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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Sep 09, 1931
Page
2
The column argues postwar nations now unite to rebuild Germany, contrasting past punitive attitudes. It urges international cooperation to cut armaments and barriers, cites the Washington Conference, and warns tariffs and frontiers threaten global trade, prosperity, and peace. It stresses interdependence and the need to remove economic and military barriers to prevent future conflict.
A new device from the Telephone and Telegraph Corp records long distance conversations. The magnetic steel wire system stores remarks from both parties for later reproduction. The Inter- company installs the instrument, enabling complete call records.
Mrs Ray Cool found three jars on her husband’s farm near Lake Village Indiana containing seventeen thousand one hundred fifty dollars in Government bonds. The bonds were turned over to authorities who investigated and suspected theft by bank robbers.
The British Army totals 143183 English soldiers 7638 Welsh 14295 Scottish 8843 Irish 2535 Colonials and 167 foreign born Britons. Of these 125000 are Church of England 22560 Catholics 13000 Presbyterians 7619 Methodists 6900 Wesleyans and 123 Jews.
Cape Town physician Dr. C Louis Leipoldt defended remarks saying he studied over 100,000 South African youths and cited 200,000 school records to argue that malnutrition and economic conditions threaten physical degeneration, provoking criticism from sporting figures who note SA's athletic success.
A Toronto Globe despatch forecasts a 5 million dollar public building in Ottawa as part of federal relief. In Toronto Montreal and Vancouver armories are planned at about 200 thousand each, funded by supplementary estimates. Miller's Worm Powders are advertised as a cure for infant worm infestations with claims of restored organs.
James Scott Martin Lindsay and Alfred Stephenson of the H. G. Watkins expedition completed a southward march across Greenland’s inland ice from Angmagsalik to Ivigtut. They began July 1 and reached Ivigtut July 30, traveling by night on skis as daylight risks rose with the sun’s heat.
Persian Balm creates lovely complexions with velvety smooth texture. It cools and relieves the skin while absorbing swiftly to impart a distinctive dainty charm. The lotion protects delicate skin and preserves the loveliest complexion for discriminating women.
A village school teaches memory tricks using vivid images. A teacher asks pupils to picture a policeman in flames to remember the poet Bobby Burns, prompting a student to question whether the image could also recall Robert Browning.
The weekly Ottawa bulletin reports the final north bound flight for the Peace River and North Vermilion Airmai service is advanced from October 24 to October 17 and postmasters have been informed Palestine now hosts nearly 3,000 automobiles.
A testimonial touts Kruschen Salts as a morning remedy that supposedly cuts fat and boosts vigor. The writer credits a 5 pound drop in one month and improved mood after starting the daily half teaspoon dose in hot water with diet modification and gentle exercise.
Foreign visitors to Germany are not subject to the Reich border tax on leaving the country, and their foreign currency brings into Germany remains unaffected. Diplomats report banks and exchange controls do not penalize visitors who bring money into Germany, aiding foreign tourists during the current measures.
The state plans to release 400 to 500 inmates from Canon City prison under a retroactive law allowing a year to be served in 29 days after six years. Officials warn about renewed crime as half the prison population could be affected, highlighting doubts about modern prison efficacy and habitual offenders.
Cattle shipments are expanding as several steamship firms outfit more vessels to transport Canadian cattle to Great Britain. From now until navigation closes an estimated 18,000 more head will be shipped, pushing the season total to over 27,000 head.
Advertisement extols Dr. Thomas Eclectric Oil for respiratory disorders citing testimonials and claimed relief. A brief humor vignette follows with a motorist mishearing Winchester and a farmer joking about a cherry tree and a grass notice.
Captain Jim negotiates with General Lu to reach Japan for help and launch a rescue mission across the Chinese Sea. The group endures storms and fog, nearly exhausts fuel, and crash lands on a volcanic island beach where General Lu remains calm. They build a fire, strip for salt, and seek food and water as the tale continues.
An amateur English observer P. M. Ryves in Zara goza Spain discovers a new comet announced via Harvard College Observatory. George Van Biesbroeck of Yerkes Observatory confirms the find. The comet rises an hour and a half before sunrise and is faintly visible to the naked eye. It is fourth magnitude with a tail about one degree long.
Archaeologists identify the ancient water source that fed Pompeii’s fountains. Plans call for reopening the well and laying new pipes to revive the water features as they operated nearly 1,900 years ago before Vesuvius erupted.
The United States Census Bureau reports that the female population is rising faster than the male. In 1920 there were 104 men per 100 women, but now the ratio is 102 to 100. White Nevada shows a shift from 148.4 to 100 to 104.3 to 100 in favor of women, while Washington DC has 90.9 men per 100 women.
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