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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Mar 04, 1936
Page
7
The Abkhazkan government investigates why many citizens reportedly live past 100. The small republic near the Black Sea is mountainous and farm oriented. Adleba Mazhagva is claimed to have reached 150 with good health memory and sight.
In Boone County Link Fleming proposes an irrigation venture to cattlemen while Roper Kilgo opposes it. Buzz Hamilton shoots at Fleming, is jailed, and Helen Hamilton and Fleming form a partnership to irrigate their lands. They seek an $800 loan from Otto Pieper to fund the dam project.
The Dominion Bureau of Statistics reports a notable rise in average value per acre of occupied farm lands including improvements and dwellings from 1934 to 1935. British Columbia leads at 60 dollars, with Ontario at 42, followed by Quebec 41 and other provinces listed with prior-year figures.
Svenska Dagbladet reports Sweden’s Bofors has supplied a redesigned anti aircraft gun to the navy. It maintains uninterrupted fire with a 120 rounds per minute rate and belt changes in progress. The gun also can fire 130 bullets per minute.
The Zeppelin company at Friedrichshafen Germany plans the LZ-129 maiden flight from the new Frankfurt airport to Lakehurst New Jersey beginning May 6. The airship will carry passengers mail and freight and make a second flight within the same month.
Eskimo trappers in the Arctic region are actively trapping white foxes as part of their seasonal fur industry. The effort reflects traditional livelihoods and local wildlife management context amid harsh winter conditions.
The piece notes new Soviet exchange rules tempering youth travel to Moscow next summer due to cost. It cites Intourist prices in Moscow for smoked salmon, boiled ham, vegetable salad, Swiss cheese, and 60 cent loaves of white bread, reflecting scarce consumer goods and price pressures.
Dr. W F G Swann reported a photographic scale weighing cosmic rays at the earth's surface. Findings suggest most rays penetrating the human body are electrons, with less than ten percent protons, challenging Dr. Arthur Compton's sea level proton claim.
Dr Francis Gallagher introduces a motor carriage to Aranmore Island, Ireland. Islanders, mostly landbound locals, protest the invention while the doctor imposes strict limits. He bans night driving and caps speed at five miles per hour amid terrible surfacing and hundreds of donkeys.
A detailed account of King Edward VIII’s coming coronation is described as stored in air tight rooms of the United States Congressional Library in Washington. Bound in leather and purple silk with gold edges and royal monograms of George V and Mary, the book presents the coronation story approved by the royal couple and given to Tsar Nicholas II of Russia. It was part of the Czars winter palace private library and became state property after the 1917 upheaval.
Officials at the Dominion Forest Nursery Station in Sutherland Saskatchewan report green ash as the most drought resistant option for prairie shelter belts and excess moisture tolerance. Poplars and willows are less drought resistant. Maples survive moisture stress well when planted alone. Seedlings cuttings and trees are distributed from Sutherland and Indian Head with soil moisture and climate in mind.
Lester Barlow of Stamford Connecticut says he devised a material with shock absorbing traits that could render warships nearly immune to explosions. He declined to reveal the material’s nature but offered its use to the United States government as a lever to push a worldwide naval arms reduction.
The government stopped burning old notes and boils them into pulp for paper. Last year fifty million dollars in common notes were dumped into a vat and processed, then sold to paper makers.
A controversial magazine faces scorn as critics claim its safety stance shields risky ideas. Readers who dismiss the publication are noted for not reading it, highlighting tensions over content and impact in the press.
Desert lizards show intolerance to extremely high temperatures, revealing limits of their thermoregulation. Researchers note risks for survival as climate conditions rise, with species-specific thresholds and potential behavioral adaptations under review.
The article notes that before aspirin many pain remedies harmed the stomach or heart, while aspirin changed medical practice. It claims aspirin provides fast relief for headaches and common pains, is safe for regular use by the average person, and mentions aspirin tablets are made in Canada with the Bayer cross trademark on every tablet.
A devotional passage reflects on trusting God during interruptions to work and viewing hindrances as discipline. It emphasizes that small, routine tasks done for God can be the day’s true work, urging patience and a quiet heart rather than rushing to complete planned duties.
Harvard University researchers say invisible sun rays are the most deadly germ-killers known, emphasizing their role in destroying bacteria and viruses exposed to ultraviolet light.
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