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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jan 18, 1939
Page
7
An advertisement urges all people to safely drink Postum as a substitute for tea and coffee. It states that many people including children should avoid these beverages and invites readers to try the 30 day test by buying Postum and drinking it for one month.
Smoke and flames ravage a mining town around Sapphire Lake. Refugees cling to life on damp rafts while planes and forest crews race to block the blaze. Jack Hammond is summoned to lead an air shift as the rescue effort unfolds.
Mrs Minnie Evans Bicknell a gray haired farm wife with a 1937 Dominion Drama Festival honorable mention plans to continue play writing Her play Relief represented Saskatchewan in Ottawa finals dramatizes a drought hit farm family She authored directed and acted with help from Marshall Dramatic Society members She plans test productions within a local group before wider presentation and has a new work Back to Civilization ready for tryout
The Duke of Connaught will retire as Grand Master of the English Freemasons and be replaced by the Duke of Kent. The change aims for Kent to be installed soon so he can assume before he leaves for Australia. The note adds the tradition of reigning Princes in the role and mentions George V. sons all Masons.
The Zamorin of Calicut plans to auction priceless gems traced to Vasco da Gama’s era, including a necklace with a large emerald pendant and a ruby studded sword. An 11 inch center emerald and pure gold sheath highlight the collection, valued in the many thousands of dollars.
A distressing sales scene unfolds as a carpet salesman pleads with a husband and wife, the wife challenging the salesman while suggesting the husband may prevail. The fragment hints at a dispute over a purchase pressure tactic.
Scientists isolate and quantify the red pigment in beet roots to explain color variation. The work identifies how pigment concentration and chemical form shift with beet variety and growing conditions.
India sustains about 215 million cattle out of the world total around 690 million. The figure highlights India's dominant role in global livestock scales and agricultural output across rural communities.
The Vader device built by Bell Labs and shown at Franklin Institute simulates speech with 23 sounds and a typewriter like keyboard. It can imitate voices, shout whisper and vary intonation, with operators refining its output for fairs in San Francisco and New York.
Colorado officials consider a science driven out of season permit for a Salida angler to cast in the Arkansas River. Local figures including Wilbur B. Foshay press for waiver while observers wonder about a winter fungus theory and a fur coated trout photo in the Salida Daily Mail.
Ottawa officials said holiday pay is a matter of contract between employer and employee in response to a Montreal Trades and Labor Council suggestion that workers be paid for holidays proclaimed during the King and Queen's visit.
A laundry business owner has sold the enterprise and transitioned to farming, continuing to earn a living from agriculture.
Canadian data show an average annual coffee intake of 2.7 pounds per person. The figure reflects national consumption patterns across diverse regions and consumer groups.
In Ottawa R F Thompson says at least one third of trainees in Dominion and Provincial Governments youth training courses were placed in jobs by last September. The year ended March 31 saw 55 457 trainees, with 26 000 from farming and 9 000 in physical training. About 7 000 dropped out, and funds were under spent. This year $1 500 000 is pledged to improve results.
The Massachusetts Federal District Court reports that pre trial procedures cut jury case lists nearly in half within three weeks. Judge George C Sweeney notes clearer issues fewer proof problems and admissions from both sides streamline trials and reduce delays.
Ottawa officials say Hamilton magistrate H A Burbidge rightly issued a nationwide order prohibiting Walsh from driving for one year after drunken reckless driving. Walsh also received 21 days jail and a $25 fine. The change lets magistrates record such orders on driving permits for all Canada.
The University of Paris traces its origins to around 1200 when King Philip I granted recognition and support for the institution. This early royal backing helped establish a center of learning that grew into a major medieval university with lasting influence.
Advice for women approaching menopause addressing fears about appeal and mood. Recommends fresh air sleep and a herbal tonic, Pinkham's Vegetable Compound, as a means to build resistance and vitality during midlife changes.
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