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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Sep 24, 1947
Page
5
In Nan king China dried and salted ducks are a delicacy with salting and pressing as the main methods. Pressed ducks are braced with bamboo then dried in the sun, yielding dark brown color before steaming to serve. Pi tan eggs are cured in lime and clay, aged weeks, turning yolk reddish and white jelly like, offering a sharp flavor foreigners often need to acquire.
The battleship Victory faces possible decommissioning as death watch beetles bore into the sixth deck beams made from New Forest Oaks. DDT injections have not stopped the infestation, and experts warn the ship may be broken up to save the rest of the vessel. Portsmouth Dockyard remains busy with visitors unaware of the danger.
A humorous exchange unfolds as a couple arrives at the station with multiple bags. The husband laments forgetting the piano tickets he left on the item, while the wife insists on packing all her garments, leading to a strained moment and a puzzled, frigid reply.
A guide dog leads a blind war veteran woman into a Los Angeles hotel lobby and persuades staff to allow her to keep Bowser with her room. The woman reveals Bowser is the veteran, wearing dark glasses, and needs him for assistance.
Health authorities warn chronic nasal and throat inflammations worsen during peak seasons. People with hay fever or persistent nose colds should refrain from swimming when symptoms are most severe to prevent increased discomfort.
Palestine shows the highest density in the Middle East with 142 persons per square mile. Comparisons place the United States at 44, Europe at 190, and the United Kingdom at 500 persons per square mile.
A temperance lecturer in Ireland enumerates drink’s harms and delivers a punchline claiming it causes quarrels with neighbors, shooting at landlords, and missing them. The joke rests on a pun about missing the landlord.
Lieut.-Col. A. T. Howell told the Montreal Lions Club that Newfoundland will occupy a strategic military position as a main interceptor base against air attacks on North America. He urged that if Confederation includes Newfoundland, Canada should raise living standards and provide social services.
The excerpt extols sunlight as life giving and healing, praising its warming touch for people and nature. It imagines prisoners and the blind finding joy in sunlit sight and lauds spring, dawn, and peace granted by the sun’s radiance.
A survey projects a total honey reduction of 41,862,000 pounds in Canada for 1947, though production will rise across provinces. Eastern Canada shows the greatest gains with Prince Edward Island 78,000 pounds Nova Scotia 152,000 New Brunswick 226,000 Quebec 6,124,000 Ontario 13,598,000 Manitoba 7,732,000 Saskatchewan 5,802,000 Alberta 6,820,000 and British Columbia 1,330,000 pounds based on mid August colony conditions.
Len Wilson of St Boniface won the 50 mile Fort Garry to Star buck and return race billed as the Canadian championship. The Delisie Commodores upset North Battleford Beavers to clinch the Saskatchewan baseball title. A new batch of 77 Canadian hockey players left Toronto for Montreal to sail to Scotland aboard the Empress of Canada. Ken Stewart, former Regina Cup coach, may join Calgary Stampeders in senior hockey. Daniel Carpio swam the English Channel in 14 hours 46 minutes becoming the first since 1939. Bing Crosby won the Totem Pole golf title at Jasper Park after a dramatic final. Freddy Mills defeated Pol Goffaux for the European light heavyweight crown. World hockey championships likely to be staged in the United States with amateurs eligible to compete.
Speculation grows that Prime Minister Mackenzie King will resign and the Liberal party could choose a new leader at a convention. Reportedly Rt. Hon. J. G. Gardiner might enter the Senate, while Rt. Hon. Louis St. Laurent could retire to private business.
College Park report shows a snail crawling 22 feet 1 inch in 11 hours 30 minutes on a plexiglass treadmill at the University of Maryland. A fish and wildlife lab studies snails that prey on Chesapeake Bay oysters to slow them further.
Helpful hints give practical kitchen tips for maximizing pancake batter with blueberries. Suggestions cover extending bloom life, odor control with wrapped produce, curtain wear balance after laundering, and cooking roast with minimal liquid plus possible liquid variations.
A man recalls riding an elevator in the Paramount Building surrounded by executives mid discussion of corporate protocol. One quips that a director's meeting cannot happen without Sweeney, likening it to a Hamlet without Juliet.
In a concise note, the guidance states swimmers glide more easily in salt water yet achieve greater speed in fresh water conditions. It contrasts buoyancy effects with drag and implies environment impacts on performance.
An Old Fashioned Girl modernizes guest-room linens with simple stitches crocheted edging and two 5x115 inch motifs plus a 6x20 inch motif. Includes transfer directions, charts, photos, and complete guidance. Send twenty five cents to Winnipeg Newspaper Union for Pattern 7453 with name address and pattern number.
On his 77th birthday Bernard Baruch declined to share views, saying he had nothing to say. The remark underscores his habit of measured public silence and prompts reflection on speaking only when one has substance.
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