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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Oct 18, 1933
Page
3
Canada reports a favorable trade balance of 19,744,995 dollars as exports during the nine months exceed imports by 461,787,241 to 451,352,246. December figures show exports at 53,255,476 and imports at 40,286,935, with a notable drop from December 1930.
Feminist actress Beatrice Forbes-Robertson Hale argued that machinery and wage parity make women economic assets or liabilities. She contended marriage roles shift with earnings and urged homemakers to marry while urging others to pursue outside employment. Her talk at the People's Forum framed the old saying womens place is in the home as outdated.
Sir Herbert Holt president of the Royal Bank of Canada told bank directors and shareholders in Montreal that Canada is in a satisfactory position and deserves confidence about the future. He said past depressions did not weaken his faith and warned that a dark mood often precedes dawn.
Sir Philip Cunliffe-Lister told a London audience that empire development must move from ad hoc efforts to market driven, with Britain preparing for imperial negotiations at Ottawa. He praised dominions and colonies for goodwill and promised greater reciprocal measures from the Mother Country. A light remark about sleepless hours ends the report.
The first shipload of ostriches arrived from Africa to California about 42 years ago, starting U S ostrich farming with 42 birds. Cawston and Cockburn founded pioneer farms in South Pasadena and Norwalk, California, and some birds from that flock remain productive today.
University of Michigan professor Dr. Louis H. Newburgh argues obesity stems from consuming more energy than expended. He cites long term hospital observations showing weight gain tracks diet energy and notes many patients deceive themselves and doctors about dieting.
Fort Meade Florida’s Leader published a prize for the best answer to the riddle Why is a newspaper like a woman The entries offer humorous contrasts and the winning reply notes every man should have one of his own and not run after his neighbor s.
Willie experiences his first railway journey. The train enters a tunnel then returns to daylight. A surprised boy exclaims with wonder that it is tomorrow, capturing a moment of childlike astonishment on a simple trip.
In 1930 the Indian wards on Manitoba Saskatchewan and Alberta reserves held 22 385 cattle of all classes according to the Department of Indian Affairs figures. Rust is estimated to cost the world more than five billion dollars a year.
The National Conference on Nomenclature of Diseases in New York proposes a new Public Health Service printed catalogue using plain English terms where possible. It favors English usage, retains Latin in some eye and skin diagnoses, and aims to make medical language clearer and more accessible to the public.
London's decade long housing drive builds 46 208 homes with 52 126 flats and 39 schemes. Becontree Dagenham Downham Watling St Helier and Bel l ingham DRIVE population shelter and cut slums. Expenditure totals 183 901 000. Brussels fire department adds a 130 foot extendable fire escape.
The National Research Council announces maple syrup can be fifteen to twenty times stronger in flavor and honey can be protected against spoilage by moisture measurement. Discoveries by L. Skazin and Dr. H. D. Chatway promise better maple concentrates and fortified honey products, aiding Canada’s multi‑million dollar maple and honey industries.
A Chicago Daily News column mocks a Cambridge botanical garden curator who claims to have produced a straight banana. It argues bananas are American, curved by nature, and questions the value of altering natural fruit for utilitarian reasons.
The New York Sun defends the Gulf Stream’s stability amid claims it has shifted course. It asserts the current path is conservative and unchanging, unaffected by financial or strategic worries cited by critics.
In the comic exchange, MacPinch learns of a daughter's elopement. Magruder jokes about forgiveness while MacPinch insists on finding a boarding place before any celebration. The scene mixes humor with parental concern over a sudden union.
Nicholas Murray Butler suggests abolishing the word war and calls for reclassifying it as what used to be described as war. His idea envisions a shift in language to redefine conflict in historical terms.
Dominion meteorological bureau cannot predict ice floe movement as north Atlantic temperatures rise. Resolution Island reports open water to the south and east with bergs grounded at Hudson Straits mouth. Officials note temperatures in northeast Canada and Greenland run higher than normal but similar to last year.
Agnes Repplier recounts the puzzled awe of Indians at a letter carried from Quebec to a remote village. They listened in ecstasy as the news was read aloud and marveled that a scrap of paper could convey so much accurately.
The New York Evening Post notes that despite ongoing efforts for peace, reparations negotiations, and a disarmament conference, many observers warn that militaristic forces persist beneath the cooperative facade and question Europe’s ability to maintain peace.
The report notes crippling in winter as linked to damp beds, poor ventilation, and lack of sunshine in barns. Hogs outdoors in summer fare better. pigs born before September thrive outside, while late fall litters struggle. Cod liver oil and ground limestone show partial preventive value.
The monthly report from the National City Bank of New York argues that uneven gold concentrations across nations arise from global policies. It says fault lies not with the gold standard but with debt payments, trade barriers, and political tensions. It urges a change of heart and a shared foundation of cooperation inspired by Emerson’s idea of association.
A London bus mispronounces Hampstead as Amstead causing laughter when a passenger points out the dropped H. The conductor replies with a playful mix up Heslington. Separately, Germany develops metal bungalows of steel and copper selling for about 1000 dollars not including plumbing.
In Madrid the Buen Humor notes a new musical device that blends a compact piano with a built in radio. The maker quips that interest grows as the project nears completion and gains market attention.
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