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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jun 02, 1927
Page
9
Montreal Star cautions against a formal Anglo American alliance as a world peace guarantee. It argues such a pact could be seen as English speaking hegemony, provoke other races, and echo Pan Germanism that led to war.
Leather sole fragments from Roman women in Londinium 1st century A D were unearthed at Founders Court Lothbury near the Wallbrook riverbank. Three soles remain unworn, indicating fashion choices and a low heel similar to modern rubber heels.
A large turtle found in the Dundas marsh near Hamilton Ontario carries a copper plate noting it was caught in 1890 by M. Franks of Burlington Street and released. The reptile, about two feet long and sixteen inches wide, was captured this time by Bert Duckworth who lives on the marsh shore.
An audition held by a pantomime producer drew a singer with a fine tone who dropped aspirates. The producer praised the voice and asked for an "antch" or two, while the reply mocked the notion that anything in music could be higher than G.
A landlady and actor banter about emergencies and pay terms. The dialogue hints at weekly advance payment for actors. The line about footing the bills signals the financial backbone of staging.
The article reviews how drought stressed weeds reduce crops and inflate costs, urging farmers to study weed nature and spread. It highlights sources from the Dominion Department of Agriculture on weed control, including weed introductions, spread via transport, and eradication methods such as summer fallowing, intertilled crops, rotations, and seeding grasses for hay and pasture.
At Thorpe Hall near Clacton on Sea the ex Governor General of Canada Viscount Byng and Lady Byng reside. Lady Byng tends a diverse Canadian plant collection with 1500 species planted around a large lake and two smaller lakes. The grounds feature stepping stones small islands and nesting boxes as Canadian water fowl arrive. A planned swamp frog introduction from Ontario is anticipated.
Sir Rowland Blades, London mayor, announced the tale of Dick Whittington and his cat is fictional after failing to find contemporary records. He traced the story to an Austrian source two centuries later and urged truth over sentiment. The piece also features light anecdotes about a wedding and a playful exchange about sports pages.
The Jefferson Bible, a 46 page work by Thomas Jefferson, collects passages from the four Gospels into a single narrative by selecting and pasting together selected texts.
Canadian sheep breeders celebrate dominance at the International Live Stock Exposition in Chicago with over eighty percent of top prizes. Breeders ship various pure bred sheep to the United States, Jamaica, and Russia, driven by climate advantages and rising global demand over the past five years.
Roundups of wild horses across interior districts including Cariboo and Cranbrook will proceed under government supervision. Cowboys will shoot useless horses deemed a menace to stock. Alberta interests consider using carcasses for fertilizer and roundups in Okaregan Valley are being studied.
Experts set royal timepieces for daylight saving as England shifts clocks. Windsor Castle houses more than 200 royal clocks and watches, with the turret clock at the Grand Quadrangle noted for remarkable accuracy, seldom varying more than ten seconds weekly. An unrelated exchange shows a bus conductor replying to a passenger about fares and stops.
A wry line notes that inheriting from a wealthy relative is the simplest path to riches. The remark flags how fortunes can pass through families, prompting thoughts on inheritance and wealth accumulation.
A rare prehistoric stone mirror used by Totem Pole Indians in Skeena area is described by Hazelton elders. The thin black slab shows a polished face that reflects hair and eye color when wet, used for tribal makeup in dances and ceremonies before contact with Europeans. The artifact was sent to the National Museum in Ottawa for preservation.
A Canadian bulletin from the Publications Branch of Agriculture Ottawa urges home canning as the best practical method to preserve large quantities of fruits and vegetables for winter. It promotes a slogan a can of fruit a can of vegetables a can of greens for a family of six daily, notes canning is simple and inexpensive, and offers full instructions plus recipes in the bulletin.
An attorney who advertised for a chauffeur questions a negro applicant with a joke about marriage. The applicant says he makes his own livin by Al. The leader who says the right thing at the right time earns merit by silence. Some people seek new mistakes to make.
A group of American farmers and families relocated to Western Canada seen as promising prospects by L. B. Boyd of the Canadian National railways. About 355 families arrived last year, each bringing farming equipment and at least $5,000 in cash per head for investment. B. Grimley of Mr. Boyd’s staff accompanied the emigrants to their Saskatchewan districts in Lindaw and Margo.
A Red Cross home nursing class in New Brunswick illustrates how health and beauty are linked through daily habits. A participant who once dressed carelessly adopts better meals, milk, vegetables, sleep, and windows open, leading to personal and family reform.
The final volume of the British census shows England's postwar surplus of women at 1 700 000, up 560 000 from prewar levels. Marriageable women outnumber unmarried men with 1 470 per 1 000, and families are smaller. Population reaches 37 750 000, about one per acre, while jokes close with a quip about wives and last words.
W S Kilby chief forest protection reports a 1925 to 1928 decline in fire damage along Canadian National Railways. In 1928 total fire damage ran to 13 692 dollars over 21 000 miles, with 6 041 acres burned and 420 fires caused by railway activity. Kilby notes Save the Forest Week became Save the Forest Week year round, emphasizing ongoing protection as vital to railway revenue and forest product costs.
The fiscal year closed with 16 797 new Canadians naturalized, up 1 394 from last year. Most come from the West where homesteads hinge on naturalization. Italians dominate, then Poles Americans Russians Austrians, with smaller groups from Romania Belgium Germany Sweden France Greece Norway Hungary Turks Bulgaria Japanese and others.
Saskatchewan swine clubs list for 1927 compiled by Mr. Brockelbank of the Saskatchewan College of Agriculture includes Briarlea Birch Hills Briercrest Crosswords Fairlight Kisbey Kennedy Lackert Marce lin Manor Moosomin Melfort Park man Perdue Prince Albert Radville Rouleau Shellbrook Togo Tisdale Tuxford Wiseton Whitewood Yorkton with potential new clubs likely at Belle Plaine Calder Foam Lake and Lem berg.
A reflection on what constitutes modesty, describing a person who restrains self opinions. The saying implies inner discretion and restraint in voicing personal judgments.
The piece presents a reflective aphorism on discretion and restraint. It contrasts wise responses with rash disputes and suggests home as the starting point for criticism and self-restraint.
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