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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jul 31, 1929
Page
6
The advertisement highlights Baby's Own Loap as ideal for a baby's tender skin offering soft soothing oils and a clinging fragrance described as reminiscent of French roses. It pitches the product as best for both mother and child.
Mrs. S H Logan wife of Toronto Bank of Commerce manager was instantly killed in an automobile accident near Brantford. A large shipment of rope and canned milk from New Westminster to the British West Indies signals expanding trade. Susan Lawrence appoints Ellen Wilkinson as parliamentary private secretary. The international nurses council will hold its quadrennial conference in 1933 in Paris and Brussels. Ontario highways will be renamed King’s Highway if legislation passes. German state railway tests reach about 130 mph Hamburg to Nauen. Juan Spivich of Buenos Aires dies reaching for winnings from wine. Canada to US alcohol exports through Windsor drop sharply in June 1929 versus 1928.
A gathering of scholars from the British Empire the United States and Germany met at Rhodes House to mark the twenty fifth anniversary of the Rhodes scholarships at Oxford University. The Prince of Wales and former Prime Minister Stanley Baldwin attended a dinner. Baldwin announced that German scholars would again be admitted with two new German scholarships yearly for two years, pending university approval.
The article notes that many fine bananas cannot be exported due to tender skin, including the Canary Island lady finger banana three inches long, and remarks that Phoenicians were great navigators whose ships carried Mediterranean treasures to regions as far as the British Isles in search of tin.
A New York clothier forecasts future male fashion with bare ankles, knee shorts, a coatless look replaced by a jacket shirt, and bright sandals while noting the gendered shift toward women's dress. The piece recalls ancient attire like 18th century knee breeches and wigs, suggesting fashion could swing back to older styles.
The piece argues the Colour Bar Act makes skilled work inaccessible to natives and relegates whites to unskilled labor, creating a class of “poor whites.” It labels manual toil as degrading, tracing the problem to slavery and slave-owner attitudes. It warns this mindset hinders industrial prosperity and national progress.
John Stevens, a wealthy Cambridge landowner, is imprisoned in Bedford by an Ely ecclesiastical court over repair duties for St. Edmund church. A force of lawyers seeks his release. The case hinges on a William IV era law granting the church civil coercive power regarding church property. Stevens’ relatives repaired the church. he remains jailed until the church court can decide his petition.
Summer heat brings diarrhoea dysentery colic and cholera infantum for many babies. Baby's Own Tablets claim to regulate bowels stomachs and prevent summer illness. Sold by dealers or mail order 25c a box The Dr Williams Medicine Co Brockville Ont.
Mr. Edison reports discovery of a weed that yields a latex fluid usable as a rubber substitute after testing 15 000 varieties. The plant is perennial and can be mowed like wheat, avoiding yearly replanting. An extraction machine to separate the substitute from the fluid remains unsuccessful so far.
Pattern No. 553 offers a cut one-piece dress with neck to hem tucks and brief kimono sleeves, requiring about 11 yards of 39 inch material for size four. Various fabric suggestions include red and white dimity with organdie collar and blue gingham with pique collar, priced 75 cents, plus 10 cents for a Fashion Magazine copy.
A lemon crumb pudding made with milk bread crumbs and lemon rind, baked slowly in a buttered dish for about 40 minutes. A creamy sauce with powdered sugar cream and citrus juices is whisked and served ice cold.
Dissolve gelatin in boiling water then add cold water chili sauce and salt. Fold in salmon or tuna cooked rice green pepper or olives and onion. Turn into a leaf pan and chill until firm. Unmold slice and serve with tart sauce. Serves 8.
In parts of Great Britain ministers still read each verse of hymns aloud before the congregation sings. This age old custom is a relic from when most worshippers could not read, and it persists despite widespread compulsory education.
The island of Puka lies 800 miles from its nearest neighbor with a small population of 300 natives and one white man.
The birth of Queen Victoria left five individuals ahead in the line of succession. The royal context notes the early dynastic arrangement and who stood before her in the royal sequence.
Archaeologists report discovery of artifacts suggesting the existence of a harp in ancient times. Findings include stringed instrument fragments and associated tools indicating musical use by early communities.
A colonial era editorial argues for reciprocal trade with Australia to balance deficits and boost Empire commerce. It notes Canada’s advantage in dollars and suggests buying more Australian goods to grow exchanges for mutual benefit. An assertions about economic links are paired with a light image caption about a child.
The Dominion bound tour will link Empire year celebrations at the Canadian National Exhibition in Toronto with business and leisure. Stanley F. Talbot of the United Kingdom sales managers group relays plans inspired by the Prince of Wales urging tours. The party may visit key distributing centers nationwide after the Exposition.
A plane operated by radio control by Miss Gloria Hall of Los Angeles flies over the Seaside field in Toronto while an automobile moves around the field without passengers. The car appears to use its own starter steering wheel and brakes and even sounds its horn as obstacles approach. The article notes Serbia soil freezing to sixty three feet in places.
Premier De Rivera summoned officers of the British carrier Eagle to Madrid to decorate for saving Commander Ramon Franco and three companions from the mid Atlantic. The ceremony will honor the Eagle crew and the ship with aerial medals at a later date in Algeciras or Gibraltar per British admiralty.
A fungus disease named Bluster Rust arrived from Europe about twenty years ago on white pine nursery stock. The Dominion Botanist warns it is now a serious menace to White Pine trees in the country, endangering forests and nurseries alike.
An exchange cites three Hs causing numerous auto accidents Hooch Hugging and Haste. The remark emphasizes drinking driving cautious behavior and speed on the road.
A vivid sketch contrasts a lone officer halting traffic with the listening pedestrian, illustrating the quiet authority shaping urban movement. The scene emphasizes how regulated streets reflect orderly public life.
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