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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Oct 12, 1955
Page
5
The Sports Clinic outlines a program to improve reaction time through mental imagery, weight control, relaxation, flexibility, strength, and drills for rapid movements. Medical notes link daytime energy dips to low breakfast fuel and recommend honey as a quick energy source.
The Gospel records numerous miracles including water into wine at Cana healing a nobleman's son at Capernaum and healing at Bethesda followed by the feeding of the 5 000 and Jesus walking on the sea. The discourse contrasts belief tied to miracles with belief in Christ's teaching and life giving power.
A string of humorous vignettes and quips. Anecdotes feature Ethel Barrymore reacting to a heckler whose husband is the target, Wendell Wilkie’s classroom stunt in Coffeyville, a Boston publisher’s critique of a poet, a sunburned four year old’s misfortune, and a child’s weary reflection on aging.
The article warns accidents are the leading killer of children from age one to fifteen, especially in early life when infants are fully dependent on caregivers. It urges constant supervision, removal of small objects, and home safety steps to prevent injuries and fatalities from falls, choking, and sharp objects.
In Decatur Michigan Rev Henry Houseman serves Harmony Chapel as supply minister. He also runs a small farm producing crops, teaches at Decatur High School for 28 years, and, at 58, pursues full ordination as a Methodist minister in his spare time.
After turning 40 a man in apparent perfect health should seek a physician’s view to confirm his health is truly sound. The advice notes that slowing strenuous exercise may be wise to avoid overdoing it and preserve good physical condition.
Poem reflects on scarce hours for leisure after holidays while lamenting little time to study and remember. Myrtle McLean notes the rush of terms and missing chances for swimming hiking biking camping and sun. The speaker contrasts planned activities with forgetting lessons from last term.
A compact crossword style list links a burrowing rodent to horizontal clues and a vertical set. Across entries include symbols for elements and items like fruit or coin, while down clues cover actions, body parts, animals, and common terms. The mixed grid weaves familiar words with abbreviations and thematic hints.
The article traces the dahlia from its Mexican origins to its global spread. It notes that all modern dahlias descend from a small seed collection sent to Madrid or a single tuber found in 1872, which produced the world’s only known cactus dahlia. It explains how cultivation and rich soil, ample water, and frequent care yield fine blooms.
The reader is asked which Atlantic province has the largest area and to compare historical life insurance per person in 1901 with today. It notes provincial health and welfare spending at 364 million and asks if it surpasses federal spending on similar services. It also asks to name Canada's largest island and to provide the present total civil service headcount from 1939.
Federal civil service payroll stands at 183,948 with Crown Corporations employing 138,094. Social welfare spending is about 1200 million this year. Newfoundland and Baffin Island are noted. Canadians own 1500 of life insurance per capita. Material prepared by Quick Canadian Facts editors.
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