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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Aug 21, 1919
Page
6
The Felixstowe Fury flying boat on a test run to Cape Town crashed off Felixstowe. Wireless operator Lieut. MacLeod was killed. six passengers were rescued as the craft side-slipped into the sea. The vessel, among the largest of its type, sank after impact. MacLeod was found dead in his seat when the wreck was towed ashore.
A Cincinnati authority promotes freezone to treat corns claiming immediate drying without irritation. He asserts a quarter ounce covers all corn or callus removal with little cost, appealing to women adapting to high heels.
The piece notes a 50 percent drop in food prices in Germany and mentions ham costing 125 dollars if one can obtain it. It warns worm infestation harms child health and promotes Miller's Worm Powders as a remedy to expel worms and restore health and growth.
Tibetan labor saving device uses long suspended flags that move with the wind to record prayers for the benefit of those who set them up.
An old remark suggests motivations for marriage vary from affection and seeking a home to competing with rivals. The line reflects social views on why women marry and the diverse incentives behind union.
The wireless press Copenhagen correspondent says hopes for a Danish revival from renewed trade with Germany after the armistice are fading. Germany’s weak finances make large shipments risky without cash. little business is done. Danish papers welcome the plan to set up a French Chamber of Commerce in Copenhagen.
The Montreal port handles ocean traffic greater than all but New York during its seven month season. Tonnage grows, ice breaking improves, and Canada backs the effort with $28 million for terminals and dredging. The St Lawrence channel is deepened to 35 feet, advancing commerce and serving as a rail hub.
The department of the naval service announces the inauguration of a commercial wireless service between Canada and Bermuda. A Canadian radio telegraph station at Barrington Passage Nova Scotia connects with a British government station in Bermuda and the system is open for public service.
London report indicates Viscount Grey of Fallodon, who led the foreign office until 1916, is likely to accept the post as British ambassador to the United States. The veteran diplomat’s candidacy is under discussion in official circles.
Doctors tout a new inhaler based treatment for bronchitis and irritable throat called Catarrhozone. The portable vapor offers germ destroying and healing action delivered directly to the lungs, with sizes priced from 25 to 100 cents and available through druggists and the Catarrhozone Co. in Kingston, Canada.
The Christian Science Monitor notes a peaceful Chinese boycott of Japanese goods gaining momentum. It highlights China’s potential impact on Japanese exports and the caution urged by Chinese newspapers, with merchants advertising that they sell no Japanese products.
The excerpt promotes Mother Graves' Worm Exterminator as a quick way for mothers to spot worm problems in children and apply a remedy without delay.
The cost of hides for boots and shoes drops in Canada after the government embargo on exports of hides skins and leather. Announced August 4 the embargo triggers declines of 10c on hides and 20c on calfskins in the Montreal market. The commissioner says continued decline could avert price increases and possibly reduce boot and shoe prices.
The Shah of Persia with a suite of twenty will depart Teheran for Switzerland. Farouz Kahn is named minister of foreign affairs succeeding Mocaffer El Mulk, who becomes minister at Rome.
In a light exchange Flo warns not to trust every report while Gertie quips that repeating rumors is possible. The playful line reveals their skepticism about rumors in a social setting.
An advertises Putnam's Corn Extractor claims to cure corns and warts in one day with no pain. It urges buyers to forgo substitutes and to purchase at 25 cents per bottle from all dealers.
A concise reflection asserting that proverbs emerge from practical experience, suggesting widespread folk wisdom grows from lived lessons and everyday observation. The statement frames proverbs as distilled truths born from practical trials and common sense.
The Times Capetown correspondent cites the Cape Times on Lord Milner's Oxford speech. The Cape Times argues South Africa's independence is real and tangible due to its link with the British Empire, while those seeking unreal independence would fail to develop and harm South Africa.
A man contends there is a single individual worldwide whose whistling is not a nuisance, reflecting a humorous or philosophical take on sound and social perception.
London reports a government white paper detailing the papal peace proposal of August 1917. It outlines moral force over force, mutual armament reductions, arbitration, Belgian and French evacuation, Belgian independence, and freed seas.
Summer threatens infant health with diarrhoea cholera infantum dysentery and colic. Prompt aid is vital as heat can make babies seriously ill. The Dr Williams Baby's Own Tablets claim to regulate bowels sweeten the stomach and keep baby healthy sold by druggists or by mail for 25 cents a box from The Dr Williams Medicine Co Brockville Ont.
Corns cripple the feet and make walking torture yet relief is offered by Holloway's Corn Cure, advertised as accessible to all.
A lecturer tells a young farmer hopeful that romance with farm work is the first step to success. The exchange turns to asking about love, then shifts to noting Canadians’ talk of choosing a Governor General as General Sir Julian Byng wins favor in Canada.
A provincial saying underscores how poverty drives borrowing as a blunt social reality. The phrase frames financial need as a pragmatic motive rather than moral failing, reflecting common attitudes toward debt in the era.
An article notes a citizenry shift as Jews expelled from Moscow aided Poland by linking Polish coal and iron districts to Russian markets. Their departure created commercial intermediaries boosting Polish industry in Lodz Warsaw and Petrokow, while Poland faced political pressure from Russia.
The May per capita sales in Canada were .054 compared with .06 in the United States, showing the American campaign started a year earlier with wartime propaganda boosting Thrift Stamp sales. The comparison favors Canada after adjusting for timing.
A curious exchange prompts a blunt definition of love as action. Dreier’s maxim frames courtship as commitment to total service, urging practical cultivation of character and effort in one’s life and farm to support the beloved and share life to the fullest.
A reflective line contrasts the fool who accepts fate with the wise person who actively seeks what they desire. It emphasizes agency and purposeful decision making over passive acceptance.
A succinct maxim states friendship shows itself through actions rather than declarations. It emphasizes quiet loyalty and shared understanding over verbal affirmation.
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