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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jul 15, 1920
Page
3
A leading authority names South Africa among the world’s best fields for growing timber. He urges large scale government action as individual effort cannot meet期待 returns. Pine varieties are deemed most suitable as winds twist trees less, yielding fine straight grained timber.
In a major grain storage expansion the Leitch McLean Company completed the purchase of seventeen elevators from the Imperial Elevator Company in Winnipeg. The deal marks one of the largest storage space transactions in the era.
In a Commons estimate debate Hon. Dr Tolmie notes global sheep totals and Canada’s low herd. He cites measures across provinces including pure bred ram distribution, wool markets, and share-based flocks while Saskatchewan shows rising consignments and prices. legislation protects flocks from dogs. The Gazette article suggests similar progress nationwide.
World demand runs between three and four million needles each day, totaling about 1400 million needles per year. This reflects widespread use across medical, industrial, and consumer sectors.
An old advertisement urges mothers to choose California Syrup of Figs as a safe laxative for children. It emphasizes the fruity taste and that only products with the California name on the package are genuine. Full directions appear on each bottle.
The London Daily Telegraph argues global shortages in wheat cotton and sugar demand increased domestic production. It warns that restricting consumption causes suffering and calls for greater effort, especially from overseas empire, to raise output.
Twenty eight head of eleven month cattle from the Canadian Pacific Railway supply farm at Strathmore Alberta sold for an average of 109.90 per head. Weights averaged 721 pounds with baby beef priced at 5.25 per hundred pounds. Ensilage fed heavily, aiding profits in a high cost feeding season.
A new Regina theatre by Trans-Canada Theatres Ltd will cost 335000 dollars and seat 1800. The stage is designed to host the largest road productions and will become a major cultural venue.
The Saskatchewan region faces three years of crop failures driving attention to new dry farming methods. A conference of dry farming authorities will meet in Swift Current in July to produce general recommendations for settlers. The University of Saskatchewan College of Agriculture runs experiments sowing wheat and clover together.
The Ottawa Journal notes that 66 Yale faculty members sent a protest to Congress opposing resolutions and political platform items regarding relations with Great Britain. The piece argues Americans favor level-headed policy over factional hatred and cites support from American Legion branches and church conferences.
An advertisement touts Catarrhozone as a cure for ears ringing and catarrh. It claims inhalation eases catarrhal deafness and head noises, promising improved hearing. The ad promotes a two month large outfit and a smaller version, priced around 25 cents to one dollar, sold widely via dealers and the Catarrhozone Co. in Kingston Ontario.
In Perpignan a tragedy occurs as children aged 10 to 12 imitate a hanging scene from a film. A chair collapses during the mock execution and a 10 to 12 year old boy dies after the noose tightens. Elsewhere the article notes daily forest clearance for paper pulp.
Old motion picture films are recycled and shipped to China India and distant regions where they are shown to native audiences under the use of Minards Liniment.
Western Canada gears up for wool harvest as lambing ends. Prairie farmers expect higher sales and possibly better prices after a 3 695 000 pound output last year at about 58 cents a pound. Saskatchewan projects 100 000 pounds more from small farms. Alberta and Manitoba also expect gains with rising sheep numbers.
Advertises Hall's Catarrh Medicine as a internal remedy for catarrh. Claims it cures by acting through the blood on mucous surfaces. Describes ingredients as tonics and blood purifiers and notes availability from druggists at 75 cents with testimonials. Proprietors listed as F. J. Cheney & Co. of Toledo, Ohio.
A Berry Creek resident excavating at Berry Creek in Alberta uncovered fossilized remains of a large shellfish and a sizable fish. The rocks showed iridescent phosphoric hues and a limestone crust was broken away to reveal the mollusk and fish outlines.
The article urges keeping two bottles of Thomas Eclectic Oil in factories for treating wounds and cuts. It claims quicker action without skin scarring or flesh burning and asserts no other remedy shares its curative qualities.
A regional report notes the law permits a Turk to have four wives, but a man is found with multiple partners raising questions about cultural practice and legal limits.
The article describes St Vitus dance as a nerve disorder linked to blood health and advises rest, a nutritious diet, outdoor activity, and Dr Williams Pink Pills. It cites a detailed patient case from Acton Ont where a fourteen year old girl recovered after using the pills, claiming marked improvement and renewed health. The ad-like text invites purchase from The Dr Williams Medicine Co. Brockville Ont.
The Alberta provincial committee on Seld crop experiments chaired by Prof. G H Cutler recommends summer fallowing in brush areas only where rainfall is insufficient to conserve moisture. Where moisture is adequate summer fallowing is unnecessary and may worsen crop quality on heavy black soils. A good rotation with grass or green crops may eliminate summer fallow, while if used it should not plow deep or early in June and may be pasture seeded with oats or rape in July.
The report notes that more than 75,000 students complete their schooling annually in New York, highlighting the scale of graduates and the educational pipeline across the state.
A simple home remedy promises quick relief from corns and calluses. Apply a few drops of Freezone to the affected area and pain stops instantly, allowing easy removal without pain. The tiny bottle is inexpensive and sold at drug stores.
The article emphasizes frequent pasture changes to prevent parasite buildup and mineral depletion. It notes that lambs need new seeding each spring, and that rams should originate from a hardier district outside the ewes' area to improve overall health and resilience.
The 54 story Woolworth Building in New York is being revamped to add space. A U shaped court on the west side is closed up to the fifth floor and the two wings welded at their bases to create room demanded by tenants.
An advertisement touts Holloway's Coin Cure as an effective treatment for coin related ailments and warts, claiming full relief from suffering with its application.
A common rule of thumb notes that thirty thousand cubic feet of air weighs about one ton. This estimate helps gauge air mass and ventilation considerations in large spaces.
A British shipyard worker has developed lightweight hardening paper for workers exposed to falling objects. The coverings resist water and acids, insulate, and withstood a 40 foot drop of a one pound bolt with only a barely perceptible dent. Styles range from seven ounces upward.
An old reliable blood maker and herbal tonic from wild roots and barks is marketed to combat colds, catarrh, and influenza. It claims to build the body, protect against germs, and improve digestion and blood quality with ingredients like wild cherry bark and Oregon grape root.
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