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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Apr 26, 1917
Page
6
The Toronto News argues Britain has long been awake, noting millions in conscripts and daily expenditures, and its modernized industry prove Britain as the foremost democracy.
A historical advertisement touts Mother Graves' Worm Exterminator as a safe and certain medicine for children troubled by worms. The copy emphasizes gentleness and effectiveness aimed at families seeking relief.
After a town fire near Iieston, Hub children held a charity fair and raised $20. They sent the money to the rector involved in relief work, with a note asking him to give it to the fire sufferers and expressing hope the suffering is not over.
The article argues the Hoherzollerns threaten continental stability by seeking to place a Hohenzollern on Spain’s throne and extending influence to Greece Bulgaria and Romania. It urges world powers to oppose their plots and to condemn Napoleon 102 years 50 in a shared creed, calling them outside civilization.
Advertises Hall's Catarrh Cure as an internal treatment to reach the disease through the blood and mucous surfaces. Claims best physicians endorse its formula of tonics and blood purifiers. Includes testimonials and notes free literature. lists Toledo Ohio makers and druggist distribution. Also mentions Mall's Family Wills for constipation.
A blustery regional notice mocks a spouse for weakness and moral contradiction claiming she cannot pass a saloon or a millinery shop without entering, reflecting a satirical social jab from a local column.
Uxbridge Ontario special report tells how Mr R J Thompson suffered fourteen convulsions in one afternoon linked to Bright's Disease. Doctors said he could not live, yet after taking eleven boxes of Dodd's Kidney Pills he recovered and can work again. The ad frames Bright's Disease as preventable with early kidney care.
The Ottawa Free Press commentary argues Germany’s wartime crimes in Belgium will be remembered through the lasting paintings and cartoons in European galleries. It asserts such depictions condemn Germany’s Kultur and deny postwar moral vindication, predicting punishment beyond the lifetimes of those who exposed the crimes.
C P R assistant passenger traffic manager C E McPherson, visiting from Winnipeg, recalls the railroad’s early westward rise. TJ McPherson sold tickets at St James and McGill in a building later replaced by a Bank of Toronto. The piece notes small beginnings, frontier scouting for passengers, and the shift to Winnipeg as the system grew into a modern cosmopolitan city.
A candid mother recalls the hardest moment after her daughter's commencement when she asked for breakfast dishes. Miller's Worm Powders are advertised as an effective vermifuge to spare children from worms, claiming the powder acts solo without purgatives and delivers thorough results.
A heated exchange reveals accusations that marriage was coerced for financial gain. The responding party says a justification was necessary to quiet concerns and defend actions taken amid tensions over money.
A preacher, unnamed, described hell in graphic terms saying molten iron runs from a furnace as white sizzling fluid. He asserted the substance is used for ice cream in Hades, drawing a vivid, chilling image for his audience.
Canadian authorities plan a Dominion wide recruitment of Serbians for 1917. From 1000 to 5000 men are expected to enlist and be trained at Camp Sussex New Brunswick. Recruits will not join the Canadian Expeditionary Force but will proceed to aid Serbia in fighting the Balkan invasion.
Colonel Foster in England coordinates with the British admiralty for a liner in constant service. Major Donald, longtime Canadian Medical Board member in London, will command the ship with seven Canadian Army Medical officers and several nurses. A medicinal note promotes Parmeree's Vegetable Pills as aiding stomach and liver health, claiming relief and cures where other remedies failed.
In a witty exchange a speaker asks about the nature of an oath while a woman notes a house move and her husband laying carpets. The banter blends domestic detail with a light humorous undertone reflecting everyday life.
Advertises Dr Williams Pink Pills for Pale People as a spring blood builder and nerve tonic. Claims to restore red blood, energy, and health, improves digestion, complexion, sleep, and mood, and offers mail order purchase from The Dr Williams Medicine Co. Brockville Ont.
A Toronto World summary notes European observers warn that Reichstag comments by Chancellor von Bethmann Hollweg on postwar freedoms may backfire. The piece argues that hungry publics seek immediate reform, referencing Russia as a model for challenging autocratic rule and pressuring Kaiser and government.
Minister Duncan Marshall announces Alberta government policy to spend 100000 for agriculture schools. Four new schools are proposed, with one immediate project and three to follow after the war. Locations include south of Lethbridge Goose Lake line east of Calgary near Edmonton and potentially in Peace River country to educate northern pioneers’ children.
Testimonials from Bay of Islands and Albert County report cures of acute bronchitis facial neuralgia and chronic rheumatism using Minard's Liniment. Names cited include J. M. Campbell WM. Daniels and Geo. Tingley.
The writer links the Russian upheaval to 1848 revolts and the broader push toward democracy. He argues liberal forces will quicken globally, threatening autocratic powers, warning Conservatives to beware the spread of democratic ideals after the czar’s fall. The piece cites France and 1848 as proofs.
Naval officers with merchant marine or related experience may join the Royal Canadian Navy for the war period as skippers and chief warrant officers. Volunteers will serve on an Atlantic and Pacific coast patrol. About 100 trainees in Halifax and 50 in Esquimalt will be employed in patrols. Three hundred Canadians have volunteered as mechanics for the Imperial Air Service.
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