This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 12 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Apr 08, 1920
Page
2
A vintage advertisement touts Dr Hamilton's Pills for women's ills and kidney health. It claims relief from back pain headaches and tiredness by flushing poisons, promising stronger blood and renewed vitality at 25 cents per box.
The lengthy Ottoman dispute over Hamid Pasha's estate drags on as Ruggles negotiates with officials and weighs delays. In Paris Roxana grows close to Ruggles during a houseful of suitors including Marcel and Bertrand Monterau and Baron von Hertzfeld, while Miss Challand and Miss Elliot observe romance and plans for Roxana's future.
Sun Life Assurance Co of Canada reports record 1919 results with new business issued and paid totaling 86.5 million dollars, up 34.96 million from 1918. In force policy value rises to 416.36 million, assets reach 105.71 million, and net surplus is 8.04 million. Income totals 25.70 million, up 4.05 million. Directors anticipate enormous expansion ahead.
The Regina Leader reports a rush of prospectors in the Kerrobert area with 20,000 acres leased in two hours. Observers link higher rental prices to the excitement as northwest and west Kerrobert area has prior oil activity and a belief deep drilling could yield oil.
A reflective line attributes happiness to those who give to others and notes that such kindness cannot be withheld from the giver. The sentiment recalls J M Barrie’s idea of spreading joy as a personal gift.
A major British engineering firm has entered locomotive production for a foreign government. The plant applies economical mass production methods with unbroken material flow and continuous oversight at every manufacturing and assembly step to ensure steady progress and prevent delays.
Diamond Dyes promises a guaranteed rich fadeless color for wool silk linen cotton and blends. The Direction Book with each package explains how to diamond dye over any color and a Diamond Dye Color Card helps match any material.
A brief dialogue humorously contrasts marriage motives with sympathy as Greene offers his support. Browne says he married for sympathy, not beauty or wealth, while Greene affirms his pledge of sympathy.
A London Times dispatch from Harbin Manchuria filed February 19 quotes British officers describing a transit of horrors west of Irkutsk. They report piles of frozen bodies at stations and say Czechs removed engines from hospital trains, leaving patients to die.
A vintage advertisement urges parents to choose California Syrup of Figs as the safest laxative for children. It highlights its fruity taste and says full dosing directions appear on each bottle. The appeal ends with a call for mothers to say California.
The Soldier Settlement Board has approved nearly 57 million dollars in loans and 35,213 returned men have qualified as agricultural settlers. By February 14, 15,083 settlers received loans and over 12,000 have begun farming with solid starts to their agricultural careers.
A humorous exchange frames the eviction of Jonah the whale as caused by a pest’s sleepwalking habit. The dialogue pits a human landlord’s frustration against a whale’s nocturnal wanderings, yielding a whimsical, impractical case study in coastal living.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.