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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
May 12, 1927
Page
3
Scientists at a Pittsburgh conference predict a coal based revolution producing liquid fuels and oil substitutes. Pulverized coal will flow like water and power engines, cutting transport costs and eliminating waste. France already uses coal derived alcohol, signaling a global shift beyond direct combustion.
A revolutionary ferryboat at Royal Albert docks uses a powerful pump and four under hull pipes to steer by directing water jets. The craft can move forward or backward, rotate on its axis, sidestep, and hover with no traditional propulsion. The pilot selects which pipes expel water to maneuver in any direction.
A New York hotel hosts a Christmas tree assembled by a Klondike millionaire. Every branch bears gold nuggets and a trunk pile of $20 gold pieces. The tree value ranges from 60000 to 865000. The young man had left a poor brakesman job on the Southern Pacific railway before his Klondike trip.
The dress features dolman sleeves gathered into cuffs and inverted side plaits for fullness. Collar can be worn high or low with buttons on neck and cuffs. No 1451 suits ladies and misses in multiple bust sizes. yardage given for size 36. The text promotes home dressmaking and a Fashion Book priced at 10 cents.
University of Minnesota psychologist Prof. W. T. Heron conducts an experiment to test learning during sleep using a self setup: a phonograph fed through headphones activates as he releases an automatic switch when he falls asleep, stopping the machine upon waking. He hopes sound-in-sleep training may enable some learning.
The piece argues a nation’s push to colonize often comes as agriculture improves. It warns Canada should act sooner rather than later, noting some people waste energy chasing distant aims while opportunities rise.
Winnipeg item lists instructions to order sewing patterns from Union at 175 McDermot Ave. The notice mentions an address for pattern orders and a pattern number with size details. It reads as a small classified shipping or mailing instruction from the local newspaper.
A global hydrographic service tracks dangers to shipping including icebergs debris derelicts and fogs. It coordinates with international bodies and relays warnings to vessels while navy and coast guard units hunt and remove drifting hazards.
The Lethbridge Alberta Experiment Station reports dry land gardens thrive with strong windbreaks that trap snow and shield soil. Summer mulching with manure deepens weed control and extends outward, while cottonwoods willows and caraganas form effective lines. Caragana allows closer planting but grows slower.
The last steamer to clear Montreal before navigation closed carried 70 000 pounds of graded wool from the Canadian Co-operative Wool Growers to Liverpool. It was the largest wool shipment from Canada to England in 1926.
A winter tract urges feeding birds during snow and ice to protect crops and ecosystems. It argues birds eat insects that devastate agriculture, citing Roosevelt and stressing practical aid like crumbs suet and minimal effort, framing it as duty and common sense.
The Manitoba department of agriculture notes the Royal Canadian Air Force will plant wild rice across broad marshes intended for muskrats and waterfowl. The piece recalls historic conflicts over rice and hints at a possible future pilgrimage to harvests, while contrasting character with reputation.
Continent wide attention focused on Canadian Pacific Langara golf course in South Vancouver as Walter Hagen attempted to break par on a standout layout. Spectators included Babe Ruth Suzanne Lenglen and Vincent Richards. photo captured on Hotel Vancouver roof garden shows Richards Ruth Lenglen Hagen from left to right.
Canadian cattle attract strong British buyer interest due to good health, conformation, and flesh. Buyers seek sound livers and rapid weight gain, with post‑mortems rarely showing disease. Some traders caution over undesirable lots, urging careful selection for stall and store handling.
A raider chief known as Hetman Orlow, now revealed as Jenana Lenina, a young widow, inspires peasants by claim of a Marian apparition. She has raided a military transport train and amasses followers while striking at Siberian railway points and Red Army outposts.
The use of colored lights, especially long infrared, may reveal Mars atmospheric conditions and potential life indicators. Prof. F E Ross of the University of Chicago and Yerkes Observatory notes color photography provides clearer images than ordinary light. A stray clause about Tibetan custom ends the passage.
The Dominion department of agriculture in Ottawa introduces circulars promoting greater egg use. Each seven by two and a half inch insert presents attractive paragraphs on egg uses, dietetic value, and the case for buying only graded eggs. Approximately two dozen varied samples go to merchants and retailers, with a department catalogue planned.
John Leeming of the Lancashire Aero Club landed a plane on a mountain summit near Windermere in the English Lake District. He touched down on a small 200 by 29 foot area on Mount Helvellyn at 2118 feet elevation to prove aircraft can land in tight spaces.
A concise aphorism notes that the more one makes resolutions the poorer the results become. It suggests increasing repetition lowers outcome quality due to diminishing self correction and fatigue. The remark reflects skepticism about habitual decision making.
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