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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Sep 08, 1921
Page
5
The article compares Canada and the United States on farm yields, noting Canadian crops of high quality and strong average production. It cites 1920 and earlier years, showing Canada often trails the U.S. in per acre totals but excels in quality and in potato yields, with significant land still undeveloped awaiting cultivation.
The Canadian Pacific steamer Empress of Scotland, slated for the Montreal Liverpool run, has been chartered to F C Clark for his seventeenth Mediterranean cruise. She will depart New York, visit major ports, spend eighteen days in Egypt, and return via Liverpool, currently undergoing refitting in England.
During April and May Canada admitted 29,195 immigrants. Of these 15,559 came from the British Isles, 8,745 from the United States, and 4,891 from other nations.
A mother nudges her son Tommy to trust his conscience about right and wrong, but he admits doubt, saying he does not believe everything he hears. The exchange highlights skepticism and moral inquiry in a concise domestic moment.
Ed win Fairfax Naulty of New York announces plans for a September trans polar flight starting Seattle with a convoy of planes, traveling up the Alaskan coast to Point Barrow and then to Spitsbergen and the North Cape Norway. The expedition prioritizes scientific observation of ocean ice and air currents and seeks to test route feasibility for commerce. Fuel for 50 hours will be carried with long legs possible if no intermediate landings are found.
Immigration to the western region between Port Arthur and the Coast totals 9,031 by end of June 1921, 3,474 fewer than the same period in 1920. Over half originate from the United States, with Scandinavian countries making up about a quarter and British possessions third.
A U S Naval photograph shows the battleship Iowa sailing off Virginia with no crew aboard while airmen from the army and navy drop dummy bombs. The vessel Ohio five miles away controlled the town and steering it. The scene is billed as a possible wonder of future war.
The idea of firing a nightly cannon to wake citizens was rejected after authorities estimated 25 dollars daily costs. With only 18 pound guns available the cost would run about 7 500 dollars a year. Calgary weighs cheaper options to enforce bedtimes.
A business method from American Business Methods recommends placing a special article in the window to catch the customer as they enter, since shoppers tend to look left when opening the door with the right hand. It also advises facing a placard to the customer at exit to reinforce messaging.
Movement of paper from British Columbia mills to New Zealand and Australia has improved with better transportation. Ships sailing from Vancouver now carry between two hundred and fifteen hundred tons of paper each, signaling increased activity for carriers.
A provincial agriculture report shows Chinese and Japanese control increasing in B C farming. Chinese growers dominate potatoes and greenhouse output in Victoria and Vancouver markets, with significant holdings in Ashcroft and Lillooet districts. The report notes land acquisitions and a Japanese purchase system approved by a consul.
Henry Ford recalls missing the first American horseless carriage race of 1895 staged by H Kohlsaar’s Times-Herald in Chicago. Fewer than a dozen reached the start. three finished the 5 1 3 4 mile course in about 10 hours 25 minutes, with occasional pushes uphill. Ford stayed in Detroit unable to attend.
Prince, the famous Irish terrier known for following Private Brown of the Staffordshire Regiment to France in 1914, died at his Stafford home. The dog tracked his master to Armentieres trenches, stayed at the front for months until Brown was wounded and sent back, and Prince later returned home.
Official return shows Britain's external debt at £1,161,563,000, down £117,151,000 for the year ending March 31. Major creditors are the United States with £972,704,000 and Canada with £53,339,000.
The British mint turns out seven million coins each week. If laid in a single layer, one week’s output would form a carpet of gold silver and copper ten yards wide and over a quarter mile long.
A brief note from the Youngstown Telegram recalls a moving picture actor’s remark about cinema replacing live theater. The quote contrasts stage work with film and hints at tensions between performance forms.
The piece argues that brain size limits animal intelligence and pain perception, noting tortoises endure brain removal and that men praised for endurance may owe it to low sensitivity rather than virtue. It contrasts true moral heroism with dull resignation, suggesting extremes meet in perceived fortitude.
Miss Alice Redard, a lay teacher for the Quebec Catholic School Board, at age 70, requests to continue teaching. Board Chairman J B Morisette offered retirement with full pay for life, but Redard firmly replied she wishes to keep teaching.
Canada earned 26,153,644 from fish products last year. The sector employs 80,000 to 100,000 people, with about 70,000 in sea fisheries, 10,000 in fresh water fishing, and the rest in canning and processing for market.
The Manitoba Dental Association suggests traveling vans equipped to render dental service in rural communities to the provincial board of health. Nurses in public health work also urge the vans, noting their success in Ontario.
The article traces parachute ideas to Leonardo da Vinci around 1500, while noting Chinese acrobats reportedly used large umbrella-like parachutes from high scaffolds as early as 1306 at an imperial coronation.
A light item notes a grocer offering fine string beans for sale. Mrs Newbride asks about price per string, reflecting a humorous exchange from The Fun Book.
The narrator recalls Neshtow a handsome Cree youth who befriended him in 1884. Neshtow woos Tannis, elopes due to a broken engagement with rival Broken Face, bears children who die, and ends with the narrator vowing to build a church and hospital when a town grows near his land. The tale blends Indigenous tradition with personal hardship and medical failure.
Arctic Wastes American Comment on the Reindeer Project in the North reports Canadians praise thrift and propose introducing reindeer to several localities after Alaska’s successful experiment. The plan aims to boost meat supply and open up new regions with winter or summer harness use.
An extension course in town planning to be held at the University of Toronto during January 9 to 21, 1922. Topics include housing, health, roads, pavements and model city planning.
A calculation shows London's annual coal consumption of 17 million tons produces about 165 thousand tons of soot yearly. This estimate highlights the environmental impact of city coal burning and the air quality concerns for residents.
The General Theological Seminary in New York houses a library collection that includes more than 1,200 different editions of the Bible, reflecting a wide range of textual traditions and historical periods.
A civic appeal urges residents to patronize nearby businesses to strengthen the community and foster local prosperity. The message emphasizes small shops as the backbone of the town’s economy and social vitality.
Howard Colley reports vast oil, gas, and coal in the Canadian north from Fort Norman to the Mackenzie basin after his recent travels and staking claims. He notes natural wells, abundant bituminous coal seams, and gas used by Eskimos for cooking, with oil from Fort Norman fueling engines.
In ancient Babylon, a physician who failed to cure faced public punishment and had his hands cut off by the executioner as retribution.
A thought experiment estimates a year of human heart output would fill a vast reservoir. If collected, about 1,700,000 gallons of waist waste would accumulate, illustrating the scale of bodily circulation.
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