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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
May 25, 1932
Page
2
The piece argues budgets must balance not only money but life itself. It contrasts financial balance with balancing body and spirit, warning that neglect of health or mind leads to personal failure. It calls for all-round development and integration of physical, mental, and spiritual growth for true happiness and usefulness.
The article compares motor car taxes with average payments by country. Germany posts $150 on average, Britain $120, and America as low as $32 including petrol tax, highlighting broad differences in levy amounts.
A London run of The Miracle draws crowds with advance bookings. A Scot orders twelve orchestra stalls and pays ten pounds, shocking a Jew who confesses he has already seen it. Norway bans smoking in cars while driving illustrating new provincial rules. China clings to silver standard due to scarce gold.
Alberta psychiatrist Dr. N Barager urged combine training for graduate nurses to cover general hospital duties and mental care. He noted 61 percent of mental hospital patients were discharged last year and predicted broader use of psychological treatment for offenders.
Major Gordon C. Home of the Empire Development Association in London says plenty of British capital seeks ordinary returns through industrial investments in the empire. He notes worthwhile dominion projects are not well known at home and the association aims to gather and present investment opportunities to potential capital holders.
James D. Fraser, chief grain inspector, told the House of Commons Committee on Agriculture that Garnet wheat could reach seven percent in No. 1 Northern without affecting grade. He noted Garnet has usually been kept separated from other varieties and offered no opinion on separate grading. He said he had never received complaints about Garnet in No. 1 Northern during his experience.
Sir Edward Wallington, long a trusted member of the Queen's household, retires after serving as private secretary and treasurer since George's accession. Born in 1854, he earned the nickname Better Not for foiling unwanted visitors and was once private secretary to colonial governors. The passage also notes Dr Thomas Eclectric Oil as a proven remedy for coughs, colds, cuts, contusions, sprains, burns, and body pains.
Forty years after Sir Wilfred Grenfell arrived in Labrador the coast has five hospitals seven nursing stations two schools cooperative stores orphanages trading centres and children's homes thanks to his work.
A Huntingdon man reportedly holds ten licenses for shooting game selling game employing men keeping a dog carrying a gun slaughtering horses driving a car owning a wireless set running a car on the road and piloting a plane.
Old medical notice urges readers that bloating after meals signals excess hydrochloric acid and potential ulcers. It recommends Bisurated Magnesia, taken after eating, to drive out gas and neutralize acid, claiming it is harmless, inexpensive, and widely used.
The flax crop draws farmer attention across the Dominion with two main uses fibre and seed. Most Canadian production centers on flax seed, averaging over 3,000,000 bushels annually, about two and a half million bushels used to make linseed oil. Breeding focuses on seed quality and oil content.
Archaeologists uncover a fourth century church near Tiberias, Palestine, where a stone said to be the historic boulder Jesus stood on during the miracle of loaves and fishes is believed to have lain beneath the altar. A mosaic panel behind the stone shows a basket, loaves, and two fishes in vivid colors.
A new flashing light system uses a row of lamps with no moving parts to cut signaling costs. Demonstrated publicly by William Gleasing of General Electric Research Laboratories before the New York Electrical Society Science Forum. Also noted are oddly assorted lines about worm powders and light topics, but the core item focuses on the economical signaling innovation.
Alberta premier John Brownlee told the Winnipeg Board of Trade that federal and provincial income tax duplication must end. He urged constitutional revision, urged cooperation with governments and farmers, and cited agriculture debt relief and new markets as priorities while warning against excessive public economy.
Reports from Jack Pine lands and Big River describe widespread deer deaths in northern Saskatchewan. Starvation or a sleeping sickness-like disease is suspected as the cause. A provincial game warden found twelve carcasses south of Beaver River and sent lungs and liver to the University of Saskatchewan for pathology. Further investigation awaits better travel conditions.
An advertisement asserts Douglas' Egyptian Liniment provides speedy relief for muscular rheumatism lame back inflammation burns and felons with unmatched effectiveness.
Churchill development plans a freight shed on the western Canada Churchill route with tenders soon. About 250 workers will be used by the Department of Railways and Canals, down from 750 last year. One dredge will handle dredging this summer, finishing the programme for twenty years. Conveyor extension near completion by midsummer and dock work is close to finished. Livestock facilities and coal unloading gear are being sought for summer at Churchill. Worms cause fretfulness and rob infants of sleep as Mother Graves Worm Exterminator is advertised.
A testimonial from Mr. W. H. credits Carter's Little Liver Pills with curing severe constipation and headaches. The ad promotes the vegetable tonic as a gentle digestive aid for liver and bowels and lists prices of 2c and 75c in red packaging with an Ack for Carter's by NAME.
In London, England, 12 506 voluntary workers aid the London County Council in managing schools hospitals and mental homes. They are appointed each March and serve unpaid. Copper near the surface is said to hinder vegetation growth prompting use of aircraft in Africa to locate mineral deposits. Bolivia seeks to stimulate gold mining interest.
National Academy of Science heard a report from Dr. Wilder Bancroft and colleagues at Cornell on a possible cure for drug addiction. The team showed morphine thickens cell proteins, sustaining craving after use, and that sodium rhodanate can thin those proteins to end the habit.
The twenty first of September marks the centenary of Sir Walter Scott’s death. Preparations are underway across English speaking nations and Europe to observe the anniversary and honor the author of the Waverley Novels for their enduring romance and historical significance.
A humorous exchange between two guests centers on the hotel name Palms. The first guest questions why the hotel is named Palms while claiming no palm appears nearby. The second guest hints at a staff surprise prepared for departing guests.
Readers learn Appleford Wonder Paper dusts and polishes furniture in one step. The sheeted paper, made from clean rags and soft pulp, absorbs dirt, saves time, and can be discarded after use. Sold in packs of twenty five for a quarter, with factory mail order available.
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