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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jul 24, 1924
Page
7
Vice Admiral Sir Frederick Fietch stated that sea power underpins the British Empire and warned Canadians not to overlook its value while addressing a Victoria banquet. He acknowledged Canadians’ fatigue with taxation and debt but urged consideration of safety of overseas trade and the empire’s integrity in war.
A Wembley display features a dairy man who shows visitors how milk is transformed into items like umbrella handles and artistic bowls. The exhibit explains casein extraction and drying, with small machines that convert milk into usable products. Visitors can see a cow milked and, on request, touch nearby processing controls.
A historical note states that fine tissue paper is about the 1200th part of an inch thick. The description highlights extreme thinness typical of fine tissue products.
Sir Dighton Probyn, renowned VC recipient and royal servant, died June 20 at age about 91. He won the Victoria Cross during the Indian Mutiny and served the royal family since 1872, becoming equerry to the Prince of Wales and later keeper of the purse. He promised Queen Alexandra he would continue serving, a vow kept until his death.
British Columbia reports a stone rest crop about half of last year’s due to weather. Weilin tours Canada for the League of Nations addressed 360 people in Vancouver. Lecoiste set a new world record for 500 kilometers in 1 hour 57 minutes 49 seconds. Canada owes Romania and Greece sums. finance minister updates the House. South Africa’s Nationalist leader Hertoog becomes premier after Smuts. The King of England drove a Royal train at Swindon while the Queen watched. A man crushed to death in Fort William. U S government receipts exceed expenses by over 500 million dollars for the fiscal year ending June. A tax reduction plan uses a projected 323 million surplus.
An advertisement promotes Nerviline as fast relief for sour stomachs and gas from fermenting foods. It claims quick effect when taken in water, easing cramps and general stomach distress for family use, with a 3 cent price at dealers.
Twelve United States consuls in Canadian cities including John G. Foster in Ottawa and Joseph Brittain in Winnipeg will retire in July as part of a government reorganization issued by President Coolidge. Foster is 65 with 27 years of service. Britain is 66 with 27 years of service.
The Provincial and Dominion governments back Boys and Girls Swine Clubs in Manitoba Saskatchewan and Alberta with CPR providing a championship cup for top clubs. Medals go to individual members and resident winners travel to Toronto 1924 for the royal show. Three-year winners gain permanent club ownership.
W. H. Dines argues in Nature that more sunshine does not guarantee health benefits. He cites European death rates rising in the south and fall in the north, notes several very sunny summers coinciding with low deaths, and suggests heat rather than light may be the harmful factor.
An old advertisement extols Putnam’s Corn Extructor as a swift remedy for corn pains. The copy asserts no corn can last when applied, urging readers to avoid substitutes and pay 25e everywhere.
Canadian fisheries on the Pacific coast produced 73,552,000 pounds of fish food valued at 1,795,600 dollars in the first three months of the year. The largest catch by quantity was herring with 657,000 pounds netted.
Swedish engineers patent three devices for motorists including an automatic crossing beacon a gas station vending nozzle and a battery cut off switch The crossing beacon rotates to show red to traffic and white to trains under adverse conditions the gas vendor lets customers pay a krona for fuel at any hour with variable quantities and the battery switch uses suction and gravity to cut power when the engine stops
Time has tested it. Sy. Thomas' Eclectric Oil has been on the market upwards of fifty years and in that time it has proved a blessing to thousands. It is in high favor throughout Canada and Its excellence has carried Its fame beyond the seas. If it were double the price it would be a cheap tinl ment.
A Chicago innovator develops a film preserving method to store 1924 factory scenes at the Smithsonian. The vault will seal the reels for five thousand years, featuring rolling mills, steel plants, engines, and shops. The project aims to archive industrial history for future generations.
A terse exchange hints at a medical remedy failing to save a husband. The coffin is described as already laid to rest yesterday, suggesting a fatal outcome connected to the medicine in question. Authorities are not named in the fragment.
Plans from a major building program in Saskatchewan indicate this year could see one of the largest elevator construction efforts since before the war. An unofficial estimate places the proposed program at 500000 dollars with work started in eight points and more under development at other sites. If completed the Saskatchewan Cooperatives Elevator Company would own 430 elevators increasing capacity by 1200960 bushels.
Canada exported 70,000 motor cars in 1922 nearly doubling prior totals and approaching half of US shipments. Combined two country total reached 221,846 cars, up 105,625 from the previous year’s record.
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