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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jan 08, 1936
Page
2
Technologists say lab discoveries outstrip immediate gains due to purchasing power. Medical science advances combat disease and extend life, yet experts warn substantial progress remains ahead. Ensor insol cancer cures, Carrel predicts long life suspension, but death remains inevitable.
National Institute of Health laboratory assistant Anna Pabst died after exposure to meningitis culture during inoculation on December 17. She was a skilled technician and co author of several scientific papers.
A note lauds the hen for pioneering a sanitary covering for her product, praising the bird as a source of hygienic practice. The statement highlights the hen as an early adopter of cleanliness in production.
The Hamilton Herald notes William C. Jordan's rise from coach painter and postal clerk to police constable and farmer in New Zealand. Elected MP for Manukau in 1912, he led the New Zealand Labour Party for a decade and now returns to London, his birthplace, in triumph.
A lighthearted item notes another wedding held aboard an airplane. Quips suggest bachelors think the groom lands as soon as the flight lands, and it hints that education helps reading even when wrongs are obvious. The piece contrasts the Pony Express with modern travel.
Aviation leaders forecast a busy year with Pan American flying boats and other U S fleets expanding trans Atlantic routes. Charted flights and airmail service are expected to begin mid year, with passenger service to follow as competition increases with international rivals.
In Saskatoon during November 1935, seed purchases for Prairie Farm Rehabilitation Act projects from 1938 were the focus. Crested wheat grass seed is scarce and expensive, while adequate supplies of other grasses and legumes are available for the program.
Municipal government hosts mass wedding ceremonies in Shanghai with the mayor officiating. Over 140 brides join their spouses in a single event, signaling growing public support for large scale union ceremonies.
Monumental and ornamental stone masons in Saskatchewan earned 28026 dollars in salaries and wages during 1934 while the value of their products was estimated at 72214 dollars.
The Montreal Star notes the death of Juan Vicente Gomez, Venezuela’s iron handed ruler who built a debt free economy, attracted foreign capital, and kept peace by harsh means. He seldom visited Caracas, ruled with an unseen hand, and left a power vacuum hard to replace.
The year book of fame for 1935 places the preservation of donor blood from the dead as medicine’s foremost achievement. Russian doctors and chemists are credited for creating the canning method and applying it in more than 1,000 transfusions.
A giant golden eagle killed near Priddis Alberta after failing to lift off in soft snow. Calgary hunter Clayton Tompkins shot the thrashing bird as it struggled in the drifts. The eagle’s wingspan measured seven feet two inches and the bird could not spring into the air. The notes describe how deep snow prevented the takeoff and worsened the eagle’s peril.
The Settlers' League announced plans to send ten British Boy Scouts to Queensland each month. London is negotiating federal financial aid under the settlers' agreement for passage costs. Upon arrival the boys will receive farming related occupations.
More than 1,200 people live in artificial caverns carved from limestone cliffs beside the Loire in France. Many homes have gas, electricity, and radios.
Addis Ababa stands as the chief market hub for coffee in the interior of Ethiopia, shaping trade routes and pricing dynamics for growers and traders across the region.
The document lists Dividend No 190 at 8 percent per annum totaling 2,806,000.00, Dividend No 191 at 8 percent totaling 200,000.00, Dividend No 192 at 8 percent totaling 206,000.00, and Dividend No 193 at 8 percent totaling 1,037,772.75 and 1,609,554.65.
Saskatchewan honey production climbed 59 percent from 1934 to a total of 1,034,000 pounds, aided by more beekeepers and colonies. Exports to Britain reached seven tons. An English publisher launched Men Only inspired by Esquire, while punk name trends show a dead heat.
Workmen uncover traces of a four thousand year old Indo Germanic settlement at Doeberitz Germany during excavation for the Olympic village. Five tombs crude pickaxes and earthenware were unearthed likely from a short lived westward migrating tribe. A silkworm cocoon may reach six hundred yards in length.
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