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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Feb 28, 1934
Page
6
The piece discusses Canada's high egg exports to the United Kingdom and growing poultry output in Canada and Australia threatening price drops from February to July. It notes Britain’s demand for government help, Holland and Belgium egg imports declines, and competition from China. It also mentions Dutch cattle culls, unemployment relief, and food distribution.
Speaking at the Worlds Grain Conference in Regina Mr J G Haney of the Agricultural Extension Department International Harvester argues for mechanical weed control in spring wheat regions. He advocates the fanning mill as a leading weed control device with recleaners on combines, followed by disc graders, to curb weed seed spread. He notes careless sowing as a major weed source and urges changes. The Dominion department of agriculture bulletin Weeds and Weed Seed covers seed cleaning with illustrations.
The Dominion Department of Agriculture outlines steps to prep lamb pelts. Spread the pelt wool side down, salt with 1 to 1.5 pounds focusing on head and limbs, wait 24 hours. Roll the pelt with legs in, center the head and tail, then roll ends tight and tie with cord, store in a dry cool place.
Ruth Nichols told Swarthmore College listeners that women should pursue navigator roles rather than pilots. She praised feminine patience and attention to detail as keys to navigation and argued men possess the mechanical skill for piloting.
The Japanese government acts on its pledge to curb war talk by suppressing distribution of a pamphlet that warned of an impending clash in the Pacific as set out in a policy approved prior to the imperial diet on January 23.
A. E. Palmer of the Dominion Experimental Station at Lethbridge Alberta notes strip farming is valuable for drift control when precipitation is scarce. It divides fields into alternating crop and fallow strips laid north-south or east-west to block winds from any angle, though it cannot fully prevent drifting.
The New York Sun notes Captain Bob Bartlett, famed Arctic explorer, endured extreme cold with no frostbite over a life spent on ice floes and polar journeys including Peary’s run near the North Pole. He credits adequate clothing and rejects cold-related incapacitation.
The article notes a nostalgic mood about a past downturn and argues that the automobile industry is driving a recovery in Canada and the United States, with reports from both countries indicating renewed optimism and improving times.
The enormous X-ray tube, built for cancer therapy, can emit a gamma ray flash at 1,100,000 volts and uses power equivalent to about four ounces of radium. It stands nearly 30 feet tall and represents a landmark in radiology.
Manchurian authorities start a public safety drive to curb kidnapping amid rising incidents. Officials urge communities to report abductions and increase vigilance, outlining penalties and cooperation measures with regional police.
The piece argues youth lasts as long as you control pace and habits. It says some feel young at 40 while others age at 60, and emphasizes keeping heart mind and body clean to extend youth or shorten it through reckless living. Your youth is defined by your actions.
Reports tell of a 65 foot sea serpent in the Caribbean cited in the Mauritania log dated January 30. Senior officers Moughtin Cauncy saw the creature with a sketch noted. A separate Kansas schoolboy slang piece ends with a teacher warning.
Scotland imported six pairs of musk rats from Canada in 1927 and released them near Feddal in Perthshire. They damaged a swamp area, escaped through wire netting, and reduced stock to nine by 1927 with a male dead. Private keepers and Department of Agriculture trappers killed hundreds through 1932–33 and by 1935 the total reached about 890 descendants.
The Kuomintang censorship board bans any movie depiction of anti war sentiment to foster public spirit to fight enemies. It targets scenes of family grief at soldier losses and tragic war scenes. Also notes Manchuria crop output rose 20 percent from 1932.
Dr Alpert M Lythgoe and others associated with the tomb opening are said to have triggered a death curse. Herbert Winlock calls the claim bunk noting many involved remain alive and deaths fit natural aging. The tale persists due to its strong sensational appeal.
The article recalls Canadian university students facing hardship to pursue higher learning. Rt. Rev. E. H. Oliver, former moderator of the United Church of Canada, describes a night watchman job during his college days and the tension of ringing or not ringing a police-connected bell. W. L. Clark reports in Border Cities Star.
Residents of Grosvenor Square London protested when gas lighting first appeared in the area. Critics called the illumination vulgar and even the Earl of Mansfield refused to switch from candles to gas. The shift reportedly affected the value of valuable paintings.
A new sea anthology has just been published in England, while a proverb warns that a man immersed in his thoughts may catch a cold.
Up to February 3 Canadians shipped 4884 cattle to Britain this year. Week ending Jan 25 saw 98S cattle and calves, 4081 hogs, and 2279 sheep moved from west to east Canada. Week to Feb 1 hogs graded total 67443, about 311.35 for first five weeks. Canadian wheat storage near Rotterdam shows 58810 tons of Canadian origin, mostly in transit. Blister beetles are common across provinces. Eggs market favorable vs year ago. Armyworms on prairies damage crops. Anthrax threat noted in small animals. other carnivores at risk after exposure. Meats of lamb versus mutton described. young mutton valued but underappreciated in Canada.
A London Medical Research Council report by Miss R M Fleming after 14 years and 2 219 boys and 2 073 girls shows more red headed boys. It notes blue eyes may brown with age while brown eyes do not turn blue, eye and hair color darken, height equality to age 11 followed by boys taller, and boys have larger head measurements at every age.
Prof Gilbert Murray warns at a Harvard reception that taxes rise globally. He quips that governments must economize, likening the average government to a wife urged to abandon costly dress for simplicity.
The proper temperature for storing potatoes is 37 degrees F because at this level their life processes are minimized. This fact appears as a scientific note on optimal tuber preservation.
Rothesay in Scotland dispatches large shipments of herrings to aid Glasgow's poor population. The effort targets relief amid economic hardship and winter needs, supported by local producers and municipal aid channels.
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