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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jun 06, 1929
Page
6
Miss Eileen Cavanaugh of Enterprise Ontario recalls an eczema outbreak lasting ten years between her fingers. She credits Cuticura Soap and Ointment, saying after one week the condition improved and after three cakes of soap and two pots of ointment she was completely healed. Signed June 3, 1928.
Plans to expand the Alberta Wheat Pool elevator No 1 in Vancouver by 2750000 bushels to reach 4750000 bushels storage are completed. The report notes other world happenings from Germany to Canada including Hindenburg's retirement in 1932 and naval asset sales. The piece mentions U S access to Canada for work and fishing vessel seizures in Goose Island harbour along with Ottawa denial of new explosive invention claims.
CPR plans rapid branch line growth this season reaching about 400 miles with 112 miles of new contracts and 286 miles already set. Notable routes include Nipawin toward Prince Albert 25 miles Kootenay Landing to Proctor 35 miles and Lanigan to Prince Albert 117 miles as Royal Assent clears the way for the western rail link.
The notice previews Style No 466 with a flaring skirt and dipping sides in capucine blue silk crepe, featuring a hip yoke front point and a Vionnet neck blouse with a lace vest and jabot frill. Sizes range 16 to 46 inches bust. fabrics include navy silk crepe and green sheer crepe with self fabric edges. Pattern price 25 cents plus 10 cents for Spring Fashion Magazine copy. wrap coin advised.
Betty Barclay outlines a lemon gelatine recipe using gelatin soaked in water then dissolved with boiling water sugar salt and lemon juice. Chill in molds then, as it begins to set, beat for a light froth to make a lemon sponge. For Lemon Snow fold in stiffly beaten egg whites to finish.
Rinse corn can with boiling water and add to corn and onion. Simmer twenty minutes. Rub through a sieve. Add to two cups thin cream sauce made from two cups milk two tablespoons flour and two tablespoons butter. Season and serve hot.
A batch of muskrats shipped April 16 from Lindsay to Southend on Sea England under the Canadian Pacific Express Company. The animals are to form the nucleus of a new English muskrat farm as demand for fur grows in the industry.
Continued work on naming and numbering motor roads in Canada. Uniform direction signs and warning signals are being installed. Inter provincial conferences standardize signs signals and highway devices across the Dominion.
Among Mrs. Emily J. Conaghan’s possessions in Columbus Ohio sits a wall clock she says has ticked every hour of her life. The clock is 86 years old, four years older than she is, and has never failed to keep correct time.
Banff in Alberta stands at 4 538 feet above sea level with a climate described as ideal. The air is notably pure and exerts an exhilarating effect on visitors.
The Montreal Star notes a light column stating courtship is a game of chasing a woman, with a tongue in cheek suggestion that the pursuit ends when she yields. It references Winnipeg Pattern No. Name and the Winnipeg union address at 175 McDermot Ave.
Mrs. Fred A. Pugsley of East Southampton Nova Scotia writes she was greatly troubled by nerves and heart palpitations disturbing her sleep at night and she decided to try a remedy.
A street confrontation unfolds as a traffic officer admonishes a driver for turning mid block while the driver insists she can manage the maneuver. The exchange showcases tension over roadside etiquette and compliance.
An old advertisement promotes Milburn Lala Near as a sleep aid for heart and nerve troubles. It claims notable relief after use and recommends it to sleepless sufferers. Price is 50 cents per box, available at druggists or by mail from The T. Milburn Co. Ltd in Toronto Ontario.
The life of Arctic and Antarctic exploration is marked by adventure and hardship. Captain Carl Larsen led the Argentine Fishing Company after earlier ventures, founding a thriving industry that, with the Nordenskjold expedition in 1902, revealed Graha m Land’s whaling potential and now employs thousands of people across ships, crews, and shore workers.
Major Mark Sprott outlined progress on milk and egg pools and the laying of foundations for a Scottish national meat pool at the Scottish Agricultural Organization Society meeting in Edinburgh. He cited plans for a chain of farmers’ slaughter houses, starting at Newton St Boswells, to clear pig trade disruptions and improve marketing.
A vintage recipe shows ham baked with Borden's St Charles Milk. The dish uses mustard, flour, sugar, cloves and water, with milk added to cover during a one hour bake until tender.
Southern Alberta Sheep Breeders' Association reported a strong lamb crop for the year at their annual meeting in Lethbridge Alberta. Key figures highlighted a record season for flock producers and optimism for this year's market.
A leading authority on steel reports that corrosion costs the world about 2.5 billion dollars each year. The estimate highlights the global impact on industries and infrastructure, urging accelerated research and protective measures.
A saying notes that many men reload and prepare to defend themselves after purchasing their initial automobile, reflecting concerns about safety and autonomy in new vehicle ownership.
Advertisement from National Manufacturing Co Montreal seeking women to sew at home with flexible hours. Work available full or spare time, pay is good, materials sent nationwide, charges paid, reply by stamping for particulars.
The British post office offers numerous services with friendly staff and moderate charges. If someone gets lost, an express messenger can take them to a destination with a receipt. For proving a letter was posted, a certificate of posting costs half a penny. Urgent night mail service can be arranged by ringing the head post office, with pricing for the first thirty words at three pence and one penny per ten words after.
Hon. George Hoadley estimates that 850000 acres newly broken last season will be under crop this year in Alberta. That equals more than 5000 farms of a quarter section each, all under crop. The trend suggests continued land breaking and rising cultivation across the west. Disinfection is the better part of squalor. Every sower must reap from the seeds he has sown.
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