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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jul 13, 1922
Page
3
Britain builds a 60 ft lifeboat to host 150 people with two 75 hp engines, twin screws, maximum speed 9 to 19 knots, 100 mile range, two cabins, warmth and food facilities, first aid, a searchlight, lifesaving net, line-throw gun, and a gunwale station on the Mersey.
The phrase in apple pie order is traced to Hephzibah Merton a Puritan era housaé wife who baked a dozen pies each Saturday. She stored them in a labeled pantry to last the week and a wary narrator ponders if the family grew tired of apple pies.
Dr. E P Doolittle president of the Canadian Automobile Association outlined a Winnipeg Kiwanis luncheon goal to establish a road from Halifax to Vancouver with an immediate aim of linking Winnipeg and Vancouver. He said later work would cover an eastern route and that tourists would boost town prosperity along the corridor.
Nerviline is advertised as a ready remedy for colic cramps and stomach pains with a claim that every home should keep a bottle. The ad touts 25 cent bottles as affordable security against common illnesses and notes Nerviline sold everywhere. A separate line mentions a machine that can produce sea air for urban medical treatment.
Radio phone popularity has led to the organization and incorporation of three new radio companies across Alberta under the joint stock act.
Baby's Own Tablets are promoted as a mild laxative that relieves constipation colic colds and simple fevers in infants. A testimonial from Mrs. Saluste Pelletier of St. Damas des Aulaines Quebec praises the product and notes doctors’ recommendations. Sold by medicine dealers or by mail for 25 cents a box from The Dr. Williams Medicine Co. Brockville Ontario.
Dominion Lands Office reports farm land entries in Manitoba for 1921 22 total 1045 up from 367 the prior year. Soldier grants numbered 168 and homesteads 877. Mining claims reached 1787 all quartz. Petroleum natural gas lease filings numbered 20. April 1921 saw 56 homestead entries and 8 soldier grants with 20 homesteads and 44 soldiers in the prior April.
Readers are shown a charming gray twill spring suit with self colored hand embroidery and neat tailoring. A large straw picture hat with cherries completes the outfit, signaling a look that will soon be familiar.
In rubbing down athletes will find Dr. Thomas Eelectric Oil an excellent article. It renders muscles and sinews pliable and eases soreness, strengthening them for strains. It stands preeminent for this purpose and many athletes testify to its value as a lubricant.
The Manitoba Provincial License Department issued 2448 automobile licenses through April. Dealers licenses total 244, motorcycles 465, chauffeurs 9294, sales representatives 171 and permits 3642. Revenue to date is $394,104.
Hall's Catarrh Medicine is promoted as a tonic that acts on the mucous surfaces to reduce inflammation and restore normal conditions. The advertisement asserts that catarrh is worsened by debility and claims the remedy supports nature. Circulars are free from F. J. Cheney & Co. Toledo Ohio.
Do minion Forestry Branch in Ottawa surveyed prairie farmers aided by the Dominion Nursery at Indian Head Sask. Respondents report tree planting raises property values by amounts ranging from $1,000 to $5 per acre, with windbreaks described as adding thousands of dollars.
A camera designed to film surgical operations without impeding surgeons has been perfected. The report notes Canada’s population at 3,772,631 per the latest census. Minard's Linimert cited as a physician aid.
Montreal six year old Claire Gagnon set fire to her dress while inspecting a litter under a staircase and was fatally burned. A Winnipeg meeting of the Prairie division executive of the Canadian Manufacturers' Association opposed a graduated stamp tax on cheques in the budget calling the tax too high. Dr Vilhjalmur Stefansson, explorer, was awarded an honorary Doctor of Law at McGill University’s 1922 exercises. Ralph Fitzgerald and Ernest Dickie earned high medical honors at McGill. Henry Ford hinted at a possible presidential bid but would not fund a nomination. Mrs Lillian Russell Moore died in Pittsburgh after illness and shipboard return from Europe. Saskatoon judge Turgeon will receive an honorary Doctor of Laws from Ottawa in absentia. The International Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen protested immigration policies favoring Asiatic countries.
Practically all pains from inflammation can be removed with Dr Thomas Eclectric Oil. Rub it on the sore spot for quick absorption and soothing healing. A specific for cuts scratches bruises and sprains. Keep a bottle handy always.
A young boy in first grade recounts a day at school with a yard long paper, adding numbers up to seven, but confuses two with one and claims two and one is shoe polish. His friend tests him and Pat stubbornly insists two and one equals shoe polish despite the correct sum of three.
Minard's Liniment remains a household staple as ambassadors continue to represent Great Britain across twenty seven foreign countries. The line highlights domestic products and international diplomacy in a compact note.
J Bertram Simon of Tacoma Washington reports dramatic relief from ten years of rheumatism and chronic stomach trouble after using Tanlac. He says the medicine cured the pain, restored sleep, improved appetite, and helped him gain ten pounds, encouraging others to try Tanlac. Tanlac is advertised as sold by all good druggists.
B. E. Poucher a capitalist and Rev. Newall Dwight of New York with a senior engineer have left to inspect timber properties around Port Renfrew Port Alberni and Nootka B C with a view to purchase If satisfied they intend to erect sawmills and a pulp and paper plant.
A letter from Fred C. Robinson of Mascouche Quebec describes using Minard's Liniment for facial tumors. He reports complete removal after two months and offers testimonial for publication. He also mentions planning to try the product on a mare with a strained tendon.
A brief note from the Passing Show suggests banana fibers can yield dress materials ready to slip on in a hurry. The item frames a quick fashion hack as a novelty tip.
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