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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Sep 20, 1923
Page
2
Farmers push for co operative wheat pools to replace the wartime Wheat Board. Plans require at least fifty percent of growers in each province to sign five year contracts to deliver all wheat to the pool. Pool aims to stabilize prices by centralizing sales and preventing price drops while building a joint export organization for 1923.
In a London Times retort quoted by the English speaking union Mr Winston Churchill praised a gifted young American who quipped that England never remembered Ireland never forgot and America never knew. He noted a shift with England remembering Ireland forgetting and America understanding.
The Air Board and the geological survey jointly arrange summer support for northern Canada surveying parties. Airplanes now transport supplies where feasible, replacing pack or canoe methods and portage from railheads.
The National Parks Department reports 1 089 vehicles used the Banff Windermere route linked to the grand circle tour, with nearly 500 from the United States. Calgary auto camp has hosted 4 600 tourists since July 1.
Experts declare fourteen un earthed stone axes on a farm in Norway to be among the earliest known forms, dating about seven thousand years ago. The discovery suggests long prehistoric use of stone tools in the region.
A patient asks about recovery from trolley accident injuries while a doctor explains recovery prospects and asks about costs. The dialogue centers on medical care timing and payment expectations after an accident.
Scientists seek to learn if dense electric wires affect urban nerves and if city noise harms peace of mind. The text notes rising city noise as a major issue and calls for a crusade for more quiet as a timely need.
Advert says Dr Hamilton’s Pills provide smooth regulation of bowel movements without headache biliousness or sour stomach. Promotes use for constipation relief in the home.
Sober tone advertises a 25 cent box of Dr Hamilton's Pills that claim to cleanse the liver move the bowels and improve spirits appetite nerves and blood while you sleep. Sold by all medicine dealers and presented as a grand family remedy for overall health.
Canada’s sea fish catch for 1922 valued at $20,963,234, about $1.5 million more than 1921. British Columbia leads provinces in value, followed by Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Quebec and Prince Edward Island. The principal BC catch was salmon valued at $5,045,302 and halibut catch reached $2,563,000.
Ad promotes Dr Williams Pink Pills as a cure for anaemia in young girls. It links pale greenish complexion and fatigue to blood deficiency, claims quick improvement after first dose, and offers mail order sales from The Dr Williams Medicine Co. Brockville Ont.
Col. Saccadura Cabral, a Portuguese aviator who flew Lisbon to Rio de Janeiro, proposes a three leg world trip. Lisbon to Japan covers 9,870 miles, Japan to Newfoundland 7,850 miles, Newfoundland to Lisbon via Fayal and Punta Delgada 2,140 miles, totaling about 19,860 miles with an expected 280 hours airborne at 70 mph.
Scientists measured lava near Etna vents with electric thermometers and recorded a surface temperature of 1724 degrees Fahrenheit. They note interior lava is likely hotter than the surface reading.
A humorous line about opportunity and a bill collector paired with a note that whales suffer rheumatism. Mentions Minard's Liniment for Sprains and labels W. N. U. 1487 as an identifier.
The Soldier Settlement Board's 1922 crop census records 13 216 soldier settlers with field orchard and garden crops valued at 15 966 202.67 dollars. Wheat 7 594 018 bushels oats 6 430 731 barley 1 243 586 rye 315 812 flax 107 055 fodder corn 37 328 tons apples 194 509 barrels.
The London Times notes the Home Bank of Canada suspension signals difficulties in the Dominion’s banking business but praises Canada’s admirable banking system. It argues the nine year context explains the move and that major banks will recover under prudent restraint.
Ottawa appoints E J Lemaire to Clerk of the Privy Council after Rodolphe Boudreau death, with deputy minister rank. L J Sadboury named Deputy Postmaster General of Canada, succeeding Dr R M Coulter. P T Coolican becomes General Canada, as Western division head shifts occur.
A businessman exploited aspiring typists by advertising for skilled workers with excellent wages. Each applicant worked one unpaid day, then received a five cent stamp warning that her effort was unsatisfactory and she could not have the job. He repeated this with many applicants and kept his office filled with such unpaid workers while awaiting a judge.
A revival of mining is underway in the Lake of the Woods district Ontario just east of the Manitoba boundary with several old workings reopened. Hopes rise for a permanent resumption of mining. Separate note states England education costs estimated at 165 million dollars for the year.
A New York firm, with Emil Piron and V. Z. Caracristi, claims coal can be burned twice to cut car costs, with Henry Ford building Detroit plants to adopt the process. Gasoline may cost six cents a gallon. coke, steel, and by products would be produced in factory cycles, expanding access to automobiles nationwide. Miller's Worm Powders offer a simple, painless worm treatment for children, sometimes causing mild vomiting as a sign of strong action.
Postwar conditions push up costs for giraffes priced around 5000 dollars and hippopotamuses from 2500 to 5000 while lions fetch about 1260 each. John Hagenback seeks British permission to deploy German animal catchers to India to meet demand and visit the Maharajah of Gwaling who formerly supplied Tigers.
A German organization named the German Russian Seed Growing Company takes control of about 30 000 acres near Moscow for an experimental farm mirroring Krupp activity in Ukraine. Additional German interests plan to acquire 200 000 acres of forests near Myā Rybin sk, with sawmills and cellulose factories to be built and operated.
The radio telegraphic branch of the Department of Marine and Fisheries has appointed Radio Cops for 22 districts from North Sydney to Vancouver. Plans exist to appoint in Sarnia Sault Ste. Marie Regina Edmonton and Lethbridge.
A humorous line features a ladder declaring it is always up against it. The quirky personification adds a touch of whimsy to a scene, inviting readers to chuckle at everyday objects expressing sentiment.
The Toronto Star argues Canada’s Senate should be abolished not reformed. It condemns the second chamber as useless or mischievous and says reform weakens the House of Commons. A definite reform plan from the west is urged for public discussion.
An advertisement extols Dr. J. D. Kellogg's Asthma Remedy as complete relief from suffering. It promises joy when its soft gentle influence frees tightened air tubes and declares asthmatic affliction a thing of the past for thousands. The copy notes it never fails and that good druggists sell it widely for years.
A new financial record shows Canadian holders absorbing a 22.5 million bond issue for Canadian National Railways equipment. The issue carries 5 percent interest and runs fifteen years, with no outside funds raised.
Italy agrees to settle four million gold marks of debt by delivering literary and scientific works to Germany. The arrangement includes furnishing a complete hat of the desiderata from Italian libraries and public collections to the German Government.
Medical advances showcase wireless amplifiers and loudspeakers to magnify heart sounds during surgery. The approach aims to improve visibility for surgeons and team during delicate cardiac procedures.
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