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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jan 04, 1933
Page
2
A 1933 New Year editorial urges Canadians to seize the coming year with self reliance and collective effort. It frames the year as 365 days to shape destinies, urging individuals to reform, apply intellect, and work together to overcome economic and social challenges.
A successful London to Copenhagen television transmission was shown in a Copenhagen theatre with a three by nine foot screen. The Vestfronten Wireless Station received the images and voices and relayed them by land lines to Copenhagen. Imports of American raw cotton into China are expected to rise within the next year.
Brunhilde and Elsa von Drosen of Germany booked space on a Hamburg liner with a giant circus act. One sister stands seven feet, the other over six feet, requiring special beds. Russia produced far less lumber than planned in the first nine months of 1932.
The fragment notes ongoing nervousness and inability to sleep, with persistent tiredness. It mentions an individual or group linked to the Miers, Lad, or related names, but the text is incomplete and cryptic. The core issue is fatigue due to unsettled nerves and sleeplessness.
Prof Auguste Piccard announced near term Belgium balloon flights and a 1934 Canadian ascent aimed at the north magnetic pole on Boothia peninsula to test whether cosmic rays originate from stars or galactic space. He may not ride in the flights and seeks data from the Hudson Bay area.
Herriot lately praised by News of the World as the most picturesque French statesman. Short, stout, sallow, with dark brows, he is active like a schoolboy and famed for pipe smoking. Son of a poor widowed mother, he became a history professor and author, mayor of Lyons for 25 years, and key wartime administrator organizer. He claims his success comes from a strict system and minute time management.
Efrem Zimbalist returns to New York with a rare mah jong set said to be three centuries old from the Governor of Shantung. The set, carved from agate with inlaid precious stones, is among new museum accessions at the Zimbalist residence. The purchase aided funeral expenses for the governor, and the violinist believes no exact duplicate exists today.
Dr John Pease Norton economist describes an electric dollar backed by kilowatt hours. The currency would circulate like paper money, preserving purchasing power and stabilizing value across the United States. Gold currency would remain, fluctuating against the electric dollar as foreign money does against U S gold.
British bicycle and tricycle makers report a boom rivaling the wheel era of the 1890s. A manufacturer notes ruin faced fifteen months ago, yet in three months the sector added 30 percent more wheelmakers than any prior 25 years. Riders on roads were once nuisances to motorists, but high taxes cut auto use, bringing wheelmen back in large numbers.
Salvage efforts turn to the Dutch liner Tubantia torpedoed in 1917 in the North Sea. Reports say she carried nearly 5 million dollars in gold bound for the United States hidden in Dutch cheese. Earlier 1925 digs failed, but mimicry of the Egypt salvage success prompts a new attempt. London historians note the first city library was in a Croydon monastery burned nearly a millennium ago.
The Ontario Manitoba inter provincial highway spurred tourist business in Kenora. Official counts show 15 810 cars from the west June 1 to Oct 31 and 624 more from Nov 1 to 20, totaling 16 434 cars and about 57 519 tourists. Lord Rutherford explains the atom as a neutron entering a nucleus like an invisible man through Piccadilly Circus. Chile nitrate plants resume after a period of idleness.
Assistant Trade Commissioner Boehringer reports Java natives use cigarette coupons as de facto currency. Coupons buy meals clothing records and even cars while money remains scarce. Laborers are paid in kind during harvest and wage cuts curb estate work.
Shortening and sugar are creamed, then eggs and coffee mixed with molasses are stirred in. Spice blend with flour is folded into the mixture to make a soft dough. Drop tablespoon sized rounds on a pan and bake as cookies.
A historic recipe for Connecticut stew uses 11 pounds of fresh lean pork with three pints hot water and three cups diced parsnip. It adds onion, sugar, salt, pepper, flour, and parsley. The pork is browned, simmered until nearly tender, vegetables and seasonings added, then thickened with a flour slurry and finished with a parsley garnish.
Premier J T M Anderson asks University of Saskatchewan professor Allan to join the wheat problems committee formed after the inter-provincial Winnipeg conference. The panel includes prairie premiers and University of Manitoba’s H C Grant who will attend the Cincinnati conference on limiting production.
Alberta law bans use of live decoys for duck hunting.
A 72 year old woman credits Kruschen Salts with ending years of indigestion after using a small daily dose since the start of the year. Her 70 year old brother also uses the remedy and remains vibrant and alert as a living ad for the product. The testimonial claims improved stomach, liver and kidney function and a new sense of well being.
The Soviet state farms, crucial for about one seventh of grain output, are shown delivering poorly. The new grain and cattle breeding commissariat calls the situation shameful, notes 77.8 percent of collections, and targets regional failures including East Siberia and the Urals. Directors face arrest if collections are not completed immediately.
About forty percent of US farm lands are under mortgage according to Eric Englund assistant chief of the Bureau of Agricultural Economics. He told the House appropriations sub committee that five percent owe more than their land is worth and 10 percent owe 75 to 100 percent of the value with 21 percent at 50 to 75 percent.
Minneapolis mining engineer W K Harding declares the God's Lake district in Manitoba's gold country matches or exceeds any U S region. After a month locating properties 300 air miles northeast of The Pas he notes vast formation size and high gold values in seemingly uninteresting rock.
Real estate chatter turns to a small city as an agent tours 27 Prospect noting the unusual cemetery lit at night. The remark underscores local features that attract curious buyers and investors.
A description explains cocaine stems from a low growing shrub whose vibrant green leaves are gathered and dried in the sun like tea leaves, outlining the plant based source and processing basics.
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