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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Dec 10, 1914
Page
3
The class debated rulers of the world with focus on the President and the King of England. Willie, strong in geography, described a Kaiser as a stream of hot water spurting up to disturb the earth.
A humorous note cites a claim that Minard's Liniment cures distemper. The passage shifts to a Sunday school quote urging kindness during the week, with a child recounting bringing happiness to his aunt.
The Duke of Wellington owed his life to his crooked nose during a Pyrenean maneuver. Crossing a shallow ford with Lord Hill, a sudden flood threatened to reveal their position to Marshal Louis. An Irish sentry challenged them. spotting the commander, he saluted and quipped about the duke’s nose, a compliment Wellington often recalled as the greatest personal praise of his life.
Finance offers one hundred dollars for any case Hall's Catarrh Cure fails to cure. Internal use targets blood and mucous surfaces to eradicate catarrh, boost constitution, and support natural healing. testimonials promised. Sold by druggists with accompanying Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
The Belfast Daily Telegraph reports CPR's Belfast office under W. McCalla as a recruiting hub for the British army. Six staff members, recently enlisted, join Lord Kitchener's forces as the firm showcases patriotic posters in Victoria street.
A testimonial claims Dr J D Kellogg's Asthma Remedy gives rapid relief from suffocating attacks. The writer says the remedy proves dependable and miraculous, restoring control quickly and making continued use essential. It is advertised as available everywhere.
The Toronto News accuses German allied groups in Saskatchewan and Prussian agents of circulating subversive literature to undermine loyalty and justify aggression. It urges government action to curb such influence, warning Canada is at war and lives and property are at stake.
A government issued set of personal items for private soldiers lists winter and light weight clothing including shirts undershirts socks waistcoat and cardigan wool gloves balaclava scarf and a long house wire kit with needles thread pits buttons and a holdall. It notes comforts exclude cholera belts and handkerchiefs.
The text suggests Fred struggles to summon courage to propose, fearing a possible refusal from you. It frames his hesitation as a worry about your likely affirmative response.
A letter from Sergeant E. W. Turner of the Royal West Kent Regiment describes being wounded at Mons and kept alive for nine hours in trenches. He praises Belgian convent sisters and two women who tended him with barley water, cigarettes, and eau de Cologne, noting their bravery and care for the wounded.
A medical note extols Parmelee's Vegetable Pills as a dual acting remedy that reaches the bowels, offering a strong purgative and cleansing effect. It claims these pills have long established themselves as superior to other pills through years of use.
Lord Churchill argues peace cannot arise from domination by any nation. True peace requires nations living quietly, respecting others, and becoming neighbor nations rather than rulers. Leaders, though skilled, should govern by deeds, not words, as force is a servant, not a master.
A boy asks for a dollar for saving a dollar and is handed a dime instead. He then claims he saved it all, but explains he did not bring a good report from his teacher, believing the promise still applied. The tale highlights a misunderstanding over a conditional reward.
The Canadian Patriotic Fund unites local relief efforts to aid wives children and dependent relatives of officers and men on active service in Canada and allied forces. Alberta splits into North and South branches to cover distant areas and set monthly allowances with centralized oversight from Ottawa.
When the baby is ill or unsettled use Baby's Own Tablets. They relieve constipation and indigestion cure colds ease simple fevers and promote healthy sleep. Mrs F Walker of Ingersoll Ontario endorses the product after eight years of use and recommends them for infancy and childhood ailments. Sold by medicine dealers or mail order from The Dr Williams Medicine Co Brockville Ontario at five cents a box.
M Tretiakoff a Petrograd Opera singer and former artillery officer urged troops in the Prussian frontier trenches singing Peter the Great era songs and Tchaikovsky arias. During a German assault twelve Russian guns were nearly overrun and one battery was disabled by killed or wounded horses. He shouted We can't leave any guns behind and helped pull the guns as a driver with a few horses.
A hurried customer burst into a barber shop and demanded a shave and haircut in fifteen minutes. Old Fritz faced the challenge and completed the shave in about eleven minutes, humorously warning that such tight timing risks a botched cut.
A comic dialogue features Wes the youngest of ten brothers who claim eleven siblings due to a sister twist. A knight on the road questions the count as other characters tease about compliments and quiet marital chatter. The exchange plays on miscounts and sly banter about family and manners.
Lance Corporal Edmondson recalls heroic acts of Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders and Essex Regiment amid Mons battles. A wounded man and his companion shared scarce biscuits while French peasants offered shelter they declined to avoid trouble. One Essex fighter crawled to safety after being shot in both legs. He feared court martial if caught leaving his unit but hoped to survive. Soft corns advertised by Holloway's Corn Cure.
A housewife tells her new domestic that the previous girl played piano in the parlor. The new domestic replies she will perform but demands half a crown a week extra for music for the family.
In Yonkers a guard confuses a colonel with a gardener and offers a bite to a sandwich. The colonel, in civilian clothes, tests the sentry who fails to recognize him until a dramatic reveal.
Testimony from a Canadian Postum Co customer links long coffee use to heart and stomach issues. The mother improved after switching to Postum, with fewer headaches and better overall health. Two forms are sold: Regular Postum and instant Postum, priced 15–25 cents and 29 cents respectively. There’s a Reason for Postum, sold by grocers.
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