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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jan 29, 1930
Page
7
An advertising plea for Castoria promises safe relief for infant distress and promotes a soothing image. The latter half shifts to a dramatic backstage scene where Al prepares to perform despite anxiety, Grace watching with fear as he faces the audience. The Persian Balm ad follows with beauty claims.
Al Stone a singing waiter becomes a celebrated songwriter but loses Molly Winton who elopes with John Perry. Molly sails to France with their baby Junior. Grace Farrel rescues Al, helping him regain fame and appear in a Broadway revue. Molly seeks a Paris divorce as Perry deserts her. Grace and Al plan marriage. A hospital call ends with Molly meeting Al at the theatre.
Al confronts the death of his son Junior after a fevered vigil in the hospital. He clings to lullabies and memories while Molly grieves, then collapses into his theatrical life rushing to perform on cue as Grace and nurses watch.
Wilton Ontario resident Mrs. D. B. Peters reports relief from heat flashes and heavy limbs after trying Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound during menopause. She praises the product and allows its use as a testimonial.
The article proclaims a rising new spirit in social and international relations stronger than old hatreds, with notable recent victories. It cites Japan's limited exposure to European dance and notes age restrictions on alcohol and smoking under 21 by law.
Mrs J Cunningham of Sault Ste Marie Ontario writes of a severe influenza in February that left her with heart palpitations. She used six boxes of the medicine and found it greatly helpful, noting gratitude for finding a good remedy. Price 50c a box available at dealers or by mail from The T Milburn Co Limited Toronto Ontario.
Ottawa deputy postmaster general announces new air mail rates with a 10 cent per ounce aerial surcharge. Air parcel post to Fort Chipewyan Fort Fitzgerald Fort Smith 50 cents per pound, to Hay River Fort Resolution 75 cents, to Simpson Wrigley Fort Norman Fort Good Hope 1.25, to Arctic Red River Fort McPherson Aklavik Herschel Island 1.50, rates subject to revision.
Canadian scientist A H Miller of the Dominion Observatory Ottawa reports measurements this year showing the polar diameter is about 25 miles shorter than the equatorial diameter. A vacuum pendulum traveled to Berlin Greenwich Washington and Ottawa to compare gravity. results deemed the most accurate to date and confirming Earth as an ellipsoid rather than a sphere.
Little Jimmy climbs a table against his father warning and falls. The father lifts him, cleans tears, and the child blames the father for not catching him. The incident frames a child's cry of fault while seeking comfort after a fall.
A traveller in Switzerland asks a hotel manager if his guide is skilled. The manager replies that the guide is proven, having lost two parties of tourists down the mountainside yet returned without a scratch himself.
A witty exchange questions capitalization rules with a pun about a bank needing capital. The dialogue playfully contrasts the word bank and its financial sense, suggesting the importance of capital in both language and finance.
Inhabitants of India used cotton cloth as wall hangings as early as the thirteenth century, indicating long standing textile traditions and interior decoration practices in the region.
The census shows 18 phantom stations, with minor roster changes. CNRQ drops in Quebec. CNRD arrives at Red Deer Alberta and CNRX at Toronto. Ownership spans private firms, newspapers, grain brokers, religious groups, railways, universities, manufacturers, and individuals.
When a child shows early cold symptoms mothers should act promptly with safe remedies. Baby's Own Tablets, opiate free and tasteless, are praised by Mrs. Jos Cadieux of Holyoke for quick relief and ease of administration. The tablets cost 25 cents a box and are sold by medicine dealers or by mail from The Dr Williams Medicine Co. Brockville Ontario.
In the first ten months of the year 14,586 entries for quarter sections of 160 acres were made in Manitoba Saskatchewan Alberta and British Columbia. This marks an increase of 3,065 from the prior year and totals 2,293,760 acres.
The Swift Canadian Company plans a Brandon facility costing 85 000 for poultry and dairy handling. Construction is expected to start this spring.
An advertisement urges readers to try Minard’s to treat falling hair. It also notes the Japanese gingko tree as a popular ornamental plant with no known diseases or pests.
A weekly moral note credits Isaiah and Celia Thaxter for finding happiness amid life’s weather. It urges smiling through trials and cherishing bright moments as a source of strength. An Ann Gilchrist quotation extols buoyant outlooks on adversity.
The column wistfully recalls the dotted Swiss era with long skirts hats and parasols. It speculates on modern girls re embracing those fashions while noting memories may blur with time and sentiment.
Advert sees Holloway’s Corn Remover claimed to attack corn roots and stop growth. The copy presents a remedy promising rapid relief from stubborn corns with a single application.
Large quantities of frozen fish are being shipped by freight from Westbourne Manitoba to all parts of Manitoba and Saskatchewan. The catch is reported to be the best in several years.
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