This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 18 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Nov 25, 1931
Page
6
World Happenings Briefly Told notes Germans in Czechoslovakia forming athletic and sports clubs. Other items include Britain coal output 4,199,600 tons last week and U S rejection of Egyptian proposal for an international cotton conference.
A diplomat jokes about language mistakes with an Englishborn lady as he misuses words. A new St Paul ordinance now prohibits riding a bicycle while intoxicated, clarifying the legality of intoxicated riding.
Despatch from Ottawa says a royal commission to probe transportation issues is under consideration by the Prime Minister and the Minister of Railways and Canals. A five to seven member panel may include a British expert like Sir Josiah Stamp and an American specialist, with Canadians Sir Henry Thornton and E. W. Beatty among possible appointees.
Soak cabbage and green tomatoes overnight in salted water then drain. Mix with sugar vinegar mustard seed celery seed turmeric and salt. Combine with chopped white onion red and green peppers. Let stand two hours simmer until clear and seal in hot jars.
A recipe for lemon fluff pie instructions to make one pie. It lists ingredients including eggs lemon juice grated lemon rind hot water salt sugar and a baked pie shell. Steps include beating yolks adding lemon juice rind hot water and salt with sugar, cooking until thick, then folding in meringue and filling the shell before browning.
Scientists in Paris describe a technique that emits rays by passing electric currents through high resistance solids under strong electrical pressures, avoiding conventional X-ray tubes. The method claims lab demonstration without standard tube equipment and points to novel radiation production.
A thoughtful note reflects on Sunday visits to places of worship and the belief that aspiration and perspiration drive achievement, framing these as twin requisites for success in life.
Saskatchewan schools cooperate with the Boy Scouts and Department of Education to run toy repair shops as a Christmas Good Turn for needy children. Shops to open by November 15 and close by December 22, with distribution to communities and agencies.
This vintage pattern description promotes a one piece home frock with slender lines, inset vestee, jabot frill, envelope pockets and removable belt. It lists sizes 16 years to 50 inch bust with fabric yardage for size 36 and options in yellow dimity and blue linen. Pattern price 25 cents.
An asylum patient recounts a muddled family tree after marrying a widow. He explains how his wife becomes his mother-in-law, his stepdaughter becomes his stepmother, and various kinship ties loop into a paradox that ends with the claim I am my own grandfather. He laments the confusion in a humorous case of tangled relations.
The Warsaw city government weighs creation of an advisory council to deter death by own action. The municipal social welfare department outlines the plan amid a recent wave of personal crisis reports in the city.
A humorous note highlights a widely admired girl in the town who cannot recall the price of a cinema ticket. The anecdote underscores her fame rather than any factual event.
A Vancouver Sun opinion piece argues Americans should adopt Usonian as a refined demonym for the United States derived from United States of North America. The note cites global sensitivities, language shifts, and a Boston lawyer's usage to suggest popularizing a distinct term. Also included are brief notes on English engineering, a long pigeon flight, and Egypt naming women police.
Ottawa announced reduced air mail charges driven by business demand. The initial one ounce stays six cents while every additional ounce now costs five cents, creating a flat five cent rate for most mail. International rates remain unchanged.
President Hoover believes the U S flag should remain over the Philippines where Dewey raised it in 1898 until the island's finances stabilize. He warns that rapid independence under current conditions could harm Filipino people.
Five hundred tons of holly from Vancouver Island and several times that weight in Christmas trees will be shipped out of British Columbia to eastern Canada and the U S. The season’s cold snap underscores preparations for the festive trade, which provides a healthy business volume for BC producers.
The Dominion Water Power and Hydrometric Bureau reports August stream flow across British Columbia was below normal. Warm weather caused run-off from glaciers but overall precipitation fell well short of average for the month.
Farmer Black laments a passing car tearing down the road that stole the largest branch from his apple tree. He notes a hornets nest on the limb and jokes about the misfortune as Brown asks what is funny.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.