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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Feb 13, 1946
Page
7
Banting Institute researchers in Toronto urged selling milk in red or green bottles to protect riboflavin from light. J A Ziegler said riboflavin is largely destroyed by sun within hours, more so in hot weather. Dairies oppose the plan, arguing customers would avoid colored bottles.
An antiseptic oil claims rapid relief for skin eruptions wounds boils and inflammations. It targets itching edema pimples barber’s itch salt rheum and itchy toes and feet with guaranteed satisfaction or money back.
London school medical officer Dr Elizabeth Gourlay warns skin troubles in children rise due to lack of Vitamin C from fruit Vitamin D from fats and calcium. She laments modern diet, urging action rather than waiting for opportunity.
Edgar Hancock argues with his wife Mary over selling their apple farm during a hard year. A wounded veteran hitchhiker named Pete shares hard truths about stubbornness and finding grit in a changed world. Edgar decides to stay, aims to rebuild with hope amid effort.
Anne Adams Pattern 4929 offers a side-button wrap shirtwaist in sizes 12 through 44. Easy to sew and wear, with size 16 requiring 31 yards of 35 inch fabric. Send 20 cents to the Anne Adams Pattern Dept. in Winnipeg for details and order.
Mechanical improvement and rubber tires boost tractor utility for diverse farm operations. Introduction of smaller tractors enables greater mechanization on smaller farms and mounting equipment broadens suitability for row crop production. 2659 De Soree a
Westminster Abbey unveils a four volume shrine listing nearly 60,000 civilian deaths in the Second Great War. Designed by Sir Charles Peers the red leather volumes sit on the west wall of St George chapel near the 1,000,000 service dead tablet. Relatives may consult duplicate lists in London and Edinburgh.
A New York court examining an Italian citizenship applicant quizzed him on U S facts. He correctly named the President and capital but declined the question of becoming president, saying he was too busy selling peanuts. The note adds that cockroaches have survived since the age of the dinosaurs.
A Dominion Department of Agriculture survey finds breakage the greatest loss in marketing eggs. Weak shells raise losses beyond cracked eggs, affecting packaging and homes. Stronger shells are needed due to heavier trains and rougher handling. Breeding and feeding can improve shell strength. thin shells should not be used for setting.
Nottingham, England gains a new coal area with vast virgin reserves. A shaft costing about 1.5 million pounds will be sunk, aiming for completion by end of 1948. The plant will house the world’s most modern machinery and is expected to yield 125 million tons of proved coal, employing about one thousand men for 125 years.
Professor A M Low, British scientist and inventor of bifocals and the contact lens, has perfected unbreakable glasses. The lightweight glasses weigh under half an ounce and are crafted from a single fine wire with two small half moon lenses. The frames bend double and survive drops or kicks without damage.
A short note explains beavers stay busy to prevent their teeth from overgrowing. It then mentions Columbus finding cotton in the West Indies and natives weaving cotton cloth, illustrating early practical uses of cotton.
A Books of the Month Club News note recalls an old Irish tale of a chief with a magical chain. The chain would suffocate a guilty man yet loosen on the innocent, symbolizing cross-questionings and giving rise to the saying chain of evidence.
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