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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jan 28, 1931
Page
2
Journal discussions in Canada consider a turnover tax as a universal levy on every business transaction to cover deficits for 1930 31. Critics warn of exemptions evasion and inequities while noting reductions in Sales and Income taxes and a shift from Customs duties.
H. Russell Brand of New York reveals an invention for a restaurant where food is cooked without cooks, served without waiters, cleared without staff, and washed without kitchen help. He aims to build a chain using a mechanized system nationwide. Clouds are noted as ten miles thick.
Manitoba's Stuartburn sent two carloads of Yellow Multiplier onion seed to the United States underscoring Canada's growing seed industry. An inspection tag from the Dominion Seed Branch guarantees purity and careful selection. The piece ends with a food remark about enjoying a vegetable diet and sirloin steak.
Mrs. Andrew Black of Harcourt New Brunswick reports relief from smothering and fainting spells after using Milburn's Heart and Nerve Pills. She completed four boxes and found they helped greatly. Sold at drug and general stores or by mail from The ieera Co Lad Tergete Ont.
Canadian archaeologist and palaeontologist Dr Henry Marc Ami who helped link Eskimo origins to France died in Mentone, France. He split time between France and Canada, founded the Canadian School of Prehistoric History, and led excavations at Dordonne that informed his early Eskimo life theory. He is survived by his widow three grandchildren Nicholas Slater Clara Slater Jeanne Anne Slater and brother William Ami.
An article urges recognition of fatigue in overworked housewives noting constant strain and headaches. It cites a doctor attributing nine tenths of women’s ills to anaemia and promotes Dr Williams Pink Pills as a cure to restore red blood and vitality. The ad lists Brockville Ont as the mail order source and 50 cents per box.
London officials from the joint University of Pennsylvania and British Museum expedition led by C L Woolley announce finds at Ur Mesopotamia. They declare ruins show a civilization before the biblical flood and reveal tombs of third dynasty kings dating 2400 to 2300 B C.
For after eating distress Bisulated Magnesia provides quick relief with a positive neutralizing action. Relief follows the very first dose and a few cents worth is obtainable from any good druggist, with long lasting effects.
A comparison shows a brickmaker producing about 55 bricks per hour by hand, while a brickmaking machine operated by one man yields 40,000 bricks in the same time. Praises This Asthma Remedy. A grateful user of Dr J D Kellogg's Asthma Remedy finds it the only relief after thirteen years of seeking help. Years of suffering may be prevented by using this remedy at the first warning of trouble. Simple to use, low cost, and widely available.
The Canadian delegation to the British Empire trade fair will arrive in Buenos Aires in time for the March 14 inauguration by the Prince of Wales. The trip was announced in Montreal by Angus McLean, president of the Canadian Chamber of Commerce, which is organizing the party.
A servant announces Mr. Tootle and Mrs. Tootle with the servant noting Mrs. Tootle is also present. The exchange hints at a gentle social gathering introducing the couple.
The Department of National Defence lists battle honors for Canadian cavalry units including The Royal Canadian Dragoons and The Fort Garry Horse. Honors cover Bazentin 1916 Pozieres 1916 Cambria 1917 St Quentin 1918 and Beauvoir 1918. Other announced units include The Manitoba Mounted Rifles The 1st Cavalry Machine Gun Squadron and the Manitoba Rifles along with The 14th Canadian Light Horse and The Seaforth Highlanders of Canada.
Remains of a king and queen dated 1800 to 2000 years ago were found in Sheedee Mountain near Carrick on Shannon Ireland. The skeletons lay side by side behind a 10 ton masonry entrance block facing Tara. Historians link them to a lost dynasty as exploration continues for more chambers and treasure guarded by civic sentries. Miller's Worm Powders are advertised as a stomach worm remedy for children.
In summer 130 carpenters with the Lake Worth Florida union rented a 50 acre farm to survive a job drought. They work on farm labor rates, creating more building work for remaining members. The farm now grows 20000 cabbages 10000 eggplants plus potatoes and beans. President Ralph Osborn vows they will not starve and will eat if profits vanish.
The fall catch at the head of the Lakes amounts to about 2.5 million pounds. Some fish will go to the west and east coasts and orders have come from the United States. Between 300 and 400 men were employed in the season.
Mrs. W. A. Freeman of Ardenade Alberta, a leading Alberta turkey raiser, filled an order for one male turkey from a Jamaica breeder. The arrangement mirrors a prior year’s successful purchase.
In sports practice an athlete will find Dr. Thomas Eclectric Oil excellent for muscles and sinews. It makes them pliable relieves soreness and strengthens against strains and has long been valued by athletes as a lubricant.
A severe drought last summer caused the destruction of millions of fish across at least nineteen states. Authorities report widespread losses affecting waterways and local fisheries, with impacts on ecosystems and economic activity in affected regions.
Professor H E Reilley of McGill University spoke to the Montreal Kiwanis Club about noise harm. He cited data claiming police whistles, steamboat sirens, auto horns and loud barking or shouting are far louder than necessary and irritate daily life.
Major General J G Harbord, chairman of the Radio Corporation of America, predicts television will be a commercial matter within five years. He favors private radio control for Canada, though notes government-operated broadcasting could have benefits. Also, street signs in Japan are labeled in English and Japanese.
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