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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jul 12, 1928
Page
6
Miss Rosie Whitman reports a months long eczema outbreak on face neck and body cleared by Cuticura Soap and Ointment after about a week to relief and three weeks to complete healing. Ad touts Cuticura shaving stick and related products with promotional claims.
The Government of India accepts Kellogg invitation to join a proposed antiwar treaty. Marshal Chang Tso Lin, Manchuria warlord, dies in Mukden per unconfirmed Japanese reports. Miss Eleanor Lodge, sister of Sir Oliver Lodge, earns a Doctor of Literature from Oxford at 59. Bulgaria’s Kroum Dokoff visits Canada to study hygiene and accident prevention. President Doumergue approves Kellogg antiwar pact during Rheims visit. Viscount Byng sits in the House of Lords after 20 months over fee disputes. Kingsford Smith and Ulm receive offers to perform but decline to commercialize the flight. Montreal Albany air mail service likely within weeks per Vendt. Captain Darbos, aviation pioneer, killed near Oran in Africa.
Generations of families track bamboo bloom dates noting that some varieties flower once in 120 years while others bloom every six ty years. Corns arise from tight boots but Holloway's Corn Remover offers a simple remedy. Automobile workers produce over three times as much now compared to prewar. For rheumatism use Minard's Liniment. A promise is a small outlay with potential large returns.
A Canadian Government Bureau of Statistics compilation on meat and poultry shows pork as the preferred meat. The report estimates per person annual meat and egg consumption amounts to about 81.43 pounds of pork 68.76 pounds of beef 9.69 pounds of poultry and 6.11 pounds of mutton and lamb with eggs totaling 282 405 692 dozen and a national egg bill exceeding 113 million dollars.
Pattern No. 916 features a bolero with deep V opening and vestee, bands at the lower edge, a front circular fullness skirt, and a straight back with set in sleeves. It uses black crepe satin and georgette crepe materials in two tones, offered in multiple bust sizes. The pattern costs 25 cents and the fashion book 10 cents.
The Dominion Fuel Board notes its studies toward Canadian fuel independence and reports Pennsylvania anthracite being displaced in Ontario and Quebec by other fuels by 1.5 million tons yearly. It also notes a competitive market among domestic fuels and estimates 100 million Russian speakers.
The Studebaker Corporation of Canada announces a reorganization to emphasize Canadian manufacture for Canadians. D. R. Grossman becomes vice president and general manager as the Walkerville plant expands, with Montreal and Calgary branches to grow. The program aims to use more Canadian materials and employ Canadians, boosting local production and value for buyers.
Dr. C. A. Harkness, a Chicago eye specialist, states that diet can affect farsightedness, claiming foods like milk tomatoes orange juice and cod liver oil can reduce eyeball distortion by about 50 percent in three months. He notes many under ten with defective sight are undernourished.
The passage extols the level road as a grueling test of endurance. It argues monotony tires more than hills and lauds the feat of the person who stays fresh and vigorous on flat, unchanging ground.
A wry remark on valuable intangibles as wealth fails to secure them, suggesting few sought after are truly unattainable by money.
Dayton Ohio experts report a radio beacon with a fixed wavelength boosting trans ocean flight guidance by 100 percent over prior beacons. Captain Paul S Edwards of the Signal Corps notes the improved beacon enables a reliably charted course for future airmen and fliers.
A Canadian farmers tour in London includes a reception at Canada House near Trafalgar Square and a Levee at St James's Palace hosted by Prince Edward. The day covers Armoury rooms, Harrods lunch, and a briefing on the Danish Bacon Co operative Trading Company, its grading, stamps, and producer–consumer structure.
Canada wins the King's special challenge trophy for 1927 in the miniature rifle shooting contest for boys of the British Empire. The national average for 3000 competitors was 79.2 points. The King congratulates the Canadian boys on their first and well earned victory. Medals are awarded for outstanding scores by the National Rifle Association.
The Mission district in British Columbia raised about 40000 dollars from forced rhubarb sales this year with ten cars shipped to prairie points and coast cities. Growers plan centralized packing next season to standardize the crop and ship only Fancy and No. 1 grades with a new label for the next crop.
A Hamilton Ontario mother praises Baby's Own Tablets for her infants and thanks Dr Williams' Medicine Co for a free booklet Care of the Baby. The letter notes her children remain healthy and the tablets prevent illness when used timely, with copies available on request. It also mentions a separate item about lead usage and a Toronto cornbore inspector.
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