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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jul 29, 1931
Page
2
The author argues that even in harsh times there is good to be found. Increased sympathy for the less fortunate emerges as people share scarce resources and seek meaning in work. It cautions against inflated self sufficiency and notes that hardship links all nations in a common human brotherhood.
A historical note recounts William J. Sidis achieving alphabet literacy at six months and mastering multiple languages by age four. It notes rapid schooling culminated in high school graduation at age six, Harvard at 11, and later mathematical teaching, with a later odd anecdote about him running an adding machine in a New York store.
A study reports a ten percent drop in colds among 14 Cornell women using a regimen of ultraviolet light, alkali, diet, ventilation and sleep. Seventy-five Cornell men on the same treatment show a 42 percent reduction. A humorous aside appears with comic lines about a joke, an aged wood remark, and a hotel clerk form request.
The Department of the Interior reduced survey parties to cut costs by 92,300 in yearly geodetic expenses. Parliament passed a 175,000 item without debate. Topographical survey will continue effectively despite an 180,000 vote cut and staff reductions of 87 people, leaving the branch with fewer personnel.
Two Royal Canadian Air Force planes will aid a geological survey of the west coast of Hudson Bay near Rankin Inlet. Dr. L. J. Meeks leads the project with aerial photography to support summer exploration efforts attracting mining interest from Cyril Knight Exploration and others.
An instrument samples mine air and ignites any present methane in a detector chamber. The burning process heats water, and the temperature change indicates the methane content, enabling periodic inspection for explosive gas in coal mines.
Saskatchewan drought drives extreme mortality among young wild ducks. Saskatoon Fish and Game Protective Association and Dr. W. B. Bell report 400 ducks counted with only 24 being young after a 500 mile survey. Officials warn season cuts unless U.S. mirrors action.
Canadian mines continue to issue quarterly dividends despite low metal prices. Pioneer Gold will pay over $52,000. Premier Gold $150,000. Howe Sound $240,000. Consolidated Mining and Smelting $630,000. The Regina Daily Star notes past Sullivan Mine fortunes and projects regional potential in northern Saskatchewan.
An advertisement claims Dr. J. D. Kellogg's Asthma Remedy quickly stops nocturnal asthma attacks and restores morning fitness for business, urging prompt use to avoid restless nights and disrupted days. The period tone sells a direct solution.
Louis Waynai a Los Angeles carpenter has completed the world s largest Bible weighing 1 094 pounds with 8 048 pages eight feet two inches wide and containing every letter symbol and punctuation mark stamped by hand using his family Bible as a pattern
Sergeant Joseph Herbert predicted that Winnipeg would amount to little. He gave up Crown land and joined the Royal Canadian Rifles for Halifax duty. A son of the Red River era sergeant visited the city and saw his father’s land become City Hall. Also note a pineapple waste fuel alcohol plant near Honolulu, Hawaii.
J. Dornan of Alameda Saskatchewan is named president for the year at Regina’s Hotel Saskatchewan. Malcolm MacBeth becomes past president and A. W. Marsh of Amherstburg Ontario is first vice president with E. Roy Sales re-elected as managing director. Directors cover Maritimes Ontario Manitoba Saskatchewan Alberta British Columbia with representatives named. Concluding exercises praise Regina and sponsors for a record convention.
Slice tomatoes into thirds and arrange on plates with pepper rings. Spoon orange pieces into centers. Top with onion in French dressing. Pour over salad.
Four cups cooked rice with onion and tomatoes, salt and pepper, fat, and meat baked in layers. Melt fat brown onion, add meat if used, stir till red color disappears, then add tomato and seasonings. Bake half an hour in a greased dish. Miller's Worm Powders marketed for children claim to end worm troubles and improve digestion.
General Umberto Noble, commander of the Italia, joined the Russian ice breaker Maligin as it left Archangel on July 15 for a far north expedition. He aims to locate Roald Amundsen and companions from the Italia expedition.
Lieut.-Gen. Sir W. Edmund Ironside, newly named lieutenant of the Tower of London, speaks at least a dozen Oriental languages. He stands six feet four inches tall and served as commander-in-chief of the Allied Forces in Archangel, Russia, in 1918 1919.
The 42500 ton Canadian Pacific liner Empress of Britain claims the Blue Riband for British shipping with a four days twelve hours thirty minutes crossing from Cherbourg to Father Point. Mails landed and pilots boarded in four hours twenty six minutes faster than the prior record. Canadian Pacific also holds Blue Riband for the Pacific. Empress of Japan holds Vancouver to Yokohama.
An official report notes BC Crown forest revenue over the last decade exceeded 3.725 million annually with materials valued above 80 million and about 45 000 steady jobs. Commercial timber stands total roughly 16.9 million acres with Douglas Fir 54 billion, Western Hemlock 61 billion, Western Red Cedar 60 billion, and Spruce 70 billion board feet available for near term use.
The general purposes committee recommended using home grown empire timber for London County Council furniture if supplies of suitable quality are available at reasonable prices. The Canadian Chamber of Commerce in Great Britain sent a resolution praising the council’s decision.
Douglas offers Egyptian Liniment claiming instant bleeding stoppage and wound cauterization to prevent blood poisoning. It also advertises splen for muscular rheumatism.
A thoughtful reflection on happiness. People mistook the appealing detour for the direct path, misreading the road to joy as a sidetrack rather than a true destination.
Scientists continue to seek the timeline and locations of initial agriculture in the Americas. Research investigates archaeological sites, plant domestication, and climate contexts to pinpoint when humans began cultivating crops in the continents.
A marked decrease in forest fires across the district from Prince Albert to Nipawin and Big River reserves is reported with 60 fires this year, down from 60 in Nisbet reserve last year. Rewards for information and improved radio telegraph aid rangers, while public cooperation is urged to sustain the low-fire period through the dry season.
Advertises Dr Thomas Eclectric Oil as a versatile remedy for sore throat croup and whooping cough among other ailments. Claims it aids chest pains colic and related complaints and notes a bottle is inexpensive to keep on hand.
Preliminary census figures place London at 8,202,818 in the metropolitan area, surpassing New York by more than a million. Greater London is ahead 1,220,901 in population compared with Greater New York’s 6,981,917.
Horace Luck aged 80 who served as a postman in London and blew a bugle when delivering letters has died. He was among the last of the bugle-blowing letter carriers in the city.
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