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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Feb 27, 1935
Page
2
A reflective piece argues that needs are few and basic while wants proliferate with modern life. It contrasts past reliance on kerosene and candles with today’s electric light, warns against dependence on state aid for wants, and urges self reliance while acknowledging a safety net for subsistence.
A London paper notes a Duchess of Kent present from the Shetland Islands a scarf knitted by Mrs. Thomas Sutherland and her 83 year old sister. The gift used seven miles of wool weighing two and a half ounces spun from lambs’ wool.
Oakville Ontario resident Miss Ruth Lightbourn reported steam and faint orchestra music emanating from the spout of her kettle during heavy fog. The kettle sat on a stove with no radio or ground aerial connection, and the 20 minute performance could be heard eight feet away. She could not explain the strange occurrence.
Pictorial signs a telegraph post trunk for baggage and a large question mark for inquiries are in use at Parkeston Quay Harwich. Foreign visitors can read them. Meat packers report 1934 US meat consumption reached a record high. Norway produces rust free acid resisting steel with annual capacity of 40 000 to 50 000 metric tons.
Canadian National and Canadian Pacific Railways are developing a new heated car for transporting fruit and vegetables. Dominion fruit commissioner Cd. R. L. Wheeler described experiments with a charcoal heated model using hot water pipes and a proposed gas burner heater. The horticultural council urged funding to expand fruit and vegetable carriers.
German scientists claim synthetic petroleum from coal will meet a large share of domestic needs within a few years and aim for 1936 independence from imports. Finland reports 19,271 married women in paid work across 13 cities, while Glasgow Isle of Man air service planned. Ancient Greek star names reveal celestial wobble, a 26 000 year Earth axis shift observed by Jeans.
A newly invented European camera photographs moving machinery and a clock dial at up to 2500 frames per second to detect defects. The device captures rapid action to reveal timing discrepancies and mechanical faults for industrial use.
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