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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Mar 11, 1926
Page
6
Countess Marta Rentzan, daughter of Biemarck the Iron Chancellor, died in Kiel Germany at age 77. The brief World Happenings roundups note royal decrees and other events including a Bulgarian king’s mercy, Spain citizenship meetings, and a proposed Indian navy.
A distinguished scientist warns that changes in the human jaw will reduce tooth numbers with the third molar doomed. As teeth disappear the chin will also recede, erasing the square chin as a sign of strength of character.
In Washington Valley New Jersey a pie contest judged by a lawyer merchant millionaire policeman and others crowned a coconut pie as first prize. No apple pie won any prize despite many entries from housewives.
A German volume by Emil Ludwig argues the ex Kaiser’s lifelong hostility to Britain stemmed from a birth paralysis blamed on a British physician attending his mother. The author claims the Kaiser never forgave his mother or the London doctor for the deformity.
The London Morning Post accuses the Turkish government of influence on public opinion with British press aid over Mosul. It says the British government condoned the breach of international comity and will consider Turkish needs, while noting the United States will not help Turkey and Britain can count on France and Italy for support.
The Women's Engineering Society at George Street Hanover Square West reports a 200 member group formed six years ago. It aims to place trained women in engineering with members like Miss Margaret Partridge installing electric light in Bampton Devon and Miss Kathleen Bunker, 19, beginning duties as the first girl apprentice to an electric supply undertaking on January 1.
Fashion patterns describe a two piece jumper outfit for sports or business wear. The blouse No 1038 comes in sizes 34 to 42 with yardage details for size 36. skirt No 1248 offers sizes 34 to 44 with material requirements and a lining. A fashion book offers the designs for 10 cents.
Pattern order notice lists pattern number name and size for mail orders. Includes address at 175 McDermot Ave Winnipeg and instruction to include 20 cents per pattern with stamps or cola wrap.
A discussion of radio culture notes listeners prefer steady reception over station hopping. It mentions SOS signals, code lessons from KOA Denver, Belin's film screen idea, a Geneva broadcasting station plan, ether cleaning for crystals, and Cologne’s liberation broadcast heard in London.
Canada plans to create a great highway linking Britain to India by a London to Calcutta voyage via the Atlantic, across Canada, then Pacific ships to India. The cost must compete with Suez routes, eight days longer yet offers Canada and Pacific crossing appeal. Officials anticipate few issues for native travelers in transit.
An estimate of 19 000 000 feet BM was made for 1926 by five companies along the Edmonton Dunvegan and British Columbia Railway. Totals for the region served are expected to exceed 20 000 000 feet with smaller operators not reporting. The piece notes two historic inventions and a quip about a boy’s college.
Canada’s 1925 cheese exports reached 159,742,000 pounds valued at 34,575,006 dollars, up from 1924 by about 25 percent. Butter exports totaled 26,646,000 pounds worth 9,917,000 dollars while fresh cream and milk shipments also rose, with the UK as the main market.
Reported clash on Lake Geneva where a Swiss motor boat boarded a French fishing vessel from Thonoules Bains. Swiss forces claimed the French boat wandered into Swiss waters and towed the prize to Vevey with two French crew jailed.
A University of Chicago sociologist finds street beggars in Chicago earn five to twenty dollars daily while veteran mendicants say incomes were higher in the past. They blame newcomers from other cities for cutting into their “profession” and lament the erosion of charitable funds.
Sir Davison Dalziel M.P. aged 71 completed a massive signing task for Wagons-Lits converting 250 franc shares to 100 francs. Over three months he signed more than 256000 times as part of a wave of 1125000 new share certificates requiring two directors each, with 250000 of those assigned to him.
A proposed law before the Turkish National Assembly would make speaking any language other than Turkish a misdemeanor punishable by a $10 fine. If ratified it would require all new subjects, including Hodjez and Muzzetines in Crete, to learn Turkish.
In 1911 Canada had 300000 telephones rising to 500000 by 1921 and 1072450 by end of 1924. The rapid increase mirrors the growth of the automobile as a major national development.
A disappointingly prudent bachelor counsels a girl to wed but refuses a proposal himself. The scene centers on unrealistic expectations and social comedy as romance falters without commitment.
A long mixed crossword across and down clue list with numerous entries spanning definitions such as Precious jewels and Moorish noble. Includes variations and spellings, some archaic or poetical forms, and numerous abbreviations for common terms.
The Saskatchewan Cooperative Creameries closed 1925 with a $17,337 profit after a $60,000 loss in 1924, prompting resolutions to oppose the Australian trade treaty and to plan Western Canada delegation talks with the Federal Government. The report notes $15,727 of the profit went to reduce a $146,178 deficit as butter output rose toward 2,000,000 pounds and ice cream sales increased, with expansions tied to new trade routes and the Hudson Bay Railway.
A continental kingdom's London consul learns a countrywoman in Britain inherited a large fortune. After fruitless ads, the case shifts to police. A young detective reports progress and reveals he found the heiress at his home, having married her the previous day.
A quip on caution warns that a well meant remark can draw unwanted scrutiny. The phrase suggests prudence in speech and suggests consequences of casual talk. The aphorism reflects common sense advice about language and personal risk.
The article portrays Mr Baldwin as steadily winning the affection of Britons and expanding his influence beyond his plain man image. It highlights his January address to the Classical Association as evidence of his deep study of Greek and Latin literature and his compelling, thoughtful rhetoric.
At the On to the Bay Association annual convention the rapid growth of support for immediate completion of the Hudson Bay Railway was reported. Signatories to the federal petition reached 167000 with 17000 names added recently.
In prose on human emotion, love moves from doubt to certainty as proof gathers. The piece frames confession as a formal act once substantiating facts exist, implying timing and sequence matter in declarations of affection.
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