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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jun 13, 1934
Page
2
An advertisement touts aspirin as quick relief for neuralgia headaches and rheumatism. It asserts aspirin dissolves within two seconds after moisture contact and begins easing pain minutes after ingestion. The Bayer cross mark is urged to verify genuine Aspirin.
A financial column weighs gold as a monetary standard and reports on a treasure hunt for 30 million dollars buried by pirates around 1849. It notes Britain and the United States accumulating gold, the Bank of England’s rising reserves, and an Australian’s 1900s claim to locate pirate riches near Tahiti with drills finding ingots amid sand and coral.
The note explains that flotsam and jetsam are items lost at sea from wrecks or storms. They do not belong to the finder and must be handed to the Crown. Part of their value may be paid as compensation to the finder.
A man who bought a barometer reported to the instrument maker that after a fortnight the weather had been consistently fine. The supplier asked if he was satisfied. the man replied with enthusiasm, noting the barometer’s accuracy during the period.
The Great Zambesi Bridge spans the gorge in Rhodesia near Victoria Falls. Built by daring engineering, it required a rocket shot across the chasm and a steel rope to secure a test train crossing at fifteen miles per hour. The net below was removed after perceived peril, and the structure was painted grey to reveal rust.
Sir Frederick Palmer, a renowned British engineer who influenced Western Canada’s northern port decision, died at Lingfield near London. He advised Hon. C. A. Dunning in 1926 to designate Churchill as the port for Western Canada, later serving as chief engineer of the Port of London Authority and engineer for Calcutta port. He also helped design the Charing Cross Bridge project in 1929.
Brew six minutes in one pint of water then strain into a two quart container. Add 11s cups sugar and juice of two lemons while hot. Shake until sugar dissolves, fill with cold water without cooling, then serve with ice and lemon slice. Makes two quarts or seven tall glasses.
About 1,100 American World War veterans remain in France more than fifteen years after the ceasefire. Many are voluntary exiles taking French wives. In 1931 there were 1,700. Over half live in Paris with the rest spread across forty nine departments.
Miss Margaret Marshall Saunders, 73, lauded in the King's birthday honors list, receives tributes from Canada and the United States. The Canadian author notes the honor reflects humane work by women. her tale Beautiful Joe has been translated into 14 languages and Braille and is now in Japanese and Burmese.
The House of Commons backs a white paper from April to alter colonial sugar duties. The move aims to divert sugar flow back to Canada, reversing prior shifts caused by a strong pound sterling in Canadian funds and a slump in the Canadian dollar.
Stewart and Ernest Worrall of Hamilton Scotland unveil the velocar a bicycle like machine with rider in a semi horizontal position and handlebars extending from front to rear wheel. A Paris race showed the velocars dominating traditional cyclists.
Solar storms seen as sun spots may drive long term drought and dust in the Midwest. Dr. C. G. Abbott of the Smithsonian asserts these 11 year cycles influence global weather and cautions there may be a connection to the drought.
A venerable New Hampshire justice of the peace recalls a domestic exchange about economizing. He narrates a moment when he and his wife agreed to cut expenses with a humorous quip about shaving himself and her cutting his hair.
Bernard Kelly a dock laborer from Liverpool has been granted fifty years to pay court costs totaling 750. The court ruled against Kelly in the case, allowing extended time to settle the amount.
Henry T. Koenig a 42 year old Denver chemist and one of twenty scientists aiding Mme Curie in radium research died after a self imposed death sentence to continue work. He helped develop cheaper radium extraction and aided medical science by enabling safer ore processing. Koenig studied Belgian Congo ores in 1922 23 and innovated radium use in watch illumination and warfare during World War I. He died of cancer of the hip at Porter's Sanitarium after failing treatment.
A proposed irrigation project for 5 000 to 10 000 acres in southwest Saskatchewan seeks a $100,000 dam on the Frenchman River with a 15 mile main ditch across Foot Hills to Valmarie and Cadillac. Alfalfa could yield two crops yearly totaling about 25 000 tons to feed 20 000 cattle, with an experimental dam built west of Valmarie and engineering by J R Reid of Regina.
League of Nations figures show first quarter 1934 gains over 1933 in many nations. Canada up 40 percent, United States 30 percent, Germany and Poland 25 percent, Sweden 18, Japan 11, Norway 6, France 3. Coal up 20 percent, gasoline 12, pig iron 51, steel 54, zinc 37. Gold value of world trade fell again.
The House of Commons advanced reforms to regulate company formation and curb fraudulent stock promotions. The bill requires promotion stock sales through a secretary of state approved prospectus and imposes fines up to 1000 dollars and a year in jail for repeat offenses including house to house canvassing and telephone sticker lists.
Admiral Marquis Keihachiro Togo, famed for destroying Russia's fleet at Port Arthur, died in Tokyo aged 86 after a battle with cancer. The emperor had just elevated him from count to marquis before his death, and he was posthumously promoted to admiral of the highest court rank.
Researchers have demonstrated a method to measure lightning speed using specialized photographic gear. Experiments indicate lightning travels at about 28 500 miles per second on average, revealing astonishing rapidity and validating the technique.
Naturalists report spiders reach ages that surprise, yet many lives end quickly due to perilous webs and fragile lifespans. The finding highlights resilience and vulnerability in arachnids as they navigate their environments.
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