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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
May 22, 1935
Page
2
Thousands of graduates face hard job markets after war, with many entering professions like law medicine and teaching. The piece urges youth to choose service over self and to uphold ethical aims, inspired by historic figures who served others.
A Danish built sailing ship from 1799 remains on global trade routes and may be the world’s oldest active vessel. In Mexico, theft was uncommon before Europeans, and a pair of crossed sticks by an open door was seen as enough protection.
Soybean seeding varies with method and variety. Raw planting needs 30 to 45 pounds per acre while drilled seeding requires 90 to 120 pounds per acre. Seed spacing ranges from 1 to 2 inches in raw planting and 2 to 3 inches when drilled. Middle May sowing at Ottawa’s Central Experimental Farm proved very satisfactory.
The Royal Air Force plans an August ascent by specially selected officers to surpass the 47 572 foot world record set by Donati. A unique machine is under construction and training will mimic Schneider Trophy pilot preparation. A Decompression Chamber test at Farnborough will simulate stratosphere conditions.
A reader testimonial asserts Kruschen Salts cured a four year history of lumbago after a hospital stay and ongoing use. The letter credits the remedy with cleansing the blood and improving elimination to prevent relapse.
Potsdam Observatory reports a vast group of sun spots on the sun’s lower left edge. German researchers estimate the feature spans 60 000 to 70 000 kilometers and describe it as a cyclone of immense power moving in the upper gas layer. It is said to emit waves of electrical tension into space.
Dr W J Mayo of Rochester Minnesota spoke in San Diego California asserting the cancer scourge will soon be conquered. He noted less than ten percent of Americans are susceptible and only a small fraction of these contract it. He compared progress to how typhoid fever was defeated.
A child compares roles of a mounted versus foot policeman in a humorous exchange. The mother asks which is better and the boy asserts the mounted officer can escape trouble more quickly. The line captures a domestic vignette with a touch of rural or small-town life.
Wood alcohol or methyl alcohol is produced by distilling hardwood during charcoal production and by a new catalyst method using zinc oxide to speed the reaction. It is poisonous and linked to blindness and death if consumed, but denatured ethyl alcohol uses methyl alcohol to discourage misuse. It has long industrial roles as a solvent in polishes lacquers varnishes and as a raw material for formalin. By products include methyl acetate methyl acetone ketones and allyl alcohol used in various applications from paint removers to medicinal ointments.
A German crafts silk thread wrapped around steel tubes to build a cannon. The silk’s tenacity enables the tube to reach the needed size, offering an alternative method to create a steel cannon component.
A mass petition drive organized by the Midwest Conservation Alliance aims to secure a one year closed season on waterfowl. Lead figures include W. G. Ross Kermit Roosevelt and Jack Miner as they circulate forms to clubs and individuals for signatures to present to President Roosevelt.
The 1935 McKim’s Directory of Canadian Publications notes a rise of 62 new publications versus 20 the prior year, with fewer failures. Now in its twenty eighth edition, the guide catalogues newspapers magazines and trade papers across provinces and cities, and lists market area particulars. Inquiries go to McKim Advertising Agency offices in six cities and London.
A tire featuring an unusually heavy tread is touted as the manufacturer’s answer to winter driving challenges on snow and ice.
Ernesto Mascelli, an ex soldier who lost his sight in World War I, has taken up sculpture in Rome. He began modeling only four years ago and relies on memory to recall shapes, often working in darkness after others retire. Despite severe handicap, he has overcome technical hurdles without formal instruction and earns admiration in Italian art circles.
Fragments from Lachish in Palestine dating to the sixth century B C reveal the name Jahve written as Jehovah. The finds highlight biblical era inscriptions tied to the site.
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