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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Nov 06, 1929
Page
2
The League of Nations has grown into a central agency for crises and arbitration. It has prevented wars in ten years and earned world respect, with Canada taking a constructive role in promoting peace and humanitarian aims. Citizens nationwide should back Geneva efforts for future security.
The article notes London’s oldest bank is Hoare’s with a 1633 receipt showing money deposited that year by goldsmith Lawrence Hoare. It discusses uncertainty about the bank’s exact founding age.
The Dominion Department of Agriculture launches a beef branding and grading program nationwide. It aims to protect consumers by ensuring meat quality across Canada starting September 23.
Calgary geologist F J 8 Sur reports Alberta now produces more oil than Montana New Mexico and Colorado combined. He notes Turner Valley yields exceed the three states' output in barrels and, when valued in dollars, surpasses their total production by more than double.
An ad touts Dr Williams Pink Pills as a fast, effective remedy to enrich thin blood and relieve dyspepsia. It claims the pills revive digestive function and curb heartburn by delivering new red blood to all organs. A testimonial from Mrs Lucy A Cushing of West Bethel Maine is included, plus purchase details.
G M Stewart head of the Dominion seed branch in Calgary reports the 1929 field inspection by the Canadian Seed Growers Association found an ample supply of high quality seed for next year. Yields appear higher than widely reported, with nine inspectors visiting 500 fields, including many in the Peace River region.
British and American capitalists show strong interest in Manitoba tin prospects. Tin ore has been found in several areas and mining work in two or three camps aims to prove commercial quantities, reflecting the investors’ belief in the deposits' potential.
Dr Seymour Hadwen of the University of Saskatchewan becomes director of veterinary science for the Ontario Research Foundation. The appointment signals heightened focus on animal disease research and cross provincial scientific collaboration.
Three American women Dr Jane Lightring Dr Lydia Lightring and Miss Lillian Larson journeyed from Vancouver to Prince Rupert Prince George Summit Lake and along the Peace River in a motorized boat. Guided by Judge Robertson they camped along the river fished and joined local dances at each stop during a three week trek through northern British Columbia and Alaska's frontier spirit.
The first kindergarten for foreign residents in Kobe opens under the Canadian Academy. Miss Winnifred Taylor leads the new department with Mrs. A J Kettwell assisting. 26 children from nine nationalities enroll. The program, planned for years, aims to foster international mindedness in a cosmopolitan Kobe.
England ships an oak sapling and a young birch from Kew Gardens London to Nanking to be planted around Sun Yat Sen’s mausoleum. Reports from the East say the completed grounds will yield one of the world’s most beautiful spectacles.
A fragmented old column mentions Minard's Liniment for neuritis and a curious belief that age or vitality could be altered by a remedy. The garbled text hints at historical medical quackery and public curiosity in earlier eras.
Advert says indigestion follows meals, caused by overstimulated nerves and excess acid. Phillips Milk of Magnesia, a tasteless water dose, neutralizes acids and offers fast relief, endorsed by physicians for 50 years. Get genuine Phillips with full directions at any drugstore.
The Boston Transcript laments missing town names on rural approaches and urges boards of trade to improve signage for travelers. It endorses Dr Thomas Eclectric Oil as a trusted remedy developed from careful oil research and claims it has earned public favor through proven healing qualities.
A shipment of Canadian wheat from Montreal to India is believed to establish a new record in Canadian wheat exports. Conditions in India required outside purchases and Canada, as the leading wheat exporter, received the order.
The Winnipeg Board of Trade News Bulletin notes Western Canada is expanding beyond wheat and cattle as manufacturing grows. It cites 2,356 firms across Manitoba Saskatchewan and Alberta with over 270 million in capital, led by Manitoba with 859 establishments, followed by Alberta and Saskatchewan.
A Pertinent Question notes Canada produced 2,414,308 tons of newsprint valued at 144,146,632 last year, with pulp and paper rising as the Dominion’s main manufacturing sector. It asks how Canada and the United States plan forest conditions two decades ahead while remarking on grafting ethics and noting Napoleon Bonaparte’s height at about five feet three inches.
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