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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jan 14, 1931
Page
2
An old advertisement urges immediate aspirin use for headaches and various pains, advising not to endure suffering, to see a doctor for underlying causes, and promising broad relief including for rheumatism neuritis and lumbago. It emphasizes aspirin as safe and comforting for many ailments.
The piece argues wheat dominates Canadian life as western production faces hardship and eastern industries feel the impact. It notes Alberta and the prairie provinces dominate the world wheat championship for two decades, highlighting seed quality, farming skill, and scientific cultivation as pillars of resilience amid rising costs and market downturns.
A Lynn Massachusetts firm begins making salesman samples of codfish skin shoes for women this winter. The shoes feature cod symbols including eyes gills fins and tail with deep blue linings suggesting the ocean and laces resembling fishing lines tipped with imitation hooks.
Cecil Tice sets guidance for the World's Grain Exhibition. Entries must arrive by March 1 1932 with prepaid transport. Each exhibit must include the variety name. Only one entry per class, though exhibitors may enter multiple classes. Exhibits may be from any year's crop.
Reports from the Japanese Aviation Bureau of the Ministry of Communications say a long international route could connect Berlin and Tokio. The proposed line would run Tokio to Hong Kong by Japan, over India by Britain, then the remainder by Germany.
London dispatch reports the British navy’s destroyer flotilla leader Codrington, 1,520 tons, completed at Swan and Hunter Glasgow, reached 40 knots during trials. Amid global fleets, she is described as the fastest warship, able to cross the Atlantic in about three and a half days at top speed.
In Edmonton during the provincial convention the Alberta Provincial Horse Breeders' Association approved a federal plan announced by the agriculture minister to advance livestock through assisted distribution of purebred sires. The body praised purchasing top draft stallions and reviving bull loaning, and supported extending the thoroughbred station policy.
The testimonial claims Strangled With Asthma is eased by Dr. J. D. Kellogg's Asthma Remedy. It asserts relief from suffering, restored breathing, and clear bronchial tubes, with the remedy described as equalling its value many times over.
The Department of the Interior has bought Flower Port Island in Georgian Bay to establish a National Park. Acting prime minister Sir George Perley announced the sale, with price set by appraisers.
A fragment from Flie sgende Blaetter in Munich features a dialogue about status and discretion at a hotel. The speaker notes that the best people stay there while hinting at an expectation of privacy and higher expectations from guests.
Canada’s radio licenses total 444 676 for eight months in 1930 up from 424 146 in 1929. Officials expect 500 000 by year end at $1 per license. Manitoba shows largest provincial gain with 27 929 licenses this year. Winnipeg leads cities with 16 953 so far, while Saskatchewan, Alberta, and Regina, Moose Jaw, and Saskatoon also post year over year increases.
Dr A G Lockhead Canadian delegate to the second international congress of soil science recounts the Soviet Union enacted sincere efforts toward social and economic reform. He notes Russians aim for greatest good and expect world follow. He views wheat lumber and coal exports as credit-raising, not market disruption, and considers current Soviet threat to be moderate.
A historical advertisement extols Douglas Egyptian Liniment as a speedy remedy for burns sprains felons blood poisoning soft corns warts and scalded feet. It claims usefulness for inflammation and muscular rheumatism and promotes its broad medicinal value.
A statistical calculation shows Europe has 18 million more women than men. Germany leads with 3 million more women, France 2 million, and Russia 4 million. Portugal is noted as a land with the highest female proportion.
The largest apple shipment yet departs from Nova Scotia for Europe, totaling 18 000 barrels bound for Antwerp Belgium.
In London the Publicity club discussed empire and the possibility of losing Canada. Sir William Crawford asserted Canada's strong pro empire sentiment and warned Britain must improve efficiency to compete with Canada and the United States. P W Field, trade commissioner to Canada and Newfoundland, noted US influence on the Canadian market and tariff changes since May.
J I Mc Farland general manager of the Central Selling Agency of the Canadian Wheat Pool said Chinese credit restoration would aid the wheat market. He commented on reports that Britain discussed reestablishing credit in China. Before silver declined, China was a large importer of Canadian grain.
Advertises Miller's Worm Powders as a gentle, speedy remedy that eliminates worms from a child's system. Describes the powder as easy to take for delicate stomachs and asserts it relieves pain by removing worm-caused suffering.
During the week ended November 30 at the Port of Halifax four steamers loaded 28 837 barrels of apples for British and Continental markets, lifting yearly exports to 500 551 barrels, down from 508 182 barrels the previous year. In Argentina cotton picking is expected to start February 15 this season.
The text states that Spanish moss is a member of the pineapple family of flowering plants, highlighting its botanical relationship.
William Darnbrough of Laura Saskatchewan, famed as a leading Dominion sheep breeder and winner at Toronto Royal and Chicago International shows, heads back to York shire England leaving Saskatchewan farming interests. Albert Robbins assumes Darnbrough holdings. He plans to return for the World's Grain Show in Regina in 1932.
A Rotterdam dispatch to the London Daily Mail reports 300 to 400 dead from Merapi eruption in Java last week. Ash and lava pour from the mountain after eight years of quiet, with at least 80 confirmed dead in early reports. Fatal lava rivers engulf fields, forcing evacuations as the crater spews smoke and flames.
The Earl of Jellicoe head of the British Legion praised Sir Arthur Currie and his colleagues for their kindness to Legion members and families arriving as settlers in Canada at a luncheon in London hosted by the Empire Service League.
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