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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Nov 24, 1927
Page
8
Following cross continental guidance the Chicago International Grain and Hay Show adopts enhanced tamper prevention. Each state or province will appoint a credited representative responsible for section entries with locked grain tracks and tightly fitted corn racks during judging.
Cooperation between Mr C P Riel of Seal Cove Lumber Company and the Dominion Archaeologist at the National Museum of Canada uncovers a red cedar stump atop a kitchen midden at Ritchie Point, Prince Rupert. Initial counting shows 325 rings, with more sections to be examined to confirm age and growth history. The deposit is at least 325 years old, likely older, and the heap likely formed before the tree ceased growing. Excavation funding has improved since 1914, with continued efforts planned this year.
A company capitalized at 5 090 000 to produce British films is being developed in Great Britain. During the coming winter 606 families of Mennonites who two years are left their farms in Western Canada to take up land in Paraguay will return to the West. The life of two men who had been inseparable friends for 65 years ended recently when they died within an hour of each other in Sydney one at 95 and the other at 85. The Farm Servants Union and the Farmers Union of Mid and West Lothian Scotland have agreed to reduce wages of farm servants from 9 50 to 8 75 a week for men and from 6 25 to 6 for women. Ten De Havilland aeroplanes have been ordered from the De Havilland Corporation of England at a cost of 50 000 to the Canadian Government to encourage Ottawa flying clubs. The steamer Larch returned to Halifax with the crew of workmen who erected three aero plane and exploration bases at Hudson Straits for navigation studies. The St Louis Post Despatch reports a movement to award Col Charles A Lindbergh a congressional medal for valor for his Paris flight and to provide him 4 000 a year for life as a retired army officer.
Dr J P Kellegs Asthma Remedy offers prompt relief and a new era of life for the afflicted. Systematic inhaling of smoke or fumes from the remedy prevents reattacks and often effects a permanent cure.
Gregory Btonescu, director of the Central Prison in Romania, is arrested for selling bread and meat intended for inmates. He allegedly conspired with the principal warden to withhold rations and pass the supplies to restaurants and hotels via a middleman. His predecessor was convicted in similar schemes. The case shocks Bucharest and public demands accountability.
Canada reduced its national debt by 70,189,814 dollars in the first half of the 1927 fiscal year from April 1 to September 30. The decrease reflects improved fiscal management during that period.
Mining engineer C. F. Hermann of St. Louis visits Winnipeg and spends a month assessing the Herb Lake area. He envisions Northern Manitoba and the district as a future giant gold field rivaling the Rand, noting widespread deposits and advocating direct development over speculative promotion.
The advertisement proclaims Baby's Own Tablets as a gentle laxative suitable for children and newborns, claiming they regulate bowels, ease indigestion, and aid sleep without opiates. It touts a testimonial from Mrs. Alex J. Perry of Atlantic Nova Scotia and notes a price of 25 cents per box from The Dr. Williams' Medicine Co., Brockville Ontario.
British airman Charles Romney Samson known as Captain Kettle of the air force retires after a long and famed career. He has bought a house in Wiltshire and will spend his remaining years in quiet life. During World War I he was a feared foe, with Germans placing a $5,000 bounty on him dead or alive.
Mrs Keith Miller and Captain W N Lancater depart Croydon flying Minards Linimint powered light aircraft Red Rose on a 13000 mile route across Europe Africa India Burma Siam Dutch East Indies to Port Darwin Australia.
German economists contend that Germany has passed its prosperity peak and warn of slower growth ahead. They cite aging demographics and global trade shifts as limiting factors for the near-term economy.
A compromise ends the flag dispute in South Africa. Premier Hertzog's government accepts the Union Jack as official flag for state use while the domestic flag remains as now with three stripes and cornered Union Jack details. The national flag bill, first raised in 1925, was withdrawn amid opposition.
Colonel Charles A. Lindbergh lands the Spirit of St. Louis at Mitchell Field New York completing his self promised run to visit all 48 states by air ahead of schedule. He covered 22 300 miles with 82 cities and 30 000 600 people witnessing the journey and heard 147 speeches during the 1 285 mile parade.
The Bulgarian king, a strict teetotaler since boyhood after witnessing a scuffle between officers, has never broken his pledge to abstain from all intoxicating drinks, much to the surprise of hosts with wine cellars in England.
German police employ whistles beyond human hearing that dogs can detect aiding their work. A tenant complains of a noisy upstairs neighbor with a new baby and roller skates. the landlord plans to speak with Jones to keep him walking the floor.
India’s wheat crop this year is seen at 334 million bushels with exports small compared to domestic needs. Historically exports average about 13.6 million bushels, and Stanford researchers predict India will remain a minor, volatile exporter with domestic demand around 329 million bushels annually.
Legislation from the last Parliament enables a revaluation of soldier settlers lands. About 7,000 applicants seek new valuations. many bought at peak prices and face high interest burdens, prompting many to abandon the venture. The land settlement board begins operation to adjust $40,000,000 in capital, with up to $8,000,000 potentially written off.
Malcolm McKinnon set a district record by threshing over 3 000 bushels of wheat from 50 acres, about 60 bushels per acre, and maintains a 55 bushel per acre average overall. In Alberta Sask Saskatchewan J A Munroe farm saw summer fallow wheat at 60 bushels per acre graded No 1 Northern. Fall and spring ploughing yielded 35 bushels per acre graded No 1 with 129 bushels per acre overall from those plots.
Smithsonian researcher David I. Bushnell argues Indians endure safety-related pain to display grief. He cites practices like white clay body daubing, skin carving, self-impalement with arrows, and barefoot marching. The quote about a lieutenant and a desert life is noted from Vikingen in Oslo.
Canadian post office officials report postal revenue rising by nearly 2 million dollars in the first five months of the fiscal year and forecast full recovery of penny postage losses by year end. Since July 1, 1928 Canada has seen a five million dollar rise in postage stamp sales, attributed to increased letter writing and overall prosperity.
Guglielmo Marconi, lead radio authority, argues newspapers remain essential records and will dominate opinion and major events. He notes radio offers instant global transmission and music programs, but newspapers provide persistent black and white coverage. It's human nature to back the underdog unless you bet on the top.
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