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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Sep 03, 1925
Page
6
The North Bay cityhood charter was officially handed to Mayor J. C. McDonald on Aug 3 by Ontario minister of mines Hon. Charles McCrea. Summer plans include transplanting Swiss mountain roses to the Canadian Rockies, thriving above 3 600 feet.
A renowned British company plans to start an engineering project in early summer next year to create the world’s largest steel airship. The 720 foot long craft would carry 155 tons, with seven engines totaling 4 200 horsepower, flying at 70 miles an hour and 5 000 feet. Cardington shed will be enlarged to 812 feet, becoming the empire’s largest building. Completion is targeted for end of 1926 with first trip to India in 1927.
The colonial office says from August 1 Sri Lanka and Straits Settlements can export 75 percent of rubber production at a minimum duty, up 10 percent from the prior three months. The Federated Malay States join the regulation with similar concessions on production standards to ease the market.
Daniel Lambert born in Leicester in 1770 and died in Stamford in 1809 is recorded as the fattest man in history. His weight reached 738 pounds with a waist measurement of nine feet four inches and a calf circumference of 87 inches. A remarkable anecdote notes eleven men once stood inside a buttoned Lambert waistcoat.
An unusual construction project in Nebraska builds a new pew capitol structure by surrounding the old building. Workers lift the modern walls around the existing edifice as ongoing work continues with no reported interruptions.
Conor OBrien returns to harbor after two years at sea in the 20 ton ketch Saoirse. He sailed from Dublin via Madeira Pernambuco Australia and the Palklanda, escorted by yachts from Royal St George Royal Alfrea and Edward clubs as about 50 600 people line the pier. He cites eye strain and crew delays but reports a smooth voyage overall with Pacific crossing averaging five and a quarter knots.
Dr. Edwin R. Scott proposes a Navy backed test of “canned lightning” off California in September using an old battleship or drone plane. He claims the device could destroy life across land sea or air within 20 miles and disable radio, with potential to damage superstructures and air targets at long range.
Mussolini approves a plan by architect Mario Palanti to build the Mole Littoria outside Rome. The 85 story concrete steel tower would be the world’s tallest, reaching 1135 feet with 5000 offices a theater arena galleries and promenades. Construction cost is put at 400 million francs about four million pounds.
A clock that announces the time at 115 minute intervals has been invented. The device features a loquacious persona, prompting remarks on talkativeness while highlighting its functional novelty.
The pictured frock features a tight bodice and full skirt in yellow taffeta with hand tinted floral accents. Sizes 16 18 and 20 years, price 20 cents. sewing book 15 cents includes a coupon for five cents off patterns.
Workmen finished a 3000 foot tunnel beneath the Thames from Barking Creek to Woolwich Arsenal after months of boring in chalk at 40 pounds per square inch. Sixty-four men, 32 from each side, worked to meet exactly in line and level with matching bolt holes in the lining.
A reader puzzle lists numerous across and down clues with numbers and hints for words in a traditional crossword format. The mixed entries include motor harmonize cause lathered note scale parent article and many others across and down, some garbled by OCR.
Bardsey Island off North Wales is set to be abandoned by its residents amid dwindling numbers from 100 thirty years ago to 45 today. King Love Pritchard, crowned in 1911 and now 83, rules as the island’s monarch. Transport difficulties, long currents, and six week mainland isolation drove the decision after a islanders conference. Most young men, sailors by trade, have left the nine holdings serving the remaining families.
Pattern orders are described with address and form details for sending a 20c coin or stamps. The notice lists the Winnipeg Union at 175 McDermot Ave and includes fields for pattern name size province town and payment method.
Dr Augusta Stowe Guillen is credited by the London Free Press with securing women's suffrage in Canada. Born in Norwich Ontario, she is a physician and advocate for women across education medicine law and politics. Her family background as doctors supports her lifelong commitment to expanded opportunities for women.
French forces left the Ruhr mining and industrial basin by midnight July 31 ending the occupation begun January 11, 1923. Great rejoicing followed in Essen as bells rang and flags flew to mark the official end of Allied control and German reparations pressure.
The American Blue Cross Society based in Springfield Massachusetts launches a campaign to reduce unnecessary killing of fur bearing animals. It invites humane trapping ideas and supports restrained fur use while not opposing fur wear for warmth.
In a City of London note two small houses, previously overlooked due to their hidden placement among other buildings, are now to be included by the rating authorities. The omission had escaped attention until now and will be corrected.
A traveller stranded in the Lake District at 5:45 a.m. sought damages from an innkeeper after the hotel doors remained shut for over an hour. The judge ruled the innkeeper owed a duty to the traveling public and awarded £50 in damages.
First Lord of the Admiralty Bridgeman outlines parliament's naval build up to 1929 30. Four class A cruisers to be laid down this year. Next year two class A and one class B cruisers. The following three years: one class A and two class B each. Programme totals 27 destroyers 23 O type submarines one fleet type submarine five gunboats and various auxiliaries. Estimated cost £58 million.
The text notes Canada’s share of various commodities including asbestos and wheat with inflated percentages. A comic line features a postman delivering a black edged letter to Mr Doolan about his dead brother. A remark on human laughter is included along with a mention of a new English sleeping car biplane carrying passengers and baggage.
A schoolroom exchange reveals the student learned the name of the boy who moved next door. The brief moment captures curiosity and family pride as the child shares a personal detail with a parent.
A steamer en route to Sydney collided with a 90 foot dead whale. The bow lodged in the carcass for two days as the ship steamed at half speed while the giant whale rode aboard. It was finally hoisted clear and the vessel resumed full speed astern to drop the burden.
A compact reflection on navigating life as a stage show. The narrator urges agile exits and quick thinking to prolong existence in a world presented as performance. The piece blends metaphor with a call to avoid rigid pathways and seize flexible options.
The speaker mockingly asks about the Bore and doubts anyone will acknowledge him, stating uncertainty over the Bore’s age and presence.
Police in Warsaw discovered a vast cache of Communist propaganda weighing about 1500 pounds. The pamphlets were printed in several languages and formed the main stock of Communist literature in Poland. The interior minister said the Communist party was not growing and police activity was reducing its influence.
The League of Nations expenses for the current year total 4 371 963 dollars with 55 nations contributing. Great Britain contributes 411 478 dollars, France 364 719, China 232 794, India 286 553, Italy and Japan 285 229 each, Argentina and Canada 163 656 each, Spain 197 035, and Czecho Slovakia 154 304.
The article explains how the public address system can amplify a speaker for a small audience or broadcast over radio to distant listeners. It notes a reference to scientists stating Greenland snow formed the icebergs now in the North Atlantic about 5,000 years ago.
A correspondent notes belatedly that poete resemble watchee in springtime observations. The quirky observation ties literary figures to seasonal cycles, suggesting poetic insight mirrors watchful timing in nature.
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