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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jan 17, 1929
Page
2
A 1929 New Year appeal urges Canadians to foster optimism and civic duty. It emphasizes personal responsibility in daily tasks, prudent living, and cooperative effort to boost national prosperity, education, and public welfare across the Dominion.
Canada’s cost of living remains lower than the United States and Great Britain despite higher postwar levels. Using 1913 as 100, October indices show Canada at 153, the U S at 170, and Britain at 166. The 1920 peak was followed by a 1924 slump and a late recovery to 152 in October of last year. Food fuel and clothing peaked earlier in Canada, with rents rising into 1924-25.
Prices fell in November 1928 versus November 1927 with eggs and butter exceptions. The report notes overall lower food costs except for eggs and butter which rose.
Sir Otto Bell donates £50,000 to the King Edward Hospital Fund to buy radium for loan to hospitals in need. Radium costs about £12,500 per gramme, with the Radium Institute holding only five grammes, underscoring the gift’s substantial value and hoped impact.
Praise for a worm remedy that relieves children's suffering and promotes health. Mothers report relief and improved wellbeing after using Mother Graves Worm Exterminator.
The foreman argues with a juryman holding out on the case. The juryman asks how to convict a man of manslaughter when the victim was a woman, highlighting the stubborn stance amid the courtroom tension.
Agricultural production in British Columbia reached 71 million 20 thousand dollars in 1928, the highest value recorded, surpassing all prior years and reflecting strong crop and livestock activity across the province.
Berlin inventor Erich Graichen claims an invisible death ray can explode coal with immense force and kill instantly at fifteen feet. The device uses 160000 volts through quartz glass with an anode and two cathodes, blending Roentgen X rays cathode rays and light rays to isolate atoms for cancer research, but risks destruction in the lab.
An advertisement extols Dr Williams Pink Pills as a remedy for anaemia stressing delayed treatment dangers and claiming success through blood enrichment. It cites a Port Hood Nova Scotia case, Miss Katie McEachern, who reports improvement after six boxes and urges others to try the medicine sold by The Dr Williams Medicine Co Brockville Ontario at 50 cents a box.
An employment insurance umpire ruling denies unemployment benefits to a bricklayers laborer who refused to sweep a yard, deeming self imposed job status changes as grounds to forgo compensation. The decision holds that quitting over perceived status issues does not entitle aid. Additionally an old advertisement promotes Miller's Worm Powders for children, claiming quick relief from intestinal worms.
A man asks a parson if constant trombone noise from a neighbor can suit a good Christian. The parson replies that the neighbor could be a good Christian, but the man making the noise could not.
The text notes that the earliest evidence of a feast for Christ's birth appears in Egypt around the year 200. It emphasizes the long tradition of celebrating the nativity with meals and offerings.
Miss Jeanne Ginsberg of Bronx New York writes about daily illness and relief after using a purely vegetable laxative. An advertisement promotes Carter’s Little Liver Pills sold in druggists in 2¢ and 5¢ packages.
A Nebraska state prisoner Louis Clernt is credited with a small radio device that eliminates static. Reportedly tested on five radios, it supposedly costs one dollar to manufacture and could lead to vast profits and a possible sentence reduction for humanity’s benefit.
Prominent English stage actor Bransby Williams plans a western Canada tour featuring an innovative Oliver Twist adaptation. He performs dual roles as Fagin and Grimwig using cameo interludes to pace action and minimize scene changes while preserving key novel moments. Details on A Romance of the Road and Treasure Island projects will follow.
A deacon asks Brother Jones to donate to a cemetery fencing fund. Jones doubts the need, arguing the dead cannot leave and the living would avoid entering. The exchange highlights a small community dispute over upkeep and security for a culled burial ground.
A patient tells a doctor they often feel like killing themselves. The doctor responds with support and a plan to assist, emphasizing taking immediate action and seeking safety.
A determined effort unfolds to establish Irish as the official language of the Irish Free State, aiming to boost national identity and cultural heritage through language policy.
A Minard’s Liniment ad features Bernice a three year old girl who was asked by her father what she did all day. She replied she was “setting mother crazy” highlighting domestic humor in a home scene referenced by the ad copy.
Ole Eilson of Grand Forks North Dakota reports from San Francisco that his son Ben Eilson and a companion have just completed a 1200 mile flight over unknown regions and located six new islands. The starting point and direction remain uncertain but the aircraft is believed to be the same machine used in the North Pole expedition and was in good condition.
The advertisement claims Dr Thomas Eclectric Oil is a reliable remedy for ailments and injuries in both people and animals, noting similar susceptibilities to inflammation cuts and bruises. It promotes cross species use and stresses effectiveness for a wide range of mis haps.
A visitor at a strange golf course questions the long time resident about local spots. The resident replies that after many years he knows all the inns as well as the ins and outs of the place.
Minard's Liniment is cited as a frostbite remedy in a humorous exchange. Jones accuses a neighbor of a bite while the neighbor denies ownership, noting no dog and a quip about teeth and ferocity. The back-and-forth relies on a jokey misdirection about a biting animal.
British Malaya plans a horsepower based levy on motor vehicles. The move targets car owners and aims to align tax with engine power. Officials say the measure will affect new and existing registrations.
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