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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Mar 18, 1931
Page
5
A health article explains that ultraviolet rays provide Vitamin D essential for strong bones and preventing rickets. It notes sun exposure must be direct on skin, not through glass or clothing, and offers guidance on safe exposure and alternatives like cod liver oil and Violet Bay lamps.
Hon E N Rhodes Dominion Minister of Fisheries asserts Canada owns the most valuable and diversified fisheries and that proper conservation ensures a bright future. He praises Canadian oysters, notes marketing as a key issue, and says increasing per capita fish consumption by ten pounds could secure prosperity. A fish survey is underway with results due next August.
Richard Rennison, Gretna Green’s famed marriage maker, traveled to London with his 240 pound anvil-altar. He carried it to taxis and escalators, fearing theft, and proclaimed Gretna Green with more romance, noting he has married over 90 couples.
A youthful student argues that young people gain more thrill from carving their own path than from luxuriously guided routes. Yet individuals must take responsibility and fight their battles, finding life rewarding by correcting wrongs they can address and overcoming personal evils.
A poultry farmer with only a backyard successfully uses an apartment house concept to solve chicken housing problems for 3,000 birds.
Panels of glass bricks are used in the upper tower of a New York City apartment building, forming a distinctive exterior feature and contributing to the building’s architectural character.
The note recalls Isaac Newton defining the spectrum and the colors associated with it, set in historical context to explain the origin of the visible light colors.
The article notes tug of war gaining traction in Italy, becoming one of the most watched and participated sports. It highlights growing clubs, competitions, and public interest across major cities and regions.
The Ottawa Dominion Observatory explains earthquake vibrations come in four kinds. Two surface waves travel near the surface to shallow depths and reveal surface layer details. Deeper interior waves include longitudinal waves that pass through gases liquids or solids and transverse waves that travel only in solids.
The entry records a 1930 graduate who seeks employment with escalating targets from a $10,000 dream to $75 a month after hiring by an uncle. It notes a period of ongoing job hunting through September before starting work. The piece ends with a comment that aluminum was once called the silver of clay.
A concise aphorism stating that people stay engaged when kept busy and may drift away when not. It emphasizes workload and attention as key drivers of sustained interest.
The Royal Commission on state health insurance proposes a plan for universal coverage in British Columbia with an estimated cost of 1.50 to 1.80 per family. It also endorses travelling clinics and more community nurses for rural districts to reduce deaths and injuries from lack of skilled care. The commission’s findings are to be presented to the legislature in the next session.
The Dominion Department of Agriculture shows growing use of its Hatchery Approval Policy now in its third year. Approved hatcheries rose from 18 in 1929 to 48 in 1930 and reach 109 for the 1931 season. Hatcheries supply approved flocks and market eggs and chicks under strict government supervision.
Grief over the sale of family effects at Gliencke Castle Potsdam Germany is believed to have caused the death of Conrad Meidel 84 longtime major-domo to Prince Friedrich Leopold Hohenzollern for 56 years He lamented the “plebeian treatment” of the princely furnishings and after saying he could not survive the sale he died in bed
The British Columbia Apples Committee shows 2,174,458 boxes shipped from the Okanagan to Canadian markets through January, compared with 2,013,003 boxes in the prior year for the same period.
The horse is a creature of habit and adapts slowly to changes in living or working conditions and especially in feed. Sudden shifts in hay grain or oat straw upset its system. gradual changes to rations are vital for spring work and overall performance.
The paw-paw tree or papaya grows in South American jungles and serves as food, medicine, and soap. Field Museum notes it is not a link between animal and vegetable worlds. The tree reaches about twenty feet, exudes a milky juice used to tenderize meat, yields a worm-destroying seed, and bears a large pulpy fruit with a heavy rind.
Amateur gardeners should consult Dominion Experimental Farm reports for their district to choose varieties adaptable to local conditions and best cultivation methods. The Dominion Horticulturist report is also useful and available free from the Ottawa Publication Branch of the Department of Agriculture.
H. P. Crabb of the Winnipeg Real Estate Board notes that building permits in Winnipeg fell in 1930 versus 1929 but stayed at the five year average. The report emphasizes ongoing activity and steady development in the city’s construction sector.
Winnipeg Mayor Ralph Webb urged exploring new Canadian wheat markets for unleavened bread to ease Dominion wheat congestion. He noted U S use of 500 000 to 530 000 bushels yearly for unleavened bread and said government investigation could start operations in the Dominion.
The Fish Culture Division of the Dominion Department of Fisheries successfully relocated 1691 adult sockeye salmon from Adams River to Scotch Creek. All fish survived the transfer and immediately moved upriver to continue reproduction, aiming to rebuild depleted spawning stocks.
Hon. Joshua Hincliffe, Minister of Education, announced at a university senate conference that the provincial government will formulate a policy on University of British Columbia registration to prevent over_enrollment and ensure efficiency given building capacity.
Glenn H. Pickard of Chicago, a consulting chemist and paint expert, told the Toronto Paint and Varnish Club that dull paints outlast glossy ones. He explained that higher pigment volume lowers oil content, extending paint life.
A brief exchange from Leipzig quotes Lustige Sachse noting a six week absence followed by a three day release framed as a small period of convalescence. The dialogue reflects post release reflections in a restrained tone.
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