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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jun 01, 1932
Page
4
A vintage advertisement promotes Castoria as a safe vegetable laxative for teething infants and children. It claims Castoria eases colic, bowel movement, and stomach upset without harsh drugs, urging parents to ensure it bears the genuine Castoria name.
RCMP took over policing of Prince Edward Island on May 1. Canada and New Zealand ratified a trade treaty. A halibut fishery bill was signed by President Hoover. An Australia drive against Communism moved children from Communist homes to a state home. Inspector Alfred H. Joy of the RCMP was buried in Ottawa in a military funeral and was to be married the next day.
A London doctor asserts human bodies are worth less than a dollar for their materials. The text claims the body could yield water to fill a 10 gallon tank, fat for seven bars of soap, and sulfur, iron, phosphorus, carbon, magnesium, and lime for various products if extraction were possible.
Canada’s export statistics show a strong regain of the British bacon and ham market in the first quarter. Exports to Great Britain reached 56,480,000 lbs, up 40,659,000 lbs from last year, a 25.7 percent rise, with February and March shipments to the Irish Free State totaling 13,342,000 lbs. Total bacon and ham exports to all countries rose nearly 400 percent to 77,526,000 lbs.
Low Ocean Fares Britain promotes a record influx of visitors from Canada and the United States. The Travel Association of Great Britain and Ireland has organized robust welcome efforts as ocean rates drop about 20 percent, enabling summer trips to Europe for under seven dollars daily. Tours feature motor coach and rail sightseeing, with visits to France and Belgium. Modern Third Class crossings offer surprising comfort, attracting travelers from Ontario and Quebec provinces who plan layovers in Montreal en route to Europe.
A charming children’s day dress features a white batiste base with blue spots and a nautical blue yoke. It uses a narrow tie sash optional, with size 4 needing 14% yards of 35 inch fabric plus binding. pattern No. 430 costs 25 cents.
Winnipeg Pattern No. Name Town see Size details for ordering patterns from the Winnipeg Newspaper Union at 175 McDermot Ave. Includes address and pattern numbers for pattern requests.
The Canadian Forestry Association’s Tree Planting Car begins its fourteenth year after a Montreal overhaul and a move to Ottawa. Alan B Beaven will lead duties in Regina as the season opens this month with lectures for farmers families and communities. The tour concentrates in Saskatchewan for the first two months and will move into Alberta later.
Dr Phil Lips Thomas of Westinghouse unveils Dick Dead-Eye a tube and cell system using infrared and ultraviolet rays to detect intruders. The device lights alarms and can alert police while a hidden wall camera captures images. It can also deploy gas or a gun as deterrents.
Betty Parday provides a recipe list for cookies using strong hot coffee, molasses, brown sugar, shortening, boiling water, ginger, cinnamon, flour, and soda. Dissolve soda in boiling water, mix with molasses and shortening, then add coffee, sugar, and seasonings. Add flour to make a stiff dough, roll, and cut into shapes.
Recipe for six servings lists ingredients such as orange juice rind water sugar corn syrup salt butter and sweet potatoes. Mix liquids and seasonings pour over peeled potatoes bake covered at 375 to 400 degrees until tender then uncover to brown. Marshmallows can be added last to brown.
Ottawa announced the election of Dr W Collins director of the geological survey to the American Philosophical Society, a prestigious body for scholars and statesmen. Collins, a noted geologist, represented the Dominion at the 1929 International Geological Congress in South Africa. A Missouri editor prefers a cow to a saxophone for similar sounds and milk.
Major-General J H MacBrien announced that the Royal Canadian Mounted Police will employ a considerable number of Royal Canadian Air Force planes for preventive work on both Atlantic and Pacific coasts. The aircraft will operate with vessels of the preventive service and be stationed at strategic points. He noted Quebec forests cover more than 155 million acres.
The article notes rivals including France Germany Cuba Italy and Switzerland competing for American tourists. It cites sharply reduced steamship fares and urges Canada to capitalize on lower Atlantic shipping costs to attract more European visitors this summer.
In a Parliamentary corridor in Ottawa two American visitors examined etched portraits of Great Britain's prime ministers. One pointed at Disraeli's likeness and remarked “Ah, George Arliss,” highlighting a humorous mix up of fame and memory.
Northwestern University researchers announce a 99 second total solar eclipse test to study atmospheric pressure and temperature changes during the event. Balloons and aeroplanes will carry instruments over Freyburg Maine as the eclipse travels from the Arctic across Quebec to Cape Cod.
London merchant Gordon Selfridge told an interviewer in Toronto that England will lead the march back to economic recovery. He asserted England will be at the head of the parade due to character, noting Britain carries tremendous burdens yet still stands on its feet.
A lecturer contrasts Moses and Paul as founders of law and gospel and asks which biblical figure has the largest following. A voice from Bear answers Ananias.
In a tense exchange she asks for the ring, he counters that he would prefer someone to take over the remaining instalments if needed. The dialogue highlights a strained ending to their quarrel.
A vast array of Sir Thomas Lipton cups and trophies will take two months to prepare for display at Kelvingrove Galleries in Scotland. The exhibit showcases his extensive maritime and sporting memorabilia gathered over years.
An old Lux Toilet Soap advertisement urges women to protect their youth and complexion. It presents Ralph Graves as a scenario writer and highlights stars with glowing skin. The copy emphasizes gentle skincare advice and promotes Lux Soap as the secret to beauty.
Relief officials warn 6,000,000 flood victims in the Hwei River Valley north of Anhwei are starving and resorting to grass and bark. Relief wheat from the United States arrives slowly due to Shanghai disruptions. A human market auction price is reported at about $1 per year of age, with a ten year old worth roughly $10.
A chemist at a Kansas City joint concern has developed a waterless paste soap. It is said to be harmless to the skin and may have healing and antiseptic properties. The paste lathers without water and absorbs all dirt.
Scientists estimate 40 percent of land is desert 30 percent productive and 30 percent poor grazing land forest high mountains and waste. Argentina has about 7 000 plants using steam for power. Porto Rico imported 1 000 000 dollars worth of jute bags in 1931.
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