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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
May 09, 1929
Page
6
A guide urges painting cement, stucco, plaster, or brick with a cement-friendly paint to prevent moisture damage. It notes cement absorbs water and rain penetration can harm surfaces, advising proper coating for durability. It warns against storing inflammable liquids near heat sources due to explosion risk and stresses common sense in handling paints and varnishes.
The Moose Jaw Board of Trade reports a three day drive for members exceeded the target of 1000, reaching 1200 paid up members. The effort aimed to boost local business representation and economic activity.
A playful exchange in a library has a woman asking a man if he has been reading Longfellow. He replies he has read for about ten minutes, underscoring a humorous stereotype about brief reading sessions. The moment captures light newsroom humor.
Pupils should actively participate in cleaning and painting yards at home and school. Fathers may reward neatest backyard. girls tidy flower beds and woodwork. Remove weeds, mow lawns, prune shrubs, trim hedges, and dispose of rubbish. Fill water depressions to prevent mosquitoes.
A recipe blends St Charles Milk with water and salt to make a custard like base. Gelatine softens in milk, then egg yolks and sugar are cooked until slightly thick, folded into stiffly beaten egg whites, with vanilla. Set in moulds and serve with light cream or preserved fruit.
Louses at Moose Jaw and Swift Current report hectic orders for spring farm machinery. International Harvester plans about twenty carloads to Swift Current this spring, Massey Harris also seeing strong demand. Austria produced nearly 15,000,000 pairs of shoes in the past year.
Excess stomach acid causes pain and sourness after meals. Philips Milk of Magnesia neutralizes acid instantly, is harmless and tasteless, and has been a physician trusted remedy for years. Get the genuine product prescribed by doctors.
On the day of the first Royal levee at St James's Palace the Prince of Wales halted the elaborate ceremony because of bitter weather. He left his York House quarters and chose to forego the parade rather than subject troops to discomfort. The decision drew quiet approval from some observers in the gray isles.
A plain painted wall in a light color or simple wallpaper gives a fresh look at low cost. Bright cretonne adds gaiety to windows while inexpensive cottage furniture and painted chairs brighten the room. Slip covers, reupholstery, lamp shades, and quilted textiles update decor affordably. Rugs and linoleums provide charming floor coverings without high expense.
International Airways plans summer start for Seattle to British Columbia and Alaska using eighteen passenger seaplanes. Stops include Vancouver Prince Rupert Ketchikan and Juneau with a possible extension from Juneau to Sitka. P T McCarty president announced after a survey round trip Seattle to Juneau by sea plane with four others.
Amhurst Villiers, a young British engineer, claims to have completed a motor car design to be taken to Dayton in 1931 with a guaranteed speed of 300 mph and a theoretical max of 400 mph. wireless steering is promised, though details are secret. Engines would be 3,000 horsepower and the car would have eight wheels, funded by prominent British financiers.
A man recommends a friend for a position. The manager asks about his fondness for work. The friend boasts that the man is incredibly diligent, claiming one task could last him a week.
A courtroom scene notes the foreman declaring not guilty after an Irish fury case verdict. The exchange includes the boastful remark "My Lord" and the line We find the man who stole the mare Not Guilty.
In a short home front item a caregiver reports the person at ease with daily routines. The snippet conveys steadiness and unobtrusive domestic calm without further detail or context.
The article advises applying shellac thinly only to knots and affected areas, avoiding overreach beyond two or so inches, and using white shellac on light colored wood. It stresses priming must wait until surfaces are dry, keeping hands clean, using linseed oil on skin, avoiding cheap primers, and preferring a hand-mixed dry pigment with oil. It compares annual floor point applications to infrequent heavy coats, noting easier maintenance and longer look when done yearly.
A call for collective action to clean and improve the town. Citizens of all ages are urged to remove rubbish, banish pests, trim hedges, repair and paint buildings, and maintain neat streets and alleys. Emphasis on health safety thrift pride and shared responsibility. No one is spared from helping.
Sir Robert Hafield reports at the Civil Engineers meeting that 29,000,000 tons of steel were lost by rust in 1920. At 7d per ton this totals 580 million pounds, with 120 million more spent on related operations. Most losses—about 450 million pounds—are attributed to Britain, near half of wartime indebtedness to the United States.
Pictures serve an admirable purpose in decoration of the small home. Wall placement saves floor space and draws the eye upward to create a sense of space, while deep perspectives and color choices enhance the room’s apparent size and distance. Mirrors likewise aid the spacious feel through color and arrangement.
A humorous home remedy urges organizing children into an army of dandelion diggers to remove weeds. Parents can pay ten to twenty five cents per hundred weeds and appeal to kids pride with a small cash prize. Also includes light jokes about cranberry ordering grocer cat and a biologist claiming ape is not man’s ancestor.
Has Only Three Streets St Davids in Pembrokeshire claims to be the smallest city in England perhaps in the world. It is a village of three streets containing barely a hundred houses but it is technically a city. St Davids is 16 miles from a railway but popular as a holiday resort owing to its cathedral and rugged cliff scenery.
The Italian Government launches a movement urging residents of overcrowded cities to relocate to rural areas. The program aims to alleviate urban congestion and promote regional development.
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