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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jan 22, 1920
Page
3
The snow leopard, prized by big-game hunters, is rarely seen below 11 000 feet and remains extremely rare at higher elevations. It is wild and savage, and local natives harbor a superstitious fear of its white coat and deep green eyes.
A Dartmouth reader extols Minard's Liniment claiming 25 years of use with other products tried, noting that rubbing and inhaling it cures a cold in 24 hours and also treats bruises and sprains without fail.
Canada reports two thirds of exportable wheat contracted through the Wheat Board while the U.S. market opened on December 15. The board will pool proceeds from grain sales to ensure price equality for farmers. Through November export totals reached 48,379,315 bushels worth $110,188,265 to major buyers including Great Britain and the United States.
Ernest H. Godfrey of the Dominion Bureau of Statistics outlines Canada’s growth from 1901 to 1918 in forestry reserves and land, notes the need for immigrants and capital, and cites Panama Canal and Hudson Bay Railway as new outlets. He foresees aviation aiding exploration and development across agriculture, forestry, fisheries, minerals, and manufacturing.
A note about greeting attendees and exchanging handshakes with several individuals during a social gathering. The piece emphasizes welcoming behavior and reciprocal gestures among participants.
Mrs A Bernard of La Presentation Que reports she is well satisfied with Baby's Own Tablets for her infant and has recommended them to friends who also benefit. The tablets are a mild laxative aiding digestion and relief from indigestion constipation and colic. Sold by medicine dealers or by mail for 25 cents a box from The Dr Williams Medicine Co Brockville Ont.
A. H. Ball, Saskatchewan deputy minister of education, warns that higher teacher salaries are essential to retain top educators amid Mr. Rockefeller's $100 million gift. He says prompt action by those setting provincial salaries is needed to prevent leakage of the teaching talent to other lucrative careers and protect the province's schools.
The 1919 BC salmon pack totaling 1,393,156 cases valued above 15 million dollars was largely sold. About 71 percent was exported mainly to Great Britain, with sockeye packing at 369,445 cases fetching about six million. Chums, 372,035 cases, contributed roughly two point five million at standard rates, with substantial orders from Italy Greece and other Mediterranean markets.
A public meeting in Warner Alberta discussed creating an irrigation district covering about 60,000 acres around Warner and Milk River. Farmers and businessmen in Southern Alberta back irrigation to stabilize agriculture and join the reclamation program. Water would come from the Milk River.
A Cincinnati authority endorses a drug called freezone for corns. A few drops relieve soreness and lift the entire corn from the root with no irritation. The claim notes that a quarter-ounce costs little and will rid feet of all corns. Warns against cutting corns as dangerous.
A London Daily Express tribute lauds the young Prince of Wales for his welcome in America praising his charm sincerity and sense of duty. The piece credits him with brains oratory and a level head and asserts his tour has done important work for the Empire and civilization.
A curio dealer touts a rare revolver as once carried by Christopher Columbus, prompting the skeptic customer who notes revolvers did not exist in Columbus's time and the dealer concedes the anachronism.
Western Canadian exhibitors led by J. S. Field and Seager Wheeler took nine prizes and multiple ribbons for hard spring wheat at the Chicago International Exhibition on December 2. Manitoba and Saskatchewan entrants dominated durum and six row barley with top spots for P Keczek E F Young and Samuel Larcombe. Field previously won sweepstakes at the Kansas City Soil Products Exposition.
Catarrh sufferers can cure at home by inhaling Catarrhozone. Breathing a piney vapor delivers balsams and antiseptics to air passages, killing germs and reducing irritation. Sneezing and coughing cease as irritation is removed, and the product is marketed as preventive and curative with guaranteed results.
Tom questions marriage plans as Dick admits a rival in love. When asked who, Dick reveals the suitor is the lover's father, adding a charged twist to the domestic dispute.
A misread concert scene describes a trombone blast startling a conductor who learns a fly on the music caused the loud note. The trombonist adds pride that he played the fly, while fans joke about pugilists blowing hard before their fight.
The ad claims stress and illness arise from intestinal fermentation and urges cleansing the system. It promotes Dr Pierce's Pleasant Pellets as a laxative and Anuric to flush poisons, cleanse kidneys and bladder, and relieve backache gout rheumatism and chronic ailments.
F H Auld Saskatchewan deputy minister of agriculture reports creamery butter output rose from 30 to 35 percent in the past year versus 1918. The 1918 rise over 1917 reached 50 percent. Province grows as a dairy region with rapid future development expected. Emphasizing higher butter quality is seen as a key step.
Shabby garments gain new life with Diamond Dyes claiming fadeless color on wool silk cotton and blends. The directions promise easy use and a color card to match fabric. A closing quip about a man realizing his chance with the girl he didn't marry.
Allied authorities hold two shipments of German war material en route to Mexico via Holland. The first lot included 2695 second hand machine guns packed for sea, shipped by Brockleman and Senet Gunn of Cassel to Johan Munts Arms and Trading Co of Amsterdam. The arms violated the armistice and peace treaty, and Germany was asked to explain and halt further exports.
Portsmouth Ohio resident Mrs Sara Shaw reports relief from irregularities and pain after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. She urges other women to try the famous root and herb medicine and notes the company offers special advice from Lynn Massachusetts.
Experiments on flax grown for linseed in the prairie provinces indicate a potential large binder twine and cordage industry in Saskatchewan. Early results show a wide range of twine rope and felting from flax fibre, with Western Canada emerging as a major linseed producer. In 1919 Saskatchewan sowed over one million acres. A radical seeding method and a machine for re seeding flax without harming straw fibre are reported.
A brief fragment notes concern that skin beauty is apt to wear off. It hints at aging and change in appearance with time. No specific persons or places are identified in the readable text.
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