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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Feb 21, 1924
Page
7
Farmers who follow market conditions gain insight into in demand stock and products and spot money making opportunities. They buy cull tambes in fall and hold for resale and seek cheaper feeders and stockers through close contact with traders.
An old advertisement promotes Baby's Own Tablets as a mild laxative to keep a baby's stomach and bowels regular. It claims good digestive health prevents colds and mentions a new sales tax does not raise price. Tablets priced at 25 cents, available through medicine dealers or by mail from The Williams' Medicine Co. Brockville, Ont.
Naval Secretary Denby told the naval committee that the Shenandoah expedition aims to explore the Arctic region with aim to annex adjacent lands. He warned that a million square miles near the United States should not fall to another power and that within a year one power will map the entire Arctic.
W A Bowd of the power department in Montreal is appointed safety head for Canada. A Canadian Council of Agriculture meeting with delegates from Alberta Saskatchewan Manitoba Ontario and Quebec will be held in Regina on February 19. Wing Commander J Litelxay Gur gon leaves for England to begin a Royal Air Force course at Andover. A bill to abolish race track gambling is expected to be reintroduced in Parliament. Best, linked to insulin pioneer Banting, announces Toronto University insulin production surpasses local demand.
An old remedy claim promises painless removal of corns warts and bunions. The advert touts a fifty year proven success and urges readers to oppose substitutes and buy the Fixtractor for 250.
The text notes rapid experiments to develop semi-Diesel aero engines using crude oil. It mentions a 606 lire power unit with extensions and a new crude engine in design at Shoreham. The Air Ministry drives development, with the newly formed Air Transport Company sharing the same objective.
Athens letter recounts a dramatic recovery from a serious heart episode after using Milburn’s Heart and Nerve Pills. The writer states immediate relief and urges keeping a box on hand for minor illnesses, noting availability through dealers or direct from The T Milburn Co Limited Forest Gate.
An old time ad promotes CA TARRHOZONE as a safe effective pine vapor remedy for catarrh colds bronchitis and huskiness. Claims reach all nose throat and bronchial tubes. Complete two months treatment priced 10 dollars with trial size available from The Catarrichozone Co Montreal.
Platinum was once found with gold in the Saskatchewan River gravels. Reported values at $80 to $100 an ounce, it wedged with black sand and later mining methods. Early days saw gold washing dominate the Edmonton district, with platinum appearing in gold pans and trade implications for assay results.
The Union Bank releases its 59th annual statement showing a net profit of 1,033,432.15 for the year ending November 30, 1923. Total assets reach 128,299,679.36 with 49.8 percent of liabilities covered by quick assets. Deposits approach 100 million dollars, including 67,441,000 in savings and 28,179,661 in demand deposits. The report highlights reduced loans outside Canada and solid future prospects for Western Canada’s development.
Miss Mary Katherine Campbell, twice Miss America, proclaims Tanlac a wonderful health giving tonic in a statement to women through International Proprietaries. She says good health is the basis of beauty and urges women to seek health first before pursuing beauty, noting Tanlac has brought relief and vitality.
Plans discussed in Melbourne with the postmaster general and defense minister envision a vast airship network connecting Great Britain, Egypt, India and Australia. Travel time from Australia to London could drop from about a month to just over nine days with brief stops. The service would carry mail and passengers along a defined route with specified times and distances.
An old promotional piece extols Nerviline as a trusted remedy for common childhood ills and sudden sickness. It claims decades of family use for colds sore throat tight chest sprains cramps nausea and stomach upset with both internal and external applications. The ad references a dramatic parrot remark and closes with a Maxim about wealth and love.
Thirty novel bird varieties are reported from the South Sea Islands, expanding avian diversity. Minard's Liniment is advertised as a remedy for cuts, and the notice cites Ww. N. U. 1509.
Major Pedro Sanzira and Ensign Nelson T. Page of the Argentine armed forces will sail for London to secure aeroplanes and equipment for a world circumnavigation planned to start in June from Rome. They will head east via Japan and Canada. Fresh supplies in demand for Dr. Thomas' Felectric Oil as its popularity grows wherever introduced.
Western Canadian wheat is being shipped to South America through Vancouver port. Brazil has become one of the largest buyers in the region to date.
A mammoth cheese weighing one and a half tons was sent from Australia to the British Empire Exhibition. A photograph from Pittsworth shows 60 schoolchildren seated on the giant cheese.
A movement in Saskatchewan seeks a provincial buffalo park modeled after the national park near Wainwright Alberta on the transcontinental line. The Associated Boards of Trade of the province will handle the matter.
Corns cause much suffering but Holloway's Corn Remover provides speedy relief. The ad markets a sure and satisfactory remedy, urging sufferers to try this product for relief from corn pain.
Heavy grain movement persists as about a hundred million bushels of wheat remain with farmers on the Prairies. Railways face excess work beyond original plans. Much equipment will stay in service through spring opening of navigation, with Alberta grain dominating the market.
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