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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jun 28, 1928
Page
6
Mr. Wm. Towner of New York writes praising a vegetable laxative pill for steady bowels and daily energy. Carter's Little Liver Pills sold by druggists in penny and two cent packs.
Production of automobiles in Canada in November totaled 6 617, the year’s lowest month. Canada seeks authority to buy two new destroyers to be delivered within three years. The red flag of Soviet Russia was lowered at Shanghai and Soviet activity in Nationalist China ended. Canada and Alberta plan direct all Canada telephone service between Vancouver and Calgary next spring. Famine looms in Shantung and Chihli with 4 000 000 affected. Washington says US patent issued to James Fleming of Mountainside Manitoba for a new road machine. Canadian grown tobacco exports in 1927 rose thirtyfold since 1921. North Dakota imports Marquis seed wheat from Canada to rehabilitate impure strains. Mussolini raises survivor pensions for Garibaldi veterans from 3000 to 4000 lire. Census predicts New York over six million population by midyear.
For rheumatic pains and sciatica the famous remedy Dr Thomas Eclectric Oil is advertised as soothing and healing. It claims fifty years of demonstrated use for inflammatory pains as well as cuts scratches bruises and sprains in humans and animals.
King Fuad of Egypt traveled through Europe with a substantial entourage including a chamberlain, a food tester, a food-analyst chemist, a barber, a valet, and three butlers.
The Jordan is described as the most crooked stream yet White River Arkansas runs 1 200 miles in a 49 mile distance revealing extreme winding and unusual river measurements.
The Institute of Patentees in London lists public suggestions for useful inventions. Items include an unbreakable shoe lace a mechanical bricklayer and a pocket sized folding umbrella. House comfort and easier chores drive demand with ideas like vacuum chimneys water pipe freeze prevention and safer gas air purification.
Grace Webster, secretary and treasurer of the Texas Wheat Growers Association, directed the cooperative marketing of millions of bushels of wheat and, this winter, was trusted to market coarse grains as well. Her age is in the early thirties.
The pattern No. 1669 for sizes 16 18 20 years features a smart frock with a long sleeve blouse, a rever in matching or contrasting material, and a tailored pocket pieced at upper left and lower right. Yardage listed for size 18 with 39 or 54 inch fabrics. Price 20 cents pattern. Fashion EBook offered at 10 cents per copy.
The US Geological Survey mapped a 2000 square mile blank region in Alaska. Led by geologist S R Capps, the expedition found Chatkatchatna River and its 1100 square mile drainage, a superb 23 mile long lake Chakecharma, and seen steam from Mount Spurr.
Commander Richard E Byrd described plans to explore an Antarctic territory larger than the United States with a reinforced ship, Arctic experts, Eskimo teams, and dog sleds establishing bases 100 miles apart on the Ross Ice Shelf and using three planes for mapping at 100 mph. The talk was given to the National Society in Washington.
Reports from Deckrill confirm all fatalities occurred in a wooden coach crushed between steel cars. Experts urge ending wooden car use or separating them from heavier metal coaches as recent accidents show wooden coaches offer little protection.
Robert F. Backus of Florence California builds and sells native style garments, filling hundreds of orders for western tribes. Last summer he provided materials for a grand headdress presented to President Coolidge in the Black Hills, valued at 2500 dollars.
A humorous exchange notes the dial whistles hinting at a switch to a new station as a cargo of 3,000,000 feet of spruce lumber ships from Flusia to Buenos Aires, Argentina.
France begins keel laying on a 3000 ton submarine cruiser described as a floating fortress. The vessel seats 100 crew and features fuel tanks for ocean crossings. experts say France will rival Britain in undersea force once the current program expands, though the U S and Britain remain ahead in total tonnage.
The Air Ministry said Italy and Great Britain will not take part in the 1928 Schnei der cup seaplane races if others consent. They will also back a plan to stage the races every two years instead of annually. Informally consulted nations include the United States, France, and Germany, with concurrence expected on both proposals.
Leather prices across Canada are rising as commodity costs jump 60 to 100 percent from a year ago. S P Beal, chairman of the Tan ners' Section, notes reduced leather and sheepskin consumption alongside a 12 million head drop in cattle plus fewer sheep and lambs, forecasting higher prices and stronger export demand.
A plaintiff describes her husband as a fiend in human form who knocks her down, pushes her down stairs, throws boiling water, throws her out of a window, wipes hands on a guest towel, and has other violent acts, as she seeks a divorce in court. The judge questions the motive and legitimacy of the divorce.
Beneath central Paris lie long forgotten caverns and tunnels once stone quarries sealed off generations ago. Workmen digging for a new hotel uncovered the ancient passageways revealing a potential wine cellar for the project.
Beekeepers should prepare for winter by protecting both bees and gear. Store drawn combs in stacked supers with excluders to guard against rats, mice, and wax moths. Keep unused foundation wrapped and dry, and store hive bodies, floors, and frames under cover. Cleanse and dry extractor and tanks to prevent rust.
The Canadian Government Experimental Farm at Ottawa unveils Reward wheat an early maturing variety surpassing Marquis and close to Garnet. Reward claims strong straw, blemish free flour, wind and rust resistance, and recent fair victory in Toronto.
Sir William Simpson tested tropical disease germs from a South African patient and sealed them in a test tube 26 years ago. Upon reopening, the germs were still alive and lethal, capable of killing a guinea pig inoculated with them. The microbes survived on agar jelly as their sole food.
Egyptian scholars Professors B. B. Turaleff and Sturve completed study of a remarkable parchment. It claims the earths surface and globe were solved by Egyptians in 1890 B C negating prior attributions to Archimedes of the third century B C.
Analysts argue the proposed plan lacks viability and funding, with critics warning it will fail to deliver promised results. Proponents defend the idea, while stakeholders urge revisions to address gaps in implementation and oversight.
A concise reflection on how challenges amplify achievement, suggesting that tougher obstacles yield more significant triumphs and personal growth. The quote emphasizes perseverance, resilience, and the rewarding nature of perseverance under pressure.
Miss Jennie Ducharme of Norwood Manitoba describes a severe facial rash spreading to hands. After two months of Cuticura Soap Ointment and Talcum use she reports complete healing. The ad promotes Cuticura products available by mail with sample offers and pricing.
A vocal essay argues that crime is self revealing and punished without bias. It notes offenders, from petty thieves to grand criminals, are watched and justice will catch them, while genuine remorse leads to restoration. It ends by warning even officials face consequences.
For frostbite use Minard's oiniment. The Caterpillar Club, formed by aviators who have made parachute jumps to save their lives, has forty nine living members.
A brief remark notes that certain individuals specialize in swapping their brass for others gold, implying a practice of exchanging inferior goods for valued ones.
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