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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Sep 07, 1922
Page
6
A columnist urges Western Canadian farmers to keep tools and machinery sharp, comparing farming to a factory where dull equipment lowers efficiency. He argues smart farmers stay up to date, address weeds and pests with knowledge and proper tools, and maintain mental and material gear for higher profits.
The article notes a shift in wood understanding with Canada leading in scientific study. It cites tests from the Forest Products Laboratories showing dry wood can bear more than twice the load to break green wood though green wood bends more. Hundreds of trials on multiple wood types promise many useful facts for wood workers in the near future.
A Ford circular emphasizes continuous effort in advertising. It argues that single actions like a brief ad or a lone word cannot establish identity or growth. The message urges ongoing, vigorous promotion to keep audiences engaged and brands growing.
The article notes Indian labor is mostly unskilled but adaptable with strong capacity for learning. It asserts workers can be trained to perform difficult tasks requiring high intelligence and technical ability.
A comic note from Royal Magazine mocks a porter who frets over luggage and strangers. A polite Victorian tone frames a traveler’s doubt about who is summoned, highlighting social ritual and the era’s etiquette.
An ad explains that too little blood causes pale skin fatigue and poor digestion while claiming Dr Williams Pink Pills enrich and renew the blood and strengthen nerves. A Saskatchewan respondent testifies to restored energy and health, and the notice offers six boxes for $2.50 mailed from The Dr Williams Medicine Co Brockville Ont.
The Alberta Telephone Department awards six contracts totaling about 125,900 dollars for 1100 miles of rural telephone line construction across Central and Southern Alberta. The 1922 programme aims to nearly complete rural line work for the year, following 1100 miles completed earlier at a cost around 459,000 dollars.
A study of old age claims blood is thin and weak and urges building strength and nerves with Dr Hamilton's Pills. Described as a system regulator and laxative that cleanses waste. Available for 25c from The Catarrhozone Co. in Montreal.
A Yankee farmer married to a widow described as worth ten thousand dollars receives congratulations. A neighbor notes he is ten thousand dollars ahead, but the farmer laments the license cost of two dollars, reducing his gains.
The piece touts Dr J D Kelloggs Asthma Remedy as a near miraculous cure that stops wheezing and restores breathing after a single trial and, if used persistently, claims to root out asthma permanently. It warns against substitutes.
Judge Elbert H. Gary refused to provide confidential or publishable information about a White House conference, saying such details must come from the President. When pressed about courtesy versus discretion, he answered that it is always discreet to be courteous.
The Boston Monitor notes Japan embraces baseball and tennis as national sports. Vacant lots and wide streets nurture future stars while American colleges must select their top players to compete. Japanese players increasingly win in tennis and women participate with vigor.
An old advertisement asserts Nerviline provides quick relief for sciatica and nerve pain. It describes deep penetration, soothing irritated nerves, and rapid pain reduction for rheumatism neuralgia lumbago and muscular pains with a 35 cent price at dealers.
A late Sir Francis Jeune classed opinion in a divorce suit as one of the briefest on record. He described the husband as either a brute or a saint and urged the jury to consider their verdict.
A humorous exchange shows a patient claiming ample exercise while a doctor notes no signs of it. The punchline rests on the patient’s boast about looking at his tongue but ignoring the soles of his shoes. The joke hinges on misdirected confidence about physical activity.
Dr Wheeler P Davey of General Electric outlines an X ray based analysis using crystals and a single wavelength beam to produce distinctive photographic patterns. The method, inspired by Bragg and Hull, promises rapid classification of compounds and impurity detection, with broad applications from drugs to alloys and narcotics studies.
A reading notes that Holland maintains a vast cattle population per resident, highlighting the country’s strong dairy farming tradition and agricultural practices. The report emphasizes national livestock density and rural economy implications.
Captain Roald Amundsen abandons the Maud gas boat polar crossing and transfers to the Holmes with Lieutenant Omold and another crewman. The plan to fly across the North Pole is postponed until next year due to heavy ice and bad weather. The Maud heads to Point Hope while the Holmes steers to Point Barrow as conditions delay the airflight.
An official of the Fruit Branch of the Dominion Department of Agriculture says Ontario fruit could be about 100 percent. He predicts a heavy apple crop nationwide with apples growing large in size.
Advertises Putnam's Painless Corn and Wart Ex tractor as the oldest remedy with fifty years of success. Claims quick removal of corns and urges readers not to suffer, priced at 25 cents and available everywhere.
The Channel Tunnel Company says actual construction on the undersea tunnel from France to England will begin soon aided by a rapid boring device. A French bid to use German labor and machinery in place of cash reparations was noted at the 1879 founded company meeting.
A standard remedy for scalds burns and injuries. It soothes pain speeds recovery and eases inflammation. Useful for cuts bruises sprains and related pains. A bottle at home or stable saves doctor and veterinary fees.
The standard British yard stored in a sealed box under a staircase in the House of Commons lengthened by one ten-thousandth of an inch beyond the Imperial standard kept by the board of trade. Investigations suggest air raid vibrations caused the shift. The British pound in the archives also gained two point eighty-six hundredths of a grain in weight due to similar effects.
Wales operates the world’s largest slate quarries, attracting industry attention for scale and ongoing output. Local operators report sustained production, highlighting slate’s enduring demand and regional economic impact.
Letter from Mas W F Res of Mayfair Forbesburg Johannesburg extols Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for weakness and long use by women. The writer claims improved strength after six bottles and urges others to try the medicine, noting its safety for women of all ages.
An agricultural expert told the Australian Federal Parliamentary Committee that the Northern Territory can produce sufficient cotton to meet world demand twice over. He argued irrigation is unnecessary and that colored labor is not required for cotton production.
An advertisement describes cold in the head as acute nasal catarrh and promotes Hall’s Catarrhal Medicine from F. J. Cheney & Co Toledo Ohio. It claims to build up the system, reduce inflammation, and lessen future attacks, with circulars available from druggists.
The Dominion Dairy Commissioner returned from Holland with specifications for a new cheese. He believes Canadian dairies can produce this Dutch style with proper effort and prot. The note implies Canada could surpass Holland in Dutch cheese quality.
An old time advertisement touts Miller’s Worm Powders as a potent worm expellant for children. It claims quick action, invigorating effect, and remedies fever biliousness loss of appetite sleeplessness and other disorders believed caused by intestinal worms.
Fairness advice urges shoppers to inspect goods and compare prices with local merchants before sending payment to mail order houses. It argues buyers gain value by checking quality and terms, reducing risk of overpayment or unsatisfactory goods.
The statement suggests courage reduces attempts at dangerous feats while lack of common sense increases them, highlighting how risk perception shapes behavior in hazardous activities. It emphasizes prudent judgment over bravado in high risk situations.
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