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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jan 26, 1928
Page
5
The Robert Simpson Company manager urges dropping the term immigrant for newcomers from the Mother Country. He notes many are educated, well off, and have left behind fine homes. The suggested replacement is sought to avoid distasteful labels.
A Bristol man pursues a quirky hobby gathering old horseshoes from around the world. He notes finds in Egypt Philippines Manila Philippines Manila and England. He has searched Yokohama after a great quake but found only charred remains of bank cars.
Queen Victoria's marble bath, carved from a solid block of white marble, is offered for sale for 200 pounds though valued higher. Sir Robert Peel hosted Victoria at Limyton Manor near Tamworth, fitting the bath with Italian craftsmanship. The bath remains unworn and in its original setting.
The piece argues farmers worldwide are entering politics to gain reforms and tax relief. It cites England demanding government aid to boost agricultural production, France resisting war debts and tax raises, and American farmers gaining political clout against industrial interests, suggesting farmer influence threatens Coolidge era congressional control.
Mr T. i. Savory argues the primitive spider began as a hunter, not a weaver. Early spiders lived in silk-tubed holes with a fringe at the entrance aiding catching flies, evolving into orb webs in varied settings with new supports each step. A celebrated engineer notes copying such plans in steel would tax modern makers.
A young woman travelling with her stern father appears unwell with pale cheeks. An inquisitive passenger asks about her health, learning she has a heart affection. The father clarifies she is ill but not with an aneurysm. she is a lieutenant in the navy.
Mrs Jones unveils a new gown as guests arrive and Mr Jones critiques its length and cut. She questions whether the dress suits the occasion while defending its bold style in a light exchange. The Argo naut
Prairie farmers increasingly milk cows as Canada’s dairy factory output reaches 141 million dollars, up 29.009 million in five years, with a large share of the gain on the prairies.
A garbled dialogue scene features a bachelor and others trading quips about marriage and nicknames. The fragment hints at playful taunts about Adenoid and a pun filled exchange on readiness for matrimony.
A London church claim traces oldest church to 179 AD at St Peter's, described by Mr R H H Smith. Sir Christopher Wren rebuilt after the Great Fire, with a vane like a key atop the tower. Rector Rev. George Bell Doughty and excavations reveal Roman foundations and bricks for visitors.
Describes how hair tint and color relate to temperament and traits. Dark carroty hair is linked to terrific tempers and generosity. Light sandy hair ties to thrift and carefulness. Dark hair with black eyes and raven curls suggests haste and imagination.
A neighbor’s daughter tried to pass a front yard construction by a tricycle as several youngsters laid a “new road” on Jefferson Avenue. A boy blocked the path and asked for a detour while the girl demanded where to go around.
Dr. Charlies F. Pabst of Greenpoint Hospital warns that overexposure to sun at beaches can cost American employers about 700000 in lost wages each summer. He notes July and August have the strongest UV exposure and long sun time damages skin, potentially causing deaths and many lost working days.
Commandant Mary Allan, co founder of London’s women’s police service, is known across Europe as the flying cop. She travels by plane to Paris and Sterling on urgent cases involving women and returns to London quickly. Her work spurred the creation of a women’s international police commission.
The Ontario Government in cooperation with railways will convert railway cars into classrooms along Northern Ontario lines. Each car will feature modern school equipment and shelter a teacher responsible for instruction.
About 275 ecarloads of pod eggs were handled in prairie Canada during the year, reflecting modest activity in the regional agricultural market. The figure highlights limited trading volume for this commodity across the prairies.
The piece outlines contempt in and out of court, including interruptions during proceedings and juror or witness noncooperation. It explains proscribed newspaper comments on undecided cases and cautions on pre verdict opinions. It notes debtors can be imprisoned for contempt rather than the debt itself.
George Hind a cook on the steamer Hunstansworth wandered ashore in Montreal West Ends crying I am lost. A passerby directed him to pull a fire alarm handle triggering a fire department response. Police later released him on fifty dollars bail as the ship captain paid the bill to avoid losing a valued cook.
The canal system of Canada now offers 1,830 miles open to navigation. In the navigation season, 20,700 vessels moved 16,800,000 tons and carried over 200,000 passengers along with nearly 15 million tons of freight.
A New York rubber company got a letter mailed eighteen years earlier containing a $2.20 check for two inner tubes. The letter lay hidden in the Mills Building mall chute until wreckers found it during a cleanup. In Turkey threshing is done by women who drive oxen hitched to a heavy curved plank over grain.
The Great Divide Highway from Lake Louise to Field B C opens as a premier trans provincial route. Surveyed eleven years ago the road climbs to six thousand two hundred feet and offers thrilling scenery where waters divide toward the Pacific and Atlantic. Chief Engineer Wardle expects twelve thousand cars this summer with camps at Field and Lake Louise ready for visitors.
The article traces fingerprint use from 400 B.C. China for wills to modern national systems, noting India Japan Africa and South America adoption for identification. It cites Sir E. R. Newry classifying hand ridges and claims Argentina as unique with a national fingerprint record of about 10 million inhabitants.
The article traces oilcloth origins, describing thick linseed oil painted or sprayed onto canvas, then dried. It explains the spray process and the semi solid oil mix with resins, and notes linoleum blends cork and oil for a thicker durable floor covering used as carpet substitute.
A U S embassy secretary reported an insult when a drenched American citizen was soaked by a crowd at a roadside shrine near Tokio. Investigation showed the group was conducting a rain prayer ceremony and drenched the first passerby as part of the rite. Jiach ioji officials apologized after learning the identity of the drenched man.
English actress Edda Best known as Mrs Seymour Beard shares a bedtime anecdote about her charming twins. A young child answers that baby chickens go to roost, while the mamam hen goes with them, revealing a playful family moment.
A widow farmer writes the board of agriculture about her dying chickens. The reply humorously confirms the obvious: the chickens are dead. The exchange underscores a simple poultry welfare misunderstanding.
Invented by De George F Myers of Jackson Heights New York, a helicopter was tested in Mineola New York. The craft performed perpendicular ascents and reached stationary positions at five feet above ground during a public flight demonstration.
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