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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Mar 30, 1938
Page
2
The Berliner Tageblatt reports an invention of an electric shoe drier shaped like a shoe-last. It plugs into the wall and dries a wet shoe evenly without shrinking leather. Wet shoes may be dry in 15 to 30 minutes.
Bishop Henry Wilson of Chelmsford writes in the Diocesan Chronicle that Europe is more savage than in 1900 years and not worth preserving. He cites persecution of Jews and widespread dishonesty eroding treaties, warning civilization may already be dying without war.
The piece argues for a national view of Western Canada irrigation schemes. It contends such projects may be financially self sustaining if costs are shared by national and local beneficiaries and supported by unemployment programs. It cites Harold E. Crowle on US practice and urges a federal survey to assess feasibility.
The piece notes that among over 1.2 million annual visitors to the Washington Monument about 200000 choose to climb 555 feet of stairs rather than take the elevator. It mentions car trouble affecting studies and defines car wheelbase. It also states about 80 percent of drinking water is treated with liquid chlorine and that a flea can hop 13 inches or rise seven inches.
Vernon Bartlett argues recent wars show war cannot pay and nations risk ruin from foreign credits. He cites Abyssinia Spain and China, noting Italy Japan rely on others for funds and public opinion shifts. He asks who would risk starting a new war after such costly examples.
Two salads show versatile jelly based presentations. Salmon mould combines lemon jelly with salmon, vegetables and horseradish, set in loaf form and served on lettuce. The fruit salad uses orange jelly with grapefruit juice and fruit, molded in a ring and chilled. India ships goat skins. bears climb trees faster than squirrels.
The New York Herald Tribune reflects on August 1914 parallels as Germany under Hitler advances into Austria and toward Vienna. It condemns German mass support for the dictator, viewing current actions as a reversion to barbarity and a global reawakening of fears from the past.
A London based poultry writer alias Other Bird praises Canadian dressed poultry in the Fish Trades Gazette. He notes Canada’s frozen chickens are best, shipments are small this year, and some birds may have crossed the border into the U S A before more arrive.
A claim states that growing ragweed on a 20 by 20 foot plot could produce enough pollen to affect about 15.2 billion people, highlighting a dramatic worst case about pollen exposure and public health.
The text notes that Frederick II was given the sobriquet Frederick the Great following the death of his predecessor. The record records a naming event tied to royal legacy and historical titles.
China, home to vast population, operates only about 50 000 automobiles. The figure highlights a stark gap between potential demand and vehicle ownership in the country.
The Dominion bureau of statistics releases official life tables from the 1931 census. It notes more people reach the allotted lifespan of about seventy but centenarians remain scarce. Canadian male mortality from 25 to 45 ranks among the lowest worldwide, with notable differences by nationality and country comparisons.
Money For Roads Ontario plans 14 million dollars for highway construction in 1938-39 Premier Hepburn presented the budget with a comparison to 35 million last year The plan seeks to fill gaps and advance toward a system of safer main arteries The middle Toronto Hamilton highway is highlighted to ease city road congestion Northern Ontario saw 70 miles paved last year with 175 miles graded ready for surfacing this year Pavement in Southern Ontario totaled 264 miles with 75 miles graded The piece also notes various unrelated facts about a death in Melton Mowbray and other historic trivia about stone-broke and Bear Lake
The Bradford businessman funds a £25000 trust to send schoolboys to Canada for ten years. The piece argues travel broadens the mind when guided by education, noting youth’s receptive outlook and the value of global citizenry in modern times.
Doris Duke Cromwell ordered a fast coconut grove for her 500000 beach home in Honolulu. Landscape architect Robert C. Thompson bought a near city grove and transplanted trees to the estate six miles away. Transplanting cost about 150 dollars per tree.
The article describes the seesaw method used by Korea millers to grind grain, with a stone basin, a wood club, and a long plank. A rope lets the miller leap, while a wry quote notes a lack of wisdom. It also mentions gold usage for coinage and the Trish potato from the South American plateau.
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