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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
May 04, 1932
Page
6
An old advertisement promotes Castoria as a safe remedy for infants and children from colic to digestive upset. It claims no narcotics, gentle regulation of bowels, and compatibility with various ages, urging doctors and mothers to rely on Castoria for kids. It ends noting the genuine product name appears on the container.
Commerce links France and Argentina via new telephone service. The Prince of Wales dined with Andrew Mellon while Mellon serves as U S ambassador in Britain. Italy and Russia sign a trade pact requiring 12 million dollars of Italian goods this year. A lingering anesthetic is reported to the American Chemical Society. Sousa's will leaves estate to wife and three children valued over 20000 dollars. Gandhi's adopted daughter Bai Laxmi, 18, jailed for civil disobedience. Howard Nicholson wins Great Britain open professional figure skating title at Oxford. Alberta plans a plebiscite on beer parlors next year if conditions improve. Great Britain unemployment shows 2 567 332 on March 21, down from last month and last year.
Montreal philanthropist Frank J. Barnjum preserves two thousand acres of virgin timberland along the Cowichan River on Vancouver Island. The acquired land becomes a park area with rivers streams lakes and wildlife. Barnjum becomes the largest holder of timber along the river.
The 1931 Canadian government merchant marine report shows a reduction in deficit from 1830 to 1831, with a net improvement of 389 925 36 dollars as operating expenses and revenues fell. The minister notes fewer voyages and cost cuts while maintaining safety, and reports no major accidents for the fleet.
French inventor M Stepp announces a trio engine racing car capable of 325 to 385 mph and plans a Daytona Beach attempt to surpass Sir Malcolm Campbell 253.97 mph mark after a Cha ton bench test success. The vehicle uses three 800 horsepower aero engines arranged as a turbine and achieved 22 000 revolutions per minute for 57 hours in tests with a small starter engine.
A University of Pittsburgh chemistry professor, Dr. C. C. King, age under 35, reports isolating and concentrating vitamin C from lemon juice. He notes lemons and oranges are rich sources and explains vitamin C’s known health effects and the link to scurvy when deficient.
A scientific report by R. O. Cromwell shows drought conditions in a farming region predict a grasshopper plague the following year. He notes dry weather favors grasshopper reproduction while reducing natural insect enemies.
Aeroplanes flew under 160 feet at 60 to 70 mph to sow wheat from the air. Each flight covered about eight acres with a 65 foot spray width, totaling 300 acres per day. In two weeks four planes sown 8,000 acres on central Asia farm.
The notice describes a sheer woollen or crepe silk dress in a jacketed, roguish style with bias lines for slimming effect. It features blue crepe silk with yellow patterns, plain yellow upper bodice, and sizes 16 through 42 bust. Price is 25 cents in stamps or coin with yardage specifics for size 36.
A German chemist has produced an alloy that passes light while keeping metal properties. The current sample shows a yellowish tinge, with efforts underway to make it glass clear. A kettle drum remains the sole instrument of its kind tunable to the written key of the selection. Brazil may promulgate a new election law.
A recipe column outlines dessert and rhubarb filing steps using lemon gelatin and orange juice. It includes slicing rhubarb, steaming until tender, dissolving gelatin, combining juices, chilling to thicken, folding in rhubarb pieces, filling pastry shells and chilling, then topping with cream cheese meringue rosettes.
Cream sugar and melted butter then beat yolks and fold in oats. Add salt baking powder vanilla nutmeg and raisins. Fold in beaten egg whites. Drop spoonfuls on floured pan and bake in a slow oven.
The Dominion public works department is studying a seven mile Bear River road to ease transport into the Great Bear Lake district. C C Ross announced in Calgary that reducing freight costs and simplifying routes are key aims for developing radium-bearing pitchblende finds. The report notes fish meal shifted from fertilizer to animal feed and now to potential human food under the name fish flour. A new machine records workers involuntary movements on a platform to measure fatigue.
Captain Samuel Robinson of the Canadian Pacific liner Express of Japan ends 48 years at sea and 37 in Pacific service at age 62. His career spans command of the Empress of Japan to the Express of Japan, with wartime service and rescues cited. He retires to live in Vancouver after a storied maritime life.
The Sitka spruce wood, native to Canada, is described as soft to work, nail holding, and capable of a satiny finish. It takes enamels, paints, and varnishes well and is valued for veneer, plywood stock, woodenware, toys, and its strong but light characteristics. Its uniform whiteness and warp resistance suit table tops, drain boards, and marine and aircraft components.
Pilot Frank Corbandt and two passengers descended into a crater on the Alaska Peninsula and landed a ski plane on crater snow at about 6000 feet. They circled the rim, touched down, then exited as skis began to sink under load. Temperature was 40 degrees above zero.
An advertisement touts Kruschen Salts as a tonic using six minerals to stimulate saliva, stomach juices, and intestinal secretions. It claims improved digestion, appetite, and absorption, urging readers to try the product for better bodily function.
Trans American Airlines and Pan American Airways will conduct surveys for a proposed north Atlantic air route via Canada Greenland Iceland and the Faroe and Shetland Islands. The plan includes a preliminary study with possible next summer survey flights pending further work. Vilhjalmur Stefansson assisted in prior studies. Iceland granted a 75 year mail franchise on an air route between North America and Europe.
Gold prospectors drill 200 feet into basalt to reveal water worn stones from a river bed untouched by sunlight for over a million years. Geologists note formations on the continent date to at least 20 million years ago. Australia also preserves prehistoric species such as the platypus, the oldest existing mammal type.
A new non-capsizing canoe weighs 80 to 90 pounds and has a patent. M Pepin of Quebec City built it claiming it cannot sink or turn over even when fully loaded. With an outboard motor it can reach 35 miles an hour. Delphi inscription indicates Rome planned an international sea police to fight pirates in the first century B C.
In Cork, Ireland, the Free State government is constructing numerous houses to provide housing for war veterans. The effort aims to address veteran housing needs and boost postwar welfare programs.
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