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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
May 06, 1926
Page
2
A discussion of Canada’s approach to United States publications, arguing against a full ban and proposing a tax on U S advertising in magazines. The piece notes how U S papers flood Canada, the cost to Canada’s post office, and the potential impact on circulation and national revenues.
A Honolulu court case involves Robert Soares born in Hawaii unable to speak English or Portuguese and identified as a Quent speaker of Japanese, living with a Japanese couple since infancy. The report also notes Dr Thomas Eclectric Oil claims and a line about literacy and career ladders.
W F Denning, noted as a lifelong English amateur astronomer, and Professor H H Turner discuss new observations of the upper air from meteors. They say the temperature, which falls at low altitudes, stops dropping about eight miles up and rises again toward fifty miles, indicating a tropical climate in a upper atmospheric region with potential scientific consequences.
A Ontario mother attests sixteen years of using Baby's Own Tablets for her children. The medicine, claimed safe for newborns, is free from opiates and acts as a mild laxative. It purportedly relieves constipation, supports digestion, and helps with colds and fevers. Available from druggists or mailed from The Dr Williams Medicine Co., Brockville for 25 cents.
The Canadian Pacific Railway inaugurates a through tourist sleeping car service from Winnipeg to Saint John N B for western passengers en route to the Old Country. Cars leave Winnipeg on The Imperial at 10 00 am every Tuesday until April 20 providing through service to the ship's side at Saint John. This service eliminates train changes at Montreal and should prove popular. The Poor Man's Friend Dr Thomas Electric Oil is advertised as portable and affordable for common uses.
An old advertisement touts Tanlac as a natural tonic from herbs and roots. It claims dramatic weight gain from 59 to 101 pounds and lists symptoms like headaches nervousness and dizziness that Tanlac supposedly cures. It also promotes Tanlac Vege-Pills for constipation and urges readers to buy at their druggist.
A Rugby radio message relayed from Maine to New York and then Chicago marked the first telephone link between Europe and Chicago. Arthur A. Oswald, who built Rugby station for Britain, described the successful broadcast to his father-in-law in Chicago, after a twenty minute conversation.
A remedy claims rapid relief for rheumatism and lumbago, bringing ease and comfort to sufferers. The product is marketed as a swift, soothing aid.
A Georgetown reader F. E. Normand says Nerviline relieved crippling joint pain and rheumatism quickly. He urges others needing a reliable penetrating pain remedy to buy a 35 cent bottle today to restore health promptly.
Miss MacPhail moved a resolution to amend penitentiary administration to require productive work for inmates and to divert a share of proceeds to dependents or hold it in trust if none exist. Minister Lapointe supported and the measure passed amid applause with goals to supply goods for the Federal Government.
A 15 cent Diamond Dyes package offers simple directions for tinting delicate shades or dyeing permanent colors on lingerie silks ribbons skirts waists dresses coats stockings sweaters draperies coverings hangings and more. Tell your druggist the material is wool or silk or linen cotton or mixed goods.
A unique group in Atchison Zoo Kansas includes Dixie a buck deer six chickens and a large yellow alley cat living together. At night the deer sleeps sheltered while the cat and chickens huddle nearby for warmth. During feeding the deer noses through the trough and the chickens pick grain from its face. Dixie regularly bathes the cat with its tongue.
London’s oldest industry is the bell trade with Whitechapel foundry casting bells for six centuries and Croydon’s firm close in age. The piece notes Holloway’s Corn Remover as a dependable remedy for corns and warts with high reputation and success.
A campaigner faced continuous heckling with shouts of Liar from a man in the audience. After many interruptions the speaker demanded the interrupter reveal his name, adding the crowd would like to meet him. The note concludes with a separate fact: there are 9,577 electric signs in New York City.
Lloyds underwriters faced heavy auto claim risk from New York taxi accidents as traffic surged after the war. The Yellow Taxicab Corporation sued nineteen British underwriters in British courts before a compromise in London, with a settlement sum reported around $265,000.
Emma Oliver, 101, the oldest resident of the City of London, recalls witnessing Queen Victoria's wedding in 1849 and the Duke of Wellington's funeral. She also saw the 1864 hanging of five pirates at Old Bailey.
An old newspaper advert explains hemorrhoids arise from constipation and advocates Nujel as a scientific internal lubricant. It claims Nujol softens waste for easy elimination and urges readers to ask their pharmacist for Nujel, noting the red Nujel branding on bottle and package.
A report notes that handlers use safety first methods to shoe a horse, with the mild mare securely restrained in a straight jacket for the procedure.
In a tense scene a reporter defies danger to stay within the firelines. Firefighters urge caution while radio chatter and bystander accounts describe the blaze and evacuation orders. Tomorrow's edition promises full coverage and quotes from officials.
In a noted saying a man is sometimes compelled to tolerate those he does not love, with a tongue in cheek reference to pawnbrokers. Minard's Linkent is cited for dandruff remedies.
Northern Ireland shows higher vehicle ownership with one car per forty people while Southern Ireland has about one car per eighty people, reflecting railway service differences and regional transport patterns.
This brief excerpt contrasts how toasting bread alters starch into dextrose with the idea that an optimist gains pleasure from imagining troubles that never trouble them. It presents a light, aphoristic pairing of food science and mindset.
A proofreading note says first impressions often mislead readers. The editor urges careful revision to ensure accuracy and clarity in published text.
The Toronto Star reports that Canada should push foreign advertising to attract capital and settlers. The Christian Science Monitor special Canadian supplement aims to promote investment opportunities, homesteads, and new communities abroad. Planned print run totals 250,000 copies for distribution in the United States Europe Australia and Canada.
Mr. A Simmons of Miscouche reports Dodd's Kidney Pills greatly relieve backache and headaches blamed on weak kidneys. He says the pills brought relief after the first box and that he continues using them, praising their health benefits and noting the kidneys' role in filtering impurities from blood.
Two tons of high explosives 285 live bombs and grenades 5,000 spare bomb parts 5,000 pounds rifle ammunition and 10,000 detonators discovered in a stable on North King Street Dublin alongside bombing machinery.
A traditional saying notes that a wife shares sorrow and doubles happiness while tripling expenses, reflecting on the burdens and blessings of marriage. The remark appears as a social proverb cited in a column on domestic life.
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