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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Sep 02, 1920
Page
3
An antiquary excavated a crouching female skeleton near Peterborough, England, likely 2000 to 3000 B.C. The burial lay about five feet deep at the base of a circular trench, head north, feet east, hands to chin, no grave goods. The age is estimated at 25 to 30 years.
The weekly report notes more lines of goods coming from factories and generally firm prices. The sole exception is in bent prices showing some variation.
A historical analysis argues that lumber costs rose due to higher wages longer work weeks increased freight and supply costs. Logging camps cut hours, sawmills reduced output, and rail and material costs surged since 1914-15. The piece warns against waiting for a price drop and urges immediate construction.
Dr. Josiah Oldfield reports women are happiest after age thirty five based on crisis reports. He says after thirty five women surpass men in personal crises and focus on beauty and family bonds, arguing women can be beautiful with effort and misperceptions about youth.
Traly implements laws penalizing exaggerated claims in advertising for theatres and circuses to protect consumers and ensure truthful promotion.
An old advertisement touts Dr Thomas Eclectric Oil as a quick cure for back pain. It claims immediate skin absorption and deep tissue penetration for speedy relief, asserting the oil’s magical touch.
Agricultural experts once urged farmers to mulch surface soil to retain moisture then advised covering with clods to prevent wind erosion. The paradox has a grain of truth, suggesting if a dry belt farmer can balance both methods a crop may result and merit reward.
An old advertisement touts Danderine as a cool refreshing tonic that cleanses and softens the itchy scalp. It claims the product penetrates to hair roots, revitalizes hair, stops shedding, and reduces dandruff with a few applications. A bottle costs only a few cents at drug or toilet counters.
British importers in London showcase ready-made paper suits cut to English styles and priced between 8 and 40 dollars. Last month 40,000 suits arrived from Germany via Holland, with 5,000 more on the way, while many are re-exported to India and South Africa. Agents claim favorable exchange rates make weekly purchases feasible, promising substantial savings over traditional English suits.
The Saskatchewan agriculture department issues its 1919 annual statistics report with new precipitation features. It includes a four year comparison of acreage yield and production for wheat oats barley and flax across nine crop districts and monthly rainfall diagrams for watersheds April to September.
An Attorney-general opinion states that men who were citizens of Massachusetts and enlisted in Canadian and other allied forces before U S entry lose their citizenship and cannot vote. They may regain citizenship by taking the oath of allegiance.
Advert shows a remedy claim for corn relief, urging readers to avoid ongoing pain by using Holloway's Corn Cure. The copy emphasizes ease of use and immediate relief from painful corns.
A brief dialogue in a Boston Globe exchange shows a woman asking about the price of a georgette crepe waist worn by a female information bureau worker. The tone hints at newsroom chatter and consumer curiosity.
A new device called the talking time piece combines a clock and phonograph to replace the alarm bell. It will sing Time to get up at seven o'clock or thereabout and continue until silenced by the user.
Advert says thin blood causes headaches and anaemia in girls with digestive issues. Dr Williams Pink Pills allegedly build blood, relieve headaches, and improve nerves, insomnia, neuritis, sciatica, and rheumatic pains. Boxes priced at $2.50 from The Dr Williams Medicine Co Brockville Ont.
A Dominion Bureau of Statistics report shows 253 canning and preserving plants in Canada at end of 1918, with Ontario leading in canning and evaporated products. The industry employs 4,795 people, with total plant investment of over 16 million dollars and products valued at about 23.7 million.
Mrs. Clare W. Stokes of Petrolia Ontario runs a factory producing large quantities of nitroglycerine used mainly to torpedo oil wells, reportedly the only woman in North America engaged in this business.
Angus McDowell of Ray brings a box of ever bearing strawberries to the Edmonton Bulletin office. He planted 75 spread in two rows two feet apart with two feet between plants, no mulch, no fertilizer, and they produced abundantly this season with fruiting about a box per plant. The berries are praised for excellent flavor compared to coast berries.
An advertisement promotes California Syrup of Figs as a safe laxative for children. It urges parents to look for the word California on the package and claims the product offers a tasty, harmless remedy with full directions on each bottle.
New Canadian immigration this season runs about 18 000 monthly with 12 000 from Britain and 6 000 from the United States. Last month 12 500 arrivals were mostly English 8 000 English 3 000 Scottish and 1150 Welsh. Restrictions reject about 1 800 monthly and 30 40 are deported for crime or disqualifying conditions.
The article argues insects threaten crops and stored goods more than weather. It notes a typical vulnerability in insect life cycles and the need for systematic use of growing knowledge. It emphasizes both dangers and the allies in the insect ranks, while urging thorough application of science to pest control.
An estimate shows timber industry waste could yield 40,000 tons of paper 3,000 tons of resin 600000 gallons of Ethyl alcohol and 300000 gallons of turpentine yearly in the United States.
The Canadian Aero Film company operates a seaplane from Toronto toward Hudson Bay. It travels 90 miles per hour and will stop at North Bay Cochrane and Moose Factory en route to the Belcher Islands on the Labrador west coast. The mission includes photographs for the provincial government and a Dominion survey.
During the Tao Ping rebellion, 1,850 women and men served in the ranks. In Nanking in 1853 an army of 500,000 women was recruited. They were organized into brigades of 13,000 each and commanded by women officers.
A Toronto woman writes that after suffering from female troubles she used Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and Sonative Wash. She reports relief and the birth of a healthy baby and urges other women with similar troubles to try the products. The testimonial notes no narcotics and promotes the tonic as a female health aid.
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