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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
May 31, 1923
Page
2
Dr. Wilfred Grenfell is praised as a practical pacifist and goodwill messenger who dedicated thirty years to aiding people in Labrador and Newfoundland. The piece lauds his selfless work, courage, and cheerful perseverance in harsh northern conditions.
The piece argues against pessimism among Western Canadians and Western MPs after hard years. It highlights Saskatchewan’s dominance in grain, a hundred million dollars in farmer profits, tax arrears paid, lower farm implement costs, immigration, active rail expansion, and improving health and education. It urges confidence and constructive effort.
The government requires every person entering New Brunswick forests to register with provincial authorities to prevent a repeat of last year's extensive forest fire damage caused by carelessness of visitors.
T. M. Molloy announces that Saskatchewan sodium sulphate plants completed in 1922 shipped 564 tons valued at 8460 dollars. The plants have a combined 100 ton daily capacity and expect to operate at capacity through 1923.
Ottawa reports under the Empire Settlement Act arrangements to bring 13 600 men women and children from Britain to Canada through the Nominated Passage plan. About 5 000 children 4 000 domestics and 4 000 others are to settle largely on the land with Canada and Great Britain each contributing 600 000 dollars for the program.
Dr. Hamilton's Pills claim to ease constipation and biliousness with a mild, nightly dose. The ad touts a refreshed, awakened feel next morning and offers the product for 25 cents at all dealers, ending with a tongue twister joke from the Chicago Tribune.
Mrs. Georges Lefebvre of St Zenon Quebec touts Baby's Own Tablets as unmatched for infants. The mild laxative softens the stomach and regulates bowels to banish indigestion colic and colds and the product is sold by dealers or mail order at 25 cents a box by The Dr Williams Medicine Co Brockville Ontario.
Work has started on the Ballantyne Pier elevator in Vancouver with an estimated cost of 2 060 000 dollars. It will provide storage for 1 500 000 bushels as part of a larger expansion of grain capacity across Western Canada.
Nine carloads of Saskatchewan eggs recently shipped to England by exporters were quickly sold on London markets. Buyers praised quality and appearance and Saskatchewan shippers plan to expand the trade with England into a permanent market for the province.
A London surgeon promotes Cantassium treatment for cancer, claiming deficiency of potassium salts as the cause. A free book outlines 20 chapters on prevention, diet, medical endorsements, and case reports, with address to request from Charles Walter in Toronto Ontario Canada.
Medical scientists Dr. W. Crile of Cleveland and Dr. Dennis W. Crile of Chicago describe adrenalin as a life saving agent in shock cases. It may revive the heart within six to eight minutes of stoppage if brain cells remain viable, while after that window death is likely. The drug has wartime and hospital use in its history. Corns cripple the feet and Holloway’s Corn Remover offers relief.
Des Moines and Omaha agents report Iowa and Nebraska farmers with money and gear planning to move north to the Canadian prairies this spring. They expect to rent or homestead initially then buy land, with strong interest in British Columbia ranching and fruit farms. The move follows good crop years and higher equity, targeting Alberta Manitoba Saskatchewan and Manitoba. Settlement prospects include the Prince George district and Okanagan Valley, with cars of equipment and autos sent to the prairies.
A London paper notes Lloyd's of London is 235 years old, never defaults, and operates a $25 million reserve with about $100 million yearly income. It says Lloyd's profits come from betting on business fears, with origins in Edward Lloyd's coffee house.
A meeting of the Committee on the Extension of French Studies leads the McGill Board of Governors to be urged to set up a Maison Francaise in Montreal as the campus home for a school of French. The committee seeks a building to house sixty students or more.
Readable fragments describe Cuticura Soap promotion and shaving use. Mentions brand terms and a general sales context without clear dates or full sentences. Useful for a brief catalog-style notice about beauty soap advertising in a past publication.
London hosts about 30 thousand Russians, the city’s largest alien group, a rise of nearly five thousand since 1911. The metropolis also contains 27 thousand Poles, 11 thousand French, 5,750 Germans, and just over one thousand Americans.
By end of 1922 Belgium had rebuilt or restored 39,343 homes. In Ypres 3,750 houses were destroyed and nearly 3,000 repaired for habitation. In Roulers about 4,000 of 7,000 ruined homes are now inhabited.
Ontario man Frank Ploude reports six years of kidney trouble relief after taking Dodd's Kidney Pills. He praises the remedy for alleviating pains and backaches and urges others with kidney disease to try the product, claiming it aids rheumatism lumbago diabetes and urinary troubles as kidney related.
A humorous Life definition set contrasts a mechanic who can take apart a car with a wizard who can put it together again. It highlights the practical craft of disassembly and the almost magical reassembly.
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