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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Apr 08, 1915
Page
7
An analysis notes Allied material superiority and German exhaustion as a gradual factor in a drawn out conflict. It compares German aims for a quick six month war to the reality of sustained and costly warfare, with Austria's support and other accelerating pressures not yet decisive. The piece ends with a quip about a defendant seeking a lawyer.
The article notes that the germ theory of contagion was discussed as early as 1657 during the Rome plague, highlighting early understanding of disease transmission. The piece emphasizes historical debates about how illnesses spread.
Mr Emmanuel Bernard of St Pauls Kent Co NB reports wife suffered eighteen years with kidney disease headaches bowels stomach and heart ailment. After doctor care failed five boxes of Dr Chase’s Kidney Liver Pills eased symptoms. Household use continued. Pills priced 25c box or six for $1.00 via Edmanson Bates Co Limited Toronto.
A husband, on his afternoon off, proposes a family outing to the Zon. His wife reminds him of a prior promise to take them to Mother's. They defer to the children's preference, with all agreeing to the plan.
A Galveston schooner bound for Tampico named the Grampus foundered off the Texas coast after nine months at sea. The crew reached shore. most cargo was lost to salt water, but some ammunition, notably Remington cartridges, survived and was tested in Port Aransas. Officials reported only the Remington rounds fired after immersion. The piece ends with an unrelated health ad for Dr. Kellogg's Asthma Remedy.
Michiele Caiolo, 32, was rescued after 25 days trapped in a Paterno ruin just as a fellow digger heard a faint voice. He believed himself blind, drank water only, slept little, and was found unhurt overall. He was brought to Rov. Minard's Liniment for sale widely.
The revival of the swine industry in western provinces boosts demand for literature. Bulletin No. 17 by J. B. Spencer, published by the Department of Agriculture Ottawa, revises out of print bulletins and includes successful Canadian swine raisers. It covers housing, diseases like hog cholera and tuberculosis, and related regulations. copies are free on request.
Miller's Worm Powders are praised as medicine for children suffering from worms. They immediately alter stomach conditions, drive worms from the system, and act as tonics to restore digestive health and immunity to further worm disorders.
Mr Marks recalls a woman dropping a purse and losing it in a crowd. Mr Parks says he ran ads with no response. A forty five year old plain woman in last year’s fashion on Twenty second street Saturday is urged to claim the $3.50 found, or property will be returned.
A humorous exchange notes a professor seeking his socks and a wife remarking on his late hours. The brief cartoonish dialogue plays on domestic routine and misplaced items with a sharp aside from Mrs. Pelican.
Mrs Twick embury advocates buying the children new pyrotechnic toothbrushes to cut future dentist bills. The remark reflects a lighthearted proposal amid domestic talk.
Pat and Mike watch bricklayers and joke about what holds the bricks together. Mike says it is mortar, Pat quips about it keeping them apart, in a playful miscommunication.
A French soldier shows strange heroism in a trench standoff with German fire. He guides others to improve their aim while wounded, then collapses after signaling a target. His companion urges a final action before also dying.
Popular Mechanics notes log rafts as large as intercontinental liners are towed along the Pacific coast from Oregon lumber camps to San Francisco and San Diego. The method cuts rail shipping costs from 10 to 1 per thousand board feet, enabling low grade timber to reach market profitably.
At a Washington Metropolitan club a street performer, Italian, with a band organ, played Marseillaise in front of the German embassy. Count Bernstorff paid him to stop and to instead play Wacht am Rhein. the Italian insisted on finishing Marseillaise five times after claiming M Jusserand had paid him two dollars for the service.
A wife teases her downcast husband Harry during dinner saying the worst is yet to come. He answers with a despairing look asking what she has made into a pie.
A neighbor asks about the newborn and the father explains the baby lights up the house and they have the gas lit most of the night, signaling new routines and family pride.
An advertisement extols Nerviline as a rapid cure for congestion from colds. It recommends rubbing the chest and throat, gargling with Nerviline in water, and claims it eases coughing, loosens phlegm, and speeds recovery. The Catarrbozone Co promotes a large 50 cent bottle as economical and available from Kingston, Canada.
The annual US receipts from cinematograph shows reach about 150 million dollars while Muybridge earned roughly 40 thousand from university grants, a tiny share of the film trade. The London photographer who invented the moving picture lantern got no compensation for his discovery.
Indigestion signals arise from stomach weakness and can be treated by strengthening digestion with Dr Williams Pink Pills. The ad claims richer blood restores appetite and cures stomach disorders, citing Thomas Johnson of Hemford NS who reports lasting health improvement after using ten to twelve boxes. Pills available at dealers or by mail for 50 cents a box, six for $2.50 from The Dr Williams Medicine Co Brockville Ontario.
A London Express quips that the shirker, a man of serviceable age who refused to serve in Britain’s war, will bear lifelong shame. He must face grieving mothers, fellow soldiers scarred by battle, and the eyes of his children, with honor tarnished forever.
A lighthearted morning scene features a butcher praised for superior steak and a husband choosing sausages. An Irish girl jokes about Mulligan and eyes like Killarney, while witty exchanges cover marriage timing, sepulchral tones, Jones’s reputation, and depositors falling off.
Captain Ernest B Towse VC who is blind has joined the Expeditionary Force in France. A hero of the South African War, he won the Victoria Cross when blinded by a Boer bullet while leading the Gordon Highlanders near Bloemfontein. He now gardens and types, writing letters for wounded soldiers from a nearby hospital.
Thousands of mothers testify to the product's virtue, recalling personal success in eradicating worms with Mother Graves Worm Exterminator. The advertisement underscores practical results and widespread trust among families.
A traveler bets he can identify married workers at a large factory by foot-mat behavior. Returning from dinner, he marks those he believes are married and is nearly always right. When asked how, he explains that married men wipe their feet on the mat, while single men do not.
With only three minutes to catch his train the salesman asks the street car conductor if the car can go faster. The bell ringer replies that he could go faster but must stay with his car.
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