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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Mar 05, 1930
Page
7
An advertising note extols Phillips Milk of Magnesia as the premier quick remedy for excess stomach acid, neutralizing acid instantly with one spoonful. It claims safe, tasteless relief advised by physicians for 50 years and available with full directions at drugstores.
Charmian recalls Grandma Davis's first ride in the contraption to see an oculist and Lizzie Baker's biscuit making scandal. Jim Bennett's new car and a social with Clara Darling spark talk of romance, mothers’ influence, and Charmian’s plan to marry a million dollars for the old house.
Miss Lizzie, Grandma, Charmian discuss romance and social tension as Charmian reveals she has taken a boarder to make a good impression. Jim’s behavior toward Charmian is questioned while Charmian emphasizes her affection for Mrs. Merry and pursuit of independence in town.
Grandma reacts with shock and suspicion as Charmian reveals Edward Howe, a male boarder, will stay with them to help the doctor. The scene hints at a major household change after seventeen years with no man in the house. The old lady worries about manners and meals as Charmian defends the arrangement. To be continued.
A playful piece from the Southern Railway Magazine defines the term sleeper in multiple senses. It notes a sleeper as a person who rests, a railway carriage, and the wooden baulks supporting rails, weaving a punny sequence about sleeping and moving along the rail line.
A young matron asks a German butcher the price of hamburger steak. The grocer replies twenty five cents, contrasts with a twelve cent corner store, and the butcher jokes that when he is out he sells it for ten cents.
The Golden Arrow, the world speed record car driven by Sir Henry Segrave at 231 mph, owned by London financier H. S. Horne, recently went bankrupt. Sir Charles Wakefield bought the car and donated it to the South Kensington Museum. The cost was originally about $50,000 to $60,000.
A Munich physician warns that love can cause physical symptoms including blurred vision pale face heart palpitations insomnia and weight loss. He notes the condition resembles a feverish or stressed state and underscores its impact on health and well being.
A Soviet report says meat shortages drive peasants to slaughter cattle before joining kolkhozes. Protection for cattle mirrors child safeguards as the state campaigns against livestock expropriation. Peasants killing stock before admission face kolkhoz bans and potential criminal charges.
Annual or semiannual physical examinations are shifting medicine toward prevention. Insurance campaigns urge regular checks to catch cancer tuberculosis and epidemics early. If GPs regain prominence they may focus on keeping patients well rather than only treating illness. Ottawa Journal. The ad promotes Holloway's Corn Remover as a product.
A sick girl named Mary faced surgery after a hospital admission. Her mother promised a fine kitten if she endured bravely. While waking from anesthesia Mary muttered that it was a rotten way to obtain a kitten.
The article laments excessive commercial use of radio and praises Quebec Province for promising one hour of music and instruction on two evenings weekly, aiming to restore value for listeners. It notes listeners tire of ads and propagandistic content and may switch off until worthwhile programs resume.
A historic ad promotes Baby's Own Tablets as safe relief for teething constipation colds and fevers. The Dr Williams Medicine Co Brockville Ont markets the 25 cent box as a small cost solution to child illness and sleepless nights for mothers.
General Electric engineers reported a radio feat traveling about 20 000 miles in roughly one eighth of a second. The program originated on W2XAF Schenectady and was rebroadcast by WK2ME in Sydney before returning to Schenectady and WGY. It was claimed to be the first time such a distant relay has been achieved.
The article extols Dr J D Kellogg’s Asthma Remedy as a potent treatment believed to eradicate asthma from the air passages and lessen recurring attacks that exhaust sufferers. It emphasizes keeping a supply on hand to manage the disease’s persistent effects.
More than 100 000 enumerators will begin asking questions about the population of the United States next April. The census will be completed in a month for more than 120 million people using tabulating cards with sixty items and machines processing about 25 000 cards per hour. Machines can sort by age sex and race at 125 000 daily. Also advertised is Mother Graves Worm Exterminator claiming sure lasting relief for suffering children.
A buxom farm lass testifies in a Yorkshire county court and notes her sweetheart may have knowledge. The judge jokes about calling him to court, the girl blushes and says he would not comply in front of all the gentlemen.
A former veteran who once steered risky boat trips has a son who now pilots planes and performs tail spins. The story notes a generational move from maritime to aviation and hints at family ties in high risk roles.
The piece urges contentment in small duties, quoting scripture and Browning to remind readers that humble efforts matter. It argues pride rejects little chores and encourages steady, faithful work within one’s capacity.
The British airship R-100 will have limited operations to northern latitudes after Parliament was told it uses gasoline engines dangerous in extreme tropical heat. Trial flights are planned from Britain to Canada in the spring. Persian Balm touted as a skin aid promising quick absorption and a velvety finish.
Two Irish private soldiers walk along a Glasgow street and notice a shop window sign shouting But ter Butter. Pat and Mike joke about the giant strokes, joking that the marks are shillelaghs to advertise rare Irish butter. The line ends with a quip about muscle use in smiling and frowning.
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