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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Dec 13, 1917
Page
6
Luther Burbank of California declares he was misquoted about corn being injurious to national health. He supports expanding corn use as a premier cereal, arguing it provides essential nutrients and could replace much meat and refined white flour for better health. He favors a liberal increase in corn consumption.
Squadron Commander Gerald Hervey of the RNAS earned the Distinguished Service Order for single handedly tackling nine Gotha aircraft and forcing two to crash into the sea after a thrilling duel at twelve thousand nine feet. Hervey, born in Stratford Ontario, trained in Toronto and is from Calgary through his parents Mr and Mrs P C B Hervey.
A Detroit Free Press line quotes a puzzled resident asking about furnace issues and remarks on coal supply for someone labeled R. The snippet hints at home heating concerns during a period of coal dependence and urban living challenges.
A London Telegraph excerpt contrasts the sea’s romance with its grim modern reality. It notes how crime and cruelty mar the maritime age, with soldiers fighting honorably yet facing foes who abandon virtue, echoing Nelson’s phrase Humanity after action and condemning inhumanity before, during and after action.
Bold promise product copy describes applying a few drops to corns or calluses and lifting them away with fingers without humbug. No specific brand or agency named. The language emphasizes ease and immediate relief.
An advertisement touts Free Zone as a cheap ether compound foot treatment discovered by a Cincinnati chemist. It claims to instantly relieve soreness and loosen corns and calluses without pain, allowing removal by fingers and promising quick, painless results.
Immigration into Western Canada during the first ten months of the year doubled the 1916 figures and more than tripled the 1915 totals, signaling a strong migration trend.
A wife teases her husband after reading a letter claiming Jim Brown returns from the West with a fortune. The scene hints at rekindled romance and a joke about past promises, while a cigarette ad and a cynical quote about song nostalgia appear in the surrounding copy.
Dr. Robert Davis recounts how a single canary in a British trench-mining operation sparked panic when it perched in No Man’s Land and began singing. Despite fire from infantry and sharpshooters, the bird survived until a trench gun finally killed it and the bush, averting possible German misinterpretation of the scene.
The Saskatoon Star notes a dispute between the Canadian Pacific Railway and its conductors. The exact point of difference is unclear, but railway insiders say the company demands a share of the results.
The commission of conservation releases a report by Thomas Adams on rural districts and small towns in Canada. It analyzes social conditions, land settlement, and development systems, highlighting problems from land speculation, public health neglect, and weak administration, and links land policy to taxation, unemployment, and living costs. It includes five appendices and recommendations for improved production, skill, and capital use.
Wanted a steady respectable young man to tend a garden and care for a cow with a good voice and choir experience. Christian Register notes the unusual post in a rural weekly.
A garbled, chatty snippet suggests a whimsical exchange about peachy nicknames and a judge. No clear event, place, or people are identifiable from the text.
The piece urges sufferers of chronic digestive disorders to use Parmelee's Vegetable Pills. It claims the pills address dyspepsia and related ills and promise a sure and speedy path to regained health.
A nineteen year old soldier, denied leave to marry, left his Scottish camp to wed. On nearing the station he was arrested as a deserter. Glasgow police court Baillie Mitchell lamented the delay but noted Scots law allowed marriage with court witnesses and sheriff's permission. The couple completed the declaration and the bridegroom stayed for escort.
A Delacour Alberta farmer harvested 30 bushels from three quarters of an acre. Three potatoes weighed over seven and a half pounds. Experts note that at least 100 of the 300 bushels weighed more than a pound and a half. Some potatoes were sold at a Cauntry store, drawing interest.
Historical claim that rheumatism is a blood disease cured by Dr Williams Pink Pills. Appeals to aging readers, cites loss of appetite and dull eyes as signs, and urges trials with costs of 50 cents per box or six for 2.50 from The Dr Williams Medicine Co Brockville Ont.
Saskatchewan Co operative Elevator Co reports 31 erected with 6 more under way this year totaling 37, costing 350000 and surpassing 300 co op elevators in province. Alberta United Grain Growers plans 145 elevators to handle this year crop after 16106800 bushels last year across 103 elevators. Dr Thomas Electric Oil advertised as pain reliever for neuralgia and lumbago with strong claims of curative properties.
For the nine months ending September 30, Winnipeg stockyards handled 32,579 head of stocker cattle with 20,267 sent back to Western farms for use. The period shows 13,948 more stockers passing through Winnipeg than the same span in 1916, while U S receipts show a considerably smaller percentage than in prior years.
A series of testimonials from Halifax and Markham claim Minard’s Liniment cured rheumatic gout and acute bronchitis and rheumatism. Messages from Andrew King and C S Billing note personal success with the remedy dated October 9 1907 in Lekeseld and other locations.
Toronto physician Dr Hastings urges to avoid crowds and shared cups. Do not kiss or allow close contact, boil or burn mouth and nose secretions, and rest in bed when fever or aches appear. He warns you spread germs and should protect others.
The piece argues that while some labor and capital factions obstruct the war effort, a broad mass movement across society supports vigorous cooperation with the government. It condemns opposition in Congress and notes widespread patriotic momentum in Wall Street, shops, and farms toward victory. It concludes that the nation is moving in the right direction.
The London Daily Mail quotes a firm British stance. It declares that German seamen and ships will be barred from British ports and German goods penalized as the war continues. It emphasizes endurance and rejects peace talks or sham offers to avoid another era of agony.
The board of grain supervisors fixes November 1, 1917 to August 31, 1918 prices per bushel for No. 4 wheat at 2.08 dollars No. 5 at 1.95 dollars and No. 6 at 1.87 dollars These rates apply at public terminal elevators in Fort William and Port Arthur.
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