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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jan 15, 1925
Page
2
A year-end review praises Canada’s postwar recovery six years after WWI. It notes strong Western provinces, rising immigration, and export growth in butter and poultry, urging confidence and forward momentum toward prosperity despite past hardships.
Canadian boards of trade expect a return to penny postage to two cents per letter by weight, matching prewar rates. Advocates cite boosted business and expanded world trade with Britain already pursuing similar reforms. The proposal has support from Canada’s minister of commerce and backing on this side of the Atlantic for Canada United States France Italy Germany and the West Indies.
Miss Ida Duncan won a criminal appeal in which she defended two men convicted of housebreaking and the Court of Appeal quashed the convictions. Miss E Hesling defended a wife in divorce in Manchester but did not succeed.
The article suggests an informal royal visit to Canada by Princess Mary and Viscount Lascelles. It notes her wish to tour her brother the Prince of Wales Western Canadian ranch and hints at possible trips by the Duke and Duchess of York visiting Canada within a year or two.
A living heart was transplanted between two embryo salamanders by Dr. Stohr of Wurzburg Bavaria. He kept both hearts alive and functioning in the same body for a period, suggesting potential for similar operations in humans despite the species gap.
The report notes 300 million acres in Canada suitable for farming, with one third held in farms, one sixth under cultivation, and about 250 million acres awaiting plowwork, highlighting vast untapped agricultural potential.
A London advertisement promises a monetary reward for the safe return of a missing horse. The notice specifies the owner’s desire to recover the animal and urges any finder to contact the listed address for compensation.
A brief item notes Papau about 400 miles from Australia is reported to be overrun by cannibals in a sensational regional brief.
The United States scouting cruiser squadron, six to eight ships of the new 7,700 ton type, will visit Australia early next year. The move spurs Australian naval defence plans, with ports like Sydney influenced by this show of global capability and potential impact on British shipbuilding.
The ad explains rheumatism starts with a painful swollen joint and can spread through the blood harming other joints and organs. It touts Dr Williams Pink Pills as a blood enriching treatment that has helped Miss Gertie Denne of Washago Ontario after a severe bout, and claims other family members benefited. The pills cost 50 cents a box and are available from The Dr Williams Medicine Co Brockville Ontario or any drugstore by mail.
The Metropolitan Vickers Electrical Company of Trafford Park Manchester has secured a contract to supply electrical equipment for the Sydney New South Wales Suburban Railway electrification. The deal is worth nearly 2.5 million dollars despite strong competition from the United States and other regions. Miller's Worm Powders promise to clear worms from children with a sweet tasting, non injurious formula though vomiting may occur as a sign of effectiveness.
An order for 1 500 000 feet of railway ties for the Sudan will be fulfilled by small British Columbia mills for January February delivery. Britain seeks 30 000 000 feet with BC mills able to supply 9 000 000 feet. Separately, work on an overseas highway from Key West to Florida mainland has begun, spanning about 150 miles.
An advertisement touts Milburns Heart and Nerve Pills as a cure for troubled nerves and a shaky nervous system. A testimonial from Mrs W W Aulthouse of Woodrous Ontario claims recovery after bronchitis left her weak, unable to sleep, and pacing the floor for hours.
Milburn's Heart and Nerve Pills claim to restore vitality and improve rest. The testimonial says the user felt much better after taking several boxes and recommends them to friends. Sold by The T. Milburn Co. Limited in Toronto Ontario at druggists and dealers.
Conservative home minister Sir William Joynson-Hicks states no treaty with Russia will be concluded while Soviet propaganda persists in the British Empire. He defends the Zinoviev letter authenticity and demands Russia halt propaganda in Egypt India and the Empire before any agreement.
The Toronto Mail and Empire lauds a London government backed by a weary British public. It argues for a display of British force if needed to defend empire prestige and punish Britain's enemies, praising the return to firm British councils and relief across the empire.
Prof. J. W. Wall of Sheffield University reports splitting an atom and extracting electric current. He notes the second finding that steel exposed to the current becomes highly magnetized, suggesting a previously unknown energy source with industrial potential.
