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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jul 08, 1931
Page
2
The piece argues that criticism has degenerated from balanced judgment to destructive fault finding. It urges reading, weighing facts, and applying reason, while promoting cooperation and the Golden Rule across business, government, and social life. It emphasizes environment, prejudice, and liberty of action in pursuing world betterment.
The Nova Columbia aut o will lay up at Fort William for summer as drivers Charles McKenzie and Gus McManus halt the first trans Canada journey until winter frosts harden muskeg. They began from Halifax last September and have covered about 2000 of 4000 miles, with the trip not likely to finish before 1932.
E Nash Poultry Inspector reports Canadians as a new presence at the British Empire Trade Fair in Buenos Aires. The Canadian exhibit drew strong interest and may foster future exports of poultry breeding stock and eggs. Egg grading aids Dominion exporters in quality perception, while Russia surpasses France and Great Britain in movie house numbers.
Premier Bracken outlined the Dauphin River power plan as a major Manitoba development. He said it could add about 400 000 hp, balance agriculture and industry, and provide low cost hydro power to support urban and rural growth and future industrial expansion.
The Ontario Amish Mennonite conference after a three day Mapleview church session near Kitchener decreed a ban on radios in all homes. Radios join musical instruments as prohibited luxuries seen as a satanic lure, with excommunication as the penalty for violation.
Judge J G Wallace recommends canceling 170 naturalization certificates obtained fraudulently after investigations in Montreal and Toronto last April. The cabinet weighs the report and may pursue criminal charges and deportation for those involved. Also notes a cough remedy advertisement for Dr Thomas Eclectric Oil.
Gregory Kotek, son of a well known Foam Lake farmer, died after eating wild parsnips found near his father’s farm. He reportedly told his parents what he had eaten and died before help arrived. University of Saskatchewan officials warn against consuming wild parsnips, deadly even when cooked. Douglas' Egyptian Liniment advertised as a cure for Hoof Rot or Thrush with four or five applications.
Corporal Roy Brown, a Great War veteran, leaves Christie Street Military Hospital Toronto after a 13 year stay for arm ailment treatment. He had entered a hospital in Boston shortly after the war and moved to Christie Street Hospital in 1927.
A persistent insurance agent annoyed a merchant until the merchant grabbed him by the neck and pitched him downstairs. The agent rose, retrieved his hat, and asked calmly, jokingly about the policy.
A brief statement clarifies the farmer is not without work but not paid for his labor. The note distinguishes unemployment from nonpayment, emphasizing the farmer's ongoing activity despite missing wages.
Two thousand men work day and night on a new seaport at Churchill terminus of the Hudson Bay Railway. A 2.5 million bushel grain elevator rises as the harbor gains modern facilities with dock work and future ship traffic for Western Canadian grain and livestock. Ministers Clubb and McKenzie inspected the townsite plans and future streets this summer.
Eskimos and northern trappers gathered around a heavy two ton truck used to haul Catholic church supplies from the station to missions along Hudson Bay. The truck struggled through muddy roads as residents, curious about the machine, watched and rode along with awe and caution.
Cream butter and sugar with egg yolks and salt for ten minutes. Stir in orange rind and pour into a baked 9 inch shell. Top with 1 cup coconut and bake at 300F for 30 minutes. Beat egg whites with sugar and salt to stiff peaks, cover the filling, then top with remaining coconut and bake at 350F for 30 minutes, opening the door after 8 minutes.
A simple lemon cream filling recipe for a three layer cake. Beat an egg with sugar and cornstarch, then whisk in water lemon juice and rind. Cook in a double boiler 15 minutes until thickened, then stir in butter and cool before spreading on cake.
Persian Balm is pitched as unrivalled for feminine loveliness and skin rejuvenation. It claims to soften skin, whiten hands, soothe roughness from weather, impart a delicate fragrance, and leave no sticky residue, marketed as essential for the stylish woman.
The passage contrasts land owning families who will cultivate their own sustenance with urban jobless crowds. It notes farmers face a hard period yet retain a means to sustain themselves, unlike the unemployed in cities.
The Nova Scotia government abolishes the agent-general office in London effective June 30. Miss Jean Iris Howard will relinquish her post, ending a line dating to 1761 when John Mauger was named agent-general. The province says Canada’s High Commissioner's office and other channels will handle Britain affairs, saving about $25,000 annually.
Despatch from Wrangell Alaska reports a cloud of insects sweeping over Wank Island destroying all vegetation. J G Smith a fox farmer said insects were half an inch long with red legs and an ant like head. They landed on trees and shrubs eating a single hole in each leaf and strawberry blossoms later turned black.
Ancient fish fossils are helping a geologist locate water deep underground. Traces of prehistoric species guide tests that map subterranean aquifers and potential wells.
William MacKirdy of Windsor and Detroit unveils a new engine blending diesel internal combustion with steam recovery. The design uses high pressure fuel oil and superheated steam to improve efficiency. Sir Harry Brittain of D Napier and Sons visited Detroit to inspect plans for a mammoth flying boat engine and showed strong interest in world rights if the claims hold.
Professor Edouard Montpetit chairs the Quebec Social Insurance Commission and four members sailed for England and the continent to study social relief methods. The investigation will last several months and lead to a report guiding Quebec social insurance legislation.
The Regina Evening Leader-Post notes a stock market gambler who sometimes acts erratic, with remarks that he is sometimes a bull and other times a bear, and at times simply called an ass.
REMNANTS REMNANTS-83 Ibs. Prints, $1.00, 2 Ibs. Silk, Velvet or Cretonne, $1.00. Agents, dealers wanted. A. McCreery Co., Chatham, Ontario.
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