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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
May 07, 1930
Page
6
An advertisement touts Catarrhozone as the remedy for coughs, catarrh, and sore chests. It claims the rich balsamic vapor reaches the lungs and bronchial tubes, loosening phlegm and easing breathing. Sizes and prices are listed, urging buyers to insist on the genuine product.
Canada’s civil aviation figures doubled in 1929 per National Defence data. The SS Boothic will attempt Melville Island on its Arctic cruise. W H Tomkins, 68, Winnipeg railroader and Rizi veteran, dies. Montagu Norman re elected Bank of England governor for 11th year. J R Nesbitt of Shoal Lake receives Manitoba Agricultural College honorary diploma. Toronto council urges banning a flashy debt-collection car. Ralph Hull and Ralph D James of Vancouver win $1000 math scholarships from University of Chicago. No provincial plan to place British trainees on Ontario farms this year. future trainees to use church, federal, or railway schemes.
The wood of Canadian spruces is tasteless and odourless, making it valuable for food containers. It is in great demand for musical instruments, especially organ pipes, piano sounding boards, and violin backs.
Mayo Foundation experts report rheumatic individuals may sense approaching rain, noting observed changes in body sensation and potential pain patterns as weather shifts. The finding suggests a weather related symptom trend warranting further study.
Dr Florence Barrie Lambert becomes head of the Central Public Health Committee overseeing infirmaries hospitals and institutions formerly run by the Metropolitan Asylums Board and public ambulance services. The role lifts a woman into a vast duty for the city of millions as of April 1.
An archaeologist says many caves in England remain unvisited with strong prospects for finds. This summer Derbyshire saw about a dozen caves explored for the first time revealing human jaws bones cave bears and antlers of a giant elk ten to thirteen feet high no longer found in the county.
The description promotes Pattern No 3376 a pale blue and white dimity dress with organdie collar and blue grosgrain tie for young girls. It notes fabric options gingham linen printed lawn Peter Pan prints organdie crepe de chine pique and batiste and suggests pink taffeta for parties with bias binding and picot edged hems. Pattern price is 25 cents with size selection and the Pattern Department address.
Instructions outline ordering patterns from the Winnipeg Newspaper Union located at 175 McDermot Ave Winnipeg. The notice mentions sizing details and suggests contacting for current rates and delivery options.
The General Electric engineers in Schenectady read the San Francisco Call-Bulletin front page three hours after printing. They reproduced it full size via a new carbon receiver linked to short wave gear fed by signals 2000 miles away. They foresee facsimile radio may take on large mail and daily newspapers at home.
Professor Alfred A. Michelson of the University of Chicago hosted a luncheon to honor radio tube inventor Dr. Lee DeForest at the Quadrangle club. Michelson failed to attend, leaving Dean Henry Gale to substitute and continue the event as guests waited.
Mrs Joseph Price of Red Pine New Brunswick reports years of heart and nerve trouble with numb hands and feet. After trying the advertised remedy, she has had no recurrence. Price is 50 cents per box from druggists or mailed from The T Milburn Co Limited Toronto Ont.
Western Canada Airways formally begins passenger air service across the prairies with an official Winnipeg to western city rate scale. The fare for passengers is about the railway fare plus one half, according to J A McDougall secretary of the company. Officials believe the public will rapidly adopt the new air travel option.
Saskatchewan Manitoba and Alberta will combine their exhibits for the World's Poultry Congress to be held in London England next July. The joint display will occupy a frontage of 36 feet and will be the largest of the provincial exhibits.
Tests at the Forest Products Laboratories under the Department of the Interior reveal that a wire wrapped around the center of a butter box doubles its strength. The finding could impact packaging standards and storage practices in dairy handling.
A compact note on middle age offering a dozen ways to regain energy and zest if time allowed. It treats vitality as a practical goal and suggests simple, attainable steps for renewed liveliness.
An old advertisement urges readers to treat headache by addressing underlying causes rather than quick remedies. It promotes Carter's Little Liver Pills as a safe, gentle solution, claiming they soothe stomach acid, liver function, and bowel waste to prevent headaches.
A Betty Barclay recipe uses two pounds lean veal cubed and browned in butter. Simmer with carrots onions pepper bay leaf and cloves, then add water to keep about one pint. Stir in hot sweet cream thickened for gravy, mushrooms peas, paprika, and serve over chow mein noodles.
Serves 4. Assemble pineapple on lettuce as a bed. Place orange sections in a dome atop pineapple. Create a cherry rosette from six to eight cherry sections joined at the tip. Add two diamond pepper pieces on each side of the salad near the cherry. Serve with French dressing.
Within less than three weeks death claimed two of Ontario's oldest men. James Wilson a 109 year old Black man died at his home in Welland. Two weeks later James Hendley of Peterboro County died in his 109th year at St. Joseph's hospital Peterboro.
The article notes that modern art reshapes liner interiors beyond engine rooms with pre war styles fading. Ships like the Ile de France set trends, while the Empress of Britain, to launch on the Clyde in May, will feature works by renowned artists in saloons and public rooms.
Dr. Ludlow J. Weaks of the Geological Survey will trek from Mile 327 to Mistake Bay on Hudson Bay to prepare a geological map. He is aided by J. F. Kidd of Vancouver with three Eskimos, sailing from Ottawa to The Pas and returning by autumn aboard the Lady Logan.
Carloads of horses under the Saskatchewan Co operative Live Stock Producers Limited will be assembled at Moose Jaw yards for pre sale conditioning. Horses will be fed for several weeks to improve condition, giving buyers a chance to inspect and select teams.
Readers are told to consider gasoline saving devices and a good pair of comfortable shoes as practical advice. An old temple bell, restored and sent to Japan by a Swiss museum, serves as a loyalty token to the League.
Bishop W A Geddes and Mrs Geddes flew from Aklavik to Edmonton in 17 hours of flying time in a Commer Airways plane piloted by Capt W R May. The voyage covered 2000 miles, crossing Fort McPherson Arctic Red River Fort Good Hope Fort Norman Fort Simpson Hay River Fort Resolution Fort Chipewyan Fort McMurray to reach Edmonton.
United States income tax collections for the year ending March 31 1929 totaled 38,422,323.25 dollars from 137,101 filers, the largest federal intake to date. The 1926 figures show 215,277 taxpayers contributing 55,571,961.57 dollars.
Scot argues with an ironmonger over price and a trap that would reliably kill a moose before it reaches cheese. The exchange highlights practical concerns and humor in rural bargaining.
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