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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Oct 21, 1931
Page
2
The piece urges drastic fire prevention measures across Canada after massive insured losses and many deaths from fires in 1930 1931. It highlights Saskatchewan figures including 1679 dwellings 579 stores and 610 barns destroyed between 1930 and mid 1931 and calls for official inquiries harsher penalties for carelessness and a nationwide fire safety campaign.
Canada plays a prominent role in the Bristol exhibition held September 3 to 16. A dedicated Canadian section features the Government stand and private firm booths, with a government display background showing a large industrial map of Canada and production points for exports to the United Kingdom.
A stark warning about famine in China as flood victims starve while Canada and the United States store millions of bushels of wheat with no market. The speaker calls this the world's transportation and distribution system failing in emergencies.
The prince is not a manufacturer or exporter yet has real business experience managing estates in two countries. He learns broad business principles, earns a reputation for good judgment, and is trusted by merchants who listen to his opinions.
An insurer had issued a $1,000 life policy on Samuel Johnson. Premiums were paid for years but stopped after his death last May. A reply from Mrs. S. Johnson informed the company they cannot pay further premiums.
Dr Alexander Cemach of Vienna advocates internal ultra violet radiation to treat tuberculosis. He locates lung lesions via X rays then inserts a curved rod with a quartz lamp to irradiate infected spots. The light kills germs and supports the body's natural defenses. Trials focus on galloping consumption and rapidly advancing cases.
A reader from Quebec extols Diamond Dyes as economical and reliable for renewing faded garments. They promise strong color, no spotting or running, smooth even application, and no damage to fabric, calling them the world’s finest dyes.
The Windsor street car crash left seventy one injured but underscores the Toronto Tramway Co. safety record since 1921. Since 1930 the company’s fares on city cars and coaches exceed 2,000,900,000 with no passenger deaths on street cars or buses, a notable achievement.
An old advertisement touts Persian Balm as a family aid. It claims to benefit mothers with beauty, children with soothing care, and fathers with hair and shaving products. The copy promises toned skin, soft hands, and rose leaf texture through gentle absorption.
Captain F. Livesay of the Saanich Fruit Growers Association says a new packing process will raise shipments of frozen strawberries and other small fruit from Vancouver Island. A company with $75,000 capital, led by growers, aims to handle at least 30 tons of strawberries and loganberries this season.
A humorous exchange shows a parent questioning habitual toothbrushing and a child racing to claim the toothbrush first thing each morning, reflecting domestic life and playful dialogue.
Scientists describe a method to craft masks from living faces that reproduce human features exactly as seen in life. The technique promises highly accurate facial replicas for use in theater, film, and forensic applications.
Mrs W credits Kruschen Salts with ending years of back pain after hospital visits. She cites a six month rest suggestion and choosing home care with her children. The ad touts daily tiny doses to reach the root cause and prevent relapse.
Sir Hubert Wilkins relief report from Spitzbergen confirms the Nautilus escaped a near disaster under polar ice after six days silent. The submarine suffered ice jams and leaks yet surfaced unharmed. Hearst urged safety while Norwegians push for funding to cover rescue costs.
A London Daily Express editorial says government measures cannot create prosperity and that manufacturers workers wholesalers and retailers must bear responsibility. It urges leaving government to handle the present emergency and encourages everyone to get on with their jobs today.
Dr. J. D. Kellogg's Asthma Remedy is described as daily benefiting long standing cases. The notice urges immediate use to prevent years of suffering and to address the condition in its first stages.
Three essentials for max returns from pullet flocks are healthy vigorous stock and proper winter quarters. Winter months offer higher egg prices driving greater profits.
A New Statesman and Nation essay argues that global change stems from electricity, motor transport, air travel, cinema, and radio rather than nineteenth century industrialism. It notes rapid social transformation affecting government, economy, agriculture, living standards, and daily family life.
Ottawa advises the Dominion Government will assume 75 percent of old age pension payments dating from July, saving Alberta about 250 000 dollars annually. Premier Brownlee says this changes the fifty fifty division and will be formalized immediately. Alberta’s total pension budget is around 1 million dollars. Sleep guidance for infants accompanies the financial note with a separate ad for Miller's Worm Powders claiming to purge worms and improve rest in babies.
The U S S Akron completed its first flight from Akron Ohio returning three hours and forty seven minutes later. The world s largest dirigible built for the navy carried 113 men the most ever aboard in the United States and widely praised by navy officials.
The Board of Railway Commissioners for Canada reports 191 railway accidents in June with 25 deaths and 183 injuries. An additional 11 killed and 31 injured occurred at 24 highway crossings. Ontario had 16 crossing crashes, Quebec five, New Brunswick two, Nova Scotia one, others none. Six protected and 18 unprotected crossings. 20 daytime and four nighttime incidents.
The most powerful cylinder type locomotive, leaving Smith Falls for Montreal, pulled a 96 car grain freight plus a dynamometer and van totaling 8,123 tons. The mile long train arrived the same day and grain was unloaded for overseas shipment.
In May an airplane transported thirty six tons of strawberries from the Netherlands to London marking a notable fruit airlift. The shipment highlights advances in rapid long distance fruit distribution.
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