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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Sep 20, 1928
Page
9
An article by Jes Th Metiregar outlines methods to plant and harvest sweet clover for green manure. It covers seeding methods, cutting timing, threshing, and drying, plus benefits like nitrogen contribution and weed suppression. It cites Hopkins and German studies showing yield advantages and weed control when plowed under.
Saskatchewan guardian of wild animals Fred Bradshaw says muskrats are not enslaved by beavers. He cites his own observations and rejects Chase S Osborn’s claim that muskrats work as slaves for beavers, noting regional differences and shared wildlife.
Rev. Elmer D. Colcord of Springfield Massachusetts urged reading newspapers as religiously as the Bible to learn what happened in God’s world the last 24 hours. He praised editors who oppose wrong and uphold the common law and urged social progress through informed citizens.
A will action humor piece reports the plaintiff mistakingly takes a seat in the jury box awaiting his call. The judge notes the error while the man jokes he counted it as luck. In a separate item, Englishwomen consider opening London shops selling men s attire inspired by Paris success.
A Rochester Democrat quote questions whether immunity to disease yields net safety, arguing it may increase exposure to modern transport risks like automobiles steam trains and trolley cars. The remark highlights concern over shifting hazards as medical advances reduce illness.
Edith questions why Jack would marry her for money and concludes she hiddenly fears his belief in her poverty. A wise man keeps knowledge and time for his own use, not for display, suggesting prudence over show.
The discovery of early maturing wheats Marquis and Garnet pushes the agricultural frontier sixty miles north. A vast new empire of about 50,000 square miles or 32 million acres will contribute to Canada West’s golden harvest. Prairie provinces hold an estimated $3.5 billion in agricultural wealth. Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Alberta have vast lands yet underutilized.
Dr. Nathaniel Reich of Dropsie College lectured to the American Oriental Society in Philadelphia on ancient real estate practice. He described 400 B C contracts including a double contract system of payment and renunciation documents showing seller consent and renunciation of claims by the former owner.
A 79 year old man in London continues to use quill pens for sealing royal marriage licenses. Benjamin Bates Bull has inscribed licenses used by King George Queen Mary and other royals for sixty four years. When busy he locks himself in for two or three days to engross a license costing fifty pounds.
Don’t permit rubbish to accumulate in basements workshops or anywhere about the premises. Clean property seldom burns. Don’t burn trash near buildings fences or other property. Don’t change your electric wiring without consulting a competent electrician. Don’t keep ashes in a wooden box or deposit them against wooden partitions or buildings. Keep in non combustible receptacles. Don’t fail to take precautions with electric flatirons and always use with signal light. Don’t fail to place metal protection under all stoves and protect woodwork where stoves or furnaces are close to walls. Don’t pass stovepipes through ceilings roofs or wooden partitions. Don’t neglect to have all flues cleaned examined and repaired at least once a year.
Alfred University faculty member known for cautious temper kept three possible dates in mind for a dinner. He prepared three outfits and waited at home for a call on Thursday Friday or Saturday evening. On the final night his hosts arrived to fetch him.
A test with nine Orientals and Occidentals found Orientals healthier after twelve hours without food. Science cites adaptability of nature to race needs. The piece notes southern Chinese families surviving on 156 yearly and subsisting on elm bark in hard years.
Albany New York April 10 Miss Katherine Kinney one of the passengers aboard the Empress of Scotland which completed a world circling voyage in 129 days she operated the vessels controls as it rose fifty four feet to Miraflores Lake during the Panama Canal transit aiding the passage of a large merchant ship
A report from Ottawa notes a surveyor's steel band tape 106 feet long can be measured within less than one thousandth of an inch. The piece reviews historical length standards from Henry III to German road rules, and explains Canada uses a bronze bar yard standard tied to the imperial yard, with real copies once lost in the 1916 Parliament fire.
A country woman buys a small house, barnyard fowl, and thirteen eggs to hatch. She asks a poultry journal how long eggs take to hatch. The editor replies three weeks for chickens and four for ducks. Later she notes no hatchings and jokes about removing the hen.
Essex County launches the Jack Miner League of Canada to promote natural history, plant life, reforestation, and wild bird conservation. Led by Forest H. Conover and Edward R. Kerr, the league seeks government cooperation and press support to form Jack Miner Leagues nationwide. The aim is to leave the world better for future generations, not to profit.
The Buffalo Express summarizes Chauncey M. Depew’s lifelong habit of seeking the cheerful side of life. His well known smile and humor are cited as he offers rules: think cheerful thoughts, remain optimistic, avoid broodiness, refrain from anger, cultivate youth, practice moderation, and choose good grandparents.
Rome plans to end the centuries old noon gun atop Janiculum Hill. Governor Cremonesi orders installing 300 electrically controlled clocks throughout the city to replace the firing of the cannon.
New fire inspector Wm. F. Bemister, after thirty years with the engineering and right-of-way divisions of Canadian National Railways in Manitoba, is named supervisor of fire protection for the western region succeeding the late W. J. F. Craig.
A terse exchange hints at a medical professional declining to disclose confidential methods while a patient asks about payment, suggesting unresolved financial or ethical tensions in care.
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