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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Apr 25, 1918
Page
3
A pretty young woman trips to a music store counter and asks the clerk if he has Kissed me in the Moonlight. The new clerk admits he has just been there a week and points to another counter as the source of the mix up.
Fragmentary notice hints at Minard's Liniment being used by physicians. Conversational exchanges imply a household scene with a missing hair accessory and preparations for an evening event. No further details on date, place, or individuals.
A young woman photographed a coast point on the east of England. A special officer seized her camera and later she received a three figure check and a note from headquarters praising the shots for aiding in the capture of an enemy submarine. In Sedalia a Kansas man set gasoline aflame on his clothing and survived after a risky, dramatic flare.
A Cincinnati authority claims corns of all kinds can be removed by applying a few drops of freezone. The product supposedly dries instantly, causes no inflammation, and requires only a small bottle from a drug store, offering painless relief from corns and calluses.
Dr C E Saunders at Dominion Experimental Farm introduces a new hulless oat named Liberty. It arises from Chinese Naked and Swedish Select crosses and is early ripening with stiff straw. It yields slightly less grain per acre than Banner after hull adjustments but is suited for feeding young poultry and pigs and for household use needing only grinding.
Dr Thomas Electric Oil is praised as portable and potent, sold cheaply in small bottles for easy use. It is described as more powerful in concentrated form than many salves, making it a staple for poor households and a must in every dealer’s stock.
Two soldiers on leave from the front land at Folkestone and head for Victoria. At Bermondsey they breathe in the rich odors from nearby factories and one exclaims to his comrade that it is simply heavenly.
Wise mothers who know the virtues of Mother Graves Worm Ex terminator keep it at hand for its proven value in eliminating garden pests and protecting plants.
A jolt of humor in a brief report as Singleton notes the doctor’s forgetfulness during a wedding. The physician, in place of a ring, checked the bride’s pulse and asked her to extend her tongue.
A youngster explains the wedding altar is where a girl “alters” her name, highlighting a humorous take on marriage traditions. The light remark reflects common views about name changes in matrimony.
A Buffalo News quotation contrasts German confidence with American pessimism. It urges removing blinders, discarding gloom, and focusing on clear thinking and active effort toward victory in World War II.
Aimed at pale weak girls marks the pills as the only cure for blood deficiency and lists dramatic improvements for appetite energy and complexion. Includes a Canadian testimonial from Miss Jennie Book Beamsville Ont and notes availability by mail with price 30 cents a box six for $2.50 from The Dr Williams Medicine Co Brockville Ont.
A curious line from a Boston Trans script features a parent asking about a circular setter while declaring OQ as his son. The exchange hints at quirky slang or code within the era's dialogue.
The London Daily Mail notes Jerusalem’s population about 70 000 and its walls lacking the nearness of modern progress. Inside the walls streets remain Biblical in character while water comes from ancient rock cisterns and tanks. Outside are the Garden of Gethsemane with eight ancient olive trees and the Place of Stoning believed to be Golgotha.
English engineers built the initial Japanese railways and England supplied locomotives for many years. From 1887 American and German engines began to arrive and by period end American-made locomotives dominated the stock. Some engines came from Switzerland and others were locally built in Japan.
The liver governs blood quality and skin clarity. A disordered liver causes impurities that blemish the skin. Parmelee's Vegetable Pills act on the liver to purify the blood, yielding a clear healthy complexion for women who use this standard medicine.
A quote from Ma Grump in the Akron Times notes no change in attitudes toward education. She compares old men favoring hair tonics with young men trusting women's promises, implying persistent skepticism across generations.
Mrs C D Prince of Nauwigeweuk reports severe quinsy nearly choking her before using Minard s Liniment which she says cured her at once and keeps it on hand. October 21 dated note.
A British army surgeon details an improved glass eye that can move. The socket receives a sphere of living cartilage taken from the breastbone to prevent sinking and a stony stare. One surgeon removes the destroyed eye while another harvests cartilage and fits the globe then covers it with conjunctiva before placing the glass shell. Some eye movement is claimed.
A young man asks which is happier, a man with a million pounds or seven daughters. The professor answers the seven-daughter man is happier, explaining the rich man always desires more while the father of seven is content with what he has.
Dr Park recounts British prisoners in Germany exposed to air raids in Freiburg where they stood in the street cheering while bombs fell. The Toronto World notes German prisoners in England are treated with consideration, while British prisoners in Prussia are treated harshly as the brutal system predicts.
The poem criticizes past stereotypes about France Germany and the United States in a satirical tone. It notes decadence in France, effeminate wrist watches, German manners, and the idea that a small navy would prevent war. It emphasizes patriotism and false beliefs about chemicals and pacifism.
Manitoba props a wartime slogan calling for 180 million more bushels of wheat this year marking western Canada’s effort to feed the Allied armies. The plan enlists 25,000 schoolboys and possibly 25,000 young women in field labor while promising substantial economic gains for western farmers and related livestock and root crops.
A druggist dies and confronts Peter at the doorway. Peter urges a different location claiming it would likely be as good, hinting at a test of alternatives.
Nearly two million acres in the Peace River district are set aside for the soldiers winterment scheme. All suitable farms within fifteen miles of the railway in the northern portions of the three Prairie Provinces are reserved for returned men. Arrangements are under way to secure financial aid.
Harold D. Bertram of Southampton Ontario suffered inflammatory rheumatism for two months. One box of Dodd's Kidney Pills cleared his system, restoring energy and easing swollen hands and feet. He credits relief to cured kidneys lowering uric acid in the blood.
A brief quip quoted in the Boston Transcript recalls Miss Chilton as an old flame and turns it into a playful retort about a former romance. The exchange highlights local social tone and witty banter.
There is widespread catarrh believed incurable by local remedies, requiring constitutional treatment. Hall's Catarrh Cure from F. J. Cheney & Co of Toledo Ohio is advertised as a blood-borne remedy for mucous surfaces. A $100 reward is offered for any failure to cure.
The Yonkers Statesman quotes Mrs Penman noting paper flywheels are being adopted while Mr Penman the editor counters that his paper man reported there is not enough paper to go around. The exchange highlights tensions over paper shortages and new supply ideas.
In a courtroom exchange the counsel questions the distance needed to recognize a cow on the land as the witness replies with a sharp remark about proximity. The dialogue frames a dispute over livestock and property boundaries in a terse, confrontational tone.
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