The Carolinian zone south of Toronto to Goderich features unique vegetation and a fruit belt that is intensively farmed. It hosts species rare elsewhere in Canada such as sassafras red mulberry tulip trees and flowering dogwood, with over 100 regional herbaceous varieties now largely eradicated by cultivation. Pelee Island lies 153 miles south of Toronto and a map by the Natural Resources Intelligence Service is available on request.
Oxo Limited promotes a free painting book for children titled Tommy Tomkins Painting Book. To receive it, purchasers send four Oxo Cube wrappers and buy a small tin of four cubes. The booklet shows Tommy’s race win, cricket, football, boxing, schooling, and mechanical mishaps with the mighty atoms beef tea.
Alberta farmers dominated the International Hay and Grain Show in Chicago winning multiple timothy and alfalfa seed awards. Nick Chielta of Brooks took alfalfa seed first with Idaho rivals, Alberta producers securing 10th 13th 14th and 15th in that class. In timothy, top honors went to a Montana grower with A Hochstein of Pincher Creek and Robert Cochrane of Grande Prairie earning second and third. Seven more Alberta entries won additional prizes.
Alberta Pool appoints R D Purdy of Edmonton Bank of Montreal as manager succeeding the late Chester Elliott. Born in Brighton Ontario, Purdy joined Merchants Bank in 1906 at seventeen, moved west to Edmonton five years later, and has remained there.
The Hon J. A. Maharg is re-elected president at the first annual meeting of the new Saskatchewan Co operative Elevator Company board in Regina. J. B. Musselman returns as vice president, W. C. Mills as secretary, and S. G. Lothian as treasurer. Mills joins Maharg and Musselman on the executive committee.
The Soviet Government allocates 400000 acres in the Volga and Northern Caucasian regions for settlement by Russians returning from Canada and the United States. Returning colonists will be urged to set up agricultural stations and to develop the soil broadly.
Two totem poles said to be imported from Alaska were installed before a Paris boulevard cafe entrance. The proprietor notes the unusual ornaments draw significant customers, with the poles displaying grotesque faces of Indian gods.
The great great granddaughter of King William IV of England becomes head of the sports department at a Paris dressmaking house. She is the Vicomtesse Henri de Janze, the young English wife of a French nobleman.
A Birmingham Age Herald editorial argues Chicago should focus more on law enforcement than on honoring gangsters with funeral observances. The piece contends lavish tributes to criminals inflate crime culture and distract from policing efforts.
Radio equipment will be installed in thirty of the forty nine United States war veteran hospitals to improve patient care and communications. The program aims to modernize facilities and expand access to radio services for veterans nationwide.
German scientists unveil a wireless news system that transfers text from a typewriter to tape at the receiving end. The key feature is secrecy with hundreds of possible combinations to defeat tapping. The receiver adapts automatically if tapping is suspected, changing dispatch methods at once.
More than 600 applications flood in under Hon. James A Robb's plan with Imperial Government. Britain will lend funds to 3 000 approved British families taking up Canadian government owned farms. Selection continues in London and Canada with approved applicants possessing farming experience and personal capital.
An advertisement extols J. D. Kellogg's asthma remedy claiming it ends choking fits and night attacks. It promises better sleep and rest and urges sufferers to try the product to prove its value through personal trial.
A newly described underground river named Eauxbelles runs beneath Mont Blanc and is proposed as a source for the Seine and several Swiss German and Austrian rivers. The network reportedly hosts grottos and cascades and may feed waterways across Europe.
In a historic sale, King Charles the First's blue silk vest worn at his execution sold for 1050 dollars and the spear believed to have slain Gordon fetched 150 dollars, both auctioned by Mr Stevens.
A Cleveland Plain Dealer note counters a claim that English roads cause more accidents by arguing their own roads are wide and straight while Europeans blame the environment for more crashes.
Vancouver mother Mary Gray credits Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription with restoring her health after pregnancy. The advertisement urges other mothers to obtain the remedy from local druggists or Dr. Pierce's Invalids Hotel in Buffalo for advice and trial tablets, noting two healthy children since treatment.
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