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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Mar 25, 1936
Page
2
An article advocates a well earned summer holiday for prairie farm families and workers. It argues change of scene benefits nerves and health, outlines low cost travel options by car wagon or truck, and notes practical planning to cover livestock care and supplies. A vacation is portrayed as educational and mood lifting with minimal expense.
A middle aged spinster in a small Texas town struggles with a hot cup at a railway station. A nearby cowboy notices her plight as the guard signals and offers his own cup of coffee. He says it is already saucered and blowed.
A Tokyo forwarding agency proclaims to hand luggage to them and send it in all directions. In Seoul a shop sign touts J. K. Blank Baker as The Best Loafer in Town.
A Canadian baking advisory extols using Magic in home ovens for reliable results. It promises luscious outcomes and follows renowned cookery experts to help beginners feel confident in their baking endeavors.
A scow laden with $3,600 worth of salvaged sawmill machinery turned turtle in Hecate Strait near Queen Charlotte City after a northeast squall struck while towed by the Daly. The hull, bent by ice, sank as the crew fought to control the weathered vessel.
Report from fall campaigns notes that local Ethiopians appeared ignorant of the global conflict, with correspondents remarking the war's reach had not connected to the region. The account highlights the gap between battles in Europe and foreign perception in Ethiopia.
The article notes a proposed universal pasteurization campaign by the Health League of Canada and reports on a wing design that caps aircraft speed at about 575 miles per hour due to shock waves. Dr George W. Lewis demonstrates the lift loss and advocates public health education alongside aviation safety concerns.
An old advertisement touts Carter's Little Liver Pills as a remedy to stimulate bile production and improve digestion. It claims two pounds of bile flow daily, warns of bloating and constipation from stagnation, and urges readers to insist on the brand without calomel or mercury.
A visiting tourist on the Queensland coast died after being stung by a live cone shell during a scraping mishap. The shellfish struck his hand, causing rapid decline ending in coma and death despite evacuation to the mainland. He becomes the first white casualty of this kind in the region.
A dapper man arrived at Buckingham Palace with two plainclothes officers. They took the Koh-i-Noor to a top expert on Commercial Road for washing and polishing, then returned it to its safe near the Queen's bedroom later the same day.
In Goffs Harbor Australia fishermen W Edwards and J Eeley report a dramatic incident at sea. Their launch’s anchor fouled a large whale which dragged the boat at high speed toward danger. Edward moved forward and severed the line, freeing the vessel.
The cost of living index set at 1926=100 fell from 80.7 in January to 80.4 in February, reflecting a moderate food price recession. The food index stood at 72.9, down from 73.9, with gains in eggs butter lard and pork offset by declines in other meats and potatoes. Coal coke and gasoline prices rose slightly.
Mary Herritty, a three-foot-high yet fearless ruler of Tory Island off Donegal, Gaelic speakers and island customs define her rule. Her death ends a long tradition where island women crowned as chiefs governed these coastal communities, echoing other matriarchal “kingdoms” like the Claddagh people on Galway.
Three animal specimens from a New Guinea island were presented to science by Professor Wood Jones at Melbourne University. Two are preserved carcasses while the third, a lively white furred marsupial, feeds on banana fruit and common foods. The note mentions a rare Australian tropical relative. The text also notes tuberculosis remains Australia’s major public health problem and that tobacco seeds are extremely minute.
A ship departed Vancouver in a recent week carrying aspen logs bound for India via South Africa. The logs, cut at Lesser Slave Lake in Alberta, are destined for use in match factories in India.
Narwhal whales develop a single tusk used as a battering ram to break holes in ice. This specialized tooth enables access to air and feeding grounds, illustrating how evolution shapes toollike anatomy in marine mammals.
A historic three glory brick building in Cincinnati once used as a station on the underground railroad is being razed to make way for a gasoline station. Investigators note a 20 by 10 foot basement rock space and possible hidden passageways beneath nearby structures.
Drain cherries and boil juice with water sugar and Crown Brand corn syrup for five minutes. Roll out tea biscuit batter into an oblong sheet, spread cherries, cinnamon, and butter, roll jelly roll, place in pan, pour hot syrup, and bake at 425 degrees for 25 minutes.
The first reported English case of license suspension involved Pilot Officer B R Ker of South Wood who flew solo from Newcastle to Oslo and back in 11 hours five minutes. The flight was secret and Ker departed Woolsington Airport without customs, breaching regulations. The Air Ministry imposed eight weeks’ license withdrawal but praised his enterprise and achievement.
Three young French scientists guided by a sextant and compass plan a 530 mile northward route from Kristianshaab to Angmagssalik across Greenland. Backed by the French government, they will leave in April to study the interior with 12 dogs per sled loaded with supplies.
The article notes that radio emerged from a Latin root meaning ray and was adopted at a 1906 Berlin convention to label wireless telegraphs and later used for wireless telephony after 1912. It notes radiogram originally meant an X ray photograph as early as 1896. Tor onto Star.
A shopper on Madison Avenue tests a dress color against her coat. The assistant assures it will clash beautifully, wording that mirrors local fashion banter from the store scene.
Advertises Wincarnis as a grape and beef extract tonic for run down people. Claims improved sleep, mood, and energy, with benefits for insomnia anemia and debility. Promotes purchase from Harold F. Ritchie & Co. Ltd. Toronto agents.
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