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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Nov 23, 1922
Page
7
An inventor, T. Jonson of Winnipeg, offers a new oil light lamp claimed superior to electric and gas. Tested by the US Government and 35 universities, it burns odorless quietly with bright white light. He advertises free trials and local agency opportunities with potential monthly earnings.
A mixed global roundup reports the 7000 ton Orient Heer Ophir towed from the Clyde for breaking up in Troon Scotland. Forgers within Duke of Aroldi estate Palermo print over a million bank notes. A London visitor on the Isle of Wight fined for unsafe driving. About 2400 casualties reported at Foo Chow Fukien after a failed retake by National forces. A steamer seized by Republicans off Westport Mayo and taken to Newport, loaded with flour then released to Liverpool. Cheques presented to Bow Street officers and two murder suspects who killed Field Marshal Sir Henry Wilson. Western Canadian wheat crop spike and rail wreck near Rainil Ontario with 15 000 bushels affected.
A proposed Norwegian law to prevent ridiculous names for children mirrors a French effort that restricts names on official lists. Officials stress the aim is to curb foolish associations while noting France maintains a 13 000 item list and permits any gender name. The discussion extends to Canada via the Montreal Gazette as the issue draws international attention.
An article touts Dr Williams Pink Pills as a cure for neuralgia, claiming cures by enriching the blood. It cites Mrs M Brown of Warsaw Ontario praising the pills after severe neck and shoulder pain and notes availability by mail for 2.50 dollars per six boxes from The Dr Williams Medicine Co Brockville Ontario.
A discipline committee from a Methodist Church reports against admitting women to the ministry, leaving women years behind in legal and media fields. An Alberta writer notes women must focus on paying church mortgages. The text also includes unrelated ad snippets about a worm exterminator and a typist attachment.
A physician advises learning a patient’s background before prescribing. The first case features the town’s golf champion, whom the doctor urged to take up golf for recreation, illustrating practical bedside wisdom. The anecdote reflects the era’s medical humor and social anecdotes.
Greensboro church launches a rural economy venture buying a cow and renting its milk to six families in the congregation. Each six week cycle provides free milk to those unable to keep cows and income funds future purchases. The plan aims to build a community herd as profits expand.
A New York Times quote laments drivers’ lack of rules for speed and signals, arguing motorists need greater skill and steadiness than train engineers to prevent fatal accidents. It emphasizes the danger of unregulated driver behavior and its risk to the public.
Public health advice offers home care for children with coughs colds and croup. It recommends Nerviline chest rub gargle and a late night dose of Nerviline in hot sweetened water claiming quick improvement by next morning. Large 35c bottles are sold at dealers.
The advertisement claims Millers Worm Powders gain rapid support from testimonials of mothers who praise its great virtue. It asserts the powders act swiftly and thoroughly and that a child will show improvement from the first dose.
Canada's official wheat production estimate for 1922 issued by the Dominion Bureau of Statistics cites 388,772,000 bushels based on August conditions, up from 300,858,100 bushels last year. Subsequent estimates are expected to rise as post September 1 conditions favored larger yields.
Hopes rise for market garden growth in Manitoba as the Manitoba Vegetable Growers' Association organizes and registers with $100,000 capital to store and ship locally grown garden products, reducing waste and improving prices.
German engineers have estimated that the rivers and lakes of Southern Bavaria could be made to produce S6y,000 hydroelectric horsepower.
An oil with six essential oils forms Dr Thomas Eclectric Oil and it contains no alcohol. The blend is marketed as providing lasting effects without alcohol as an ingredient.
An advertisement touts Diamond Dyes as simple to use for dyeing or tinting worn dresses skirts coats stockings sweaters draperies and more. It claims no spots fades streaks or running and advises telling the druggist fabric type wool silk linen cotton or blends.
An exchange shows a waiter facing ten irate customers and a customer urging pragmatic action. The line target practice remark suggests a plan as Washfineton and Lee Mink are named in the fragment.
A health note states that milk supplies minerals and vitamins essential for growing children’s jawbone and teeth. Without liberal milk intake, teeth lack proper support and deteriorate quickly. Leafy vegetables also contribute mineral salts and vitamins.
An old advertisement promotes Cascarets laxative with 10 cent boxes for adults and children. The copy highlights relief of constipation, improved mood, and a candy-like taste, urging readers to take one or two tablets when feeling unwell or headachy.
A 15th century transfer from Denmark to Scotland explains the Orkneys became British not by conquest or treaty but by pledge for a dowry paid to a Danish princess wife of James III. The deed reserves Denmark’s right to redeem by paying the original dowry plus interest, a sum vastly exceeding the islands' value.
The article notes Pekin streets are wide and straight unlike many Chinese cities. It references a plan to cultivate a voice and mentions Minard's while advising to ask for Minard's and take no other.
Saskatchewan fliers carried 2,622 passengers and logged 5 142 pilot miles in the year, far surpassing Manitoba and British Columbia. The strong showing fuels calls for a government air station in the province to capitalize on the record.
The article notes that radium, weighing six ounces, has yielded a cumulative value of $29,000,000 over the past twenty six years. It discusses the remarkable concentration of value in a tiny quantity and the long history of radium production.
Calgary resident Alex Hayman a World War veteran of 62% Fifth Ave West credits Tanlac with restoring his health and energy. He says he gained 21 pounds after years of poor appetite digestive troubles and low strength, and now enjoys three square meals daily with no issues. Tanlac is sold by all good druggists.
Telegrams received in London official quarters suggest the Near Eastern agreement has stirred favorable Moslem sentiment in India Persia and Afghanistan as a result of the settlement.
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