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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Oct 11, 1923
Page
7
Electrical Contractor L Desormeaux of 1066 Berri St Mortreat praises Tanlac after a month of treatment. He says indigestion and rheumatism improved, weight regained, noting three bottles helped his condition and digestion. Tanlac sold by all druggists with no substitute. Tamilien bottles sold. Tanlac Vegetable Pills marketed for constipation.
Misa Katherine Jellicoe, aunt of Admiral Viscount Jellicoe, celebrates her 102nd birthday. The Irish Free State is unanimously elected to League of Nations membership. Vancouver expects lumber demand after Japans quake. US Consul Kirjasoff killed in Yokohama quake. his wife a victim. Solar eclipse observations at Santa Catalina Island fail. British Columbia asks US regarding liquor in Yukon and Atlin. Hard ing will leaves life estate to Mrs Harding. Pirates seize $20,000 on ship bound for Hong Kong from Canton. Nordstrom studies sardine canning methods on Pacific coast. A 15 year old girl scout rescues an 11 year old at White Bear Lake. Toronto population up 9,556. city assessments up $25,000,000. population 538,771. 1924 assessments totalling $951,559,583.
Tanks used as brine containers at Union Ice Company of California are lowered to their permanent positions. Ice blocks carry the weight during blocking, then melt to allow the tank to settle onto its foundation.
Webbwood Ontario farmer's wife says Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound eased years of fatigue nervousness headaches and restored appetite after sister recommended it. Port Huron Michigan resident reports two years of side pains exhaustion and nervousness improved by the same remedy. Both note renewed energy and daily functioning after treatment.
Milk becomes a popular slogan Drink milk and gain weight. Principals at three city schools serve daily milk lunches. Protestant School Commissioners endorse the idea and urge principals to make mid morning milk lunches a regular feature of the school routine.
Mrs Hermandis Chagnon of Ste Theodore, Quebec writes that Baby's Own Tablets have kept her child well and that thousands of mothers agree. The tablets aid digestion, regulate bowels, banish constipation and indigestion, fight colds and fevers, and protect against common childhood ailments. Sold by dealers or mail order for 25 cents a box by The Dr Williams Medicine Co Brockville Ont.
The Canadian exhibition area is secured and set to high standards with strong support from Canadian artists. Entry forms are in high demand and all entries must reach Ottawa by October 15. A judging committee of representative Canadian artists will begin evaluating on that date. Corns are painful growths. HolloWay's Corn Remover will remove them.
The Winnipeg Tribune notes dirt roads resist extreme weather when properly drained and dragged. Poor drainage and neglect ruin costly construction, so drainage is crucial but often overlooked.
The Bureau of Statistics shows Ontario led Canada in salt output with 183,438 tons produced in 1922 and 99 percent marketed for $1,625,222. Ontario accounted for 972 of the total. Nova Scotia Malagash mine shipped 5,053 tons of salt and coarse sand amid a larger quantity rise but value drop of $45,362.
British Columbia's payroll last year stood near 100 million dollars and is expected near the same this year. Lumber firms paid out 23,827,204 dollars. Seventy percent of workers were of Anglo-Saxon origin. Many men are compelled to keep their word because no one will take it.
Rhodesia in South Africa may fall under the British Crown as talks between the British South Africa Company and the Imperial Government near a result. The article credits Cecil Rhodes and the Company for pioneering administration by mandate and argues an average responsible government would benefit all involved.
An old advertisement warns against substitutes for Putnam’s Corn Ex remover. The copy touts Putnam’s as a fifty year standard remedy for corns and warts, claiming it never fails and is 25 cents everywhere.
The Edmonton Bulletin notes Canada’s telephone reach expanding to nine and a half phones per hundred people and a planned cross country link from Edmonton to Winnipeg via Regina. It calls the national convention of telephone executives significant for business growth and service expansion.
