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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Sep 23, 1920
Page
6
A column warns against get-rich-quick schemes led by clever promoters mirroring Ponzi frauds. It praises steady work, industry, and frugality as true paths to wealth, cites grain cargo growth and coal storage tips, and stresses preparedness to avoid rising freight and fuel costs.
July statistics reveal Eastern growth barely kept up with last year while Western cities show strong progress. Building permits in 26 Eastern towns totalled 7.24 million versus 6.92 million last July, a small rise, and 14 Western cities issued 5.10 million compared with 1.73 million a year ago, a large gain, with several Eastern manufacturers halting plant activity and laying off workers.
The text advises moderate eating for middle aged individuals to avoid corpulence. It urges simple meals, reduced fat meats, sugar, soups, and pastry, with sparing bread and potatoes, and moderation in fruit and vegetables. It warns against hearty meals for sedentary people and stresses plain, digestible foods and limited intake to tissue repair.
A vintage ad extols California Syrup of Figs as a safe laxative for children noting a fruity taste and clear dosing directions on each bottle. It urges parents to look for the word California on the package to ensure a harmless product for the stomach liver and bowels without fear.
A three-helix hydro airplane by Jean Latham, son of Hubert Latham, promises rapid interior exploration for colonial Africa. The birch bark canoe body carries four passengers and supplies with guns, wireless gear, and engine above heads. Trials show three tons in miles per minutes range and speeds around one hundred mph.
A great naval seaplane of the Canadian Aero Film Company has begun an 800 mile voyage to Hudson Bay to shoot pictures for the provincial government and conduct a survey for the Dominion Government. The aircraft heads to Belcher Island on Labrador’s west coast and will stop at North Bay Cochrane and Moose Factory.
The British Mission at Spa notes Belgian prosperity with full land use, strong crops, and thriving industry. Belgians are slated to receive eight percent of the war indemnity, potentially about £480 million, with first charges on the initial share, equating to roughly £60 per person.
A man was caught by his wife attempting to kill a corn in a sensational account. The ad promotes Putnam's Corn Extractor claiming quick, painless cures for corns at 25 cents from dealers.
Over 5,000 employers report to Dominion Employment Service that week ending July 3 shows a large drop in employment due to strikes. Ontario records the biggest decline while the three Prairie provinces show gains. Railway construction, edible plant products, and building construction lead increases, with rubber goods and iron steel lumber firms posting the largest cuts. A slight week over week placements decrease is noted for July 31.
Stockholm reports a hospital ship on the Neva sank with 1 200 typhus patients aboard. The old German vessel, harboring locked patients, was allegedly looted by Bolsheviks before sinking. About 300 believed drowned. 200 crew perished, Bolshevik papers silent on the disaster.
Naval Department dispatches from Ottawa indicate cruiser Aurora and destroyers Patriot and Patrician will be in commission on October 1 and likely head to Canada within a week. The trio plus two submarines in Canadian waters form Canada’s new fleet.
Italian painter Bufalmco drew caricatures in the fourteenth century and added labels beside the mouths of his figures. The practice linked visual satire with spoken captions, illustrating early narrative caricature in medieval art.
A striking figure shows about 400000 cafes across France, equating to one cafe for every eighty residents. The density reflects a cafe culture that pervades urban and rural areas alike.
Advice for mothers on preventing cholera infantum and stomach troubles in hot months. Urges keeping Baby's Own Tablets at home and using them to prevent or treat sudden illness. Sold by medicine dealers or by mail for 25 cents a box from Dr Williams Medicine Co Brockville Ont.
The Brandon Cattle Fair saw strong bidding with high prices led by Aberdeen Angus. Blackbird of Glen carnock won the Female Grand Championship and sold for 3000 dollars before being shipped to Bowden Alberta Canada. In total 65 Aberdeen Angus and 83 Shorthorns were sold.
Advertises Holloway's Corn Cure as a non surgical method to remove corns, claiming no operation is necessary and implying a simple treatment at home.
Cornelius Vanderbilt Jr. announces purchase of an island in Sproat Lake near Alberni on Vancouver Island for his wife. He plans to build a hunting lodge where they will spend vacations and relax.
George Bastien is recommended for the Humane Society medal for saving two bathers at Nobel Ontario. He is credited with saving another life at Sault Ste Marie several weeks earlier.
An advertisement claims Dr Thomas Eclectric Oil opens pores when rubbed externally and soothes irritated throats when taken internally. It promises relief for bronchial and respiratory issues and urges readers to try the product to be convinced.
A short aphorism notes that when a woman cannot hire a servant to perform her tasks there is no aid available. The saying reflects domestic labor constraints and independence expectations.
The Imperial canal of China extends beyond 1000 miles in length, marking a vast waterway connecting regions and facilitating transport and trade across historical China.
The following western men have been appointed authorized trustees under the bankruptcy act Saskatche wan Executos and Administrators Trust Co Ltd Moose Jaw Alberta J G Edgar Calgary British Col umbia R M Ellis Vancouver
A reflection contrasts the poor man's daily hunger with the rich man's abundance and discontent. It argues hope persists for the poor, while the rich, though well supplied today, struggles to envision a better tomorrow.
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