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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
May 06, 1926
Page
6
The Blue Train slows for Armistice Day as it nears Etaples Cemetery where ten thousand British heroes rest. Rail officials plan daily slowdowns past the cemetery to honor the fallen. Nearby reports note shifts in language and royalty headlines and local school gender balance.
Mrs. Phebe Claus of Clyde Street credits Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription with keeping her strong through expectancy and helping her recover quickly after childbirth. She urges weak and ailing women to try the medicine, noting she used only this remedy during pregnancy and its tablets and liquids are sold by druggists.
The United States will take part in the world poultry congress in Ottawa in 1927. Prince Erik of Denmark forfeited $5 to a California traffic court for ignoring a stop sign. King Alfonso commuted nine death sentences on Good Friday. Fox farmers of Prince Edward Island sold foxes valued at over $2,000 last year. The Pasco Eiko air mail service connects nearly every Pacific Northwest city to New York in about 49 hours. Viscount and Lady Allenby returned to England after four months of lecturing and travel. The Empress of Canada docked at Victoria with 660 passengers and 5 640 bales of silk valued at $6 million. Professor William P. Alexander shows a five foot boa constrictor arriving from Guatemala in a banana bunch. Ulster forms the Ulster Tourist Development Association to promote tourism. A Canadian delegation to Britain and Ireland is advised to be sent by Parliament. Pedestrian and motorist traffic rules are included in a national model traffic code. Road access to the Red Lake mining district is opened by an agreement between officials and a mining syndicate.
Prison chaplain librarian noted prisoners favored a medical work. Inquiries showed the book’s use correlated with inmates arriving in infirmary with convincing symptoms of an occult malady.
A Detroit engineer evolves an aerial train of four linked dirigibles to reach 100 mph. The project aims for completion by June 1 with an estimated cost of 2.5 million dollars. It will carry 240 passengers, 24,000 pounds of luggage, and forty tons of express mail. Each unit will feature four wings.
A humorous take notes that belief in luck grows among those who face ongoing misfortune. It suggests luck is sought as an explanation for repeated setbacks and hints at the mindset behind such opinions.
A model shows navy-blue taffeta and crepe satin pieces with a figning skirt and raglan sleeve tie blouse. The pattern No 1062 for blouse sizes 16 18 20 and 34 36 38 bust, and No 1067 for skirt sizes 26 to 34 inches waist, require yardage figures and prices.
Instructions advertise pattern orders from Winnipeg Pattern No 7¢ruSizew. at 175 McDermot Ave. Send 20c coin or stamps, wrap coin carefully, and include recipient name town province.
Britain is constructing massive seaplanes for the authorities. The largest craft will weigh over 15 tons when loaded and use two 1,000 horsepower engines. A second superflying boat will have three engines producing 2,100 horsepower and carry thirty passengers in a luxurious saloon.
A class of twenty California teachers has been trained to deliver radio lessons to schoolchildren in classrooms. The article notes amendments to the copyright bill affecting radio broadcasting, and U S and international allocations of call letters, with examples including 4AR Melbourne and a London amateur building a powerful station for Arthur Gook in Iceland. It also explains how call letters are assigned by international agreement and who controls three and four letter codes in the U S and abroad.
An advertisement proclaims Dr. J. D. Kellogg's Asthma Remedy drives asthma out by reaching the breathing passages. It promises rapid results with repeated treatments and urges readers to have it ready for use.
Turkish women protest plans to replace the fez with a European hat, clinging to the tight scarf that covers the upper forehead. Reports say men are being hanged for resisting Western headwear, while women organize meetings and vote to keep their traditional style as more becoming and affordable.
A家庭 mother is urged to protect children from worm damage with Miller’s Worm Powders. The ad argues worms cause illness and stunted growth and that simple treatment offers mercy and relief for afflicted kids.
A historical crossword puzzle shows a long list of clues across and down. Entries include terms like inn herb herb and other common crossword words such as prepositions verbs and body parts.
A major Chinese owned cotton mill in Wuchang faced a workers strike after management banned sitting during meals to reduce time waste. The dispute centers on enforcement and payment terms as workers protest the stance and question the policy’s practicality.
Izzy and Dizzy swap a joke about medical terms. Izzy asks the difference and Dizzy jokes that ammonia comes in bottles while pneumonia comes in chests, a playful pun about containers and illness.
Mrs. F H Miller of Vancouver writes that her husband suffered severe heart palpitations and smothering spells for years. After taking Milburns H and N Pills he is alive at 84 and climbs stairs without pain, as advised by two doctors. Pills are put up by The T Milburn Co Limited Toronto Ont.
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