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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Oct 23, 1935
Page
5
The piece outlines how Canada’s road system evolved from waterbased transport to overland routes, noting 1934 rural road totals of 409,269 miles and Ontario’s lead in surfaced roads, with auto registrations peaking at 1,232,489 in 1930 and rising again to 1,129,532 in 1934. It credits motor cars with modernizing living standards and travel.
The Hamburg fishing cutter Frieda faced disaster after a torpedo weighing several hundred pounds entangled in its net. Brought to Schulau Harbor the ship suffered a near total loss of deck, wheelhouse, mast, and rigging as flames from the torpedo head spread, but the crew escaped with injuries limited to jury.
China enforces a new policy after April 30 1936 under which any person unable to explain a simple Chinese primer to a policeman must pay one copper. Officials say more than half the citizens of Nanking are illiterate and the measure aims to reduce illiteracy.
Mrs. Charlies Weber of Vancouver drove a 12 year old car with 250000 miles across the Pacific coast route from Mexico City to Montreal in 24 days. She has crossed the continent five times before and five years ago toured Europe in the same automobile which she says is still going strong.
In a brief exchange a speaker accuses Miss Smith of exaggeration while another asks about her age, suggesting curiosity or skepticism in a social tease. The fragment hints at interpersonal tensions without specifying context or consequences.
Grandma used an old finger test to distinguish cotton from linen. J A Nary of the U S testing company in Chicago notes linen absorbs water faster, creating oblong spots on mixed fabrics while pure cotton forms a circular spot and retains surface moisture longer.
United States Butter Secretary of Agriculture Wallace said at a Washington press conference that imports will be small on a percentage basis. He noted that even large thousands of pounds would be insignificant as a share of total imports and commented on proposed tariff increases.
The Cana dian railways experiment of pick up and delivery freight services is declared an unqualified success. This year's summer shipments rose by over eight million pounds per month compared with last year, announced at the Canadian National Railways Agents' Association annual meeting.
A campaign has started to introduce traditional Irish stew on hotel menus in the Irish Free State. Advocates argue the dish showcases Irish culinary culture and supports local producers. Local hotel boards are being urged to test the stew on a pilot basis.
The September report from the board of grain commissioners notes about 17 percent of western Canadian bread wheat moves graded as rusted. Exports to overseas markets were slow early in the crop year, but signs point to a substantial improvement as shipments pick up. Early October inspection shows 17 percent rusted, 14 percent grades 5 and 6, and 48 percent of 3 northern and better. Average carload weight fell to 1,474 bushels from 1,518 last year.
Initial plans for a triangular business district project in Winnipeg call for a 12 storey hotel a theatre 15 stores and a bus terminal. The $1.5 million scheme would be funded partly by US capital and promoted by Winnipeg businessmen with $15,000 already spent on design work.
A man presented two keys tied with string to a clerk at Leeds Post Office and asked for them to be forwarded with a telegram. He was surprised when told this was impossible. He believed money could be forwarded with a telegram.
A government decree labeled jazz as un German and ordered all German radio programs to replace it with German dance music, banning jazz nationwide across broadcasting stations. The move reflects cultural policy efforts to enforce national styles in entertainment.
A guide to making shadow pictures using strong sun in late afternoon or early morning. Tips cover exposure, shutter speed, and optimal locations such as light colored ground or beaches. Examples show how shadows can create striking, grotesque yet fascinating images and how to adjust exposure for light or dark backgrounds.
International experts warn that national remedies fail to solve the world trade crisis. The league urges coordinated efforts and bilateral pacts to liberalize policy, aided by most favored nation principles and agricultural input for a global recovery.
The article notes Kansas farmers may or may not sign new wheat control contracts under the AAA as world events and a Canadian wheat import influence the decision. An AAA sign-up could keep about 600000 acres in Kansas out of production, reducing annual yields by millions of bushels.
H R Milner KC president of Northwestern Utilities Ltd told Sir Montague Barlow that limiting natural gas sales in Alberta would be impractical unfair and discriminatory. He argued coal dealers overestimated sales impact claiming 350000 tons more coal would have sold in Edmonton in 1934 without gas.
Some historians argue that many Roman palaces and temples said to be destroyed by barbarians between the fifth and ninth centuries were actually felled by earthquakes not barbarian action.
In Saint John New Brunswick at Central Baptist church the lights failed during a hymn and Rev Dr Brice D Knott began his sermon on the five foolish virgins who did not keep their lamps filled with oil. The services ended in darkness.
A memorial candle for Enrico Caruso stands 16 feet tall with a five foot circumference and weighs one ton. It is said to be lit on All Saints Day each year and to burn for 18 centuries.
Ethiopia reports higher export volumes of coffee, hides, and goatskins than last year. The rise reflects stronger trade activity and expanded shipments to international buyers, signaling a rebound in agricultural exports despite global market fluctuations.
The Forestry News Digest reports 125 miles of shelterbelt plantings completed across six states with 5 117 acres of special plantings on 1926 farms in cooperation with farmers. Nursery seeding progresses on 649 acres. about 75 million seedlings expected. North Dakota leads with 36 miles, followed by South Dakota 28 and Kansas 24. Climate diversity requires varied species. each state plants to suit its conditions.
A Navajo legend says mothers-in-law reincarnate as bears. A 200-pound black bear troubled a family and was shot by M. E. Musgrave, head of a Mexican Springs oil project. Navajo women prayed, tribal cleansing rites followed, and the bear's spirit was redirected to a pine tree.
In a cheeky exchange a fireman questions a seaman about kissing his girl in a dark corner. The seaman replies that daylight reveals the truth, prompting a lighthearted reflection on perceptions and honesty.
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