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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jul 29, 1931
Page
4
The article highlights the Canadian Pacific Railway meal service with about 1,200 staff across 150 dining and cafe cars from Atlantic to Pacific. It notes roughly 2,000,000 meals served yearly and vast quantities of tea, coffee, milk, and cream stocked for passengers.
The timetable shows limited service with no trains east on Monday and Friday. Westbound trips run to Miniota, with a 5:50 pm service Tuesday to Brandon at 7:40 am Wednesday and 3:05 pm Friday no trains east or west, and Saturday west to Miniota 11:45 am and 3:05 pm to Brandon.
A listing of prize winners and registrations across Clydesdale and Percheron classes at Shoal Lake, including stallions J R Rankin and L Whyte, mares and foals from Stewart Bros, R E Vance and E Henderson, various ages, and team and saddle pony honors. Notable names include Geo Gray, Pope, Cameron, and Porteous with multiple ribbons for registered horses and breeding stock.
The record lists numerous cattle entries and prizes from farms in Beulah Moline Pettapiece Oak Lake Crandall Cardale Rivers Isabell a long livestock exhibition. Champions include J H Tolton for both male and overall, with multiple breeders such as Frazer Bros Snowden Bros Irwin and Tolton among others.
The new postal rates began today with changes to letter rates for Canada Britain France United States and Americas at a first ounce price and 2c per extra ounce for the rest. Local delivery remains 2c for the first ounce and 1c for each additional ounce. Rates for other countries are 1c for the first ounce and 3c for each additional ounce with no change to post cards.
Hamiota tailor Thos Lemon advertises Tip Top Suits priced at 2700 with a guarantee to fit and in-store measurement service for customers seeking proper tailoring.
The Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies ride from Banff and Lake Louise on annual expeditions. They enjoy long days in flower-studded alplants and passes, evenings with amptires, and healthful nights in mountain air as part of their renowned summer programs.
Jerseye P Draper of Harding led the dairy section as sole exhibitor taking top prizes in Cow and Heifer classes. Prizes awarded to Draper include best Cow and best Heifer, with R Kite and AG English among other placers in several dairy and cattle categories. The report also notes horse and sheep judging results with Don Pollock and R Pollock among top scorers. To be continued.
A city man believes he is the greatest poet and remains harmless while a businessman convinced he is richest is jailed after attempting a $1,000,000 cheque. Doctors classify both as psychotic, but social outcomes differ as sane go to jail and the insane to hospital. The piece argues for outpatient mental health care and reduced stigma.
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