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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Aug 10, 1922
Page
2
Advertisement touts Catarrhozone as a guaranteed treatment for catarrh in noses and throats. Claims inhaling piney vapors clears breathing passages, eases coughs, and heals the throat with a two month course for one dollar, available from The Catarrhozone Co in Montreal.
The writer detail describes a week on Fiske Farm in Elba with early rising from five thirty to five, daily chores like wash, bread, iron, butter, and baking for Sunday open house. The narrator praises Mrs. Fiske, notes kitchen tasks, churning, making butter, and attempts at pastry and toffee, ending mid sentence about daily duties.
John Woodward of Lucan Ontario offers a strong testimonial praising Dr Chase's Nerve Food for neuritis. He describes years of suffering, sleepless nights, and bodily twitching, then reports near normalcy after twenty boxes and keeping Kidney Liver Pills nearby.
The narrator visits the Fiske farm with Gypsy and Fred, meets John Fiske Jr and III, attends Sunday church, notes the staff of the Union Bank, and describes farm life, animals, and a Latin tutoring session. The entry ends with Gypsy’s Latin struggles and a teaser for a continued tale.
Mrs. Winfield Dill recalls living in Halifax during the 1917 explosion and describes how Milburn's Heart and Nerve Pills helped her recover from nerve damage and recovery of housework ability. She urges others with nervous shock to try the pills.
Milburn's Heart and Nerve Pills advertised as the best remedy to tone the nervous system and strengthen weakened organs. Marketed as original heart and nerve food, sold for 50 cents a box. Available at dealers or mailed by The T. Milburn Co. Limited, Toronto, Ont.
The Canadian Pacific Railway dairy herd at Strathmore won first prize for January in the four-year old class for milk production. The herd, all purebred Holsteins, also took second in the mature cow class and sixth in the two year-old class, per the National Record Office.
The Hamilton Spectator notes a 400-personnel reduction in the Royal Canadian Mounted Police implies false economy. It argues against trimming an effective militia and asserts ongoing needs for civic law enforcement.
A worn tale of Mr Wombat traveling from Australia to visit Stella the Wishing Fairy. He drinks the Get Little Pool empty, angering the Brownies who fetch water from the Get Biz Pool to refill it. Stella grants two wishes, one to return home easily and another to restore his size after drinking the pool dry.
An old advertisem ent extols Dr Hamiltons Pills as a cure for headaches fatigue and liver heaviness claiming quick restoration of energy and spirits. The ad notes a 25c price and mentions The Catarrhozone Co Montreal. It also adds a random fact about gold leaf and Utrecht as an aged Dutch town.
The great Canadian buffalo herd at Buffalo Park Wainwright Alberta rose to 6146 head in last week’s count by Superintendent A G Smith. The 160 square mile range enclosure saw a natural increase of 1075 for the year with 81 losses to fighting old age and slaughter, yielding a net gain of 994.
A single cactus variety found in deserts acts as a natural compass by always pointing south. The note suggests supporting local merchants and buying locally.
A. J. Shorter of Winnipeg credits Tanlac with restoring his health after a severe nervous breakdown. He says the medicine improved his appetite, sleep, and energy, and he endorses it as a first rate remedy. Tanlac is sold by all good druggists.
Mrs. Meekton questions whether Leonidas deserves praise for a kind disposition or merely for lack of courage in their married life. The dialogue centers on credit and character within an intimate exchange.
The first passengers by balloon were a sheep a cock and a duck sent aloft in a Montgolfier balloon from Versailles in 1783.
The Saskatchewan Co operative Elevator Company has handled since autumn 1921 over 33.13 million bushels of grain, about 7 million more than the same period last year. The figure reflects the ongoing crop movement and cooperative effort.
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