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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Sep 02, 1920
Page
2
Willow cooks venison and tea for Dannie as they discuss the future. The girl hides a change in her feelings, while the sleeping Donnie dreams beside the door and the swamp outside hums with night noises.
In a frontier dialogue Dannie questions love and loyalty as Willer asserts possession and devotion. A stranger named Savage appears in city clothes signaling forthcoming trouble tied to Abe Dalton and the Dalton gang, with memories of the Jacob Company mills and an ominous sense of danger.
A verbose ad claims Dr Hamilton's Pills cure backache caused by kidney issues. It touts rapid relief after the first dose, harmony of urinary disorders, and relief from headaches and muscle pains. Prepared by Catarrhozone Company, sold in 2%¢ boxes nationwide.
The Ottawa Journal notes Manitoba’s fifty year anniversary with pride. It traces growth from a small postage stamp province to a rich, promising region. It highlights Winnipeg as a leading city and the nine million dollar parliament building completing a remarkable era.
A provincial officer of Canada's largest agricultural college advocates farm demonstrations on individual farms to prove improved dairy, spraying, and seed selection methods. Since 1912 Canada’s illustration farms have expanded, showing crop gains and better farming while boosting rural education and social life in Dundas County, Ontario.
Vancouver interview with W T Allison of Winnipeg Methodists College lauds Western Canada as producing more writers than the rest of the Dominion. He hopes Canadians support local novelists by buying their books and cites New York publishers increasingly seeking Canadian works as a sign of rising literary prominence.
A new device uses a mechanism that automatically exposes blotting paper to gauge dirt and smoke levels in the air. The invention promises simpler monitoring of air quality and could aid environmental analysis and public health efforts.
An advertisement-like piece touts Milburn's Heart and Nerve Pills as a remedy for fainting spells dizziness shortness of breath and heart weakness. A testimonial from Mrs C A Drake of Paris Ontario claims improvement after using nearly two boxes and notes relief from prior suffering and breathing difficulty.
The notice touts Putnam's corn extractor as a trusted cure for corns and warts. Priced at 25 cents, it claims to be sold by all dealers and promises consistent results.
Col Maynard Rogers superintendent inaugurates a restocking scheme in Jasper Park. In July 18 000 trout fry were received from Government hatcheries and planted in lakes Pyramid Patricia Annette and Edith. Lakes are suitable for propagation and near park headquarters.
The article suggests keeping butter cool in heat by placing it in a bowl set inside a larger dish filled with salt and water nearly to the top. Cover lightly and store in a cool place to preserve freshness when ice is unavailable.
Queen Victoria becomes one of the early English monarchs to give up the franking privilege. The move marks a shift in postal privileges as royal letters lose the free postage benefit.
An item notes boiling water for 18 minutes in an uncovered kettle to kill germs and drive off impurities, warning about untested well and spring water. It includes a 1886 affidavit by Frank J. Cheney of F. J. Cheney & Co, offering Hall’s Catarrh Medicine with a sworn statement and notary seal.
Robert Magill, secretary of the Canadian Grain Exchange, says Europe must rely on North America for wheat in the coming year. He notes only the Dominion has high grade hard spring wheat and predicts limited downward price movement as the world remains wheat short and money plentiful. He forecasts profitable Canada wheat harvests.
Miss Mary A. Rodgers of Moose Jaw was enrolled as a barrister at Regina, becoming the fifth woman admitted to the Saskatchewan bar.
R B Bennett formerly a member of parliament advocates compulsory training for Canadian youth. He endorses the Swiss system requiring one to two months of annual training for three years, after his recent inspection.
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