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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jul 19, 1928
Page
9
The article argues Canada’s national sentiment deepens through celebration of its founding, despite imperial ties. It cites Canadian self-government, unity across races and religions, and progress in agriculture, industry, and education. It warns against colonial naysayers and urges strengthening the Empire by strengthening Canada.
A fragmentary playful exchange features a child named Ernest and a dog with questions about its tail and a sun in an inkwell, reflecting whimsy and unfinished dialogue.
The passage reflects a poor man claiming to live in an empire where the sun never set while stating another place has permanent daylight. It argues that Great Britain must solve its own problems without outside aid, emphasizing that one’s life work lies in governing one’s own country despite imperial loyalty.
The Tobacco Division of the Experimental Farms issues a hanger with practical advice on curing tobacco. It stresses mature plants careful handling to prevent bruising and proper barn ventilation for air circulation. It covers dry conditions and long wet periods, recommending barn temperatures near 90 degrees during wet harvests and controlled ventilator use for slower drying.
Continuous wheat production on the same land for fifteen years at Scott Saskatchewan and Lethbridge Alberta yielded 14.8 and 13.1 bushels per acre respectively. The method failed in dry seasons and led to weed infestation that reduced profits. It also concentrates labor in spring and fall without rotation or intertilled crops.
A woman seeking a cook answered an Irish paper ad after weeks of searching. She interviews the applicant and pays her fare. The candidate claims to cook French dishes and foreign foods, listing beans, sausages, sprouts, Jerusalem artichokes, onions, and cheese.
A schoolmaster named Bird was disliked for a quick temper. Pupils wrote on the board praising Shelley. Bird demanded who wrote it and twenty hands rose with the answer Shelley. The puzzling line about light years defines stellar travel time.
Alaska pioneers air transport for reindeer meat. Arctic Prospector from Fairbanks started flights to Shungnak, delivering meat to the Koyukuk district 150 miles south. The Shungnak Co operative, aided by the Alaska education bureau, organized amid Eskimo tribal tensions. A fortnightly summer schedule is planned.
Officials at the Provincial Government Poultry Plant in Oliver Alta report demand greatly exceeds supply as chicks of White Leghorns, Barred Rocks and White Wyandottes are distributed this spring. More than three thousand chicks are being raised on the farm with a beginning this year on turkeys due to their growing economic importance.
Martin Apland of the Greater North Dakota Association bought sixty shorthorns in Manitoba for distribution across North Dakota and other states to address a regional bull shortage in the north western United States.
Uncle Ezra jokes about the college life as Uncle Walt reports his son is dating a college widow, a light exchange reflecting small town chatter about campus affairs.
Bulbs such as tulips and daffodils should not be cut down while foliage is green. Leave a few leaves on the plant until the foliage yellows to ensure next year’s bloom. If tops are cut too soon bulbs may fail to form and flower next season.
George Magatagan, Frazer Federal auto dealer in Tientsin, notes generals travel to the front in cars and troops use trucks. He says truck sales in China exceed passenger cars, road networks exist but battles proceed despite poor roads, with 26 bus lines operating across 75 to 350 mile routes. Road building waits until soldiers are discharged and taxes fund the military.
Major James Harter said the Prince of Wales will salute at the Menin Gate on August 8. He heads arrangements for a four day pilgrimage for 10,000 ex service men and women to battlefields and Ypres organized by the British Legion.
A Glasgow newspaper notes the brig Jean as the Allan Line’s pioneer ship before its 1819 formation, detailing its launch at Irvine, 169 tons, 76 ft by 22 ft by 13 ft hold, and brigantine rig. It sailed from Greenock to Quebec on June 5, 1819, with master Alexander Allan, reflecting early Atlantic shipping scale ahead of Canadian Pacific growth. The piece contrasts Jean’s size with the Duchess of Bedford, a modern Canadian Pacific cabin steamer, highlighting growth in 100 years.
The article argues fire, not pulp demand, is the greatest menace to forests. It notes that sustainable cutting and natural reforestation can supply newsprint while fires destroy more timber than harvesting. It cites Ontario and Quebec forest policies as models and urges strong fire prevention to protect forest lands.
A University of Chicago study of sixth graders shows footlegging and divorce and alimony as top concerns among Chicago, Salem, Oregon students. The survey, spanning diverse homes, suggests elders reflect daily conversations and that children mirror this social ferment across cities.
At Kingston the Ontario Medical Association praised newspapers for spreading disease prevention and treatment information. President Dr Weston Krupp of Woodstock said the profession has passed the age of silence and lauded medical reporting. Dr Thomas Cullen of Johns Hopkins called the press the greatest engine for life improvement.
It is estimated that softwood coniferous timber in Canada totals 418,034,000,000 feet board measure and 876,568,000 cords of pulpwood fuelwood. Deciduous hardwoods amount to 39,846,000,000 feet board measure and 412,502,000 cords, or 47,458,000,000 cubic feet.
Blenheim Palace, the seat of the Duke of Marlborough, is described as England's largest private residence with the main building spanning three acres. The feature notes its status among private estates and its vast scale.
A massive expedition spans from the Yukon to Ungava as 200 prospectors geologists and guides join. Commander Jack Hammell leads operations with private planes and army support to map and develop Manitoba Ontario and Quebec in five years.
The Ontario Government issued a three cent check to London Ontario to settle a balance between railway tax owed by the city and local patient charges at Ontario Hospital. The record payment was meant to balance accounts and marked the smallest check received by the city treasury office in London.
Canadian professor at Yale Dr F D Herelle, a leading bacteriologist and long time Paris resident, becomes professor of bacteriology at Yale Medical School. He has made significant contributions across multiple areas of pure and applied bacteriology.
Dorothy reports the garageman sent the second hand car ordered and Dorothy test drove it. William asks about passenger capacity and Dorothy replies it carries none.
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