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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Dec 09, 1915
Page
7
The Toronto Globe praises Canada's harvests as a vital imperial asset. It cites record wheat and oats yields across prairie provinces and Ontario, arguing peaceful agricultural strength sustains national defense and economic resilience against aggressors.
Minister Martin Burrill announces that tenders from packers have been accepted for 6.25 million pounds of canned beef to be delivered by year end. The deal, routed through Sir George Perley, aims to create a Canada based outlet for surplus cattle and bolster eastern markets in Toronto and Montreal. The war office may issue further contracts as negotiations progress.
A Montreal Star reflection on French heritage shaping Canadian identity among Canadians of British origin. It argues that French-Canadian values resist materialism, valuing happy days over dollars and praising cultural blend as a counter to pursuit of wealth.
Large deposits of molybdenite found in the Gatineau district excite mining and official interest at the capital. The rare metal now fetches about 3300 dollars a ton and is in high demand for guns armor plate and life barrels. British authorities seek to conserve deposits for Allied munition needs while export from Canada remains prohibited. Officials may inspect the discovery to assess its munition value.
The New York Evening Post suggests a rough total of about 4.25 million German troops, based on regimental counts from the Berliner Tageblatt. It estimates 3.25 million Prussian forces on two fronts plus additional units from other empire regions.
Canadian soldiers in England to receive bread baked exclusively from Canadian flour. Col. Macoray recommends supplying two million pounds of Canadian flour every three months via transports. Similar plans for Canadian oats to feed horses in camps. Current price for flour in England is $8.10 per barrel. direct shipments may reduce cost and improve quality. Army service corps bakeries will supply bread with existing field ovens and bakeries.
Sergeant Birley and Private Haworth recount a Westphalia prison escape after four days and five nights of evading guards and barbed wire. Birley, a Gloucestershire Regiment survivor captured near Ypres on October 9, 1914, describes brutal treatment, a dawn break of the fencing, and a trek through damp nights to reach Holland aided by a compass and cautious travel, with apples and scarce bread sustaining them.
The article outlines varied dairy cow feeding rules from authorities. It cautions against buying balanced ration feeds as costly and offers practical, breed and animal dependent guidelines balancing roughage intake with grain relative to butter fat and milk production levels.
The Boston Transcript argues Canada’s Civil War sacrifices mirror New England’s, with youth drawn from counties and stories of wounds and heartbreak. It predicts economic and national growth for Canada and empire support, noting renewed strength and blessing in England as the war reshapes both regions.
A young lady visits a book store and asks the courteous clerk about a gift for a man of fifty years of marriage. The clerk promptly selects Parkman’s A Half Century of Conflict, signaling a thoughtful choice for an elder reader.
English labor leaders say conscription would harm industry and the war effort. Bevin argues unions back volunteers, not coercion, with about one million workers exempt from service. He stresses unions oppose compulsory service but support equal pay and female employment under existing rules. The piece notes women’s suffrage and potential voting rights.
John Buchan observes about 1,400 German prisoners at a Loos railway station. He notes their fatigue discipline and mixed signals of morale, comparing them with British and French troops and pondering Germany’s manpower and zeal. The piece surveys morale, identity, and the future challenges for German leadership.
The article argues that England rises to height in crisis, citing history and Britain’s naval dominance. It notes the nation’s stern resolve facing debt and the Allies, praising the navy’s command of the sea as pivotal to the war effort.
Luke West argues that small town stores support neighborly spirit and economic balance. Local retailers must diversify, advertise, and meet mail order competition with fair prices and service. When towns pull together, rural and urban shoppers keep money local and communities prosper.
Ottawa announces a half penny war tax on letters and parcels to New Zealand and adds a free redirection for parcels to His Majesty s ships or British and Canadian troops on active service. Parcels must be prepaid and aliens in Canada must report to postmasters who will relay to police chiefs monthly.
The note asks for sporadic jokes and a marriage proposal to a Rae like name, mixed with odd banter. It reads as advice to insert humor occasionally and extend a playful marriage suggestion to a woman referred to vaguely as Rae.
70 000 Canadians at the front need tobacco and the Overseas Club offers a 25 cent packet including Canadian tobacco cigarettes and matches. Exemption from duties and free transit let the club supply value for a quarter, turning a dollar into four through Canadian funds remitted to London. Francis R. Jones of the Windsor Hotel Montreal is organizing secretary.
Winnipeg based service offers hair combings to be made into switches or transformations by the Real Beauty Parlours at 304 Kennedy Building. Costs start at $1.50. Send in your combings to be turned into wearable hairpieces and returned.
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