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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Feb 26, 1930
Page
2
An advertisement touts Phillips Milk of Magnesia as a safe effective antacid. It claims one spoonful neutralizes acid, relieves pain in minutes, and urges readers to buy the genuine product prescribed by physicians for 50 years.
The piece surveys Canada’s changing views on immigration, noting the move from broad open-door policies to call for restricted, selective entry. It discusses provincial versus federal control, economic and social impacts, and the need for careful study and cooperative action.
G M Hutt development engineer for the Canadian Pacific Railway spoke in Montreal about resource growth. He noted agricultural product value up fourfold in twenty years, mines and forests up threefold, fisheries doubled, and developed water power increased six times.
W L Caldwell and Company announce plans to build a Calgary woollen plant costing about 40000 dollars to manufacture woollen goods. The new facility would double current capacity, with the present plant using the equivalent of 15000 fleeces annually. A second section of the same size is expected later.
The December gold production in Ontario totaled 33,383,169 dollars, up 485,692 from November, per the Department of Mines.
The piece extols Mother Graves' Worm Exterminator as acceptable to children and effective, noting it works promptly. It adds a whimsy line about rabbits and crows not marrying or ruining health by digging worms for a bird of paradixa.
The Bureau of Dairy Industry reports wasted milk bottles raise consumer costs. About 30 million dollars annually are tied to bottles not being reused, with at least 20 million dollars wasted after leaving dairies. In one large city junkmen recovered 20 million bottles from dumps, worth over one million dollars.
The advertisement claims Dr Williams Pink Pills restore healthy blood to ease rheumatic pain. It cites A. Dickle of Milton Nova Scotia who reports severe hip and leg swelling and pain, relief after use, with continued benefit. Pills sold by any dealer or 50 cents a box from The Dr Williams Medicine Co Brockville Ontario.
Within two months BC will have a new BC telephone line adding 35 speech channels to link Vancouver and Victoria. Two direct Vancouver Calgary services begin this spring. By year end the region south of the CPR main line will gain high grade communication from Crow's Nest to Vancouver and Victoria.
A promotional line endorses Holloway's Corn Remover as the sole tool to fully satisfy in corn removal, suggesting other products exist but fail to measure up.
The five year census of the Department of Indian Affairs reports an increase of 3 118 in the Indian population of Canada over the past five years. By 1929 year end the total stood at 108 012 persons.
British Columbia total farm production rose to 61 million dollars in 1929, a new record, up 5 million from 1928. The report highlights gains across the province's agricultural sector.
Mitchell Ontario reader recounts severe fatigue, leg pains, headaches, and sleeplessness before using Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. After three bottles she reports renewed strength, ability to work, weight gain, and high recommendation for the remedy.
Courtney Riley Cooper, American novelist, after visiting Churchill at Hudson Bay, urged Americans to know Canada better. He lamented lasting but inaccurate impressions of Canada as barren and icy, praising Canadian police and calling Canadians and Americans blood brothers. He plans to promote Canada through his books.
A dated cooking note describes making caramel pudding using Eagle Brand Condensed Milk. Simmer unopened cans in boiling water for two and a half hours, remove and cool, then open along the side to serve with whipped cream or nut meats.
The ad claims Miller's Worm Powders purge stomach and intestines of worms effectively and painlessly, causing no inconvenience even for delicate stomachs. It is pitched to mothers as a remedy to restore strength in children and guard against worm-related debility.
A London despatch reports nine surviving widows and 13 children of Abdul Hamid, deposed sultan, won 50 million dollars after a five year legal battle from a 1.5 billion estate. Greece offered 50 million to former harem favorites living in Europe. The Aegean Financial Trust, Ltd. seeks 1 billion for them from Iraq. Abdul died in prison in 1918.
Gordon Thomas of Royston British Columbia set a garden record by collecting nine ounces of dried seed and 1 278 blooms from a nasturtium. Seed saved from 1928 plants and planted March 10 1929 in a favorable southside location produced a plant that bloomed daily until November 11, reaching 14 feet 4 inches in height.
Clyde D. More of the Ohio State Journal states the revised edition of Uncle Tom's Cabin will likely include Eliza crossing the river on an electric refrigerator, a provocative update reflecting modern devices.
A newspaper note touts Windolite a flexible waterproof airtight glass substitute using a cellulose acetate coating on wire mesh. It transmits ultraviolet rays aiding poultry health and human well being claiming cheaper weight and strength than glass. Also promotes Dr J D Kelloge’s asthma remedy as a reliable treatment.
Tablets from the Nile region reveal a 590 B.C. nuptial contract drafted by the husband. It states the bridal gift of four dollars in gold and promises not to abandon the wife without legal cause, with a $17 compensation if termination is desired.
A photo electric photometer at the Dominion Observatory Ottawa enables measuring a star's brightness to within half a percent. The device tracks changes in the light of variable stars, aiding astronomical observations.
The 1929 year saw 6,700 firms employing a monthly average of 1,020,635 people. By December 1 the employment index reached 119.4, ten points above the year's start, per the Bureau of Statistics.
After twenty five years of making science hearing aids Canadian Acousticon Ltd has perfected a new mode Acousticon featuring a tiny dime sized earpiece. Sounds transmit clearly to subnormal ears offering notable hearing and health benefits. Free 10 day trial and home trial by mail with name and address.
At a special Toronto Humane Society meeting officials discuss stricter enforcement of Criminal Code provisions on animal treatment. Attendees include representatives from other provinces such as Alberta's Miss Marshall Saunders. A related note mentions a mink catching up to 80 fish in a night.
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