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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Sep 16, 1920
Page
3
An adult Eskimo may consume twenty pounds of meat and oil daily with dessert of tallow candies. A naturalist compared boa flesh to veal and crocodile flesh to excellent. Inhabitants near Hudson Bay eat grass like brutes, while Humboldt notes Orinoco people knead and bake earth balls.
Regina grain growers heard Noble farms manager of Alberta outline soil drift prevention. He described summer fallow on half the land, mulch through disking, early plowing, sub surface packing, a 12 foot rod weeder, and hoe drill seeding to keep soil from blowing. Fall rye cited as a key drift control.
C W Rowley, manager of the Bank of Commerce, traveling with Eastern financiers, lauds Western Canada crops as the best this year. He visited Calgary and Goose Lake Lethbridge road areas, noting superior yields and comparing other regions to Manitoba.
Frank Cheney sworn as senior partner of F J Cheney Co in Toledo Ohio states the firm will pay one hundred dollars for any case of catarrh cured by Halls Catarrh Medicine. Notary public A W Gleason witnesses the oath dated December 6. Medicine advertised as healing through blood and mucous membranes with testimonials offered.
The League steadies its growth and ability to act, begins to influence international affairs, and forms a permanent body to address national disarmament. It also plans a system to register and publish all future treaties, with any unpublished to be invalid, signaling a healthy influence on world politics.
A report notes New York City hosts the world’s largest sweatshop operation. It argues religion and moral concerns are misused as a cloak for harsh labor practices and calls for scrutiny of working conditions.
An Associated Press dispatch traces Russian political mood from Vladivostok to the Finnish frontier. Support for Bolshevism wanes with distance from Moscow as eastern Siberia seeks a buffer state and economic improvement while Bolshevism faces evolving loyalty.
A brief promotional note urges driving colds and catarrh from the system by inhaling Catarrh ozone. It claims the inhalation reaches the source of germs and stops catarrh before it moves to the lungs.
Advert says catarrhozone stops spitting and catarrh by curing discharge, clearing nostrils and headache. It claims permanent relief from bronchial and throat weakness with two months of treatment. Large size priced at $1, small 50c, trial 25c, sold at dealers everywhere.
Laurence Fortesque, in England, reports applicants from English universities and professional classes enlisting for the Royal Canadian Mounted Police. He notes a small intake but cites high pay and engaging duties as strong incentives. Fortesque will return to Canada soon with the first recruitment party.
A London building displays the Roman date MCMIV as two Scots remark on the McMiv name. A testimonial from John Walsh praises Minard's Liniment after leg sores healed following wartime sickness. The passage includes unrelated quips about currency and hair color.
The Portland Oregonian argues against raising the Lusitania noting it would disturb the dead and memory. It champions letting the wreck remain underwater as the sea keeps its safety, and memory of the ship serves as a symbol of justice against Germany.
Trainmen of the Canadian Pacific Railway western division press for higher pay as the wage wave seeks increases from 30 to 100 percent. They began presenting claims to the Board of Railway Conciliation in Winnipeg.
An advertisement urges mothers to treat teenage anaemia with Dr Williams Pink Pills. It claims pallid cheeks, headaches, breathlessness, and heart palpitations signal low blood, promising renewed appetite, energy, and growth. Pills available by mail from The Dr Williams Medicine Co Brockville Ont. six boxes for $2.50. A random line about a crowd covering seventy acres is included.
The piece argues a farm's value rests not only on crop yield but on family welfare. It warns that focus on efficiency can overwork women and deprive children of a fair childhood. True success combines food production with sound character and family well being.
How to Pop Corn describes several methods and endorses Putnam's Corn Ex as the approved product. The ad claims tractor-corns pop out for fair use and stay out when removed by Putnam's. It promotes a painless remedy available for 25 cents at all dealers.
Nearly thirty men and women have applied to the mayors on both sides of the Niagara River for permits to go over the falls but are told they will not be allowed. Meanwhile Bobby Leach, who once completed the feat, advertises a planned attempt for August 29. Corns cripple the feet and Holloway's Corn Cure offers relief.
Eighty three percent of Winnipeg street railway workers support joining the One Big Union, announced by C A Tanner president of the union. It Has Many Qualities The bottle of Dr Thomas Eclectric Oil cures coughs colds throat swelling sprains sores cuts and contusions and costs a quarter.
A royal proclamation declares the Prince of Wales will not travel to India next winter to inaugurate reform legislation. The Duke of Connaught will undertake those duties instead.
The Manitoba department of education adopts strict enforcement after moral suasion failed to secure public schooling for Old Colony Mennonites children. Education Minister Robert Fletcher announced the policy shift.
Andrew Fisher uncovered a human skeleton about eighteen inches below ground in front of Stamford high school near Lundy's Lane. The skeleton, a man over six feet tall, lay with copper buttons nearby though unit identity could not be determined. Lead bullets were also found beside the remains.
A method for a hearty stew uses equal quantities of vegetables including onions carrots turnips and potatoes. Brown quarter pound of butter then simmer vegetables in water for two hours until tender, seasoning with salt and pepper. The result resembles lamb stew in flavor.
A brief observation notes that enduring affection can stem from initial misreadings and misperceptions, proposing that what seems instant may result from overlooked factors influencing attraction. The remark frames love as a consequence of cognitive shortcuts, not solely serendipity.
A fragment discusses listening to others yet following one’s own path, noting poets are heard while men are prose. It hints at writers and a figure named Igor the tratter, suggesting a contrast between artistry and plain speech.
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