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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Dec 04, 1919
Page
6
A call for citizens in Western Canada to carefully select municipal and school trustees for the coming year. Emphasizes local governance, taxation, and the unseen impact of council decisions, urging cool judgment over partisanship and personal ties. Argues improvements in local administration lift provincial and federal governance.
An old advertisement promotes Sloan's Liniment for neuralgia and external pains. It touts immediate penetration without rubbing for nerves, soothing benefits for neuritis sciatica rheumatic twinges and various aches with big bottle family use. It lists prices 35c 70c and 1 40 and notes made in Canada.
One of Canada’s largest single breeder shipments totals 70 Percherons from Bar U Ranch in Southern Alberta owned by Geo. Lane & Co. The consignment includes 24 stallions 43 mares and three show geldings sent to Lord Minto Howick Scotland. The high quality horses are expected to boost the breed’s popularity in receiving locales.
Announcement of a five million dollar Great Lakes Pulp and Paper Company to be built in Port Arthur Ontario. Project includes ground wood 30 000 tons year sulphide 75 000 tons and news print 35 000 tons with 12000 horsepower from Ontario Hydro. Pacific executives include Lewis L Alstead George Sem an James Whalen and Hardy Ferguson. Nipigon power development underway to supply industry.
An advertisement promotes Hall's Catarrh Medicine as a constitutional treatment for catarrh with internal action through the blood. It claims to destroy the disease foundation, boost general health, and aid natural healing, offering $100 reward if it fails to cure and listing a price of 75 cents with testimonials free.
A British Secret Service award known as the King’s Watch is described as one of the empire’s most prized decorations. Whose name appears inside the cover, the inscription “For Services Rendered George,” and the story of a naval officer who earned it for eighteen months spent among German bases Kiel and Wilhelmshaven including fluent contact with German sailors.
A historical note states that anglers have crafted hooks using the same design for about two thousand years. The brief emphasizes the durability and consistency of this simple tool across eras.
A local citizen was sold a substitute for Putnam's Corn Extractor and burned his toes. The substitute failed to cure, while Putnam's Extractor contains no acid and is guaranteed. Buy Putnam's Extractor, 25c, from all dealers.
The Duke of Rutland and Brig General William Strong announce sales of their Marley and Thorpe Hill estates respectively. Rising wartime taxes and higher prices push landed proprietors to shrink holdings as the newly rich seize these opportunities.
The largest cactus, rising to two hundred thirty two feet, is reported as the world’s tallest specimen located in Arizona.
An advertisement touts Catarrhozone as a germ killing vapor that reaches nose and throat to soothe heal and cure catarrh bronchial coughs deafness and other catarrhal symptoms. Complete outfit priced at $1 lasting three months smaller sizes 50c available from Catarrhozone Co Kingston Ontario Canada.
Inland revenue reports October 1919 tax intake rising by over half a million. Tobacco excise becomes the department’s largest source with 2,767,685 collected, while spirituous liquor and malt taxes total just over 800,000. War revenue stamps bring 1,103,197 for the month.
The Department of Agriculture Ottawa releases Circular No. 12 by J H McDunnough M A Ph D guiding collecting preserving and mounting of insects for school students. It notes careful handling packing is essential to keep collections valuable and appealing.
A line notes that some men struggle to express their true intent while others misinterpret or fail to live up to their words, highlighting the gap between speech and action.
Citing liver bile and bowel waste causing foggy brain and sleepless nights, the ad promotes Cascarets as a gentle overnight laxative that clears toxins without gripe or sickness. A box is advertised as inexpensive.
A remedy for earache is offered with Dr Thomas Eclectric Oil. A few drops on fat or medicated cotton placed in the ear relieve pain and provide relief from the torture of earache.
A flax car sold in Winnipeg to British Government agents brought 8332 dollars, the highest price for a car of grain in Winnipeg, at 4.46 dollars per bushel. Holloway’s Corn Cure is noted as the leading remedy for corn with strong results.
A movement aims to restore 100 miles of the Grand Canal from Hangchow to Tientsin at a cost around 7 million dollars. The canal, once navigable for nearly a millennium between major rivers Hwang and Yangtze, has been blocked by mud about 130 miles north of the Yangtze.
A correspondent reports cattle shipments from Wainwright Alberta and district are higher than any prior year with an estimated ten to fifteen thousand cattle sent to Eastern Canadian and American markets in recent months. Edmonton and Winnipeg markets are also seeing heavy sendouts, including about one thousand head in one week.
The Organization to Protect Birds begins in the Maname Provinces under the Dominion United States migratory birds convention. R. W. Tufts of Wolfville Nova Scotia is named migratory bird warden with a staff of assistant wardens. Tufts is a leading maritime bird authority and author of Birds of the Grand Pre Region.
The text states the maximum lawful interest rate for a lot in the Isle of Man is six percent, a rate that has been legal for more than two centuries.
Observation notes claim a liniment cures diphtheria. The text also mentions French peasants lighting smoky fires before storms, believing smoke conducts electricity to avert lightning, a belief tied to superstition and reason.
The Ottawa Citizen quotes a boastful farmer claiming provincial capture, restored standard time, abundant hens and open spaces with fresh air and sunshine, challenging city men to join his proposition. The crude item captures rural optimism versus urban doubt.
Mrs. Fmile Malette of Montpelier Quebec endorses Baby's Own Tablets calling them the best medicine for little ones. The mild laxative has no opiates and is safe for the youngest baby, sold 25 cents a box by The Dr Williams Medicine Co Brockville Ontario or local dealers.
A classroom exchange frames a playful measure of change. The teacher asks about a great change when water turns to ice and a student quips that the greatest change is in price, highlighting everyday economics.
A short notice extols Mother Graves' Worm Exterminator as sweet and palatable to children while delivering effective pest control in a reliable, timely manner.
A brief quip notes that when a banknote speaks it could be called a paying teller, a playful label linking currency to service roles in financial terms.
In Finland, lawyers seeking government work must first serve as policemen to gain practical experience. This unusual requirement is noted as part of the training regime before employment.
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