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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Mar 18, 1920
Page
2
Saskatchewan’s legislature passed a bill enabling irrigation district formation. Parcels with water works qualify. petitions signed by landowners owning majority land secure district status. A bond and engineer feasibility report accompany the petition, then a returning officer oversees the district vote and trustee numbers (three five or seven) as directed.
An aeroplane survey by Tasmania’s government hydro electric department mapped a 180 mile route from Great Lake Works to Launceston for a 10000 horsepower transmission line. The flight over rugged terrain and timbered country at up to 6000 feet gathered months of information in a few hours.
Japanese children learn to write and draw with both hands, a practice cited as contributing to neat sewing and to a perceived edge in certain art directions. This early ambidexterity is highlighted as a cultural trait linked to finer manual discipline and craftsmanship.
A Californian has invented a rope dam made of pliant floating material to retard water movement in irrigation ditches. The device aims to be less objectionable than a permanent structure while slowing seepage and controlling flow.
The Fuel Research Board will standardize Alberta coals under the University of Alberta Edmonton. The Research Council forms a commission to advise the Air Board on Canadian aeronautics research and to investigate avitamines in the diet. Committees were named for food research physics and engineering and discussions with Queen’s Laval Dalhousie Manitoba universities will promote scientific education and research.
A German play dramatizes the scuttling of the fleet at Scapa Flow. Act One shows the admiral amid duty versus humiliation as sailors jump into the sea. Act Two praises the English admiral for saving the German officer, drawing audience applause for duty performed.
Arrangements are under way for the Prince of Wales to visit Australia and New Zealand this year. He is expected to arrive in New Zealand on April 17 and reach Australia on May 18, traveling via the Panama Canal and visiting Barbados on the outward voyage.
Syria, nearly the sole cultivator of pistachios, yields about 500000 pounds annually, emphasizing the country’s distinctive nut industry and regional agricultural profile.
A cheap form of insurance against corns and bunions promises painless cure in 24 hours with Putnam's Corn Extractor. The 25 cent bottle is available at all dealers.
A reflective line notes that today must live up to yesterday’s highest standard of thought and determination, urging steady adherence to past ideals as the present unfolds. It emphasizes continuity between past resolve and current effort.
By Lady Ladsow's generosity Rothamsted Station reports a Metapontum 330 B.C. coin bearing an accurately moulded ear of barley. The six rowed variety, long considered oldest, is identified, showing barley was known in Southern Italy over two thousand years ago.
Mothers attest to Baby's Own Tablets keeping children well and easing teething by regulating bowels and soothing digestion. Mrs Saluste Pelletier of St Du mas Que endorses the product after ten years of use. Sold by medicine dealers or 25 cents a box direct from The Dr Williams Medicine Co Brockville Ont. A new folding camera adds an extra bellows for improved focus before taking pictures.
An advertising line states Minard's Liniment is sold everywhere. A separate statistic claims 55 720 pairs of old shoes are required per mile of a road made from slag rock asphalt and scrap leather patented in Great Britain.
Purported cure claims for Catarrhozone with balsamic pine essences that supposedly reach the chest nose or throat. Advertises a two month supply for $1.00, a small size and sample at 25 cents, sold everywhere.
The Town Planning Act received its second reading in the legislature to curb railway branch line townsite placement. Hon. George Langley said railways had previously chosen towns selfishly by bypassing improved highways, wasting capital. The bill empowers the government to regulate future townsite locations.
This fragment reflects on practical wisdom about wealth and restraint. It notes money as helpful but warns against excess, suggests resolutions are often delayed, and compares politeness to an air cushion that eases life’s jolts.
A figure suggests that a crowd of one million with ample standing area would occupy about 70 acres, illustrating the scale of a massive public gathering.
An advertisement touts Diamond Dyes with guaranteed fadeless color for fabrics from wool to cotton and other materials. It promises easy use with the accompanying Direction Book and a Diamond Dye Color Card to match any material.
Judge W P Archibald lauded the parole system saying criminals are not beyond Christian influence and predicting a day crime ends with the right men and women guiding youth. He cited 11 000 paroles with only 2 percent violation and denied a fixed criminal type, urging less ostracism.
Bechuanaland's Tlaring desert near Taungi readies for the March opening of a vast diamond digging field. Prospects attract diggers from the Cape Mozambique and the Congo with hundreds of men and women planning to move. The government prepares a township to receive the influx as Taungs lies 40 miles south of Vryburg and 100 miles north of Kimberley famed for diamonds.
Cure claims for PAZO ointment state piles including itching bleeding and protruding types are healed with 6 to 14 days. It stops irritation soothes and heals and promises restful sleep after first application. Price 60 cents.
The Canadian Civil Service faced widespread resignations among Geological Survey Mines and technical staff as several accept better paid private sector roles in the United States. Officials cite high living costs and more attractive salaries offered by private concerns as the main reason behind the departures.
A committee of counsellors in London will decide the official end date of the world war. Legal suits involving thousands of pounds are paused pending the authoritative decision. A prominent barrister notes many wartime measures blur the end point and that contracts vary in wording between termination of hostilities and duration of the war.
The text states that professional undertakers are rare in Japan and relatives prepare the coffin and burial themselves. Mourning begins after the burial, highlighting a cultural practice distinct from other traditions.
Catarrhal deafness cannot be cured by local applications and requires a constitutional remedy. Hall's Catarrh Medicine purportedly acts through the blood to heal the mucous linings, including the Eustachian tube, and offers a hundred dollar reward if it cannot cure cases. Circulars free. F. J. Cheney & Co. Toledo, Ohio.
An illiterate alien in Welland was fined $1,000 for filing a false income tax return. He earned $5,527 as a steel worker in one year, a figure the piece notes alongside a broader remark about literacy and wages in contrast to multilingual literate workers.
A statistic states that about ninety percent of the Japanese people can read and write. The finding highlights the broad level of literacy across the population.
Cuba leads among Spanish American nations as the greatest consumer of raisins, reflecting distinctive dietary preferences and trade patterns within the region.
The article notes Britain seeking German naval reparations from Canada. It mentions floating docks dredges hydraulic cranes and other equipment claimed as compensation for lost battleships at Scapa Flow and that Canada is being asked if it wants any items.
A bidder writes his name and bid on paper slips placed in a box. The auctioneer opens the slips and awards the goods to the highest bidder.
An advertisement touts Cascarets as a harmless candy cathartic for bilious, constipated, or sick children. It claims the product cleanses the liver and bowels without griping and contains no calomel or dangerous drugs. It is pitched as a dependable, non cramping family laxative.
Original Mayor of Bermondsey, Mr. W. C. Bustin, proclaims the most independent and original mayor in Britain. He will not attend invitations during his year in office and will continue his compositor trade. He has been granted 300 dollars for expenses and loss of time.
An Australian joke notes the high mustard price blamed on fuel scarcity. The refrain says people buy mustard for warmth, using poultices to stay warm as winter bites. Sydney Bulletin reports the curio with dry humor.
In a brief exchange, Mrs Russell asks about her husband’s average income, and Mrs Harper responds with a playful time reference, saying it’s about midnight.
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