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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jan 26, 1928
Page
7
Helmi Milander and Jack Doran decide to marry in Bannerman after a week of romance. They seek a license from a rough magistrate, Mr Blackwood, in a neglected house, while Mrs McMann disapproves and miners’ town tensions simmer.
Ayer’s Cliff Quebec and Canning Nova Scotia women report severe monthly pain fatigue and loss of appetite. They credit Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound with stabilizing cycles and restoring energy enabling them to continue teaching and work.
A Tonopah desert character known as Two Gun Smith boasted of 3,000,000 dollars and offered to give half to King George. he was committed to an insane asylum. In Chicago William Hale Thompson campaigned with banners claiming he would drive King George from schools and libraries and was elected mayor. The Reno Gazette notes the parallel but says Tonopah recognizes a lunatic.
A historical column notes parks exist to serve Canadians and reflect national greatness through people rather than resources. A French scientist claims bees navigate by odor and may ignore scentless flowers with honey. A wry remark observes a man is fortunate if a borrowed umbrella returns in time.
Mrs Louise Raglin of Golden Lake Ontario reports dizziness breathlessness and sleepless nights due to heart trouble. After trying various medicines she used two boxes of a remedy from The T Milbury Co Limited Toronto and felt great improvement. Price five cents per box or mailed on receipt of price.
An explainer reviews relativity ideas from a Popular Science Monthly piece. It discusses how a Detroit to New York freight train would appear faster or heavier depending on travel direction due to Earth's rotation, and notes time and distance distortions at high speeds.
W M Clarke reports marked optimism in the prairie provinces about the economy after a five week tour. He says 50 local organizations were engaged and urban boards of trade seek closer cooperation with farmers to boost growth and reduce class conflict through economic unity.
The minister announced that civil government air harbors will be open to aircraft operators as facilities grow and fees are kept moderate. The move aims to develop aviation and expand flying facilities across Canada. A lighter note mentions a Scotch customer seeking a gift for his sweetheart and the salesman offering choices before settling on a cake of soap. Minard's Liniment for Rheumatism.
United States pilots will use a network of wireless beacons planned along air routes to indicate course. Twelve private aviation firms have flown 766,551 miles in three months, transporting mails and passengers over 8,000 miles of airways. Transmitters use two orthogonal aerials to produce directional signals, letting planes steer by signal strength without special gear.
Captain Gordon Campbell, famed as the Mystery Ship creator and hero of Q ship warfare in World War I, is expected to retire as regulations tighten. He rose from lieutenant commander in 1914 to captain, VC, and became a renowned figure for his submarine encounters and daring navy patrols.
An inspection of 3 812 farms across Manitoba Saskatchewan and Alberta in 1927 finds 3 411 with good vegetable gardens 1 258 growing small fruits 379 with ornamental shrubs 265 testing standard apple trees and 213 growing plume. The text notes rapid growth in home fruit and vegetable gardens, and mentions a Manitoba farmer winning the cauliflower championship two years running. It also adds a brief note that Queen Elizabeth first wore machine made silk stockings and that Jerusalem’s third wall yielded a stone ball from a Roman siege catapult.
A devotional note reflecting on patience and trust in divine providence. It quotes Matthew xi 26 and Paul Flemming, urging acceptance of God’s will with gratitude and cheerful contentment per Matthew Henry. The passages emphasize gratitude for abundance and steadfast cheer in scarcity.
An anaemia warning notes thin watery blood common in young girls and overworked individuals. Early, tonic treatment with Dr Williams Pink Pills enriches blood and restores health. Miss Teresa Heafey of Dunraven, Quebec testifies to renewed strength after use and recommends the pills to weak girls. Send name and address to Brockville Ontario for a free health-building booklet and order pills at 50 cents per box.
White clay beds from Southern Saskatchewan near Moose Jaw are shipped to the United States for making white ware including dishes electrical porcelains and tile. The deposits are extensive and lie in a grain growing farming region used to produce fire brick stoneware pottery glazed drainage pipes and porcelain ware.
Sailors from India on a ship bound for America revolted against further service. They feared the cold in America and were arrested. The ship sailed to Norfolk Virginia where the men spent a month in jail before release.
A humorous antiquated vignette notes a henpecked man who witnesses his wife scared by a garden worm and contemplates his standing in creation in a satirical tone. The brief sketches reflect domestic whimsy and social dynamics of the era.
An advertisement explains excess stomach acid causes indigestion with pain and sourness about two hours after meals. It promotes Phillips Milk of Magnesia as a quick, harmless, tasteless corrective that neutralizes acid and centralizes large amounts of acid. It urges readers to obtain the genuine product prescribed by physicians of 50 years.
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