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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Oct 19, 1922
Page
2
An oil lamp, claiming brighter white light than gas or electricity, has been tested by US Government and universities and shown to be 1% of ordinary oil lamps. Inventor T V Johnson of Winnipeg offers 10 day free trials and a chance to earn $258 to $500 per month with agency support.
Elinor recounts a morning of awkward delays and family tensions as Mr. Livingstone’s calm influence and Sunny’s antics help ease friction. A missing boot and a playful incident with puss in boots inject levity before a planned ride.
Indoor Life notes women suffer more from constipation than men as the liver slows and impurities poison the system. Dr Chase's Kidney Liver Pills are praised for prompt lasting benefits. A Toronto reader testifies that after years of constipation relief came only with this medicine, sold by Edmanson Bates & Co. for 25 cents a box.
A narrator and Mr. Livingstone clash after a prank at a ranch. She refuses apology, vows to strike first in future, and describes daily rides, social tensions, and a quiet ten days. Mother’s anxious letters hint at firearms and wild Alberta, with letters about Mr Paget and Mr Hartford.
A patient aboard the American liner President Harding, 600 miles from shore, was treated for pneumonia by wireless for four days under the care of Dr. William Irwin. The prompt wireless intervention reportedly stabilized the patient during the long sea voyage.
A dialog about wealth and shortcuts ends with the warning that shortcuts lead to prison. The exchange notes a father advising his son that illicit quick paths to riches are often empty and dangerous. The quotation frames a cautionary view on rapid gain versus lawful effort.
A German paper notes an abundance of verboten signs and suggests a museum. Examples include a Saxony post office banning hat removal and a field near Munich forbidding exercise. Abroad, a Serbian carriage forbids scratching windows with diamonds, and a Greek hotel bans singing in bedrooms and banging doors at night.
An advertisement promotes Catarrhozone as a nasal cure for colds and catarrh claiming fast relief. It touts healing vapor reaching the lungs and bronchial passages, warns against substitutes, and lists prices for large, small, and sample sizes from The Catarrhozone Co. Montreal.
A whimsical scene unfolds as Pimzie and Stella stage a butterfly race for the Brownies. Bets fly among the characters, and a mishap is healed by Stella with a magic wand. The green Butterfly, piloted by Lorykins, wins first, sharing the prize with others as the group revels in the playful event.
An old advertorial style notice promotes Putnam's Corn Extractor with dramatic claims it guarantees death to corns, promising relief by removing roots. The message emphasizes no substitutes and uses exaggerated language typical of vintage medical ad copy.
The article explains a British doctor's novel method to rest a diseased lung by temporarily collapsing it using nitrogen gas between the lung and chest wall. The lungs, normally held open by the chest, shrink when separated. gas aims to rest the tissue until it re-expands as the gas absorbs.
Alberta is studying foreign markets for its surplus rye with samples of the 1922 crop sent to major European grain buyers. Efforts target France and Belgium and continental buyers now request to view the Alberta product. The Met Life Insurance reports 162 deaths from wood alcohol for 1920 and 1921.
The British Government orders six 1 000 horsepower giant engines from Napier. Each engine drives sixteen cylinders and runs at 1 800 rpm. Expected airliner range is 2 500 to 3 000 miles, depending on aircraft type and mission. The engine weighs about three pounds per horsepower and has logged thirty hours on bench tests.
A vintage ad promotes Nerviline as immediate relief for colic cramps and stomach pains. It urges families to keep a bottle ready, claiming it meets all pain remedy needs and that no home should be without it. Sold everywhere.
The article argues ice cream predates modern claims of American invention, noting Roman enjoyment, 1200 AD Chinese and Japanese consumption, Catherine de Medici bringing Italian ice cream chefs to France, and that royal and royal staff valued the delicacy over centuries.
An advertisement touts Diamond Dyes as foolproof for dyeing wool silk linen cotton and blends with guaranteed no streaking spotting fading or running. It claims simple directions fit for any woman and urges noting fabric type to tailor results. A stray note mentions the shipbuilding firm that built the Great Eastern in 1512 and remains in existence.
From the thirteenth century the Poles became the most warlike people in Europe. This historical assertion frames early medieval conflicts and national identity shaping in Poland.
A historical note describes a hand printing press from 1601 that could output about 700 small sheets within a ten hour period. The account highlights the efficiency of early press technology and labor pace in early modern printing.
Applications for patents in Canada should be addressed to the Commissioner of Patents in Ottawa Ontario. The patent term is limited to eighteen years with a total fee of thirty five dollars, fifteen paid on filing and twenty on grant. An uptending inventor may file a caveat describing progress, which the Commissioner preserves in secrecy for five dollars until patent grant.
Claim that diarrhoea and dysentery cause most summer deaths in children. Cites Toronto statistics and praises Dr Fowler's Extract of Wild Strawberry as a proven remedy. Includes testimonial from Mrs Harold Sellers of Pennfield and pricing by The T Milburn Co Limited Toronto.
The German mark's rapid fall is linked to £700 million in notes issued in one week and fears of further printings. Political factors are deemed minor, per the London Sunday Pictorial. The piece hints at a larger solution in the biblical four gospel writers.
Advertisement praises Dr Thomas Eclectric Oil for curing sores and similar troubles. It urges prompt use, claims affordability, and asserts the remedy’s power exceeds its low price.
A French baker traversed from Paris to Moscow on stilts covering 1500 miles in fifty eight days. He crossed towns and countryside, demonstrating endurance and a curious stunt for public attention.
A stern young lawyer orders the witness to state the weather on the afternoon in question. The Chicago Herald notes the tense courtroom moment as the jurors note the implied significance of the weather in the case.
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