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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jun 24, 1931
Page
5
The Financial Poet notes that older, experienced financiers remain hopeful while younger optimism grows, calling for faith in gradual improvement. He argues depressions follow prosperity, warns some corrections are underway, and foresees slow progress before a true dawn. Canada’s future is linked to sound methods and world progress.
Exports of all dairy products fell in April except cheese which held its March level. Over the past year dairy shipments declined across nearly all items with cream at 2,049,000 for the 12 months ending April 30 and cheese totaling 13,016,000, compared with higher prior-year totals.
Dr Walter Miles of Stanford University states that from a fourth to a third of people over 70 can shift gears or release the accelerator as quickly as the average adult. He adds that old age does not invariably bring delayed reaction and that elderly individuals vary as much as 30 or 40 year olds.
Incomplete state returns compiled by an insurance company show motor vehicle deaths up 9 percent in the first quarter of 1931 compared with the same period in 1930, across the United States.
The New York World Telegram recalls George F. Baker who forgot a million while testifying in the Pujo Money Trust inquiry. It notes a broad class of ultra rich Americans with multimillion incomes who overlook taxes, wages, and unemployment issues while lamenting mass hunger and 6,000,000 unemployed.
Chicago News argues liberal education in modern languages and literatures fosters love for humanity, justice, benevolence, and civic duty. It contends dropping Latin and Greek is not a sacrifice to materialism if schools emphasize humane culture and character building.
Dominion Astrophysical Observatory in Victoria B C completes study of the galaxy’s motion. The massive hot stars indicate the Milky Way rotates about a distant center at roughly 200 miles per second, requiring about 250 million years for one full revolution.
A city paper can print more news without daily close contact with subjects, unlike country papers that see intimate personal details. The public asks for many things that may not be their business, yet people still want to know more.
In London England an incident reveals bus conductors issue blanks to passengers without exact fare and the company says the due amount is always forwarded. Passengers on Parish buses are told to offer a postage stamp in place of cash, which will be accepted.
The text notes that only three banana varieties are common in the American market. It mentions an Egyptian temple wall depicting the oldest known naval battle in vivid pictures. It also states that four private companies operate commercial air services in Japan.
Rt Rev I O Stringer archbishop elect of Rupert's Land and former Yukon bishop says natives are not backward and adapt quickly. Eskimos own motor boats gramophones and even buy cars for lake use in winter, with a two mile woods circle run for a dollar. He says whites, not natives, hinder Christianizing efforts after 1892 missions from Herschel Island.
Thrifty households can stockpile eggs for winter by preserving them in limewater or water glass. Use commercial grade fresh extra eggs with air cells under a half inch and weighing 24 ounces per dozen. store in 4 to 5 imperial gallon containers holding 20 to 30 dozen. May and June eggs are noted for higher quality due to sunshine and vitamin-rich feeds.
At a New York publishers meeting Charles M Schwab joked about his fear of public speaking. He recounted a farmer neighbor trying to sell him a cow with mixed answers about milk and pedigree. Thirty two thousand boxes of cut flowers are shipped weekly from Spalding England.
Wireworms cause heavy annual losses in western Canada, especially in open prairie and park country. They affect medium and light soils and older cultivated fields, surviving in fields year after year. Practical control tips include shallow tillage, rod-weeding, and careful fallow management, with emphasis on avoiding deep plowing until after June and keeping weed-free fallow.
Norwegian scientists note fish oils contain higher vitamin D than any previously examined foods. Brocklesby found pilchard oil from British Columbia a potent vitamin D source. US chemists reported tuna and pilchard oils rival cod liver oil, salmon oil matching medicinal grades. All fish vary but are generally richer in vitamins and easier to digest, with over sixty Canadian varieties available when properly cooked.
Professor Wiesinger envisions aluminum trains at 223 mph aided by angled wheels and air propellers. Engineers doubt feasibility due to track rebuilding costs and terminal changes. Past efforts like Behr’s monorail and Scherl’s gyro cable highlight practical barriers to ultra high speeds.
Edmonton's civic census announced by city assessor Thomas Walker records a population of 79,059, up 1,502 from last year. The count excludes non permanent residents and students. 39,540 males and 39,519 females are listed with age breakdowns.
The stage director of a forthcoming New York musical fires a blonde actress after a rehearsal dispute. The producer advises restraint, noting the actress’s father has a $20,000 stake in the production. The director pauses, then instructs her to sing again.
In four tests at Brandon Experimental Farm Dominion Department of Agriculture the hogging corn method turns hogs into mature corn fields to feed. It proves meat feed economies are possible with returns from hogs exceeding corn growing costs. The hogs develop well, saving feeding labor and supplying grain when farm stocks are scarce, with water and tankage from a self feeder recommended.
The Prince of Wales visited Southampton to inspect the Empress of Britain before her maiden May 27 departure for Canada. He ended his tour by saluting the liner from the air as she sailed away, piloting one of the newest flying boats.
Reports from multiple New Brunswick fox ranches indicate unusually high litter sizes in recent seasons. Vixens have produced five to eight cubs, with last year’s average around three and this year averaging about five, attributed to feeding methods and care practices.
Bands of tawny gold green and wine hues tint the rocks of Waterton Lakes National Park Alberta creating a warm colorful landscape with peaks resembling a modern art painting.
Exports of wheat from the Dominion in April totalled 16,660,843 bushels more than 3,000,000 above March. Of the total, 15,095,843 bushels were cleared from seaboard ports.
Rinse and slice lemons then pour boiling water over them before juicing. This method helps break down membranes and yields more juice from each fruit. A simple kitchen trick to maximize citrus harvest.
The magnetic compass needle shifts yearly, affecting old land boundary lines surveyed in Canada. A Topographical Survey bulletin from the Department of the Interior compiles changes for many places dating back to 1750 to aid retracing historical surveys.
Apprentice barbers in Frankport Germany practice shaving on wooden head effigies to gain skill while real customers are scarce. The heads remain calm and quiet as students learn the razor technique, according to Popular Science Monthly.
The natural range of the sugar maple in Canada extends from the Maritime Provinces to the Lake of the Woods in Ontario. In forests it may exceed 100 feet tall, but typically reaches 75 to 80 feet in height and 2 to 3 feet in diameter. It occurs in pure stands or with other hardwoods.
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