios for tropical use. Paris plans 10,000 new apartments to ease a housing shortage. Modern birds chew their food with their stomachs.
Guide describes avoiding surgery for itching piles and rectal soreness. Recommends Hemroid internal formula from Gruggist, claiming quick relief, healing aid, and safety. Emphasizes early treatment and low cost over operative risk.
A Toronto Star Weekly summary notes Britain will hand crown lands to the nation under King George VI in return for a fixed annual grant. It outlines past sovereigns George III to Edward VII, joint Privy Purse allocations, and recent reductions, with Parliament to study needs and possible economies.
The first information bureau of its kind in Canada opened in Montreal as the Canadian Pacific Railway launches a 24 hour telephone service. The Bell Telephone equipped desk operates five trunk lines with a trained staff of ten to provide train times routes and fares for parlor and sleeping car travel. A novel switch connects instantly to the sleeping car reservation service if needed and a single call now yields the same information that previously required two or three calls.
The article discusses how missing a comma in a ship discharge document could embarrass the bearer, a wireless operator, as he left with two cases of personal belongings and his wife. It notes the port police may have searched outgoing packages seeking further clues in a suspected trunk murder.
Britain pushes airline use as family transport with a new light aircraft offered to the public. Promoted as affordable at about 10 dollars a week, it promises easy financing, insurance, and home storage, with 80 mph top speed and 70 mph cruising speed. The 10 horsepower engine is described as easily maintained like a small car. A separate note explains the saying a coon's age and the animal’s shorter life span.
A terse exchange features a insult about a woman's head described as a doorknob and a quip about any man turning it. The terse dialogue reflects a sharp, slang filled tone typical of period humor.
Pattern 4314 offers a dainty Anne Adams dress for very young misses in dotted swiss embroideries organdy or taffeta with optional frills and finishing touches. sizes 2 4 6 8 10, size 6 requires 2½ yards of 36 inch fabric and 17 yards ruffling, illustrated instructions included. Send 20c to Winnipeg Pattern Dept. for order.
Sir Percival Phillips, renowned war correspondent, died in London at 59 from acute nephritis after illness contracted in Morocco. A US born journalist, he reported global revolutions and wars for 35 years, including the Jamaica earthquake, Balkan conflicts, and the Western Front.
Dr. A. Rose asserts in the British Medical Journal that suggestion can cure seasickness after crossing the Atlantic and surviving Caribbean cyclones. He says suggestion works where drugs fail.
Over 800 uses are cataloged for parts of the palmyra palm, hailed as the world's most useful plant due to versatile applications across products and daily life.
A historical note states that the earth’s temperature increases by about one degree Fahrenheit for every 60 feet of depth. This linear relation suggests a steady geothermal gradient useful for early earth science discussions.
The article notes Earth ranks as the fifth largest planet, placing it behind gas giants Jupiter Saturn and two others, highlighting our planet's relative size in the solar system.
An old advertisement promotes Carter’s Little Liver Pills claiming to awaken bile and improve digestion. The copy touts gentle, non mercury formula that stimulates bile flow and relieves constipation, urging readers to ask for the product by name.
A typed recipe yields date filled cookies. Cream shortening with sugar then add unbeaten egg. Mix sifted flour with baking powder salt and spices. Roll dough into rectangle, spread date filing, roll jelly roll style, chill, slice and bake eight to ten minutes. Dates sugar water lemon juice and peanuts form the filing.
Instructions describe layering apples in a buttered dish, sprinkling a cracker crust with baking powder sugar salt and nuts, pouring a milk egg mixture over, folding in chopped nuts, and baking 40 minutes at 375 degrees F. Serve warm with cream or cheese. Six portions.
Mrs. Annabelle Cooper of Battle Creek Michigan, mid dle-aged and married, works in the Big Four Railroad shops and says she would rather operate the crane than run a beauty parlor. She began piloting the crane during the world war and her employers prefer her in the job over any male worker. A companionish aside follows with Tommy and Philip jokes about age and nose blowing.
Researchers confirm Halley’s Comet appearances dating back to 240 B.C. using orbital models. The study maps back to ancient observations and aligns with historical records, extending the comet’s documented history by centuries.
The lesson centers on John 10 1 42 and the phrase I am the good shepherd Jeopardy echoes from Ezekiel 34 11 16. It emphasizes Jesus as the shepherd who lays down his life for the sheep and applies the golden text to daily faith and care.
The sermon argues Jesus is the Good Shepherd defined by genuine care and sacrificial risk beyond kindness. It contrasts the fold with other sheep and emphasizes Christ’s voluntary death to save all, including distant flocks, by a power to lay down and reclaim life.
Ontario will suspend drivers licenses and car permits for motorists who fail to satisfy motor accident judgments exceeding 100 within 15 days, reciprocating with six U S states and the District of Columbia, expanding the act beyond Canadian provinces. Colorado Indiana Kentucky Maryland Oregon West Virginia and DC join agreement.
On Christmas Day the Duchess of Gloucester General Evangeline Booth and four peers celebrate birthdays. It marks the duchess first Christmas Day birth of the century. The General is the fourth Salvation Army leader, her father founded the army over 70 years ago, and she dislikes birthdays.
Sponges display diverse colors beyond yellow including black blue green indigo lilac red and white during life. This color range reflects species differences and environmental factors influencing pigmentation observed in marine specimens.
An advertisement urges quick stomach relief via Phillips Milk of Magnesia. It claims two teaspoons after meals or two Phillips tablets relieve acid indigestion and nausea within minutes. Available as liquid or tablets for 25 cents per box at drug stores.
The Prince of Wales theatre will be rebuilt on the site of a West End landmark. It will feature television shops a large 66 by 40 feet dance floor a cockpit style bar a dance floor cabaret acts a roof pool for artists and a full television installation. The old theatre closed January 16 with a farewell broadcast and stars from its early era will appear at the reopening.
King George VII formally knighthood Walter Monckton, legal adviser to Edward VIII, in a drawing room ceremony at 145 Piccadilly rather than Buckingham Palace. The sword touched his shoulder as part of the royal investiture.
A World War I spy evaded detection by concealing reports inside an artificial eye. The audacious concealment allowed him to transmit intelligence without arousing suspicion, highlighting early 20th century espionage methods.
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