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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Sep 27, 1923
Page
5
An essay argues the secret ballot safeguards freedom but faces buying votes in party contests. It cites a Canadian constituency where 76 percent would take money or whiskey and 59 percent would vote for money or liquor, urging integrity, independent voters, and service in politics.
Dominion horticulturist Mr. W T Macoun advises fall planting for bush fruits like currants and gooseberries, with raspberries ok in fall or spring. Strawberries planted in fall should be early September to root before winter. Spring is best for fruit trees ornamental trees shrubs. conifers not in fall. Roses ok in fall, perennials best in fall, peony in September.
A London real estate agent predicts Regent Street will become the world’s finest business and architectural avenue within five years. Money floods into rebuilding as upper floors rise and shopfronts grow imposing. A 37 foot frontage could rent for £5,000 yearly, another building ground rent runs £25,000 with lease purchase around £500,000. Regent Street was designed by John Nash and named for the Prince Regent later George IV. the Quadrant’s colonnades were removed in 1848, altering the street’s effect.
An Appalachian Mountain Club expedition led by Deen Peabody from Boston completed a 26 day ascent across the highest passes of the Rockies. The party traveled 250 miles with a pack train of sixty five horses. Nine men and eight women participated in the remarkable journey arriving at Jasper Park.
Sir William Nicholls governing director of Shillers Milling and Associated Industries a $35 000 000 concern has sailed from Southampton for a tour of Canada. He will investigate growing and handling of wheat and will look into flour milling in the Western Canada region and the shipping facilities via Vancouver. If prospects prove favorable the company will invest large sums in Western Canadian milling.
Fragmentary dialogue from the Boston Transcript shows a tone about ongoing business relations and handling creditors. the text captures a terse exchange implying proactive financial pressure. The excerpt hints at habitual creditor meetings and a cautious stance in commerce.
A twin grand piano resembling two instruments end to end with two keyboards and an enlarged sound ing board has been invented in Germany.
Archaeologists in East Yorkshire report two bone harpoons recovered from peat tarred deposits. Radiocarbon dating places the artifacts between 14 009 and 12 006 B C, indicating Mesolithic activity in the region. The finds add evidence of early tool use and coastal adaptation.
The King, famed for his naval mastery, dined with Admiral Earl Beatty at Mall House. Though heir to the throne, he still longs for active sea service and converses in detail on engineering and gunnery with keen questions and reminiscences. About fifty officers and officials attended, and the monarch dominated the evening with shipboard talk.
During the 1813 action the Grenadier Guards sheltered under umbrellas as rain fell. Wellington, touring with staff, disapproved of umbrellas during enemy fire and later allowed them only on duty in uniform at St James, deeming the field use ridiculous and unmilitary.
Canada’s nine months ending May 31 shows United Kingdom wheat imports at 146,916,332 bushels valued $163,711,444 versus 91,125,687 bushels $111,736,057 last year. US exports drop. UK flour up to 3,736,310 barrels valued $20,641,585 while US flour exports fall to 380,243 barrels. Total wheat exports reach 183,269,086 bushels $207,112,321. wheat flour totals 732,464 barrels $49,711,852. UK gains contrast with US declines of 1.2 million bushels wheat and 168,935 barrels flour.
A naturalist notes a yellow hammer teaching its pupil by echoing a clearer finished song. The pupil imitates, sometimes missing the final note, suggesting birds learn vocalization rather than possessing it innately, much like language in humans.
The move to align Greek churches with European and American calendars renews interest in a thirteen month calendar with four week months and a New Year day. Advocates argue for global adoption, but skeptics expect a difficult path ahead for the reform.
The Smiths rush to check belongings after catching a train. Mrs. Smith fears leaving the electric iron on, while Mr. Smith calmly admits he forgot to turn off the shower bath. The exchange ends with reassurance that nothing dangerous was left unattended.
Pekin faces clashes over saving the wooden arched street ornaments known as parlous or pailous as tramway construction threatens their bases and sightlines. Authorities favor repair or rebuilding while the tramway company cites cost. Also noted Mesopotamia railways run a notably slow 120 mile stretch from Tiaruq to Bagdad North taking about 18 hours.
The text notes Tasiusak in Greenland as the northernmost settlement over 1,000 miles from the pole and identifies a southern outpost, a whaling station near Shackleton's grave at South Georgia.
A man purchases a century plant to observe whether it will bloom on a century timetable, testing an old herb lore belief. The experiment centers on patience and plant life cycles.
An ancient inscription on a black basalt stone found in Devon aroused antiquarian interest for its curiously shaped form. The article notes the inscription as noteworthy and mentions a hatched claim of a typewriter that writes music invented by an artist.
A speech argues against war emphasizing how killing harms civilians and calls for peacetime energy to work and nourish children. It links dental health to nutrition, insisting chewing ability unlocks vitamins from food and warns neglecting teeth weakens defense and well being.
The Breeders' Gazette argues diversified farming is the soundest and safest long term system, though not a panacea. It notes one crop specialists face harder work, require versatility, and that many farmers are tied to their inherited cropping habits, with changes causing protests.
Vancouver emerges as the logical outlet for western grain as Dr. J. H. King, Minister of Public Works, notes the port already moved about 20.6 million bushels last year and could handle up to 40 million this year. He spoke in Toronto about Alberta and Western Saskatchewan grain.
Peach pits once deemed worthless were used in World War era gas mask canisters to absorb toxic fumes. Later enterprises repurposed pits for fur, high grade poultry feed, and food applications.
A terse dialogue on a yardbound train sees a man ask if New York is the next stop and Porter replying in respectful terms. The man insists he will alight himself at the next halt.
Dialogue shows a traveler asking how far to the nearest filling station near Mountaineer and seeking what kind of goods are available, with a reply referencing New York.
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