Advert says many afflicted with sores were cured by Dr Thomas Eclectric Oil. It urges readers to try this remedy, claiming no substitute exists and noting its low price reflects no loss of power.
A prominent playwright in Atlantic City stopped to offer a theatre night to an old scrub-woman at her work. She studied him and replied she cannot go tomorrow night, suggesting another night off instead. The exchange appeared in the Chicago Tribune.
In November 1922 the Panama Canal tolls totaled over one million dollars, indicating a strong month for traffic through the waterway and revenue for the canal authority. The figure reflects postwar shipping activity and continued use of the canal by commercial vessels.
The article explains extreme thinness in platinum wire and spider silk. It describes a four mile spider thread weighing about a grain and a mile of wire weighing a grain, with seven ounces spanning transatlantic distance. It also covers Newton’s color theory for soap bubbles and the black spot at the bubble’s top with a thickness of 2,500,000th of an inch.
During the first seven months of this year the Port of Vancouver shipped 149,370,838 board feet of lumber, up from the previous year. The Orient bought 69,096,000 feet, 9,000,000 more than last year. Shingle exports rose by 700,000 bundles to 1,327,729, led by the Atlantic coast with 1,290,071 bundles.
Dr Hamiltons Pills claim to remove constipation and biliousness with mild vegetable ingredients. Taken at night, they cleanse and tone the system returning you to health by morning and leave you feeling like a new person. 25c at all dealers.
Some physicians protest that scopolamine derived from henbane deadly nightshade and prickly pear only intoxicates victims and makes them talk, not guaranteeing truth. They doubt criminals will tell the truth under its influence.
A historical ad-like passage extols Dr J D Kellogg's Asthma Remedy as a sudden relief for asthma sufferers. It claims sleep returns once relief occurs and notes the remedy is sold by dealers everywhere.
Bootleggers on the outskirts of Los Angeles buy casing head gasoline at local oil fields for nine to ten cents a gallon. They blend it with benzine or kerosene or sell it straight, creating a dangerous fuel that causes engines to backfire and overheat.
A brief, quoted dialogue hints at a sudden encounter about parental approval. The speakers discuss love and virtue, with one suggesting the father’s possible consent may be forthcoming, leaving the outcome unresolved.
The Natural Resources Intelligence Service reports Canada’s hydro power potential at 158,255,000 horsepower for regular minimum flow and 32,076,000 horsepower for six months. Major rivers include Winnipeg with 500,000 horsepower and Nelson near 2,500,000 horsepower. Northern Saskatchewan and Alberta rivers show promising sites for mineral and timber resource development.
An American warship from Newport Rhode Island to Gibraltar used a new sounding device the tonic depth finder by Harvey Hayes to chart 3200 miles of Atlantic seabed in minutes. The article notes the instrument’s speed and accuracy and reports two destroyers now charting the Pacific bed.
The Natal Advertiser notes that economics surpassed battlefield power in determining the war's course. Britain and others expected rifles and heavy guns to decide events, but learned a fleet and trade controls could be equally decisive through blockades and neutral port restrictions.
Canada sent 437,679 gallons of fresh cream and 143,000 pounds of butter to the United States in July 1923, valued at 695,046 dollars, with butter exports worth. The United Kingdom received 124,000 cwt of Canadian cheese in July, valued at 2,178,000 dollars, under Dominion Bureau of Statistics figures.
A dialogue sketches a debate on betting ethics. Albert asks if his method of wagering is right while Janet dismisses the habit, illustrating a cautious stance toward gambling in a light conversational note.
Australia was Canada's best motor vehicle customer in July as Canada imported 1,487 automobiles and 599 trucks. New Zealand bought 707 cars and 126 trucks, and Britain took 283 trucks and 479 cars. Canada exported 1,172 trucks worth 436,574 dollars and 4,341 passenger cars worth 1,985,160 dollars.
A borax water treatment loosens brown stains on scorched or burned dishes. Soak or let the dishes stand in the solution for a day to restore their appearance.
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