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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Oct 09, 1940
Page
5
Jom tells Aileen she might use a knit mesmuzzle as warnings drift among them. They talk of Sir Joseph with grave doubt about his survival. A drunken blackfaced comedian hits a policeman with a banjo and a surprising sequel follows.
Ex convict Ingle reveals Sir Joseph Layton faces heavy debts and mortgage pressure while Jim Carlton reviews a plan tied to Greenhart House. A drunken black faced comic is jailed after a late night disturbance, drawing Carlton to a police court and the broader intrigue.
The piece notes that war pressures hamper music, with dictators in Germany and Russia restricting works and Jewish composers facing prejudice. It warns that state control could guide art beyond ability, while Europe’s losses may benefit North America. It also mentions potential financial tightening reducing opportunities for American musicians.
A collection of quotes on striving, faith, and aspiration from Pasteur Carlyle Eddy Clarke Vinet and others. The excerpts emphasize seeking truth, divine guidance, patient waiting, and aligning one’s inner aims with higher ideals.
A simple candy recipe blends 1 cup Bee Hive golden corn syrup 1 cup white sugar and a half cup butter. Heat gently until the mixture boils and forms a hard ball in cold water then pour into a buttered pan and cut into squares as it cools.
Egg whites beaten with salt and sugar form stiff peaks, folded with corn starch and shredded coconut then cooked in a double boiler until a crust sets. Flavor with vanilla, then bake at a very low 275 degrees F until just set. Fold melted unsweetened chocolate into the mix for a richer variant.
A letter sent August 10, 1938 from Minaford Island Ireland reached Philip Wharton Waterford Ontario after a year and a day. Mail from the island uses water tight tin cans due to coral reefs preventing shore landings. Swimmers ferry cans to passing mail boats for pickup with the first pickup October 1, 1938 and a second pickup August 9, 1939 after drifting again in the boat path.
In September 1940 a Christian Science Monitor opinion piece argues that Nazi bombing is eroding American isolationism. It states British homes resist the onslaught but American morale and resolve are hardening toward involvement against Germany and its allies.
A brief note advises staying inside a steel-bodied automobile during an electrical storm for safety. The guidance emphasizes the car as a safer shelter amid lightning risk.
The Prairie Farm Rehabilitation Act completed a reconnaissance survey of Manitoba streams this fall to assess irrigation prospects. John Vallance, superintendent, said the study aimed to identify lands irrigable by rivers with adequate flow and economic feasibility. A report will be submitted to the Manitoba government.
Royal Australian Air Force advanced student L. G Fuller landed two twin engined planes after they interlocked in midair at 1000 feet near Wagga New South Wales. Three or four trainees bailed out while Fuller kept control of the upper aircraft and landed without further damage. The collision damaged the other plane's cockpit but only slightly injured its pilot.
An 1884 Tombstone newspaper recounts a mob storming the jail to abduct Jack Heath, who had escaped a murder verdict. The coroner concluded Heath died from lack of breath, framing the death in genteel terms despite the mob action.
A reflective maxim on learning its aims and limits. It argues that true education is knowing when to stop and what suffices in judgment and conduct.
A cryptic line reflects a broader emptiness since Paris’s eclipse, leaving women unspoken about body boundaries. The phrase hints at cultural or artistic critique without naming specific events or figures.
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