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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Sep 01, 1927
Page
2
Childhood's Lessons affect the whole life Teach your children to use Cuticura Soap to keep the skin clear Soothe and heal irritations with Cuticura Ointment Shampoo with Cuticura Soap to keep the scalp healthy and growing Address Cadeties Depot Stena Proce Geaple Unetmeot SS and Cuticura Shaving Stick 25
The Diamond Jubilee visit of the Prince of Wales and Prince George to Canada, with Prime Minister Baldwin, is seen as a turning point. Leaders praise Canada’s strategic role in the Empire, urging national unity, confidence, and a push toward vast future expansion in industry, population, and global influence.
A campaign to develop a major sheep-raising industry is under way near Invermere British Columbia about 20 miles south of Invermere, along Findlay Creek and Canal Flat. The open range, largely unused since cattle farming declined, has been home to wild horses in the region.
Saskatchewan cow Darlington Mable owned by FP Cooper of Gravelbourg Sask completed a 305 day record with 5617 pounds of milk and 249 pounds of butter fat, reported by the Dominion Shorthorn Breeders Association at Guelph Ontario.
Jean Linder of Switzerland reportedly walked 315 miles in 66 hours, claiming a long distance road walking record with an average near five miles an hour. He beat 45 rivals by about three hours before finishing. George R. Pratt notes potential Alberta coal markets on the Pacific coast tied to Vancouver bunkering facilities. A sharp quip ends the item.
An Ohio inventor patents a roller device described by Popular Mechanics to curb auto collisions at crossings. Two eighteen foot rollers lie in the highway near the rail approach and rotate to stop a car when a train is near. After the train passes, a switch locks the rollers allowing the auto to proceed.
A vintage ad warns against cutting corns with an infected razor and notes infection can lead to death. It promotes Putnam's Corn Extractor as quick safe relief for corns and calluses with a claim of painless, sure shedding of corns and urges purchase at all dealers.
The Edinburgh Review notes England and Wales are densely populated with more than 700 people per square mile, quadruple India, and near triple China. Since 1910 about 860,000 houses were built at an estimated £147 million public cost, with continued State subsidies fueling suburban suburbs and unattractive villa-building along country roads.
At the Hotel Bellevue eight famed aviators linked ocean flights with a Boston reception. Lindbergh Maitland Hegenberger Byrd Neville Acosta Balchen Chamberlin and Chamberlin and Mrs Chamberlin attended alongside Porter Adams and the National Aeronautical Association president.
Vincent Astor reports new German high speed ocean liners will cross the Atlantic in about four and a half days. Despite high fuel and diesel engine costs, two ships will run more trips than three faster rivals, cutting ship and crew costs by about 50 percent. The faster crossings attract wealthy passengers who value speed over price.
Under the Scottish Dialects Committee a new Scottish dictionary will be issued in ten to fifteen parts as completed. The project may be self supporting with subscribers and is aided by the Carnegie Trust. Appeals go to Scots at home abroad Burns Clubs St Andrew Societies and Scottish County Associations. Representatives will gather material from Ireland New Zealand and other countries. The questionnaire drew 15 000 replies from Edinburgh district.
Mrs. David Logan of Thetford Mines Quebec praises Dr Williams Pink Pills for her family. She cites revival of her husband after typhoid, her daughter’s return to work, and her son’s recovery after adenoid operation as proof of the pills’ benefits. The pills aid digestion relieve lassitude heart palpitations and facial pallor from thin impure blood. Available from dealers or by mail for six dimes a box from The Dr Williams Medicine Co Brockville Ontario.
Mr. Amery begins a dominions tour after sailing from Hoagland on July 32. He will visit South Africa High Commission Territories Southern Rhodesia and the Union, then Cape Town September 28, Australia October 10 to November 17 New Zealand November 22 to December 20 and Canada in January arriving January 5 or 6 for a month before returning to England. His staff includes G G Whiskard C B assistant secretary staff of the Empire Marketing Board G Hiuxley Captain W Brass MP and Mrs Amery a Canadian sister of Sir Hamar Greenwood.
Allan R. Gillies of Clover Bar Alberta sells his 63 head pure bred Ayrshires to parties in Seattle Washington United States. The sale is unusual for wholesale animal dispositions and suggests rising demand for Western Canada livestock.
It extols Dr Thomas Eclectric Oil for nerve and back pain relief with a rub in method and promises quick ease. The text also notes Indigo plants grown in China to produce dye for blue clothing worn by the lower classes.
Argument that Empire history and affairs must be taught in primary and secondary schools across the Empire as well as universities. Emphasizes informed voters and widespread knowledge of the Empire's growth, constitution, and governance.
Two Canadian ex RAF officers W. H. Williams and E. C. Bigelow performed flying stunts over Lake Louise for half an hour on the Chateau lawn. They zoomed down on the lake and parachuted, part of a Fox Films exhibition for Pyjama starring Olive Jerden and directed by Jack Blystone in Alberta.
The French Society of Vegetarians promotes a series of events to help young lovers of vegetables court. Leaders note opposites may attract but the dinner table could become a battleground if tastes diverge too much.
Robert Forke, Minister of Immigration, returned from England and visited agency offices in Great Britain. He also traveled to Rotterdam, Antwerp, and Paris and went to Norway, Sweden, and Denmark to confer with cabinet ministers on immigration matters. He believes large growth in the volume of immigration of a good class is likely in the near future.
Frederick Palmer, a British engineering expert retained by the Dominion government to report on Hudson Bay harbor development at Port Nelson and Fort Churchill, arrived in Ottawa on July 27 from England. He travels with EFJ Buckton and the official party led by Minister Charles A. Dunning and Deputy Minister Major Graham Bell, bound for Judson Bay.
The article extols Dr J. D. Kellogg's Asthma Remedy as a sudden relief for asthma, promising permanent remission with persistent use. It asserts the tonic can defeat the disease and warns against substitutes. It also mentions a long-legged sheep in the Himalayas capable of 40 mile per hour speeds in a contrasting note.
Latest official figures show coal output increasing in Alberta and Saskatchewan as energy sectors expand. Strong gains are reported across both provinces with higher mine activity and production volumes underpinning the trend.
A newspaper item speculates that widows may remarry more readily because they no longer seek absolute perfection in husbands. It notes practical, tempered expectations and practical considerations guiding late-life unions.
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