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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Aug 08, 1918
Page
3
West Philadelphia woman reports long battle with nervous prostration ending in improved health after using Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. She urges other women to try the remedy and credits four decades of company experience for support.
A public school event features a boy orator who opens with Friends Romans and countrymen prompting amused mothers in the audience. One mother quips the line mirrors his mother Mary Jones, highlighting a humorous trait observed by attendees. A testimonial letter from John Walsh to Minard’s Liniment Co. praises the product after Boer War fatigue and leg sores improved after using two bottles.
A 20 year veteran sub returning to the front speaks candidly to his father about the upcoming medical examination. He warns that if the father is drafted he should cope with the drill sergeant by quietly carrying on. He hopes to arrange a future leave to assist as his batman. The father pledges restraint.
Schoolboys across Great Britain performed valuable land labor especially during harvest. The ministry of food urges farmers to grow potatoes and expects greater help from labor resources. Scotlands education department plans to release certain schoolchildren from public and other schools to aid during peak harvest times.
Wool producers report a substantial rise in the year s clip across the Prairies with about a fifty per cent increase in marketed wool. Southern Alberta reports 225000 sheep vs 158000 last year and an expected 1600000 pounds of wool. Pincher Creek sees 85000 pounds, other associations show boosts, Saskatchewan and Manitoba also project larger sales with Manitoba and Saskatchewan both expanding significantly.
The Adtna Iron and Steel Company reports successful first runs at Port Moody for a new electrically heated furnace plant. More than twelve tons of grey pig iron produced with contracts totaling 2,000 tons secured, including orders from Japan.
A dated note extols Parmelee's Vegetable Pills as a remedy for dyspepsia and indigestion, claiming they restore stomach action and have long been a standard treatment. The article also cites Indian soldiers in France with 14,278 bottles of hair oil funded by the Indian Soldiers' fund and claims that only a third of South America's population is of pure white blood.
Mrs Bims orders chicken croquettes from leftover pork and calves liver. Neurasthenia, aka Teeny, confirms a small amount of bread dressing that goes with the pork. She asks if apple sauce should be made from it.
Anemia is a dangerous neglectable risk especially for young women and the overworked. Dr Williams Pink Pills claim to increase red blood cells and oxygen delivery. A testimonial from Miss Jessie McLean describes improved strength after seven boxes. Pills sold by medicine dealers or by mail 50c a box. six boxes for $2.50 from The Dr Williams Medicine Co Brockville Ont.
A Dominion Manitoba Saskatchewan backed lignite briquetting plant is urged by the advisory council's lignite committee. They propose locating in South Saskatchewan with poor grade lignite as a test site. Capital cost about 400000 and production costs around seven dollars per ton, excluding by products.
Government agents discovered two wireless receiving and sending stations in fir forests bounding Puget Sound near Tacoma after a two day search. Trees had limbs stripped to serve as aerials and the sites were well hidden. One outfit had been removed while the other remained behind in a hurried flight. A warm cabin stove and recent mud tracks were found. no arrests were made.
The article notes Minard's Liniment as a remedy for distemper and cites estimates that up to 4.79 million people in Europe may have starved since the war began. It warns that unless the 1918 harvest is saved, widespread famine could follow across European civilian populations and among allied nations.
A ill man who had just regained strength wonders aloud if he has reached heaven. His wife reassures him that she remains with him as loving hands comfort him in Wascouver Province.
A U S Army reporter in France describes high morale among troops fighting near the Oise. He recalls shells near his billet, a steel helmet for protection, and the cheerful, gamely spirit of soldiers determined to “Kill Germans” with grim resolve.
The London Times editorial argues the government should hold regular inter departmental meetings outside the war cabinet. It says the imperial war cabinet is a real constitutional development and urges continued dominion participation with ministers staying in England longer. Premier Hughes and Sir Robert Borden are praised for their extended missions.
An advertisement claims the product removes corns and warts without pain. It promises quick action, relief from sore foot lumps, and satisfaction, urging readers to buy a 25 cent bottle from druggists nationwide.
A reflection on the Kaiser and his advisers shaping closer ties between English speaking peoples and nations under the war cloud. The piece notes historic shifts since Germany’s declaration of war on the Republic and weighs the clash of militarism and democracy with wide political and strategic repercussions for Britain and the United States.
Major Bishop Canada’s premier airman and top ace returns to England to join the air ministry after recalling orders from Lord Weir and Sir Edward Kemp. In his farewell flight he shot down five enemy aircraft, bringing his total to seventy two in air combat.
An advertisement extols Dr Thomas Electric Oil as a premier athletic lubricant. It claims the product makes muscles and sinews pliable relieves soreness and strengthens them against strains, with long time athlete users testifying to its value.
The militia department authorizes a description of Canadian troops in England undergoing rapid scientific training. Segregation camps at Frensham Pond train 4,000 to 10,000 men, under Colonel Colquhoun, with standardized courses for ranks from France and new musketry and drill programs. The program aims to raise esprit de corps and produce finished soldiers equal to the best imperial standards.
Dominion visible wheat supply totals 34.65 million bushels with 20.5 million ground in the west and 6.75 million in eastern Canada. Farmers hold 5 million, elevators and mills 6.75 million, rail in transit 1 million, and eastern transit 1 million. Western ground 7.4 million. Wheat Export Co shipped 11 million bushels between March 31 and April 30.
The Gravelburg line of the Canadian Northern will be extended this year to Swift Current. An extension from Hanna to Medicine Hat, Alberta, is announced. A fertile tract will be opened and farmers hauling wheat 40 to 50 miles to the railway gain a convenient market. About 20 grain elevators are expected to be built between Gravelburg and Swift Current over roughly 70 miles.
An advertisement urges parents to use Mother Graves Worm Exterminator to remove intestinal parasites from children. It claims the product strengthens the child’s vitality and restores energy by eradicating worms.
A Geneva dispatch to The Journal des Debats says Germany has renewed claims to Bulgarian territory beyond those gained by Greece in 1913, angering Bulgaria over the Bucharest treaty with Romania. Greece is dubbed Bulgaria's main foe by Bulgarian press. A September conference in Sofia chaired by King Ferdinand will discuss Balkan economic development with Ukraine also represented.
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