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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Nov 29, 1928
Page
6
Step by step use of Cuticura Ointment for dandruff. Part hair and rub scalp with ointment, leave overnight if possible, then shampoo with Cuticura Soap and warm water. Do not rub soap into hair. Rinse thoroughly and reapply ointment between shampoos. Actress cava tian depot product mention appears in stray OCR.
China invites Netherlands Indies Airlines to plan a 1929 flight to Java and China. Canada reports eight months of milk exports worth 18.48 million dollars. Sir John A. Macdonald’s chair and coach sold for 3.50 each in Toronto. British Columbia exhibit weighs nearly 14 tons at the Royal Winter Fair. Lord Byng inherits 1000 pounds. Lady Byng receives most of 557,009 pounds. Western Canada Airway begins two monoplanes on its prairie line. Japan seeks 2.75 million dollars over three years for Kyoto Osaka defenses. Myron T. Herrick may be offered as ambassador to England. Standard Bank of Canada absorbed by Canadian Bank of Commerce. Worms threaten children. Mother Graves Worm Exterminator offered as remedy.
A July newspaper blurb notes the trolley company carried 15,738,526 passengers with a nod that the speaker was among those riders, implying personal connection to the figure. The brief emphasizes mass transit usage and a local voice in the crowd.
Professors claim discovery of perpetual motion in a car racing around a bend. One professor exclaims success as the other stammers in disbelief. The dialogue underscores a dramatic breakthrough claim amid a fast moving demonstration.
In Argue Manitoba farmer C R Sommerville loaded Number 2 Durum into CN Car No 423871 on September 20 and again loaded Number 4 Durum on October 1. CN official T P White calls it a rare anomaly and notes the odds are one in thirty six billion of a car returning to the same shipper at the same point. Don't fall in love the fall may break your heart.
Badger pelts fetch higher prices when taken after winter, with a top price of 52 dollars at a Winnipeg fur auction. Average skins may run 20 to 25 dollars, while spring skins remain valuable and fall skins are nearly worthless. About twenty thousand badger skins are marketed yearly in the three Prairie Provinces.
Four prominent health officials have been named to Connaught Laboratories Fellowships at the University of Toronto School of Hygiene. The appointees are Dr R B Jenkins Edmonton Dr F W Jackson Winnipeg Dr F S Leader Battleford Sask and Dr Eva Mader Kentville NS. The fellowships were created last year to bolster Canada's public health workforce.
A Dr. Williams' Medicine Co. notice extols Baby's Own Tablets as a cure for childhood ailments tied to stomach and bowel disorders. A testimonial from Mrs. L. M. Brown of Walton, N.S. supports their effectiveness. available for 25 cents a box via medicine dealers or mail from Brockville, Ontario.
A domestic quarrel spills from a household argument as a mother forgets details and a father objects. The exchange highlights gendered perceptions of listening and talking, with the wife accused of repeating endlessly while the husband claims to forget nothing.
A compact reflection notes that family trees differ from others with the sap’s presence signaling ongoing vitality rather than mere outward form. The piece contrasts living growth with static structures and hints at deeper kinship meanings.
The piece condemns airplanes fitted with loudspeakers that advertise products over New York streets. It argues such airborne ads intrude on city life, decrying the noise and urging a review of public nuisance laws to curb the practice.
When Capt. Malcolm Campbell finished the world record drive at Daytona Beach his first request was for strong tea. The copy touts Red Rose Tea as a blend of Assam and Ceylon teas famed for strength and flavor, packed by workers trained in London markets and sold in aluminum packages by grocers.
Parafte Lazaruk and Harry Strynadka of the Northern Alberta Boys and Girls Swine Club won first prize in the Canadian Pacific Railway Competition at Willingdon on the Cutknife Whitford line. Second went to Benny Flancis and Bernie Kobitzsch from Hardisty and third to Thurston Smith and Erwin Bergus of Sedgewick. Medals were presented by CP Rail Superintendent George Fox. The 17 year olds, Ukrainian descent, will travel to Calgary to face provincial winners for the trophy and a Toronto Royal trip.
A humorous exchange notes a man claiming age years and mobility limits due to no motor cars in his first seventy years and confinement for the following thirty. In another item, the Soviet Union reports over two million women as trade union members.
A sensational note claims the Pekin Gazette is the world’s oldest paper and has seen 1500 editors executed, implying extreme danger for reporters. A humorous dialogue and a grocer’s quip about eggs follow as a reader question arises about the country of origin.
Castoria is presented as a safe, vegetable based remedy for babies and young children. It claims quick relief for fretfulness, colic, constipation, and other discomforts, with doctors’ word supporting its safety. Mothers are advised to keep an extra unopened bottle for emergencies and to read the included guide for older children.
An editorial argues that modern traffic moves so fast that fifteen miles per hour seems slow. It notes that five miles per hour can cause serious harm in a two-ton car collision and urges drivers to reassess speed and distance.
Cut veal into six to eight squares and marinate with salt and pepper. Place a heaping tablespoon of Piquant stuffing on each square and skewer securely with at least four skewers per bird. Brown in deep fat, then bake in a roaster with frying fat and water for one hour. Serves six to eight.
A recipe for a raisin sauce combines chopped nectarines and raisins with butter flour salt pepper cayenne and brown sugar. Water is added and simmered until thick then raisins horseradish and lemon juice are stirred in and served hot.
A hotel census finds Dutch men, not Germans, as the world's largest eaters. The Dutch enjoy two daily meals with a breakfast that could serve as dinner for Brits, featuring hot meat and much cheese. Germans spend more on wine while Americans prefer showy amusements like theatre, shopping, and motoring.
New rules target jaywalking with emphasis on intersections directed to stop by police. Violators may face a $20 fine. Pedestrians crossing off regular crosswalks must yield to vehicles, while drivers still must exercise great care.
Canada consumes the largest share of its strawberry production domestically and imports about 3,000,000 pounds of strawberries each year.
A remark suggests that pursuing night schools is pointless when ignorance is valued, framing education as unnecessary for those who prefer unlearned ease. The comment implies skepticism about educational reform aimed at evening classes.
A commission from the Academy of History reports traces of Columbus memorabilia in the Church of Santa Maria Grecia at Oliva de Jerez near Badajoz. Stones found there bear the inscription naming Christopherus Sanchez Enriquez as Grand Admiral, with debate over whether Enriquez was Columbus’s real name.
Vancouver’s port traffic surges with 80,000,000 bushels exported last year and potential 120,000,000 this year. Wheat from Alberta and Saskatchewan pours into ships for Europe and Japan, while new Peace River country farming areas may expand production. The port world grows with rising elevator capacity and Panamanian routes, signaling optimism for Vancouver as a major western coast hub.
The Northwest Grain Dealers Association puts wheat at 558,459,600 bushels and oats 317,714,800 barley 91,375,000 rye 11,809,000 and flax 5,079,200. Also included is a darkly comic dialogue about hanging, with a professor in a tree insisting on a neck rope.
A quick quip shows a student explaining her brother’s illness. Marie says she will attend school despite the fever, noting the boy is her half-brother. The exchange reflects a light moment amid illness concerns.
Ad appears seeking ladies to do plain and light sewing at home with flexible hours and good pay. Work shipped nationwide with charges paid, instructions provided by sending a stamp to National Manufacturing Co in Montreal.
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