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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jul 12, 1933
Page
3
Ottawa Journal discusses how mechanization across industry agriculture and commerce reduces manual labor with examples from Saskatchewan and other provinces. It notes machines displacing workers yet also creating jobs in manufacturing and related sectors and questions if mechanization is ultimately beneficial.
At the Royal Winter Fair in Toronto Hon. Robert Weir, federal agriculture minister, described three farm-home tests for national policy. He said any policy must leave a clear impression in the farm home to be worthy of the national policy of agriculture.
The Dominion Fruit Commissioner reports Ontario growers show some progress in grading and marketing potatoes but infractions under the Root Vegetables Act remain numerous this year. Potatoes must be Canada No. 1 No. 2 No. 3 or Canada Fancy with grower name and grade tagged or stenciled on packaging, and penalties apply for violations. A coin minted in 1255 by the Ottoman Empire was found on a Savannah Georgia farm.
A quip puns on marriage and leisure. The anxious husband fears his wife’s concern with cars, implying a modern worry about work and purpose. The exchange mocks those who see life as a burden when idle.
Numerous satin and lame fabrics showcase blouses for Sunday wear and smart occasions. A tunic blouse in gold lame with a black satin skirt forms a complete dress when joined, offering slimming lines. The outfit comes in sizes 14 to 20 and can be ordered for immediate delivery by sending 25 cents to the Fashion Bureau with name and address.
Pattern order notice lists Winnipeg Pattern No Name Size Town with address 175 McDermot Ave Winnipeg. The item appears as a catalog style listing from the Winnipeg Newspaper Union.
Daring PNGLISR ante Miss Winnifred Spooner, an English aviatrix tied to the R101 crash rumor, leaves Croydon for America via Rome. She reportedly is forced to land in the Mediterranean after leaving Rome and swims two miles to shore.
The Department of Agriculture distributes a free pamphlet No. 125-N.S.1 titled Preparing Poultry for Market. It covers crate feeding killing dressing and government grades to help farmers obtain the Milk-fed price premium.
Two million dollars have been paid out to Alberta farmers this year under the Federal Farm Loan scheme. Commissioner J. D. McLean says 392 applications were approved by mid November and approvals may reach about 600 before year end as he tours centres where Provincial and Federal Boards operate.
The article notes traffic boost from an overhead north south lane above the Hudson River front enabling rapid travel with minimal cross traffic. It also mentions ancient Egypt’s mumification origins around 3500 B.C. and that most small birds have high pitched voices.
Alberta game commissioner Benjamin Lawton reports an alarming decline in ducks and geese across 125 points in Alberta. He notes 105 points show fewer ducks, seven show increases, and five show no change, with hunting mortality exceeding natural increase and risking dramatic future scarcity.
The Maritime Board of Trade urged immigrant settlement in Maritime Canada at its Moncton meeting. In British Columbia, paleontologist C M Sternberg reported over 400 dinosaur tracks from five species near Hudson Hope on the Peace River. Fossils include ferns and palms, with Canada’s largest bone beds near the Elk Deer River in Alberta, yet few bones found in the Peace River area.
Five top junior grain judging competitors will receive scholarships ranging from 300 to 700 dollars as awards at the World's Grain Exhibition and Conference in Regina. The plan, announced by C. M. Hamilton, also maintains a trophy for the inter college winning team.
Alberta farmers push community co operative marketing to sell poultry. Charles Ball of Sedgewick reports 126 birds marketed with 46 Milkfed Special 3 Selected Special 68 Milkfed A 7 Selected A and 12 Milkfed B. Average dressed weight 6.2 pounds and cash advance $116.31 with further payment expected. Income equates to 400 bushels of wheat. Occasionally a man swaps one bad habit for a worse one.
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