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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Mar 08, 1928
Page
6
English traveller Morley Roberts argues in On the Old Trail that a hardy northern nation could later grow powerful enough near Hudson Bay to force economic pressure southward into the United States. His view amuses readers unlike usual annexation talk, which he says has done harm.
The piece argues that annexing Canada or the United States is equally unlikely and serves as a humorous, exaggerated political scarecrow. It mocks the idea as a foolish notion not worth serious consideration.
Miss Baldwin of Richmond died at 83 after living alone in the same house 52 years. She amassed furniture and 100 hats and bought items at auctions she often attended. Neighbors recall her changing hats several times daily and never sleeping in a bed due to lack of space. Her source of funds remained a mystery.
Canada produced 18 672 766 pounds of wool in 1927 an increase of 662 870 pounds from 1926. Provincial totals include Prince Edward Island 513 882 Nova Scotia 1 480 541 New Brunswick 873 724 Quebec 4 956 418 Ontario 5 326 651 Manitoba 765 609 Saskatchewan 987 458 Alberta 3 023 181 British Columbia 717 892 and Indian Reserves 17 410. A postal card mailed by Pauline Frier took 20 years to reach Helen Sharp though it traveled only 40 miles from Boston IL to McLeansboro on February 5 1908.
The exchange features a rough sea captain declaring himself skipper and a recruit humorously offering a game of Ring around the rosy due to missing a rope, highlighting nautical camaraderie amid danger.
Explorer Vilhjalmur Stefansson told Chicago executives that civilization will flourish in the Arctic, with northward expansion into upper Canada and Alaska. He cited Winnipeg’s wheat output and noted undeveloped oil, gold, and grazing lands as key resources, plus rapid northward air routes from Chicago London and New York to the Orient.
In Brussels the King of Belgium Albert I rides a motorcycle to his office. Police at a toll gate stop him for lacking a license and identity papers. A personal letter to the king appears and the officials release him, revealing the ruse.
Premier John Bracken announced creation of a new department of mines and natural resources with Prof. R. C. Wallace of Manitoba University as commissioner. It covers grants to mining institutes, prospecting assistance, short courses, exhibits, publications, industrial development, power site exploration, and natural resources. Bracken will relinquish telephones portfolio. W. R. Clubb may take it up as an additional duty.
Editor cites printer error when the word Applause appeared as Applesauce after Senator Hoople's speech, illustrating a lighthearted newsroom misprint. The incident highlights staff attention to wording and typographical slips in political coverage.
To keep books in good condition, sprinkle them occasionally with powdered camphor. The guidance notes this aromatic compound helps deter pests and maintain wooden shelves and bindings.
World happenings brief highlights a plan to ship two Canadian destroyers Champlain and Vancouver from England to Canada on March 20. Also noted are a $4,000 robbery from a Past Selkirk general store, a proposed Dominion notes act amendment, Warsaw seeking loans, British Columbia freight-rate costs, Group Captain J S Scott resigning for civil life, and a large rise in Canada’s 1927 import exports.
Denis M. Rooke, ex RAF pilot, tours Canada after a 7000 mile solo England to India flight. He aims to fly Vancouver to Halifax in one hop, then test a new engine in a Waco Ten in New York before a continent-crossing to San Francisco and a non stop flight to Vancouver for a Dominion takeoff.
Four University of Arkansas freshmen offered offbeat answers about Charles A. Lindbergh in a quiz. One mistook him as a Swedish prime minister in the fifteenth century, another as a German WWI general, a third as Russia's Bolshevik leader, and the fourth as the Allied World War I battle line. Wilted flowers can be revived with aspirin water. The United States has issued one cent pieces annually since 1793 except for 1815 and 1823.
Wm Hollis of Birmingham reports strong relief from kidney related back pain after using Gin Pills. He praises the remedy and says he has recommended it to many in England and Scotland. A friend, Wm Osband of Birmingham, also found twelve pills eliminated his rheumatic pain. Customers are advised to seek Gin Pills at 50 cents a box from National Drug & Chemical Company of Canada in Toronto.
Dr. Paul Winslow of New York urged the National Association of Music Merchants to create a gentler alarm system that wakes sleepers by musical tones. He cited dangers of sudden shocks to the heart and described a phonograph linked alarm inspired by Hark Hark the Lark as a potential model.
In Washington researchers refine the earths weight from 6 660 000 000 000 000 000 000 tons to 6 653 000 000 000 000 000 000 tons. The lighter figure offers comfort about income and other minor numbers.
A sewing pattern for a two piece girls suit features a tunic with V front, vestee, collar, upper left patch pocket, and cuffed sleeves. Sizes 2 4 and 6 years. size 4 uses specific yardage for 26 and 36 inch fabrics. price 25 cents. Also mentions Fashion Book with illustrated designs from style centers, price 10 cents.
The notice lists patterns order instructions for the Winnipeg Unicon at 375 McDermot Ave. It details ordering steps and sizing options for patterns available to customers in the locale.
Premier J E Brownlee said Peace River country has 12 million acres of prime wheat soil capable of about 180 million bushels annually. This year 9 million bushels were produced from 300000 acres with unusually heavy yields.
Mrs Louise Raglin of Golden Lake Ontario reports severe nervousness shortness of breath and sleepless nights. After trying various medicines she found relief after using two boxes of After from The T Milburn Co Limited Toronto. She notes similar help for her mother with choking sensations. Price 50c a box.
Famous Takakkaw Falls in Yoho Valley Yoho National Park British Columbia rises more than twice Niagara Falls height creating a dramatic scale in western Canada tourism notes.
A vintage endorsement touts Fletcher's Castoria as harmless for babies, offering gentle relief from colic, constipation, and fever. It claims no harsh drugs, tasty taste, vegetable formula, and includes a baby care book valued as gold.
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