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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Sep 09, 1920
Page
6
The census shows US and Canada shifting populations as city dwellers outnumber rural residents for the first time. Officials cite wartime labor demand, military service, and urban wages drawing people from farms, with Ontario already urban dominant and the Prairie provinces still rural. Agricultural decline prompts calls for policy support to reinforce foundational farming.
Advertisement promoting Dr Hamilton's Pills as a safe quick laxative that cures costiveness, banishes headaches, restores digestion and appetite, enriches blood, and energizes the body. Claims benefits for the weak and run down, urging purchase of 25 cent boxes sold everywhere.
The Okanagan United Growers have formed a subsidiary to use poor fruit especially apples. British Columbia exporters ship inferior fruit to fresh markets pulling down prices for better grades. They plan to convert large quantities of bad fruit into cider and various fruit juices as cider mills are scarce. Many fruits in the Fraser Valley go to waste each year ripe but unsellable, which could be turned into juices.
Promoter of egg production John Ross Higgins of Kempville Ontario appointed by the civil service commission to promote egg production for the Alberta Department of Agriculture.
A report notes eighty seven percent of former Austria-Hungarian mills lie in the Czecho-Slovakia republic. A separate reflection argues repentance is often mistaken for resolve to avoid capture in the future.
A. A. Walters of Walters & Dunbar in Chicago says the United States will absorb all Alberta feeders and stockers this fall at good prices. Canadian cattle finish well, endure winter, and demand rises as corn belt farmers harvest by September. Walters notes farmers buy small lots without bank help. main sales occur in Chicago St Paul and Winnipeg.
W A Black of Ogilvie Milling Co reports crop assessments indicating Canada will harvest 226 million to 250 million bushels of wheat this year. The range implies a rise of 50 million to 75 million bushels over last year.
The notice touts Miller's Worm Powders for worms in children. It claims the powder attacks worms on administration and grinds them to atoms that pass in evacuations, easing the child and reducing chances of a repeated attack.
A South African plant once touted to be 180 times sweeter than cane sugar is now identified as yielding a glycerine instead of true sugar. The plant proved hard to obtain, but the U.S. Department of Agriculture has secured dried leaves and a small seed quantity. Leaves are said to rival saccharin in sweetness.
Alberta will establish seven large sanctuaries to protect migratory birds. The move aims to safeguard key habitats and bolster conservation efforts across the province.
Census officials estimate the 1920 results will show 51 or 52 percent of continental U S residents living in cities and towns marking a historic shift from rural areas. Director Samuel L Rogers notes a steady trend toward urbanization, difficult to explain solely by migration. The passage ends with a proverb about betting on a sure thing in a race.
A friendly pitch for Putnam's Corn Extractor claims it relieves corns and bunions painlessly in 24 hours. The ad targets police officers known as Peelers and promotes the product at 25 cents through all dealers.
Hot weather endangers infants with diarrhoea, dysentery, and cholera infantum. Immediate remedy is crucial. Baby's Own Tablets, sold by The Dr Williams Medicine Co Brockville Ont, aid prevention and prompt relief. keep in homes with young children.
Reported scam involves two German descent men selling German marks or coupons in settlements like Hanover Tavistock and Shakespeare. They allegedly earn fifty cents on the dollar and claimed a hundred thousand dollars in one week working for New York curb brokers. Victims include two elderly Mennonite women who cashed ten thousand dollars to invest at inflated prices amid a racial appeal.
Testimonies extol Dr. Thomas Eclectric Oil for respiratory disorders. The oil is said to allay inflammation in bronchial tubes better than any other preparation and is recommended to sufferers with the expectation of relief.
A London TibBits item reports a magistrate discharging a man named Gunn after a minor intoxication incident. The magistrate cautions him not to drink again.
In Gray's Inn Hall London Justice Darling ruled an airman dropping a lighted pipe is responsible for damage its fall may cause. He noted negligence if the pipe falls to earth and ignites a haystack or causes other harm, entitling the injured to damages.
A humorous note on women and headaches, claiming distem per is easy to conjure when no other excuse fits. The quip reflects period attitudes toward female discomfort and rationalization.
Thousands of mothers testify to the value of Mother Graves Worm Exterminator, citing proven usefulness from everyday experience.
A brief note on diamonds ending up in opponents’ hands when trumps are played. The occurrence shifts strategy as players manage high value suits and timing of trump usage. The reading emphasizes careful suit tracking and opportunistic captures during decisive moments.
A man’s lethargy proves fatal as failure to bury him leads to a lingering death scene. Residents reflect on duty and the consequences of inaction in a grim local note.
A pithy adage warns against marrying someone who may grow to love you, framing early doubt as a peril of romance. The moral cautions against partial attachment based on uncertain affection.
The remark notes that men rarely refuse nominations when a prospect of victory appears. It emphasizes political ambition and self interest influencing acceptance of public roles.
Indians in Saskatchewan Alberta and Manitoba are expected to have an excellent crop this year. W M Graham Commissioner at Regina says about 70 000 acres are under crop with Saskatchewan 30000 Alberta 25000 and Manitoba 15000 acres.
A humorous note from the Edinburgh Scotsman mentions Minard’s Liniment relieving a cold and a superstition about thirteen buns. Mrs Wiggs asks if Billy is ill. Mrs Skinner replies that he isn’t ill but cannot stand thirteen buns, calling it unlucky.
An advertisement touts Danderine as a stimulating tonic to restore life and color to hair. It claims to add thickness and lustre, prevent lifeless or fading strands, and check dandruff, with a 33 cent bottle available at drug or toilet counters.
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