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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jan 26, 1955
Page
2
A new underground reservoir near Edmonton covers nearly three acres and holds 12 256 000 gallons. It joins existing tanks of 250 000 and 1 000 000 gallons for a total of 3 500 000 gallons, supporting peak demand and emergency needs and providing 10 000 gallons a minute fire reserve for ten hours.
A brief note states that medieval war lances measured about 16 feet in length, reflecting siege and battlefield cavalry use. The fragment hints at weapon design emphasizing reach and impact in armored combat contexts.
A vintage instruction feature explains softly shaded metal stenciling and forms to restore Boston rockers Hitchcock chairs and trays. It outlines materials, pattern usage, and step by step process from stock selection to finished pieces using pattern 369 postpaid for 35c from Home Workshop Pattern Service Vancouver BC.
The ongoing expansion of Edmonton's refinery zone will raise the capacity of all local refineries to 45000 barrels per day.
Nutrition tips explain potatoes carry vitamins minerals and fiber while calories stay similar to fruit. Advice to bake or boil with minimal added fat to avoid excess calories and soggy textures from wet summers. In Regina Kiwanis Club starts converting 11 acres in southwest Regina into a park with picnic grounds track and band shell.
Knitting pattern 7099 offers an easy shrug for Misses' sizes 32 34 36 38 with a smart stitch. Send twenty five cents in coins to obtain the pattern as stamps are not accepted.
Publication promotes the Alice Brooks Needlecraft Catalog featuring 82 embroidery crochet sewing and color transfer designs with four patterns printed in the book. Readers are asked to send 25 cents for a copy and include name address and pattern number for thousands of thrifty gift ideas.
Saskatchewan Government Telephones moves to test a microwave link linking Manitoba and Alberta following a Manitoba Regina Saskatoon route test. Towers near Moosomin and Regina will form a six jump grid with sites at Whitewood Grenfell Sintaluta McLean Craven Findlater Craik Bladworth Hanley and Saskatoon exchange.
Manitoba forms district advisory councils of 10 to 15 leading farmers and 4 H leaders to relay farm problems to the University of Manitoba research programs. Councils plan with extension service to boost livestock poultry seed varieties soil and home grounds care and farm machinery days while feeding back research results to improve yields and reduce costs.
27 Alberta farmers receive Save-the-Soil certificates for achieving 80 percent or higher in the 1954 campaign. Awards honor efforts to reduce soil erosion and weeds, improve crop protection, shelter belts, and farm maintenance. winners span Picardville to Olds and Ponoka to Edmonton.
The report cites 1951 average yields per bearing tree of 5.7 bushels in British Columbia and 3.3 in Ontario Quebec and New Brunswick, along with 2.1 in Nova Scotia. It also notes fur seals do not drink but absorb water through their skin.
An advertisement touts Dodd's Kidney Pills as a remedy for backache caused by lazy kidney action. It claims the pills stimulate kidneys to normal action, restoring sleep and energy, and urges readers to buy now.
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