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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jan 13, 1932
Page
3
Read about a weight loss tonic promising fat reduction and renewed energy. The ad claims Kruschen Salts will slim the chin and abdomen, improve skin, and boost activity, urging daily use and weigh-in checks to prove results. It emphasizes glamorous health for Englishwomen and invites readers to start a regimen.
A small sheet shows the first commercial zinc from Manitoba sent to Mayor Webb by Hudson Bay Mining at Flin Flon. Kathleen Boyle, 17, Buffalo, N Y, the only woman bank bandit in Toronto, released on parole after two years reform. A camp building roof is damaged by a stump during blasting, killing the infant daughter of Mr and Mrs Schunter of Sugar Lake B C. An exhaustive survey of marketing catches is planned to aid Canada’s fishing industry recovery. Lord Stonehaven urges a Canadian Club address in Victoria. CPR’s E W Beatty announces a London site for a grand hotel facing Berkeley Square. A Telegram from Tientsin reports the death of British author Bertram Lennox Simpson Putnam Weale from gunmen. The Prince of Wales plans a January 15 sailing for South America to open the British Trade Exposition in Buenos Aires with further South America and West Indies visits.
A carload of high grade lump coal from Grassy Lake Alberta to Winnipeg draws attention as a revival of shipments and marks new mining methods in Southern Alberta. This 1909 shipment to Saskatchewan signals possible future activity of interest to industry observers.
James A. Thomson of Moose Jaw reports his herd’s three Holstein cows finished yearly records in the R.O.P. with an average production of 13 657 pounds of milk and 657 50 pounds of butter.
A newspaper advertisement touts Cartate to Liver Pills as a gentle laxative option for constipation. It warns against habit forming remedies and harsh purgatives, claiming the product cleanses bowels and stimulates the liver for a tonic effect. Available in 25c and 7Sc red packages.
The article warns motorists about carbon monoxide poisoning from car exhaust in closed garages. It advises open doors and windows, warming up in the driveway, and not running engines in enclosed spaces. It notes rising death rates and outlines first aid steps: move victim to air, perform artificial respiration, and administer oxygen if available.
A fashion brief describes Style No. 916 for girls ages 8 to 14 in dark green crepy wool, covert wine red, or blue wool jersey with enameled buttons and belt. It highlights a moulded bodice, square neck, decorative center front, wide front panel skirt with kilted side panels, and a low outlay. Send 25 cents to Fashion Bureau with name, address, pattern number, and size.
Winnipeg Pattern No Name instructions list ordering patterns with an address in Winnipeg. The notice mentions the Winnipeg Newspaper Union at 175 McDermott Ave as the contact point.
The article surveys creatures with remarkable lifting powers. It notes the common snail can draw loads fifty times its weight and imagines an elephant scaled to that ratio would move about 270 tons. It mentions bluebottle flies lifting over thirty times their weight and drawing loads up to 150 times their mass. Mason wasps carry about forty times their weight, and the piddock mollusk bores through rock silently with power comparable to heavy drills.
Recipe lists 114 cups cake flour 2 tsp baking powder 14 tsp salt 2 tsp cinnamon 1 tsp cloves 2 cups butter 1 cup brown sugar 1 egg 1% cups oatmeal 14 cup milk. Steps include sifting and creaming then alternating dry and wet ingredients to form dough baked 350F for 18 to 20 minutes yields four dozen cookies.
A recipe for a fruit conserve combines 3 cups cranberries 1 cup diced apples 114 cups water 1 cup crushed pineapple 1 lemon juice and rind 2 oranges juice and rind 3 cups sugar. Cook fruits in water until tender then add pineapple lemon and oranges and sugar. Boil until thick and clear. Pour into sterilized glasses and seal with paraffin when cool.
The Journal notes rising activity in Edmonton with telephone use increasing from 16 124 to 16 641 in a year and a wholesale firm selling 30 000 dollars worth of radio sets in September, indicating solid luxury spending and economic vitality.
E M Kindle head of paleontology division of the Dominion Department of Mines is honored by the United States National Research Council announced in Ottawa for his geological investigations.
A Spanish company develops lubricants from olive oil, aiming to expand traditional bioderived products. The project explores sustainable sourcing and potential applications in industry and machinery.
The article argues the Duchy of Cornwall income, over 160000 pounds a year, would pass to Parliament on King George’s death. It suggests the royal family prefers the Duke of York to gain Duchy control if he becomes heir, while marriage and an heir could keep royal control directly.
The fifth consignment of British Columbia bred Angora rabbits will be shipped to Japan immediately by the B C Provincial Rabbit Breeders Association. Four prior shipments have convinced Japanese breeders of BC stock’s superiority, leading them to buy all their rabbits from the province.
A dated promotional piece extols Phillips' Milk of Magnesia as a quick, pleasant remedy for excess stomach acid. It claims one spoonful neutralizes much more acid, ends pains within minutes, and warns to buy genuine liquid Phillips' only from drugstores offering 50c bottles.
Canada crops 36,712,700 pounds of tobacco in 1930 across 41,391 acres with Ontario contributing 28,078,000 pounds, Quebec 8,490,000, and British Columbia 144,700. Pacific livestock show highlights eight Prince of Wales Clydesdales and one Percheron winning eleven first prizes and a second, with all Clydesdale championships claimed. Pekisko Alberta ranch horses were showcased in scarlet and purple stalls near Calgary.
The Arden Vancouver Salt Company proposes to erect a refining plant on False Creek to process about 10,000 tons of salt annually. The raw material would come from California or from evaporation beds in the British West Indies.
Oil men borrow dairy cream separator technique to extract petroleum from tar and sand. One of the world's rare metals, columbian, is scarce with only about 25 pounds existing in sheets bars rods and wire.
The Canadian stand at the Ideal House Exhibition in Edinburgh was awarded the gold medal for general excellency after beating 100 other exhibitors. The stand was prepared by the Dominion Government Exhibition Commission.
Bones-Yes, and overlook after wards.
Glacier National Park offers nearly a thousand miles of horse, foot, and fire trails, known locally as the trail system and valued for outdoor access and historic routes across the park.
Riding Mountain Park Clear Lake in Manitoba becomes the headquarters of Canada’s new national playground program. The resort area on the shore of the named lake will serve as the central base for development and promotion of the initiative.
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