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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jul 24, 1935
Page
6
Britain reports over 25 million dollars allocated to strengthen air defences. Quebec colonization plan places 1,000 settlers in new districts under a 10 million dollar program led by Minister Brenee Vautrin.
Peiping mayor Yuan Liang launches six new regulations to end footbinding. Girls under 15 may not bind. those already bound must unbind. Women 15 to 30 get three months to unbind. over 30 may unbind at leisure. Fines rise from a first warning to 10 Chinese dollars, then 100 Chinese dollars on a second warning.
In Joliet Illinois Stateville Prison Bird Squegee refuses a pardon offer and remains in cell block C. John Post aged 65, longtime convict and Squegee owner, recalls finding the horned lark with a broken wing in 1933 and feeding him with his last 1.50. Post, still serving a year, and Warden Whipp watched as Squegee escaped the yard only to return to Post.
Father E Allard O M L a noted priest in northern British Columbia and Yukon was drowned at Cotton Woods rapids on the upper Stikine river district. The news came to Provincial police HQ via Bishop E M Bunor O M I who had accompanied him on the journey.
The British Museum displays an iron fragment from the Pyramid of Gizeh believed dating to 400 B.C. and an axe head of Egyptian manufacture from 1370 B.C., highlighting ancient metalwork.
The article notes Kata Rangoso's plan to translate the Bible into a unwritten Pacific island language in the western Solomons. It highlights native vocabularies surpassing many educated adults, with Rev. Edwin W. Smith recounting Africans’ large lexicons and the novelty of writing to tribes. It also covers natives’ quick grasp of schooling and writing concepts.
Excavators in Moscow report discovering an underground chamber and passages beneath central Moscow near the Lenin library site. They claim it was Ivan the Terrible’s Henchmen Court where victims were tortured, possibly watched by the czar from nearby palaces.
British Legion war veterans arrived in Berlin for a 10 day visit led by Major Fetherstone Godly to gauge support for a larger delegation. The trip aimed to ease old front line tensions and foster German British friendship while tensions from Barn fire risk and hot mows were noted by farmers.
Historical note reports the Rock of Gibraltar secured with chains to stop summit erosion and potential collapse into the sea. The measure reflects fears over rock stability and coastal erosion affecting iconic landmark.
The motion picture industry plans its largest production drive since 1927 to 1929, with over 150 million dollars to be spent in the coming season. California will absorb most of the investment, with some production by American companies in Great Britain. High costs reach up to 1,000,000 dollars per title for films like Midsummer Night's Dream and The Crusades as demand spikes for double feature programs.
The text observes that most European dictators are foreign-born, naming Adolf Hitler of Germany born in Austria, Mustapha Kemal of Turkey born in Salonika, Joseph Stalin born in Asiatic Georgia, Eamon de Valera born in New York, and Josef Pilsudski born in Lithuania, noting Mussolini as a native Italian ruler.
During the day Mrs. Brown fired her old maid and hired a new one who answered the door when Mr. Brown came home. He brought roses for Mrs. Brown and asked the maid to tell her he wished to see her at once. The maid quips that the old man is due any minute.
In 1930 the United States operated about 22,600 movie theaters selling admission tickets worth 1.5 billion dollars. The figure highlights the era of booming cinema attendance and growing popularity of film entertainment nationwide.
In Holborn a stamp fair drew nearly a thousand dealers from around the world. Tens of thousands of dollars changed hands as sheets of stamps sold, led by a Black British Guiana one cent fetching over $35,000. The Port Arthur News-Chronicle notes stamp collecting's strong financial rewards.
The Philadelphia Inquirer notes the Prince of Wales remains an engaging figure though youth has faded. He captivated hearts like Bonnie Prince Charlie, yet his path is steadier than the Stuarts. By travel he gained a mature sense of duty and studies the British people’s fortunes at home. His bachelor status disappoints some, but he remains faithful to his duties.
The remark notes that exuberance over poor ventures clouded a man’s ability to pursue sound opportunities. It emphasizes restraint and disciplined planning in commerce to avoid repeated losses and maintain reputation.
A protein’s capacity to build body tissue serves as a key measure of its quality, linking structural support to developmental and regenerative processes in the organism.
Devotional guide presents Amos chapters 4 and 7 as the lesson focus with the golden text Let justice roll down and righteousness as a mighty stream from Amos 5 24 The devotional reading references Psalms 5 7 13 and outlines thematic guidance for worship and moral reflection in a church Sunday program.
Amos the Judean prophet visits Bethel to warn Israel of impending divine judgment shown in three visions. A plague devours crops, a drought scorches the land, and a plumb line exposes Israel’s crookedness before a looming sword and captivity. Amaziah denounces Amos to Jeroboam II, but Amos predicts Israel’s exile.
A machine at Victoria University Manchester is claimed to outpace fifty top mathematicians by solving problems in ten minutes that would take two days. It never tires or misreads figures. Professor Hartree, its inventor, aims to explore atom mysteries radio wave travel and aircraft flight with this robot.
The British Post Office experiments with a new signal named cuckoo to let a caller lay aside the phone while awaiting the callee. The idea responds to letters noting clumsy on hold times and the need for a tongue when the receiver is lifted again.
News of the World reports that Lord Carisbrooke, son of Princess Beatrice and grandson of Queen Victoria, receives no state pension and works as a director of several companies including Lever Bros. He trained as a clerk at Lazard Bros. and worked standard hours, dispelling the notion of idle aristocracy.
Scientists explain chemical elements as basic substances that cannot be decomposed. The text notes 92 known elements, examples of decomposition by heat and electricity, and the concept of radioactive elements. It also covers chemical compounds, common elements in nature, states of matter, and spectroscope use in studying solar composition.
Combine cream eggs sugar vanilla and coconut. Layer strawberries in tart shells then top with cream and remaining coconut. Optionally place a whole strawberry on each tart. Serve immediately. Serves 6.
This jam recipe details crushing two quarts of ripe berries then combining them with 2 cups of prepared fruit and 2 percent pounds sugar in a large kettle. Boil vigorously for one minute, add bottled fruit pectin, stir for five minutes, skim, pour, seal with paraffin, and yield about ten six ounce glasses.
Prime Minister Lyons of Australia visited Ottawa to pay tribute to Canadian soldiers who died in the Great War. He laid a wreath at the Altar of Remembrance inside the Peace Tower in Parliament, crafted by Australian veterans to honor their Canadian comrades who did not return.
Historical report notes leprosy arrived in the Americas via two routes, linked to European and African contact. The account highlights early outbreaks and the spread of the disease through ports and settlements, shaping public health responses of the era.
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