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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jun 14, 1928
Page
2
A chorus argues safety laws target traffic, industry, and homes but real prevention rests with individuals. The piece cites 24 000 traffic deaths and 27 000 home fatalities in 1927, urging citizens to act cautiously to reduce misery and loss.
Colonel Lindbergh will have a British Columbia islet and an Alberta railway station named after him. Paul Lambert of New York owns a Scottie Bay island near Nanaimo and sought naming approval. both provincial and dominion boards raised no objections, allowing private naming if no existing names are affected. The Canadian National Railway proposed the Alberta station, and the board approved the move, urging action now.
Cyrus Buxton aged 18 and his 24 year old brother Paul camped outside the Dominion Lands Office in Calgary for a week to grab a prime homestead near Loyalist. They slept in shifts under a blanket near the entrance and secured the rights when the cancelled homesteads were opened to the public.
Dialogue fragment features Nagg and Tagg debating death and wealth as they joke about a father’s death and a grand father leaving £50,000, reflecting comic wordplay on inheritance. The excerpt highlights themes of mortality and money in a humorous exchange.
A testimonial promotes Phillips Milk of Magnesia as a safe effective alkali for neutralizing excess stomach acid. It claims rapid relief within minutes and urges readers to buy the genuine product prescribed by physicians for 50 years with full directions on the bottle.
Hon. W R Motherwell announces Canada will host the first world's grain congress in Regina in 1932 to mark the 50th anniversary of the arrival of the Canadian Pacific Railway and the rise of prairie agriculture. The idea follows the successful world's poultry congress and has been discussed by western enthusiasts for several years.
An advert claims Dr Williams' Pink Pills restore strength to pale anaemic girls. It cites a Canadian testimonial from Mrs. Robert Jackson of Shelburne Ontario, detailing a nine year old daughter's recovery after months of illness and fever, with the pills sold for 50 cents a box by The Dr. Williams' Medicine Co. Brockville Ont.
Frantic wireless message from an Egyptian operator alerted Port Said to the Afghan national anthem. Pleased by the quick relay, Egypt welcomed King Amanullah and his queen with proper ceremony upon arriving from Bombay, the anthem perfectly rendered.
Dr Thomas Eclectric Oil is described as the cheapest remedy available. It is said to be widely carried in Canada by druggists and country merchants, making it easily procurable and affordable for all households.
Fort Vermilion wheat weighed 64 pounds per bushel and graded No 2 without dockage. James Mc aran sent it to the Alberta wheat pool. Wheat growing near the Arctic circle dates to 1876 when Fort Vermilion wheat won the Centennial Exhibition championship in Philadelphia.
The Calgary Automobile Club proposes to equip and operate what it calls the most modern automobile tourist camp in Western Canada. The camp would be well lighted and stocked with gas for cooking water shower baths car shelters and other conveniences for motor tourist accommodation.
Charles M. Schwab appeals at an English speaking union luncheon to end hands across the sea sentiment. He says Britain and the United States are knit by genuine ties and steel industries with Britain as mother of steel and American development of British processes. He praises British people and notes pride in British friendship despite war.
The text traces bees from ancient Egypt and earlier, noting early commercial and symbolic uses. It claims beekeeping arose thousands of years ago and that humans enslaved bees to labor in recent history. It also oddly promotes Miller's Worm Powders for children with worm infestations and digestive concerns.
Total tobacco production reached 43,916,700 pounds valued at 9,112,278 dollars, up from 1926 by 15,092,700 pounds and 1,732,798 dollars. Canada sowed 44,028 acres, up 10,672 from the previous year, with Ontario at 33,650 acres, Quebec 10,018, and British Columbia 360. The average yield was 997 pounds per acre.
Grainland Saskatchewan woman Mary Schultes reports illness made her unable to work or sew. She says she was advised by her aunt to try Lydia E. Pinkham's Medicine and credits it with her recovery. The note touts the product for female illnesses and its wide reception.
The British airship R-100 under Commander C Dennis Burney aims for July trial flights with 100 passengers and 10 tons freight. American investors back a six ship fleet split between the United States and Britain to run London New York service, promising 48 hour eastward and 60 hour London to New York trips via the Azores.
In large hotels staff wade through waste baskets to recover lost articles worth thousands of dollars. They find jewelry, theater tickets, travel passes, and clothing. A guest pendant with a rare amethyst and two $100 bills were recovered from rubbish within weeks.
As a vermicide an excellent preparation is Mother Graves Worm Exterminator. It has saved the eves of countless children.
The first elevator is installed in a new Angora building as part of a string of inaugurations marking modernization. It does not operate yet because the Hygiene Minister has not found anyone in Angora able to test or start it.
At the Lister Institute in London Miss Henderson Smith oversees 500 rats and ten nearby monkeys in a nursery that draws observers worldwide. The animals, mostly black and white with some pink-eyed white specimens, are tame and contribute to vital knowledge about vitamins and dietetics through daily research.
An advertising note presents Dr. Thomas EFelectric Oil as simple to use for both liniment and dressing applications. Directions claim the product is so plain that a child can understand them and apply the solution.
The Canadian Post Office Department delivers over 600 million letters and 350 million newspapers each year, plus 400 million circulars and 40 million parcels. The service operates through about 12,440 post offices and over 200,000 rural mail boxes across nearly 3.7 million square miles.
Ruth Brittain warns against treating infants as amusement for adults. Excess handling can cause vomiting irritability and sleeplessness. For calming relief Castoria is promoted as a safe vegetable remedy with physician endorsements and a Chase Fletcher signature for authenticity.
Forests preserve water by absorbing rainfall on porous floors and slowing runoff with root systems. Tree shade and cooler temperatures delay snowmelt in spring, reducing flood risk and maintaining steady stream flow.
A witty exchange centers on a student who protests rent, claiming the landlady promised a homelike stay, while the landlady notes three months with no payment. The student retorts that at home nothing was paid, highlighting a humorous misunderstanding about lodging costs.
A man buys a $500 car to illustrate thrift even when he could afford a $5,000 vehicle. He shows restraint and a cautious approach to spending, highlighting prudent budgeting and value over impulse buys.
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