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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Oct 06, 1927
Page
7
An article traces lightships from early fire signals on cliffs to modern self contained vessels. It notes oil gas lamps, a hollow steel mast with an even keel lamp, and a railed platform for crew maintenance. Wireless telephony ended isolation of lightship crews.
In Bengal shoes rise in popularity as western fashion spreads though prices remain a barrier for the poor. Most still prefer wooden sandals or go barefoot, and shoes are seen as an ornament not common among peasants. Wealthier wearers use shoes on special days when possible.
An American World War veteran journeys via Europe to Shanghai aboard the President Jefferson with over 300 dollars. He plays checkers for money from five to one hundred dollars, claiming success on his third global trek. He travels first class and notes strict local quirks about etiquette and hair or jewelry in Russia and Germany. He bids to marry but states he has a husband.
Advice urges daily cleaning and proper storage of farm tools and implements. Emphasizes scraping dirt from cultivator teeth and discs, storing in a barn, and keeping hoes dry and under cover to prevent rust. Recommends using good quality oil and properly greasing parts to extend life and reduce draft.
The milkweed secretes a rubbery milky juice that heals wounds and deters herbivores. Its seeds ride the wind on silky fluff, and even when landing on water the flat seed edge keeps them buoyant, helping reach dry land.
In Chicago and Holland Michigan readers learned how a single $1 bill left to accumulate interest would, at 3 percent compounded semi annually for 500 years, reach about $2.9 million. Edward Jones of Continental and Commercial Savings Bank and his clerk explained the calculation.
A Calgary Herald opinion argues many Eastern businessmen and officials still view Canada first and know Europe better than their own land. It notes Western travel broadens vision, counters myths about the Prairies, and shows the East is as big and progressive as Toronto Globe.
In Chamber's Journal Robert M. Macdonald calls Chinese smugglers the most subtle in the world. He claims Celestial workers have reduced law breaking to a fine art and can vanish before authorities. The article asserts smugglers operate openly under the eyes of law enforcers.
A man from Boulogne France paddled a 15 foot unsinkable canoe from Cap Griz Nez to Dover Beach. A nearby large steamer created a wash that upset the craft near the Western entrance to Dover Harbor. He clung back into the canoe and reached shore as crowds cheered his arrival.
A wealthy capitalist extols perseverance as the path to fortune while a young graduate pleads for permission to marry his daughter. The exchange underscores ambition, class, and constraints in a quiet social drama.
A Dominion Field Husbandman report from 1926 notes soil moisture loss due to weeds in the Prairie Provinces. At Swift Current Station clean land yielded 34 bushels per acre, 20 with Russian thistle, and 24 with stinkweed. Weeds preceding wheat also deplete moisture, causing heavy crop losses after summer cultivation.
The piece argues that fleeing trouble does not erase the guilt or the mental image of the incident. It praises facing the consequences rather than running away, noting a cowardly choice to escape and the persistent reminder of responsibility.
Z Wasloff and 24 neighbors from North Dakota plan to settle in Lac du Bonnet Manitoba after two seasons of drought in their district. W W Childs, Dominion Lands sub-agent at Lac du Bonnet, coordinates the relocation and has secured housing for the 25 families. Mr Wasloff has returned to North Dakota to oversee the migration.
A terse exchange unfolds with a customer insisting a pawnbroker knows where his watch is. The pawnbroker replies uninterestedly, stating he will not disclose the time or details, leaving the dispute unresolved.
A two foot long galleon carved from solid Canadian nickel was delivered to Canada by the Canadian Pacific Express Company and sent to Hon. Charles McCrea Minister of Mines. Made in England for Mond Nickel Company, the model uses pure nickel and took weeks to complete. It is valued at $3,000.
A Tit-Bits article explains sponges are animals not plants or seaweed. It details their living processes from water intake to food digestion, describes the skeleton and the grey-brown “sarcade” matter, and notes sponges’ cleansing power and multiple commercial uses.
The Zoo runs a fly hatchery in the Reptile House to supply food for tree frogs lizards chameleons and other reptiles. Flies are bred on moist bread treacle and meat then reared in cages over heating pipes and released into reptile cages once mature.
Joseph Hart rose from steerage passage to workman and factory founder in New York then returned to Manchester. Henry Folland, a pit boy who lost an arm, became High Sheriff of Carmarthen and built a tinplate fortune before dying under fifty, leaving £10,900 to Swansea Hospital.
Canada expects a total commercial apple crop of 2,999,000 barrels, about 14,770 more than last year. Provinces project Nova Scotia 1,150 barrels, British Columbia 1,049,000 barrels, Ontario 650,000 barrels, Quebec 126,000 barrels, and New Brunswick 39,660 barrels. Most apples are exported to the British Isles and the United States.
A proverb on temper and disputes notes that heated arguments arise when a man loses control. The saying implies temper shows itself not when calm but after defeat, hinting at consequences of emotional outbursts.
Sixty two illustration stations now operate across Manitoba Saskatchewan Alberta and British Columbia under the Dominion Experimental Farms System. Farmers host 10 to 50 acres for practical demonstrations on crop rotation pure seed production and other practices with field meetings and reports disseminating results. The 1926 chief supervisor John Fitter who died August 9 outlines station work and the Ottawa Agriculture Publications Branch offers the report.
An Edinburgh Scotsman article by H. M. Forbes condemns ignorance and superstition behind witch burnings. It notes public denunciations by churches, innocent accused, and rare acts of mercy by those who sheltered and warned witches, contrasting spectator sight with grim history.
A branded blue fox captured last winter at Devil's Jray Alaska by a native trapper was found 100 miles from its home fur farm. The Alaska Blue Fox Association reports the pelt was sent to them. The fox, five years old and easily identified by size, was reported missing from Dry Spruce Island eighteen months ago. It is believed the fox swam three miles to the mainland and traveled north.
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