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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jan 24, 1929
Page
2
A Canadian Red Cross Society note urges public health focus in 1929. It cites postwar health gains, influenza risks, and the need for individual action to prevent sickness, stressing prevention as better than cure and health as foundation of prosperity.
At a regular Ottawa meeting the League of Nations Society outlined a Coast to Coast Membership Drive for April 16 1929 to promote League activities. Canadian newspapers across the Dominion pledged support as editors show interest in the League.
The Department of Mines has erected a new Fuel Research Laboratory in Ottawa. It is equipped with modern instruments for extensive research on Canadian fuels including solid, liquid, and gaseous forms.
No man or woman should hobble painfully about because of corns when so certain a relief is at hand as Holloway's Corn Remover. This advertorial note promotes a medical remedy promising relief from corn pain.
German built passenger automobiles total this year reach one third more than last year reflecting continued export strength and growing industrial output in the sector.
The Skeena is sold as a cannery tender and bunkhouse for fishermen ending the era of stern wheel steamers on the Fraser. Stern wheelers began on the Fraser in 1859 and linked British Columbia to the Cariboo gold stampede.
A warning that a child may suffer worms and needs prompt treatment. Miller's Worm Powders are praised as an effective remedy that drives worms from the system and calms the infant, aiding painless recovery afterward.
A terse message from a missionary warns cannibals that his brother will cause indigestion and never agrees with anyone. The remark emphasizes the brother's stubborn nature and potential trouble in any encounter.
A brief note highlights Minard's ointment as beneficial for colds while noting rapid development of mink farming in Alaska. The short item pairs a medical remedy with a regional agricultural trend.
A Lacombe steer bred by a Prince Marshall bull and owned by S Henderson sold for a Vancouver buyer. Mackenzie Brothers of Lacombe reported the grand championship winner weighed 1250 pounds and brought $1 250, the highest price for an Alberta fed steer.
A Canadian testimonial highlights pale and tired teens improving after six boxes of Dr Williams Pink Pills. The letter from Dorothy Lamblin of Bush Island Nova Scotia credits the tonic with rebuilding impoverished blood and boosting energy. Pills available from druggists or by mail for 50 cents per box via The Dr Williams Medicine Co Brockville Ont.
Layer corn celery peppers and bread crumbs in a buttered dish. Pour hot milk seasoned with butter over vegetables. Top with buttered crumbs and bake 30 to 40 minutes. Yields eight servings.
Wash rice and add to boiling water with salt. Boil five minutes then cook in a double boiler for eighty minutes. Add cut dates and continue cooking until rice is tender and all water is absorbed. Serve hot or cold with milk or cream.
The De Havilland Aircraft of Canada Ltd receives formal acceptance from the Department of National Defence for a contract to supply 34 Moth light aircraft for RCAF re equipment. Thirty four planes include 28 land variants for Camp Borden and Vancou ver seaplanes, with six spare Gipsy engines and a near 200 000 dollar value. All aircraft feature Handley Page automatic safety slits and metal fuselage design tested in Ottawa. Delivery by March 31 with assembling at Mount Dennis Ontario.
The Portland Express remarks that Canada and the United States appear unconventional to Europe noting that when seeking something they purchase it rather than train soldiers to seize it. It adds a personal maxim about desire and sufficiency.
After a four year lapse the Two Hundred Mile Dog Derby returns to The Pas during March 4 to 7. The 200 mile course runs from The Pas to Flin Flon and back with $2000 in cash prizes and the Walter Gayne Grant Rice memorial cup worth $1000. Noted mushers such as Emil St Godard and Shorty Russick lead a field including Seppala and entrants from east and west. Drivers train and teams are in good shape for the snow trail amid northern lights lore.
A New York World summary quotes Dr. Edward E Free critiquing how intelligence is measured across professions. He ranks mechanical engineers high and actors, preachers, doctors, and professors lower, noting intelligence is impossible to quantify and varies by standards.
Advert says a drop or two of Putnam Corn Extractor ends corn pain with instant relief. Claims the product is easy and painless and used by thousands. Sold for 80 coins at every drug store.
A historical note recalls that happiness lies in accepting limits rather than desiring unattainable things. It also points out that turkey has featured in Yuletide feasts since the sixteenth century.
The six essential oils in Dr Thomas Eclectric Oil form a potent liniment praised for pain relief and health benefits. Testimony supports its healing power despite a modest price. Additionally, Germany started over 2,100 miles of motor rail postal routes in the past fiscal year.
In a clipped exchange Robert says Miss Townsend refused dining out as too pricey. Calvin notes she claimed it was for reducing costs. Robert complains she cut his bank-roll by about 15 dollars amid a discussion mentioning Russia’s highway mileage and rankings among 11 nations and automobile counts.
A cautious passenger asks the airplane pilot what to do if the plane falls. The pilot calmly replies that the passenger should grab onto anything nearby and hold on tight.
The affordable Mother Graves' Worm Exterminator is within reach of all and can be purchased at any drugstore for quick relief.
Canada recorded one million four hundred ninety thousand three hundred forty cows supplying milk to creameries in 1926. The data underscores scale of dairy industry and regional farm production during that era.
A frostbite remark invokes Minard's Liniment. A fortune teller says wealth is coming, while he doubts the claim but prefers a paying teller confirm the earnings.
A reflective line notes the brevity of life and the long arc of gaining sense, contrasting human patience with the pace of wisdom. It ponders how decades pass while insight remains limited, inviting contemplation on how people use their years.
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