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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Aug 29, 1918
Page
3
The Winnipeg Free Press notes the German foreign office slow to grant Gerard's passports and predicts that immense American forces will join Allied armies to cross the Rhine. It argues Germans misunderstand democracies and overestimate militarized nations, while Americans learn the harsh realities of modern war.
A Baltimore American excerpt reports on a man nicknamed perfect lady killer after acquiring a new auto. He admits minor incidents where people were run over but none are dead. The quotation contrasts the claim with the driver’s assurances.
C P R official C E McPherson reports after an extended tour that Western Canada should harvest at least as many bushels as last year if favorable conditions continue. He notes drought and winds hurt Alberta and Saskatchewan in parts, but recent rains boost yields. Manitoba shows strong wheat acreage and likely abundant yields. Passenger travel and Western tourist demand also trend positive. He returns to Winnipeg soon.
A New York Herald quarrels with war policy suggesting how to deter Prussia and other Germans by saturating them with war. A southern contemporary proposes reshaping Prussia to harmonize with Belgium and northern France, a drastic plan the paper says could be done if needed.
The ease with which corns and warts can be removed by Holloway's Corn Cure is its strongest recommendation. It seldom fails.
The Montreal Herald quotes a musician noting Bennie is learning the harp while the father plays the trom bone. The elder predicts Bennie will sit down when marching, contrasting Bennie’s study with his own marching duties.
A burlap blanket tied over the harness provides a cheap practical fly protection for horses. Cover body and ramp and sides to aid comfort and value as farm power. Use pine tar carbolic acid and kerosene to make a fly knocker for belly and legs.
Cincinnati authority promotes freezone as a simple remedy for corns. A few drops on the corn relieve soreness, then the entire corn lifts out with no irritation to surrounding tissue. A small bottle is inexpensive and widely available at drug stores.
A mining expert, one of the witnesses in the case, faced cross examination about ore lumps. The barrister asked if the oblong pieces were as long as his head, to which the expert replied they were long but not as thick, causing the barrister to subside.
The article urges advertisers to keep campaigns active despite supply shortages. It cites Bradstreet and George H. Charls of American Rolling Mills, arguing that steady advertising builds goodwill and a durable business, with strategic timing for seasonal products during slow periods.
In Scarboro and Markham Ontario farmers report embossing on oat blades forming the letter B. Locals speculate it signals Britain for wartime crops. Some recall a 1901 sighting tied to Boers and note Scarboro produced a top oat crop that year. The phenomenon has also appeared in Brast county.
A wartime statistic notes that roughly sixty six percent of medical officers serving with German forces are physicians. The figure highlights the heavy medical burden on the army and the reliance on medically trained personnel in frontline units.
Hon Dr Beland stayed with wounded as Belgium fell and was captured by Germany. He spent three years in Berlin prison aiding fellow prisoners including Russians and Poles while barred from seeing his wife during illness and death. Canada can be proud of his nobility. He will be warmly welcomed home. The Man With Asthma offers Kellogg’s Asthma Remedy promising relief and a return to a life free of attacks.
Archibald Hurd discusses Britain's 1914 fears of invasion and starvation replaced by submarine and mine tactics. He cites Admiral Mahan and notes that sea control allows evasive raids on unprotected coasts, with naval conflict remaining slow and constrained by port defenses and strategic patience.
An advertisement touts Putnam's Car Extractor as a magic remedy to peel corn painlessly. The copy claims it loosens a corn and removes it in a solid lump with no pain and promises proven results at a quarter in price.
The Canada food board reports strong results as fish consumption rises. In Canada’s army and training centers roughly 200000 pounds of beef were saved in May and about the same in June due to fish substitution. A train load of flat fish from Prince Rupert moves weekly at low prices, and Toronto sold 100000 pounds of mackerel in one week under the campaign.
The Lethbridge Herald quotes a humorous exchange where Professor Nutworthy objects to the English accent and a joke about mishearing “fossil brass” during a public introduction. The banter highlights language and pronunciation quirks.
Dr C W Service of the Canadian Methodist mission Chengtu western China aims for postgraduate medical studies in Toronto after leaving Chengtu March 26. He describes China as like Russia and Mexico with robbers revolutionaries making travel dangerous while some missionaries suffer molestation. He traveled 2000 miles down the Yangtse to Shanghai amid bandit districts. He notes sprains and bruises benefit from Dr Thomas Electric Oil which reduces swelling cools inflamed flesh and eases pain rapidly.
The article profiles Ren e Fonck the French ace with a forty ninth victory and an unmatched nerve. It notes his uncanny poise swift reflexes and extraordinary vision enabling him to direct squadrons unseen by others. It describes his habit of sharing his planes with new pilots and his improvisational approach to tactics while highlighting Brocard Prade and Guynemer comparisons.
An editorial quotes the Philadelphia Public Ledger condemning German submarine warfare. It asserts that any ship regardless of passengers provokes German seamen to kill and that civilization’s indictment against Germany grows more formidable with each act.
Staged in a domestic skit a husband lists items he has packed for an office run including season ticket registration card sugar butter tea ration meat bread match and tobacco cards. A bystander observes the scene.
The Winnipeg Free Press notes Sir Joseph Jonas a 73 year old Sheffield cutlery manufacturer who spied for Berlin before the war. His clerk Charles Vernon known as Karl Kahn aided the scheme and the piece questions Germans in Britain adopting English names.
The article warns that summer threatens infants with diarrhoea cholera infantum dysentery and colic and stresses prompt aid. It promotes Dr Williams Baby's Own Tablets as a preventive remedy sold for 25 cents a box from The Dr Williams' Medicine Day Brockville Ont.
The New York World argues the president's license requirement for stockyard owners and livestock agents aims to force full publicity across the meat trade. It warns government takeover would create complications, while urging continued openness to curb speculation, manipulation, and extortion in meat markets.
In St Joseph Missouri on July 14 190% a commercial traveller named Jos Dubes reports a severe leg injury from a horse kick last May. After applying three bottles of Mina Liniment his leg healed and he could walk and resume travel.
The New York Herald cites a German born man in Pas County New Jersey who favored Germany and notes others with fraudulent naturalization. The piece argues a court ruling should apply to all such cases to preserve American citizenship protections.
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