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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Oct 05, 1922
Page
5
A London Daily Mail essay argues Germany is the wealthiest country based on industrial capacity and resources. It cites coal reserves, central European location, and large population as factors, while noting high taxes and opaque revenue collection after World War I.
The Dominion is predicted to lead global automobile exports within a decade. Canada hosts over 400000 vehicles, supports about 8000 wage earners plus 1200 to 1500 salaried staff, with wages around 7.1 million and salaries near 3.0 million annually, while auto suppliers pay about 1 million in wages.
A cabinet sub committee studies coordinating federal and provincial immigration efforts to avoid duplicated work. The aim is for the federal government to recruit overseas migrants while provinces handle allocation. British immigrants are in demand. artisans may worsen urban unemployment. Scandinavians face emigration penalties. Central Europeans face war related barriers. US immigration agencies accelerate steady inflow with 17 Canadian agencies active.
The Dominion Dairy and Cold Storage Branch highlights Lake St John Quebec as a leading dairy district reliant on dairying and hog raising. Last year 43 herds with 616 cows yielded 5 207 pounds of milk and 205 7 pounds of fat per herd. The spring testing covered 637 herds and 9 47 cows. Cheese from the district is esteemed in Montreal and the area is noted for scenery and hunting.
The Entomological Branch of the Dominion Department of Agriculture notes extensive pest activity in June. Grape leaf hopper and tent caterpillar are prevalent in several regions, with Bud moth in Atlantic and western provinces. Other pests include strawberry root worm, weevils, cane worm, cutworms, flea beetles, and onion maggot, with notable outbreaks in Ontario, Quebec, Nova Scotia, Maritime provinces, and British Columbia.
The New York Herald notes United States crops poised to exceed prior records with three billion bushels of corn, large gains in spring wheat and hay, a bumper potato crop, and strong tobacco output. Canadian forecasts foresee higher grain production while Moscow reports a wheat surplus sufficient for a year.
A man raking his ward burns rubbish in the street and greets a girl he does not recognize. She replies with a blunt remark that she has a washed face, stirring his amusement. The second fact notes Madoc, a Welsh prince's son, is claimed by some to have discovered America two centuries before Columbus.
A will written in shorthand on a telegraph blank and prepared by Charles S. Orrin, a commercial traveler, was admitted to probate in solemn form. The Probate Court of England upheld its validity after physicians predicted Orrin had only hours to live. The stenographic shorthand was accurately translated by the court’s official reporter.
Canadians planning visits to Russia would need large suitcases to carry money as ordinary wallets cannot hold the vast ruble sums required. A Moscow restaurant menu lists meals priced in the tens of millions of rubles, with beefsteak at 5,000,000 rubles and other items such as soup 3,500,000 rubles, cauliflower 5,000,000 rubles, strawberries 4,000,000 rubles, ham 4,000,000 rubles, chops 6,000,000 rubles, and coffee 1,250,000 rubles, totaling about 25,000,000 to 30,000,000 rubles for a meal.
One of Canada’s best known travelers, FRANK E. JOHNS of Montreal, recounts a severe leg pain after a fall day in slushy Montreal. His wife uses Minard’s Liniment, which he credits with relief within minutes, endorsing the product publicly. The piece also notes average lung air exchange per breath.
A local message urges residents to spend every dollar in Tiome town to support communal growth while noting a humorous line about teething bears causing convulsions among young bears.
The piece argues cold storage warehouses stabilize supply and price across Canada. It notes government subsidies, 322 plants nationwide by 1920, and Ontario leading with 99 facilities. It highlights meat, fruit, poultry, dairy uses and a Montreal Harbor Commission project ordered to expand storage capacity. It closes with ideas to slaughter cattle in the U S and ship cold storage meat to England.
Sapper C. Moar of Winnipeg enlisted as a single man in 1915 after his wife did not consent to his marriage. He served overseas until 1919 and later received nearly 1500 in separation allowance and war service gratuity after years of documentation and intervention by the G W V A and Dominion Command. Costa Rica hosts 659 land bird species, more than North America north of Mexico.
Mrs. Roy Keith of Charlton Ontario testifies that Dr Fowler’s Extract of Wild Strawberry halted diarrhoea and vomiting in her two children after other remedies failed. She notes it is now essential at home and claims it saved their lives. Price is 50 cents a bottle from The T Milburn Co Limited Toronto.
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