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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Aug 16, 1917
Page
3
Secure agency in your district for Pelham's Peerless Fruit and Ornamental Trees. Cood pay, exclusive territory. Our agencies are valuable. Write Pelham Nursery Co., Toronto, Ont.
A Daily Express note claims a personal friend of Empress Zita reports she is exerting influence in Britain’s House of Commons circles. The Empress allegedly sways Emperor Charles toward withdrawing Austria-Hungary from its alliance with Germany once Austria-Hungary can act.
A diffident customer asks if Mr Flubdub is busy and the pompous attendant claims he is always busy. The exchange ends with Mr Flubdub losing a large order as a result. The Louisville Courier Journal reports this anecdote.
Dialog shows Sally asking for advice from her mother on handling a summer boarder proposal. Mrs. Farmer counsels to refuse for a week, noting the man may still have funds for another week’s board.
Arthur Henderson, member of the Esitis war council and labor delegate, reports a more hopeful Russian mood amid gains in public confidence the front and Entente clarity. He cautions that political financial and industrial uncertainty remains, requiring skilled handling for lasting improvement.
The Liberian government announces severed relations with Germany saying the alliance is ended despite a German consul statement threatening to hold smaller powers liable for damages to German interests. The note cites a published war news statement under imperial seal dated April 21.
An ad promotes Dr. J. D. Kellogg's Asthma Remedy claiming immediate relief from asthma symptoms. It promises choking stops and natural breathing and cites thousands who found aid by using the remedy, urging readers to get a package today.
The provisional government suspends the Agrarian law of 1906 and, without Duma consent, backs reforms proposed by Socialist agriculture minister M. Tchernoft. Ten bills cover land reform forestry and ministry strategy, aiming for swift enactment while noble lands may transfer to peasants later. Miller's Worm Powders praised as effective vermifuge for children.
An Amsterdam despatch to the London Daily Express warns that revolution in Austria is probable if a peace agreement is not signed this year. Emperor Charles was told by Reichsrat party leaders that Austro Hungarian peoples feel they are fighting for Germany and will act to continue the empire if allies allow Austro Hungarian existence.
A brisk exchange contrasts a proposed mercy with a harsher fate as one speaker suggests forcing a drink by standing upright while the other refuses. The dialogue hints at grim coercion and a view of fate in a rugged, rustic tone.
A serious wool shortage drives wartime cloth saving. The U S Council of National Defense urges cutting 1918 fashion waste and blending cotton with wool while expanding shoddy use. Woollen rags fetch higher prices as new wool remains scarce.
An advertisement touts freezone a cheap ether-based solution that quickly dries and lifts corns or calluses from feet. A Cincinnati inventor says it shrivels the corn root without skin irritation and urges readers to have their druggist order a bottle for home use.
The Morro Velho in Brazil is described as the deepest mine on earth. Grown by an English company, its lowest galleries lie 6,000 feet below the surface. It is a gold mine with a vein dipping at 45 degrees. The bottom temperature averages 113 degrees Fahrenheit, kept near 100 degrees by ventilation.
Miss Esther Thompson began a line of community work in Manitoba as a fourth year student at Manitoba Agricultural College. In Whitemouth on May 1 she assisted with housework, baked, and helped with papering while a resident taught her. she also crafted a fireless cooker, hat, and satin pieces for a girl. She visited five homes and offered sewing, upholstery, dress material letters, coat and hat making, and canning help.
A woman arranges hospital care for a boy and seeks funding from the Patriotic Fund to cover medical bills. Dr Fraser reports cases needing attention while the Patriotic Society collaborates. Procurement includes a basketball, thermometer, and simple kitchen equipment for cookery lessons to be shared with new districts.
The Boston Transcript notes small swagger sticks carried by soldiers and officers alike, calling them the reverse of military gear. They date to peaceful England when hands were hard to free, now incongruous with khaki though still twirled off duty.
Swiss postal authorities provided free postage for letters parcels and money orders to prisoners of war and to correspondents abroad. From Sept 1914 to Mar 1917 Berne and Basle handled nearly 250 million letters and cards 13 million small parcels and 48 million parcels to POWs. Bread packages totalling 4.19 million sent to Germany and money orders to POWs reached 93.68 million dollars.
A description of anemia in women with pale cheeks and breathlessness, plus guidance to treat by building blood. Promotes Dr Williams Pink Pills as the best remedy, noting additional steps of sunlight, exercise, and plain food. Encourages purchasing from The Ded Williams Medicine Co. Brockville Ontario.
Chapin and Gore, a long standing whiskey maker, plans to exit amid new dry legislation. A Chicago official predicts at least 2000 saloons will close and many more nationwide. Officials claim only about 200 million gallons of whiskey remain in government warehouses, with normal yearly consumption around 135 million. The approach of prohibition may prompt bulk purchases and hoarding to last through the coming year.
A mother should keep children sound and healthy and avoid worm trouble. The ad promotes Graves Worm Exterminator as a solution to keep young lives free from parasites.
Berlin introduces coal cards to curb winter fuel use. Heating stoves face caps of a quarter ton per room and up to a ton and a half for homes with more than five rooms. Steam heated houses are limited to half of last year’s supply.
A home nursing volunteer describes visiting multiple homes, teaching infant formula and cream soups, showing barley water and peptonizing powder, and repairing sewing machines. She cites families with limited budgets, a three month old bottle fed infant, and ongoing efforts to assist women with health and domestic tasks.
A testimonial from Thomas J. Hogan, Champion Clog and Pedestal Dancer of Canada, on Minard's Liniment noting it best for joints and muscles after long use. Published from Montreal May 29 1909.
A Dublin cab driver evades naming while a zealous policeman stops him for reckless driving. The officer discovers the painted name rubbed off and jokes the name is obliterated, but the driver insists his name is O S Sullivan.
An official near Boston notified a citizen that his cow license had expired. The citizen replied with a comical letter in broken English claiming the cow beat the official to it, saying the license expired three weeks earlier and signing PETF.
A first person account details severe British sugar rationing after arrival in England. The writer recalls being refused sugar in a Tottenham Court Road store, enduring long queues, paying high prices, and ration limits of one and five sevenths ounces daily. Confectionaries overflow while homes lack basic sweetness.
The French reveal a process to manufacture a cheap waterproof cloth from cork. Thin cork slices are chemically treated to remove brittle elements, then rolled or folded without breaking. The elastic sheets are cemented to a cloth backing to produce durable fabric.
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