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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Mar 06, 1935
Page
2
A national message notes Canada faced economic dark days since 1929 stock crash and drought but now sees improving business, rising railway and national revenues, and fewer riots. It highlights Canada’s maintained honor, low military burden, and potential for growth once trade restrictions ease and climatic conditions improve.
Henry J. Moore of Islington Ontario told the Canadian Horticultural Council that the Federated Women's Institutes of Canada will undertake improvements to the International Peace Garden on the Manitoba North Dakota boundary.
Moscow's population rose by 1,630,000 people across six years, boosting the total and signaling substantial urban expansion. Growth reflects migration, births, and economic activity expanding the capital's demographic footprint.
Nagano farmer Sobitaro Metanda grows eight-pound apples after experiments yield large, flavorful yet sour fruit. The unusual crop is planned for commercial cultivation and sale.
A lad in England ingested a safety razor blade prompting concern over household safety. Medical experts note such accidents highlight the need for childproofing homes and securing sharp objects.
At a University of Michigan Club of New York event Dr. Sergius P. Grace presented two Bell Laboratories innovations. An artificial larynx uses electric current to generate a pure tone for speech. a pocket device creates intelligible speech by mouth movement. A new alloy yields magnetic handcuffs with 20 times the attraction of iron, joined by flat metal plates.
A 62 year old man explains headaches since childhood stopped after two years of Kruschen Salts in his coffee. He credits the remedy for cleansing waste from the body and preventing future headaches.
A mysterious bettor at the Monte Carlo Casino attracts visitors with a specially marked board to record numbers as they appear. Escorts guide him daily to his favorite spot and he plays a cautious, systematic game that rarely ends in loss. He speaks little French.
The Norfolk Agricultural Committee excludes the skylark from the Wild Birds Protection Act allowing shooting. Farmers near Norwich say the birds invade from Germany and Russia, threatening wheat and other crops. George Hewitt calls the bird music a burden on living.
The report states London raised £ 511,853 in 1933, with the 1934 total surpassing the previous year by £ 11,000, reaching a new high of £ 524,650 in 1930 data.
A remote Tasmanian township Adamsfield lacks a hotel church and clergyman and is run by a vigilance committee. Situated less than 70 miles from Hobart and 24 miles from a railhead, it relies on horse transport and largely sequestered residents. Public opinion is the committee’s main power while a police visit prompted stricter local governance. An inland area 15 miles away required supplies carried in by men.
Sir Josiah Stamp urged the American Chamber of Commerce that the United States pursues a centralized nationalistic policy ill suited to world trade. He criticized NRA codes for ignoring international factors and warned against nation by nation treatment. He favored currency stabilization and suggested a 10 percent devaluation could aid matters.
Thomas Dresser, age seventy, files proceedings to overturn a Supreme Court of British Columbia ruling that declared him dead and ordered his estate divided among relatives. He attempted to draw from his Victoria bank account but was blocked by the court decision.
The Bermuda Board of Agriculture urged protective duties on ice cream and its raw materials. The assembly sent the proposal to the finance committee for study. It noted the local dairy industry suffered as 512 gallons of milk and cream were imported from Canada and 22,667 gallons from the United States in 1933.
The article notes that a lobster chews its food before swallowing and mentions a set of external food choppers acting on prey prior to entry into the mouth.
Acetylene is a colorless gas from water and carbide used for illumination and heat. It is explosive when compressed but safe in porous acetone filled steel cylinders. The oxyacetylene blowpipe can reach about 4800 F. Langmiur’s hydrogen arc welding torch exceeds 10000 F for extreme metal welding.
The proper time to plant perennials roses fruit trees and shrubs is as soon as the ground can be worked. Buy in good condition wrap each plant and plant quickly with soil packed firmly. Pruning is done in late winter or early spring to encourage light and even growth.
One of the strangest businesses in London is the human skeleton business of G. Rouilly, who imports skeletons from Germany, Austria, Italy and Russia, and sells or hires them to medical students.
Eskimo children enjoy a football game using a seal skin ball stuffed with hair. The activity highlights traditional play and youth sports among Arctic communities.
About one third of New York City households, totaling 1,722,954 families, live in Brooklyn. The figure underscores Brooklyn's large share of the city's population and housing.
The nine directors were elected by ballot and announced at Brandon by A. M. MacPherson. Directors include J. A. Stemarie Ste. Anne de la Pocatiere Quebec Charles M. McCallum Brampton Ontario M W Conner Keswick Ontario James Ramsey Portage la Prairie Manitoba Carl Roberts Ste Adolphe Manitoba Hardy E Salter Calgary Alberta W A Greenway Acme Alberta J B Ross Govan Saskatchewan and L A Dean Stony Beach Saskatchewan The next annual meeting will be held in Toronto.
Motor car based 15 ton transport units tested over 10,000 miles in northern Australia show promise for undeveloped areas. They provide adequate cheap service and, with economical road building, cut hauling costs to the level of camel teams.
England stands as a leading horse racing nation with numerous tracks across the country, underscoring its deep traditions and widespread venues for racing enthusiasts and competitors alike.
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