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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jan 18, 1939
Page
2
The article argues that rising wheat yields and shrinking export markets require Western Canada to diversify beyond topsoil. It calls for coordinated policy to curb production, raise domestic demand, and accelerate development of resources like timber oil minerals and clays to stabilize farming and reduce reliance on price supports.
Joe Ott of Two Rivers Wisconsin predicts a damp year by slicing a Wisconsin onion at midnight on New Year’s Eve and using salt to judge each month. He foresees January medium February wet March medium April wet May medium June dry July medium August September October wet November December medium.
A large elephant will eat between 100 and 125 pounds of hay each day plus other foods, illustrating its substantial daily nutritional needs and feeding behavior.
The atmospheric carbon dioxide combines with oxygen to form carbonic acid in the air. This process involves chemical reactions that influence atmospheric chemistry and acidity.
Ottawa reports defence estimates likely to hit the 50 000 600 mark, led by the Royal Canadian Air Force after maintenance allocations. The plan includes expanded training for flyers in Canada with a new Toronto training command and Camp Borden as the main flying school, under RCADF administration.
A historical quotation contrasts interest with capital using a speaker’s example. The speaker explains that earning by lending a shilling equals interest, while bringing the same shilling home to give to another person constitutes capital. The remark highlights financial concepts in plain speech.
Scientists advise that a child should eat three or four meals daily even if small. They explain children digest food more rapidly than adults and require frequent nourishment to maintain energy and growth.
The ancient figure Antipater of Palestine is credited with choosing the Seven Wonders around 200 B.C. The text notes a claimed economical automobile speed of twenty five miles per hour.
Dr. Charles A. Eastman known as Chief Chiyesa, Sioux, born in the United States and educated at Boston College, died in Detroit at 80 after a brief illness. He studied medicine, lectured for the YMCA, and lived on an island home near Sault Ste Marie, Ontario.
Dr. Mary E. Rawles at the University of Rochester reports a genetic experiment for color control in birds. Embryonic robin skin tissue was transplanted into a white leghorn, yielding chicks with robin tint feather patterns that faded after the first moult. The work aims to uncover how nature dictates feather colors.
Police motor patrols now carry decelerometers to test car brakes on the road. If tests show inadequate braking, drivers are notified to repair defects to cut accident tolls.
The British Council announces four post graduate scholarships of 1400 each for one year in the United Kingdom. Applicants must be graduates from Canada Australia New Zealand and South Africa. Funds come from government subsidy and private subscription.
Observe your surroundings and engage with daily tasks to spark curiosity. Start small, pick a project, and commit regular effort to build momentum and find meaning in ordinary events.
Mars will come within about 36 million miles of Earth on July 27 while 176 million miles away now. It will appear about 50 times brighter, with Venus remaining brighter overall. relays note solar activity may disrupt comms and auroras may appear in places as sunspot activity declines. Four eclipses appear on the 1939 calendar, one visible in North America.
A man with severe lumbago reports near total relief after taking Kruschen Salts every morning. The remedy, a blend of mineral salts, is claimed to improve stomach, liver, kidneys, and digestion, restoring daily function and energy.
Hon. Peter Heenan, Ontario lands and forests minister, says sulphite clothing is still experimental but could become a major Northwestern Ontario industry. He notes 15,000,000 tons of sulphite used in the U.S. in 1937, sees potential to export pulpwood-based sulphite across the border, and claims clothes from sulphite could be cheaper to produce. Heenan shows ties made from sulphite, comparable to silk, and expects broad product use.
Canadian birch will line the walls of the main booking hall in Imperial Airways new terminal near Victoria station in London. The wood is beautifully grained, light and silky in finish. It is one of several empire woods used in the building.
A science note contrasts armadillos and turtles noting armadillos are mammals with flexible armor rather than reptiles. A doctor questions what occurs when the human body is immersed in warm water as a phone rings in the background.
Winter frost nudges Scott's Bay amethyst seekers toward a spring harvest along cliffs and coves. Cyrus Steele notes a rising tourist market with stones sold unfinished to buyers visiting the North Mountains while jewellers in Kentville estimate a $100,000 annual Nova Scotia business from amethysts and related crafts.
Whip cream with sugar and almond flavor, fold in salt and drained cherries. Crumble Lorna Doone cookies and mix through. Chill and serve in sherbet glasses topped with a whole cherry. Makes six portions.
A Hollywood actress reports the loss of an amethyst, beryl and chrysolite necklace. One theory suggests the publicity angle, proposing she runs through her jewelry alphabetically for attention.
A domestic dispute unfolds as a wife questions why she cannot participate in buying. The husband asserts she has a say but jokes that her voice is limited to sounding like a possessive form. The exchange leaves tension unresolved.
The National Trust seeks a warden to live on Calf of Man a five mile circumference island near the Isle of Man. The role includes running the 60 acre farm maintaining the property watching bird life and collecting landing fees. The island features cliffs up to 400 feet two lighthouses and diverse wildlife including merlins peregrines choughs ravens guillemots puffins razorbills and about 70 other species.
The Vadstena Brakten, Sweden's prized antique a 100000 value gem shaped like a Roman coin, vanished from the Royal Historical museum per the London Daily Mail report from Stockholm. The 1 538 year old gold ornament was found buried at Vadstena in 1587.
A couple argues over the word obey in their marriage service. The wife recalls her mother’s advice to omit it, while the husband jokes about taking a joke as well as any man. The exchange reveals a playful domestic moment.
The sun and the moon look about equally large from Earth, yet the sun’s diameter is about 400 times that of the moon, explaining why their apparent sizes match in our sky.
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