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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Oct 25, 1928
Page
2
The Dominion shows strong material expansion with crops, industry, and employment. Canadians focus on moral, intellectual, and artistic development, immigration quality, assimilation of non-British peoples, and cooperative solutions guiding a well balanced, confident national future.
An Answers article describes an oil electric train running on non electrified LMS track in England. The Diesel oil engine on the locomotive powers generators to supply current to motors, cutting labor and fuel needs to about one eighth of steam locomotives. Tests include a Montreal to Vancouver run of 2937 miles in 67 hours and another 334 miles at over 60 mph.
An innovative Canadian engineering project at Port Arthur Ontario proved successful as tests on a two mile cast iron ten inch pipe carried ground pulp in flush form from Thunder Bay Paper at Current River to the paper mill two miles north. Thunder Bay management called the tests highly satisfactory.
A humorous item notes a London man bragging about keeping an umbrella for two decades. The joke suggests such longevity warrants its return.
A conference at Parliament Buildings Regina on September 12 explored a winter employment bureau for British miner harvesters. Attendees included Federal and Provincial Colonization departments, two major railways, the Government Labor Service and the Saskatchewan United Farmers of Canada.
An advertisement extols Dr Williams Pink Pills as a remedy for rheumatism. It argues blood enrichment and toxin removal via natural secretions, cites David Carroll of Pictou Nova Scotia praising lasting relief after trials, and notes pills cost 50 cents per box from The Dr Williams Medicine Co Brockville Ont.
A dramatist notes updating Richard III with a modern quip. The monarch replaces the famous cry with a call for a plane in a tongue in cheek line about dictatorship.
A compact advertisement style passage touts Dr Thomas Eclectric Oil as cheap portable relief and calls it the poor man's friend. It also notes Mother Graves Worm Exterminator's longstanding reliability and offers a far fetched image of a vast London water cistern for scale.
Born in Montreal January 2 1878 he was son of Dr Joseph Beaudry Leman and educated at Mount St Louis College tutors Lille and McGill. Mayor of Shawinigan Falls 1901 1907 member Electric Services Commission Montreal married Caroline Beique May 12 1908 today at 597 St Catherine Road Outremont Quebec with three sons and two daughters.
M A Mac Pherson MLA Regina comments on forming a branch of the British Empire Parliamentary Association. He says the project would help unite nations and colonies within the empire and should be adopted by Saskatchewan. The plan envisions provincial legislatures in Ontario Saskatchewan Alberta and Manitoba considering the proposal at next session.
French police in large towns use ultrahigh pitched whistles to summon help without alerting criminals. The whistles trigger inaudible sound waves detected by hidden city microphones and flash an alarm to central headquarters. An officer can then request reinforcements or direct aid by Morse code via the whistle.
A farm house bottle of Dr Thomas Eclectric Oil is recommended for widespread uses. It is noted as helpful for children with colds and croup, adults with pains, and for directions to treat sick cattle, suggesting every household keep a bottle.
The advertisement touts Dr J D Kellogg's Asthma Remedy as an immediate help for asthma sufferers. It claims quick effect and renewed life free from attacks. It ends with a political jab about war financing.
Visiting British seniors report the United States National Amateur will be held at Pebble Beach September 2 to 7, with the Canadian Amateur Championship at Jasper Park Lodge August 19 to 24. A week separates the events, boosting hopes of a stellar field and a record Canadian championship next year.
A brief exchange centers on a tombstone inscription proposing Gone Home as a fitting line. The Widow notes it would be the last place the departed ever imagined returning to, signaling finality and quiet closure.
Bank alerts customer that their checking account balance is negative and may incur fees. Fraud or error investigations may follow to verify transactions and restore funds. The notice emphasizes action required to resolve the overdraft and prevent further penalties.
A newly devised torch can sever steel on a sunken vessel at any depth. The invention promises efficient wreck salvage and underwater construction by enabling direct cutting without depth limitations.
The Federal bulletin Natural Resources highlights a new giant of Canadian business as Canada’s five key sectors drive growth. Wheat exports reached $399,624,000. international tourism expenditures total $275,000,000. mineral production $244,520,000. pulp and paper mills $219,528,000. building permits $184,613,000. The piece predicts tourism may become the top asset in a few years.
A domestic scene shows Mrs. Littleflat- Tilly scolding a maid for scattered lingerie as she fears visitors arriving soon. The maid reassures she will watch over items to prevent theft.
The House of Lords may conduct certain business when only three members are present, not necessarily including the Lord Chancellor.
The product is lauded for its ease of removing corns and warts and is said to seldom fail. The remark contrasts with woodpeckers and literary critics who thrive on finding fault.
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