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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Sep 20, 1933
Page
5
Camilla Hoyt, rich by adoption, loves Peter Anson, a poor aspiring sculptor. They exchange vows to pursue art together despite money worries, with Camilla urging perseverance and Peter promising to support her while chasing his Paris scholarship and broader dreams.
An old ad promotes Carter's Little Liver Pills as a safe vegetable laxative for digestive distress. It claims feverish illness causes loss of fluids and urges daily use to relieve symptoms without harsh mercury. It endorses asking druggists for the product and refusing substitutes.
They discuss minimal contact, avoiding costly outings, and vow not to spend money on each other again. They plan to walk, talk, and have picnics in the park during the summer, though life’s caprices keep their future uncertain as the scene ends.
Cambridge scientists I T Sanderson G Russell and H P Seaton returned from the British Cameroons with a 7000 specimen collection. They describe flying squirrels with parachute-like colors a hair covered frog and a five foot gorilla among mammals, bats, rats and spiders. They recount being lost in virgin jungle and guided by distant native humming to a village.
The Maharajah of Jaipur returns to the limelight by winning the Prince of Wales Cup at Hurlingham with his polo team. His capital is described as a pink and purple fairyland with ornate houses, peacocks, and royal stables, while the Maharajah’s private observatory houses the world’s largest sun dial.
Harold Hogan, a Salford chef, begins a 35000 mile journey to collect rare recipes for Britain. He has already visited Denmark, Germany, Ireland, Scotland, Norway and Sweden, and plans to travel to France, Italy, Spain, Turkey, South Africa, Australia, America and Canada over six years to gather thousands of dishes. Norway will boost government tax. Canadian shaving brushes go on sale in Belgium.
Two American sisters Elizabeth Baldwin aged 74 and Jane Baldwin aged 60 retire after 35 years on Kusiae Island. They translated textbooks, printed with a hand press, oversaw a cement reservoir and typhoon house, and nursed islanders through storms and famines while serving under the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions. They never took compensation and only visited America once in 1911.
A poet muses on beauty's fragility and its power to touch hearts. He envisions beauty guiding life, walking through morning light and twilight, and shaping a lasting promise as the lake mirrors a sleeping world.
Office staff in the Aldred Building believed a man sat on a stool atop a flagpole on a neighboring building. Spectators watched for minutes before a telescope revealed the sleight of perspective. The man stayed seated for over 30 minutes, aided by optical illusion.
Passengers aboard the Duchess of Bedford report a waterspout 60 feet wide at the base and up to 500 feet tall chased the ship for nearly five miles at about 17 miles per hour amid a violent wind storm on the St. Lawrence River from Montreal to New York.
The court stated that driving so fast you cannot stop within sight of obstacles is wrong. This rule has been repeated three times to emphasize safe speed.
A compact devotional items page cites Romans on God’s unsearchable judgments and the enduring value of noble desires. Verses remind readers that divine life redeems good, while evil decays, and spiritual aspirations endure before God across eternity.
Dominion Bureau of Statistics releases last year figures on rail travel showing seven passenger deaths and 339 injuries. The report notes one fatality per 3 million passengers and one injury per 62 thousand carried.
Melt butter and fry onion until yellow. Stir in flour then gradually add evaporated milk and water. Cook until thickened. Fold in string bean lengths and season with salt pepper and paprika. Serve six.
A fragment notes audience reaction to a candidate remark about paying for a vote with a few cheers and widespread disinterest. The piece also briefly mentions a mastiff like dog with a pendulous upper lip and a surge in coffee demand boosting business in Salvador.
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