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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jan 26, 1949
Page
2
The article outlines historic Canadian expansion into northern lands, highlighting settlement from coast to coast and the draw of mining, fishing, and lumber opportunities north of the trans continental rail lines. It notes uninhabited Camachian north areas attract explorers and wealth prospects.
Col J T Wilson of the University of Toronto notes aerial photography aids northern surveys. The Royal Canadian Air Force has logged nearly one million miles in Canada northward in the past year gathering data valuable for civilians and defence.
Col. Wilson notes a mountain range 2300 miles north of Ottawa rivaling the Rockies and an Arctic island larger than Canada’s smallest province. He cites Baffin Island and the pre Cambrian shield near Hudson Bay as key geographic resources, with air surveys promising a full northland map in three years versus 200 by foot.
Canada mined 18,577,000 tons of coal in 1948, up from 15,869,000 in 1947 and near the wartime 1942 record of 18,865,000. Alberta produced 8,674,000 tons, while British Columbia and Yukon combined yielded 1,772,000 and Saskatchewan 1,586,000. Imports reached 31,050,000 tons versus 30,564,000 in 1947.
Juneau report says the Territorial House passed an income tax bill with a 24 to vote to produce about 2 million dollars annually. The levy would tax 10 percent of total federal income taxes paid. The item notes a mail order firm consumes over 200 carloads of ink yearly.
An old advertisement touts Buckley’s Stainless White Rubis 7 medicated oils to relieve rheumatic pains and stiffness with promising fast penetration and quick relief or a money back guarantee. The copy emphasizes pain relief and features pricing notes of 30¢ and She.
Western Canada will not have its own royal livestock exhibition this year. Delegates to the Western Canada Association of Exhibitions adopted a report from Dean Grant MacEwan of the University of Manitoba. The report found problems too great to make the plan workable despite a public poll showing 74 percent support for a western fair.
Australian scientists convert 3000 square miles of desert into high yielding mixed pastures by treating soil minerals with copper zinc enriched super phosphates. Cost under one dollar per acre.
Mrs. D. H. Beedy of Stonewall receives a Buckingham Palace message signed by Princess Elizabeths lady in waiting thanking her for making a woollen dog for the infant Prince Charles. The note conveys appreciation from the royal household.
A collage of humorous sketches and short gags features a man thanked for returning a wig by a boy who calls him a hair restorer, a parable about plums for the king, a prodigal son quip, a nurse and child moment, and brisk one liners about airmen, a Virginia hash sign, a doctor and a film star, plus jokes about Joggins and a mean boss with a sawn wheelbarrow leg.
Royal Bank of Canada leaders Sidney Dobson and James Muir defended private enterprise and capitalism at the annual shareholders meeting. They warned against socialism and communism, highlighted Canada’s resource development, rising exports, hydro power use, and Alberta oil discoveries, urging duty, work, and economic freedom.
General Manager James Muir highlighted a record year for the Royal Bank with assets surpassing 2.222 billion and deposits at 2.067 billion. The bank boosted the reserve fund to 44 million, paid higher dividends, and stressed Canada's foreign trade role through a 62 overseas branches network and extensive correspondent relations. He urged renewed ambition to develop natural resources for Canada’s long term prosperity.
A bank executive lauds the Royal Bank staff as the source of its esteem and success. He notes a workforce of 10 567 and stresses that every job matters, with staff delivering untiring efficiency, accuracy, and friendliness that support the bank’s annual report and client trust.
An old advertisement promotes Dr Chase’s Kidney Liver Pills as a remedy for backache caused by kidney or liver issues. It claims to tone the kidneys and liver and relieve back pain from cold in the kidneys, urging readers to buy at drug counters.
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