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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Oct 08, 1925
Page
3
Sir Ge Poster argues in a public address that though some empire ties loosen, Canada should resist disintegration. He says the empire’s unity rests on sovereignty and a shared constitutional bond that binds diverse races, tribes, colors, and beliefs into one imperial whole.
Officials report massive caribou herds roaming north of Reindeer Lake face decimation as annual slaughter fears rise. A band of Indians reportedly killed thousands last year, prompting treaty-payment officials to press for curtailment and bring the issue to communities at Lac La Hache.
A Johannessen of the Norwegian food commission says most of Norway’s wheat this year will come from Canada after his Winnipeg visit. He notes European buyers avoid large contracts due to price slump. He explains Norway’s import trade remains government controlled, a wartime measure kept for stability since 1917 when the government assumed full control.
An Michigan Agricultural College trial shows alfalfa fed horses maintain weight and work as well as those on timothy with lower feed costs. Nine teams aged two to fourteen tested alfalfa plus corn versus oats and timothy, with alfalfa horses consuming 122 pounds corn and 17.9 pounds alfalfa daily. Average daily cost was 31 cents for alfalfa-fed horses and 37 cents for timothy-fed. Results: alfalfa group gained 21 pounds. control team lost 17 pounds.
A bulletin by John Adams argues small plots can grow drug plants like Golden Seal and Seneca Snake Root for profit, warns against overharvest in the wild, and recommends trial cultivation on about an acre with diverse species. Farmers are cautioned to ignore flashy ads promising big returns.
Stockholm discovers a by-product from wood pulp can coat streets and curb dust. After tests streets macadamized or unpaved become dust free when sprayed with the liquid, forming a durable brown coating as the solvent dries, reducing odor and rivaling asphalt in hardness.
Collect seeds on a dry day and label drying bags. Seed ripening varies, with some plants releasing all at once while others over weeks. Exchanging seeds with friends expands varieties and tests seed quality while saving money for new plants.
Count Tara Palffy and Julius de Plossek plan to cultivate a Hazelridge land section 40 miles from Winnipeg. They will stay through winter and begin farming in spring, with the former colonel returning to bring his family from Hungary. The Hungary aid bureau notes Baron Chavosay bought a 2000 acre ranch between Calgary and Banff, signaling a growing Hungarian settlement in Western Canada.
A pamphlet by Derick notes sweet clover as a valuable soil improver among legumes. It fixes atmospheric nitrogen, enriches organic matter, and enhances texture, drainage, and aeration. University of Illinois bulletin adds roots can weigh as much as tops in spring, with high nitrogen content.
The London Morning Post calls for inter imperial migration to tackle surplus population. It argues Britain must provide a market for Dominion produce and stresses imperial cooperation to enable large scale emigration, noting 50 000 approved migrants awaiting overseas departure.
Arrangements are under way to bring this year’s British farm boys for training at Alberta Government farm schools. Hon. George Headley requests arrival by mid October for school start on October 27. Up to 100 boys will travel from England to Vermilion Olds and Claresholm. The boys pay their own way while overseas settlement board reimburses the province monthly per capita.
Lady Byrn spoke at Jasper lodge urging Canadians to transplant native blooms to English gardens and cultivate rock gardens. She noted many flowers grown in England cost money yet Canada has abundant wild varieties trod underfoot, challenging the notion that Canada lacks flowers.
For the year ending July 31 1925 Canada's exports of wheat barley oats and rye fell by over 30 percent in volume to 215 702 347 bushels, yet value declined only about 10 percent to 276 261 424 dollars from 328 345 508 last year.
A healthful debate marks physics as scholars weigh wave theory against quantum particle theory for light. Reflection supports waves while experiments favor discrete energy particles, leaving experts juggling two explanations.
Advertising enlarges the market by creating new wants and boosting production and consumption. It acts as fertilizer for business, transforming poor sales into good and good into better, driving investments and wealth accumulation.
The field inspection of registered seed in western provinces nears completion for the season. Saskatchewan reports about 300 registered seed growers, while Manitoba shows 48 this year up from 31 last season. Seed grain competitions were judged as district staff collaborated with Dominion seed branch to avoid duplicated routes. Ivory is obtained from walrus tusks hippopotamus and elephant tusks.
A well preserved bronze statue of a lift sized youth was recovered from the sea off Marathon by several fishermen. Greek experts call it extremely valuable and liken it to the famed Youth of Antioch sculpture.
In the year ending July Canadian exports to Germany reached $32,498,268, up by fourteen million dollars, while Canadian purchases in Germany totaled $6,935,265, an increase of under one million dollars.
Miss Emilia Steinacher, niece of Dr J J Henna and cousin of Miss Virginia Pope, runs a bird hospital in New York delivering surgery and care to sick birds. She has treated hundreds over twenty three years and restores animals to health with diet, training, and gentle procedures.
Premier G. H. Ferguson told ten English journalists in Toronto that Ontario desires married farmers with funds to settle and boys from middle classes trainable as farmers. He cited English ignorance of Canada and said Canada needs newcomers who understand Canadian conditions.
A novel water wheel auto adjusts to stream height. The first model features eight V shaped paddles 13 feet long 14 inches wide mounted on an airtight tank. It rises and falls with river levels up to 76 feet to pump water from 280 feet away to 70 feet above the source. Pumps and gearing sit on the bank with a shaft and universal couplings connecting wheel and tank.
Professor James Henry Breasted of the University of Chicago has transported flowers that bloomed in ancient Egypt more than twenty centuries before Cleopatra along with wheat and barley. The plants were taken to royal tombs to sustain Pharaohs in their post mortem journeys and are now showcased in Chicago.
An international report accuses Bulgaria of employing convict labor on a large scale for a forest rehabilitation project. The initiative aims to restore woodlands but draws criticism over prison work conditions and ethics.
J Bruce Walker reports a 50 percent rise from April to August this year in farmers sent from midwestern and western states to settle Western Canada. Railways and Hudson's Bay Co. sales from March to August exceed ten year totals, and Walker says Canada will convert visiting farmers into settlers with its wheat lands.
The article describes Indian girls at Glacier National Park who bob their hair and use rouge matching copper skin tones. It notes elder aquawaé make up from mountain herbs, and claims westerners believe pale face girls imitate Indian face painting while Indian girls imitate hair bobbing from white sisters.
Dr. Donald Laird administered tests to 112 Colgate students. Results indicate the average mind performs best at 8 am and least effectively at 4 pm. Wednesday emerges as the best day, with Hotor day noted as the poorest.
The article notes no census since Solomon's era and estimates 1923 Jewish population at 83,794 growing to about 168,000 now. It contrasts historical data with a sharp modern increase and ends with a provocative remark about public reception and a crude joke on electrifying an audience.
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