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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Mar 07, 1934
Page
5
A Bonn professor’s study cites a slowing population growth and rising wheat production outpacing demand. It notes fewer births in Germany and Europe, high age-group concentrations, and a potential shift from wheat expansion to livestock farming as overseas cultivation declines.
Philippa, two and a half, daughter of George S. Schuyler, Negro writer, is described as reading and writing. She recites from Omar Khayyam and names colors, having learned letters and numerals by twenty months. The article notes her exposure to a colored decor in the Schuyler home and mentions Mr. Schuyler’s 1931 Liberia trip as a New York Evening Post correspondent.
In a logging camp two American workers quarreled over exaggerated claims about relatives and snakes. A friend proposed a compromise to scale down the tall tales, suggesting each reduce their boast to a more believable size to resolve the dispute.
The piece critiques elder generations for excessive remorse and self blame. It argues middle aged and older people face a difficult climate and a war on their conscience but sometimes exaggerate the severity of the mess they created and their own guilt.
England’s railways revive locomotives stored three years ago after coating with tallow to protect metal. As operations resume, engineers inspect engines and replace worn components to ensure safe service.
Two Detroit stories share a common thread of long term payments. A young couple in debt from a three year installment plan for household goods faces separation as quarrels over finances rise. The wife wishes to return home while the husband plans to fend for himself. The couple previously acquired a grand piano radio rugs and furniture. In a separate note, Mr and Mrs Gibson celebrate a golden wedding recalling happier days in a cheese factory living quarters.
The article argues there is no benefit for grain growers to use United States ports and warns of direct losses to Canadian elevators and railways, port employment, and workers in handling Canadian traffic. It also notes billions invested in Canada’s transport system would be wasted if Canada reverts to relying on U S ports for grain shipments.
A young married woman at her desk worries over home improvements for bedroom walls lighting and tiling while her husband suspects a note to Santa Claus. She reveals a promised birthday surprise she plans to unveil after a brief wait.
The Dominion Department of Agriculture calls lamb the world’s best with Canadians consuming about seven pounds per capita. In 1833 Canadian slaughter rose by 80 000 year over year as grass-grown lamb from Rockies to coasts dominates 85 percent of the crop. Surplus is stored for winter, while weekly slaughter adds grain-fed lamb from prairie regions finished in Ontario. The industry aims for steady supply and urges households to include more lamb, highlighting cuts like legs roasts and chops and noting it could free bacon for export under Ottawa Conference terms.
Professor A. M. Shaw of the University of Saskatchewan notes that only high quality fed grains should be used, as they are costly and unsuitable for low grade or certain bred animals. He ranks poultry first in grain efficiency, pork second, dairy cows third, then beef cattle and sheep, based on ability to convert feeds into meat or milk.
Premier Bennett defends Western progress, noting 2,000,000 people west of the Great Lakes created 10 billion dollars in new wealth over the past decade. The West drives Canadian growth, supplies a crucial Eastern market, and its prosperity boosts the entire nation. The East lags in initiative, the Westerner is optimistic, and Western expansion has funded urban and infrastructure development earlier than in the East.
The Brockville Recorder and Times quotes a New York Times letter claiming Canada is building a canal from Georgian Bay to Hudson Bay to shorten Atlantic voyage for US ships. The piece suggests this is an example of American ignorance about Canada.
Additional farm relief measures are expected to be enacted by the Danish Rigsdag. Reports indicate lawmakers plan supportive policies to aid farmers amid rising costs and market pressures.
The bulletin discusses new electrical devices including soil heating for greenhouse beds and accurately controlled seed temperature. It notes a large installation near Montreal consuming 30,000 kilowatt hours in the past year and highlights growing use of electric refrigerators hot water tanks stoves and furnaces in homes.
Fragmentary item shows Lenn Burton of Fairmont Minnesota born in Coblenz Germany. mail to ex Kaiser Gill Wilhelm Hohenzollern returned with refused stamp and postage due. Message mentions Marta county product and obscured details.
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