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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
May 11, 1932
Page
2
A discussion on trimming duplications between Ottawa and provincial authorities. Proposes consolidating agriculture, health, and company incorporation at the federal level, shifting taxation and duties, and creating a joint conference to amend the B N A Act to curb friction and reduce governmental costs.
A survey notes corn appears in 18 of 43 articles about food in the average family's everyday ration, highlighting its prominence in common meals.
The trans-Canada Highway from Whitemouth Manitoba to the Ontario boundary now complete with a 45 mile stretch to Kenora to be formally opened on July 1 with ceremonies under Manitoba and Ontario government auspices. Douglas' Egyptian Liniment claims no rival and stops bleeding instantly while Egyptian cigarettes myths are debunked noting tobacco grown in Turkey rather than Egypt.
A British breakthrough introduces a flexible windolight like glass substitute that passes ultra violet rays and beats ordinary glass in transmitting light. Tests show hens lay more eggs and chicks grow faster under this material. its low cost, light weight, durability, and climate resilience promise healthier livestock and earlier garden maturity.
The article promotes Dr Williams Pink Pills as a spring tonic to revitalize blood and energy. It cites Mrs A Merritt of Welland as a testimonial of restored strength and happiness after taking the pills, sold by druggists in a new glass container for 59 cents per package.
The Dominion Bureau of Statistics reports total Canadian vehicle registrations fell to 1 206 836 in 1931 from 1 239 888 in 1930, a drop of 33 052 or 2.7 percent. Passenger cars declined from 1 047 494 to 1 024 385, while gas and registration taxes totaled 19 684 908, down 481 375 from 1930. Eastern provinces gained revenue, prairie provinces and British Columbia fell. gasoline tax reached 22 546 119. Canada averaged 8.6 persons per vehicle and ranked high among nations in registrations.
A Real Driving Power is there not rather a tendency as we grow older to lose our enthusiasm to sober down Yet how a joy in work carries a man on It drives him forward in the absorbing pursuit of an ideal through the rough and smooth places of the world forgetting all else but the object of his search in invention in labor in at and yes in holiness Fresh Supplies In Demand Wherever Dr Thomas Eclectric Oil has been introduced increased supplies have been ordered showing that wherever it goes this excellent Oil impresses its power on the people No matter in what latitude it may be found its potency is never impaired It is put up in most portable shape in bottles and can be carried without fear of breakage
Regina’s Col. A G Styles named commandant of Canada’s 1932 Bisley rifle team. Styles commands the 19th Infantry Brigade based in Regina. Adjutant for the NRA meet is Captain F Gardiner of the Vancouver Regiment. Eighteen shooters plus two officers to be announced in May. Team sails from Montreal June 11 and returns about August 1.
The February 3 1932 quake in Santiago Cuba was recorded by Ottawa Dominion Observatory seismographs. Seismograms indicate an epicenter distance of 2760 kilometres and an origin time 1 15 57 a.m. EST. Ottawa recorded a maximum ground displacement around one hundredth of an inch and Santiago damage was about 10 million dollars with nine deaths and about 300 casualties.
In the House of Commons it was said judges are too old at 65. The need on the bench is not youth but long experience of life and law. Calm wisdom comes with age, and many landmark British judgments were given by septuagenarian and octogenarian judges.
The article advises that many stomach troubles come from excess acidity and suggests avoiding foods that trigger indigestion. It promotes postmeal use of Bisurated Magnesia to neutralize acid, stop fermentation, and aid digestion, enabling people to enjoy meals again.
Riding Mountain National Park Manitoba adds a nine hole course already popular with residents and visitors and plans a second nine holes soon. The report mentions worm symptoms and promotes Miller's Worm Powders as quick relief. Austria bank depositors reportedly withdraw funds to hoard cash.
The Canadian National Railways report for 1931 shows operating revenue of 177,273,700, down from 221,770,445 in 1930, with net operating expenses at 169,688,000 versus 195,259,507. An operating surplus of about 7,585,700 is projected, and freight traffic revenue fell about 16 percent while efficiency rose with maintained tonnage, faster service, lower fuel use, and record on time performance.
A rural observer notes that a “hick town” houses many locals, explains anciently that Egypt counted years in three seasons the Inundation Sowing and Harvest and reports Uruguay forecasts bumper crops this season.
former French ambassador Jules Jusserand spoke in Paris urging Americans to swap their northern neighbors for Canada. He framed the idea as a plea for fraternal goodwill over sarcasm amid fortress building on France's northern frontiers.
The JR-52 Junkers aircraft known as the flying box car of the north country returned to Winnipeg from Norway House after completing winter freighting from Montreal last December. It will stay in Winnipeg through spring break-up and be fitted with pontoons before resuming its summer work. A new synthetic rubber is vulcanized by heat alone without sulfur.
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