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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Apr 05, 1917
Page
6
A fragment from Harpers Magazine mentions a Northern Iris stroll and a pine tree scene with a hoglike animal described as Razorback. The exchange records a tourist asking for the creature’s name and a passerby replying with a curious term crackes.
A Canadian woman from Port-Coulonge testifies that Dr Pierce's Favorite Prescription restored her strength after illness and helped her bear twins five years later. The letter urges others to rely on the remedy to support motherhood and infant health.
An advertisement claims over a million copies of The People's Common Sense Medical are in use and urges readers to mail fifty cents to Dr. Pierce's Invalids' Hotel in Buffalo New York to receive a prepaid edition by return mail.
The New York Sun lauds Canadian papers for full news coverage and timely interviews while avoiding publishing secrets that could aid the enemy. It argues editors should balance public interest with safeguarding valuable information during wartime.
The New York Tribune quotes a statement arguing peace is impossible while Germany remains powerful and brutal. The piece asserts Germany must be reduced in strength and authority before any credible peace can be established.
Census figures show average farm land value for agricultural use at 44 dollars per acre, up from 40 last year, with regional highs in British Columbia and Quebec. Average monthly wages for farm help were 43.23 for men and 22.46 for women, compared with 37.10 and 20.20 in 1915. Total farm animal value reached 7.984544 million, up from 6.746 million in 1915.
Short testimonial from CHAS F SHARP of Hawkshaw New Brunswick dated September 1 1905 declares Minard's Liniment superior for croup calling it a sure cure and recommending its use.
Minister Hort, Martin Burrell, names W F Fraser M A to lead a major study on grain rust damage across Manitoba and Saskatchewan. Fraser, a Jal housie Cornell graduate and renowned plant disease expert, will head extensive field and laboratory work with a botanical assistant at two experimental farms in Llandville and Indian Head.
Missouri experiment with 52 White Leghorn pullets earns 12 dozen eggs per hen year at 25 cents per dozen. Total egg revenue 157.17 while annual hen upkeep runs 66.27. With feed costs and yard access, hens net over 20 percent profit on investment, suggesting strong returns per hen given good stock and management. labor and depreciation not counted.
Karl Helfferich the German Imperial Vice-Chancellor told a plenary session that Britain's starvation peril is clear due to submarines and poor harvests. He said Germany stands firm with its agriculture and that Britain will fail to farm its way out. He urged farmers to push hard for the next harvest and warned of months of hardship without sacrifices.
Canadian track stars faced disruption as indoor competitions and travel to a training camp were hampered. Montreal’s relay team, once set to compete, could not participate due to limitations, causing the event to be curtailed for this year.
A Cincinnati authority promotes Freezone as a simple cure for corns and calluses. A few drops applied to a tender corn instantly relieves soreness and the corn lifts out. the drug dries and shrivels the corn without irritating surrounding tissue. A small bottle costs little and removes hard or soft corns. Request Freezone from your druggist if not stocked.
London Daily Express argues vast untapped acres across colonies must be developed with state support. It urges land banks subsidies and agricultural investment to secure food production and empire wealth, warning neglect could lead to economic ruin.
Advocates argue daylight saving saves sunlight and boosts recreation, health, efficiency, and industry. England, France, Germany, Norway, Sweden, Denmark already use it, with American Federation of Labor backing a shift in the United States.
The article argues coal shortages stem from improvidence and calls for paying for coal in summer to ensure supply through March or April. It notes past famines in 1901-02 and this year due to weather and freight congestion, predicts more famines with closer intervals, and urges earlier purchase and storage. It then abruptly shifts to an unrelated medical ad about worm powder and a separate obituary line about a calm passing.
An advertisement extols Parmelee's Vegetable Pills as the surest fast remedy for low mood, melancholy, disordered stomachs, and torpid livers. It claims thousands have benefited and urges use for relief.
The Philadelphia Ledger argues the U-53 visit to Newport last October signaled a strategic warning by Germany. It contends invasions and brutalities were planned and aimed to test neutral rights, with the U-53 episode serving as a foretaste of consequences for upholding international law and neutral conduct.
A five year old girl traveling with her mother on a train to the beach eagerly asks questions about the ocean and ships. As the train nears the wharf a steamer awaits and the child, leaning to the window, proclaims she hears the fishes in the waves. The Christian Herald.
A London article promotes a home eye strength program claiming to improve eyesight by 50 percent within a week. It endorses a Ben-Opto tabset remedy, with instructions to dissolve one tablet in water and bathe the eyes four times daily, asserting rapid perceptible improvement and a money‑back guarantee.
An 19th century promo claims catarrh is a constitutional disease. Hall's Catarrh Cure, taken internally, is promoted as a remedy by FP J. Cheney & Co of Toledo Ohio. The advertisement offers a $100 reward for any cure failure and urges readers to send for circulars and testimonials.
A fragment notes Mrs Grimp Emily Smith of the flats upstairs fed on the tie and sprained her wrist amid a quarrel. The text questions why it wasn t Geraldine who pounds the pianos, reflecting a chaotic domestic moment.
The notice notes continued use of Holloway's Corn Cure as directed, though the source text questions its deep-rooted presence and effectiveness. The passage implies reliance on the product for corn treatment without providing new evidence or alternatives.
The London Telegraph calls the German Empire a savage force, insists its ideas and manners differ from modern civilized culture, and argues that defeat and humiliation are required. It emphasizes the urgency of breaking alliances and recognizing the German threat as a crime against contemporary humanity.
A fragmentary OCR line hints at an old auction or notice with phrases like Truth and Scarce. The readable bits suggest a casual, archaic catalog or advertisement snippet rather than a complete story. No clear names or dates are recoverable from the salvage.
One of Britain's most prominent landlords the powerful Duke of Norfolk has died. His vast London holdings have been cited in discussions of his class. Yet he should be honored for a life of simple tastes and steadfast conduct. He wore modest clothes and lived modestly despite immense wealth. On his estates he was loved by tenants and dependants, bearing burdens with courage and fortitude befitting a premier duke of Great Britain.
A fragmentary OCR line describes talking about a first husband and a second marriage. The readable content reflects a conversation about timing and remarriage without full clarity on identities or dates.
The text outlines world geography with references to Australea, WAST, and Australias neighbors. It notes Japan about 3 0M nautical miles northward, India 35% tiles to the east, Africa at equal distance, and routes from London via the Luce route and Panama to the Pacific. It mentions California, Samemort Fin, and Australia’s near neighbor Javea within roughly 1 000 miles.
An old medical ad explains blood deficiency as the cause of illness and lists symptoms such as fatigue nervousness and weak appetite. It promotes Williams Pink Pills for Pale People as a remedy claiming to restore pure new blood and strength. A testimonial from Mrs. John Hyatt of Metiskow Manitoba praises the treatment and prompts readers to buy six boxes for $2.50 from The Williams Medicine Co Rockville Qnt.
Britain, the United States, and Japan lead in shipbuilding and may reach millions of tons of merchant ships in 1917. About forty-five standardized cargo ships are under way for the British government as unstandardized craft are discouraged by the Shipping Controller Sir Joseph Mac lay. Refitting passenger ships for freight also helps ease the shortage.
Fragmentary OCR passage references recruitment figures and colonial populations in a wartime context. Names and specifics are unclear, but indicates large scale mobilization and debates over conscription and race. The text resembles a propaganda or administrative record from a colonial wartime administration.
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