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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jan 05, 1928
Page
5
The article recalls Lloyds of London underwriting bets on monarchs and famous trials, including prophecies on King Edward's death and the Harry Thaw case. It notes large sums staked on outcomes, even on personal events like a niece’s elopement, and lists investors who insure unlikely futures for profit.
A valuable watch described as Oliver Cromwell’s, made by B J Barnes in Worcester, was stolen from a London Museum after a padlock was broken. The relic, once owned by George IV, is housed in a modern silver case and Morocco cover with inscriptions, and remains described as in going order except for decayed catgut components.
A novelty iron presses clothes while worn, using steam from electric heat to remove wrinkles and renew the suit in minutes. Rumors place a gas station tailorshop attachment in Oswego Pal ladium Times. The piece ponders saved time and how it will be spent, from quiet reflection to more noise and gas use.
The Chicago Daily News reports Field Museum expedition leaves Marseille bound for Abyssinia to seek rare species. Five members carry 500 pounds of gear and arms. Leader Wilfred Osgoed says six to eight months to locate targets such as Nyala and reticulated giraffe.
An unemployed petitioner arrives at Premier Baldwin’s Downing Street residence barefoot and chained, presenting a petition. Inspections allow the act, as England favors letting the disaffected vent quickly and without fuss.
Dr J J Monahan of Chicago urged barefoot walking in sand or grass to avoid foot troubles at the Ontario Association of Chiropodists convention in Toronto. He described how each foot part has a specific role and warned that misusing the heel leads to deformities and many foot ailments, noting high heels transfer the burden elsewhere.
The Canadian Pacific Railway bulletin claims tobacco may be grown in all parts of Canada even north of the Seth degree. Plants are started after spring frosts and set out when warmer. An Alberta farmer north of 53 has reliably produced crops each season. The piece includes an old colloquial exchange about a thinned boy and a taunting remark about advice.
A study of vast Chinese boat life shows families of several generations crowded into sampans along southern rivers. These water towns host shops inns and trades moored to banks where life mirrors land economies. Despite overcrowding and unsanitary conditions inhabitants adapt prosper and seem content. A separate note on Edmonton Alberta woollen mill plans by F H Copp and a claim about world population standards by Japan and a new Washington typewriter claim of 150 wpm with 1160 keys.
Gandhi, teaching the Bible an hour daily at Almedabad University, India, faced opposition but offered students a choice between sacred texts. By majority vote, they chose the New Testament, noting they know the Gita and Ramayana but want Bible instruction from him due to his expertise.
Boston professor Harry Dana, a Longfellow descendant, guided Henry Ford through the Longfellow house in Cambridge. Ford waited for his Lincoln to arrive for dinner, grew nervous, and Dana offered to drive him in his own car if needed.
The piece explains that a baker's dozen means thirteen to avoid fines for short weight and details the surplus loafs, including the seventh loaf as the vantage loaf. It also notes the phrase's grim tongue in cheek sense of giving a round beating. It ends with a reflection on differing world knowledge and worry.
Lord George turid Lloyd George watched as English school ran an exercise helping Liberal speakers endure heckling. Students answered and faced questions from expert hecklers before proceeding with their points. The exchange included a heckler asking what incubus meant, prompting a direct demonstration. Lord George smiled.
A combined clock water gauge and thermometer has been invented for motor cars. It fits any lock on radiator cap and its illuminated hands and figures are visible in darkness. Readings are in the driver line of vision so eyes stay on the road. The thermometer shows radiator temperature and the gauge warns of water shortage.
England’s leading woman capitalist Viscountess Rhondda succeeded to her late husband’s estate and business, entering finance herself rather than appointing a male representative. She now directs twenty eight major industrial enterprises, while the worth of service to her era is measured by the ability to make people laugh.
A new Lake Louise Field Highway links Yoho National Park with Emerald Lake and Takakkaw Falls, offering a loop through the Rockies. The route travels from Lake Louise via Kicking Horse Pass to Wapta Mountain, drops into Yoho Valley, and connects to fields near Emerald Lake while linking to Banff Windermere road and the Grand Circle tour. The project unveils spectacular mountain scenery and includes the silver lead mine near Mt Stephen and scenic river valleys.
British Columbia goat farming gains traction as a rural staple. Goats yield milk priced at 15 to 25 cents a quart in Vancouver and Victoria, with daily per-animal output up to a gallon, commonly three to six pints. Nubians, Angora, Kashmiri, and other breeds show varied milking and fiber qualities, while meat, skins, and leather use broaden market potential.
Three men robbed a Winnipeg citizen of $1.90 and faced harsh Canadian justice. One was sentenced to three and a half years with twenty lashes, another to three years with twenty lashes, and the youngest to three years and a paddling. The text argues harsher punishment would reduce crime in the United States.
In a light exchange, Lady questions why they left their previous home as Tramp recollects being discharged for good conduct and reveals a hospital stay. The dialogue captures their banter about location and origins.
The fragment describes a threefold church visit with symbolic acts water sprinkling on first visit and earth on the third. It hints at a rite or ritual sequence but leaves the middle item unclear.
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