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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
May 19, 1921
Page
2
A Boston Transcript quip tells of a southern man who sought credit for cotton but found his profits eaten by freight storage charges commissions and taxes after sending the cotton to Memphis. The tale illustrates how “the ducks” left little for the trader.
The column argues that expanding development of Canada’s natural resources and population is the only durable solution to annual railway deficits. It urges welcoming immigrants of the right type to settle lands from coast to coast, boosting agriculture, manufacturing, and demand for rail transport.
A motion picture film length of fifteen miles has been completed in Italy. It depicts principal Bible incidents from Creation to the birth of Christ and requires about 24 hours for continuous exhibition.
Last year 110,693 ounces of gold were mined and exported from the Yukon Territory. Production costs have risen sharply and when costs drop, large quantities of gold-bearing gravel will be washed for extraction.
A Canada wide commendation features Mrs. David A. Anderson of New Glasgow who says Baby's Own Tablets suit her children well. The mild laxative relieves constipation and indigestion, aids teething, and can be bought for 25 cents a box from The Dr. Williams Medicine Co. Brockville Ontario.
The Montreal Gazette editorial notes a proposed bill to end tipping gratuities and perquisites in Parliament will be applauded by many yet ignored in practice. It argues tips amount to extortion that raises costs, while few will actually abandon the custom. The piece labels the average man cowardly when faced with tradition.
An advertisement claims Milburns Heart and Nerve Pills counteract tobacco induced heart and nerve symptoms. It cites a testimonial from D McKillop of Coxheath Nova Scotia describing insomnia tremors and heart pains resolved after two boxes. Also notes price 50 cents per box and mail order from The T Milburn Co Toronto. It mentions coal in porcelain furnaces and introduces Mother Graves Worm Exterminator as a worm killer for healthy children.
A mountain wilderness east of Yellowhead Pass in the Rocky Mountains spans about 4400 square miles, exceeding Prince Edward Island in size. It includes unclimbed peaks, glaciers, canyons, lakes, and Mount Robson, and is described as the world’s largest big game sanctuary with vast untapped hydro potential.
W E Deckard of near Bassano Alta shows poultry profits with 258 White Leghorn hens on Jan 1 1920. Eggs sold 656.35, eggs used 283.90, chickens 105.79, table value 14.10, total 1060.14. Feed 73.99, farm grain 200. Net profit 786.15. The note ends with a line about the violet being the flower of Islam.
Godfrey Langlois, agent general of Quebec, told the Chambre de Commerce in Brussels that Canada did nothing toward Belgiums industrial reconstruction and thus lost a Belgian market. He noted 300 postwar agents from the US and UK, but none from Canada, and said New York firms profit from selling Canadian goods there. He urged steps to fix the situation including listing the Canadian dollar on the Brussels stock exchange.
Alberta government consulting engineer D. W. Hays has completed an examination for the United Irrigation District formed to irrigate about fifteen thousand acres near Cardston in Southern Alberta. He states the project is feasible and simple with no major difficulties, and construction could begin this summer using no large machinery.
Advertisement notes that soft corns are hard to eradicate and that Holloway's Corn Remover will draw them out painlessly.
The New York Tribune asserts there are 51,318,082 people in cities and 51,390,739 living outside cities in the United States, a contrast noted by the Montreal Herald.
Charles K. Robbins of Chebogue Point Nova Scotia extols Minard’s Liniment as essential for households and veterinary use. He cites relief for burns sprains frostbites chills and a claimed successful recovery of a lost cows udder section, praising the remedy as uniquely versatile among patent medicines.
Dr. L Howard of the U S Department of Agriculture reports on French flame thrower methods to destroy locusts in France. Troops formed living circles to sweep hoppers into heaps and then incinerated them, yielding roasts for poultry.
A description notes eyes prominence indicates a command of words and language learning ability. A Grecian nose signals passive endurance. An aquiline nose and a prominent cheek area mark strength. A large space between eyebrows and outer eye suggests strong love of enjoyment. A square high broad forehead denotes faithfulness.
The Union Station in Washington D C claims the largest room in the world with a passenger concourse 760 feet long able to hold fifty thousand men. A tap at standard pressure wastes about 150 gallons daily or 54 750 gallons yearly. Minard s Liniment Relieves Neuralgia.
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