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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jan 17, 1934
Page
3
The Dominion’s mineral output shows a peak value well above prior levels. Canada’s diverse mineral assets and vast, underexplored territory underpin sustained mining growth and future development potential.
W M Weall of Surrey reports UV light treatment improved condition of pigs and cattle during winter months. In a trial, twelve piglets aged 10 to 12 weeks received daily UV exposure 3 to 20 minutes until 20 weeks, while twelve controls were untreated. Irradiated pigs fetched higher prices, earning about 1 1/2 times the lamp cost.
National Dairy Council reports butter originated from Arabs who carried sour milk on camel backs. The camel swaying motion allegedly churned butter in bags, later refined by racing horses with tied bags and beating ground milk to butter.
The Nationalist Government of China forbids import of toy pistols and air guns, citing their use by bandits to terrify rural people. The ban applies to both Chinese and foreign firms and aims to curb violence.
Berliner humorist Lustige Blatter quips that chest expansion from exercise will grow two centimetres weekly, predicting a need for a larger house a year hence. The remark appears as a light exchange reflecting playful urban talk.
A listing of sewing patterns No 899 Graceful Lines No 127 Popular Coat Dress No 135 Smartly Sinigie No 944 Entirely New and No 948 Important School Frock No 846 Dainty Bolero with sizes and fabric needs. Each shows bust measures 16 to 44 inches and yard requirements for 40 inch material plus contrasting or binding. All patterns priced 25 cents in stamps or coin and wrap coin carefully.
A new recruit at the naval training station complains after two weeks of tedious tasks like digging ditches and moving trees. He tells his superior that the sailors were promised to see the world, but he has spent his time rearranging it instead.
Charles Minich, a road patrolman near Cornwall, Wisconsin, suffered a violent rheumatic attack. He tied a message to his Airedale’s collar and the dog delivered it to a neighbor, who summoned aid and Minich received medical care.
Inspectors examined 1,150,000 cattle 610,000 sheep 2,600,000 swine and 306,000 poultry as part of the Dominion health of animals program. Only small percentages were condemned for disease 1.59 percent for cattle 0.27 percent for sheep and 0.26 percent for swine. A new Ottawa laboratory will research bovine tuberculosis and the Calmette vaccine trials continue with mixed results while meat animal output remains strong.
The Daily Chronicle notes that modern chemistry allows synthetic nitrogen from the atmosphere, reducing reliance on natural nitrate deposits. Before the war German chemists used the secret process to fuel agriculture and explosives, but now our factories produce vast quantities from the air we breathe.
The underground tombs of early Christian martyrs may be visited by tourists in Rome. The galleries of these catacombs would extend six hundred miles if placed end to end. A police officer cites a car collision near miss as avoidable if the horn had been sounded. A girl driver explains she did not honk to avoid startling the pedestrian.
British progress stories note expanding education and empire resilience. Alberta reports 1928 adds 56 districts bringing total to 3497 and about 160000 students, with strong tech and correspondence enrolments. Phillip Whitwell Wilson cites imperial growth amid postwar challenges and looming industry shifts. Great Britain remains a large exporter, faces unemployment shifts, coal and shipbuilding strains, and housing needs after the war.
Seeds for the 1932 World Grain Exhibition in Regina will be tested for purity in April before the August opening. Prizes total nearly a quarter of a million dollars for grain and seeds, with exhibits from all major grain growing nations expected.
The first shipment of British Columbia purebred poultry to Switzerland was sent by the BOP Poultry Breeders Association. Ten White Leghorn yearling hens with ROP records of 200 to 225 eggs were bred by N. E. Plaxton in Victoria and shipped on the steamer Notre Dame to Havre France then by train to Switzerland.
A man warns that extra bedrooms invite visitors. He advises building fewer rooms to maintain a quiet life, comparing spare bedrooms to a peach tree that invites boys to pick fruit. He emphasizes avoiding inviting guests by limiting space.
A power station at Karnap Germany uses Ems River mud as fuel. Dried mud has heat value similar to lignite and will heat steam to drive engines powering dynamos.
Farm workers headed for the West join the first large group under the ten pound rate. They arrived aboard the Melita and were directed to agricultural labor by representatives of the Canadian Pacific Railway.
Newrich quotes a Berlin barber expressing exasperation with his routine. He lists using ten brands of hair wash and designer fragrance from Paris, threatening to take a bath if the situation continues. The remark underscores urban vanity and fashion culture in the city.
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