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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Dec 14, 1916
Page
2
A Boston mother tries to ease her child Waldo’s fear of the dark by telling him a reassuring presence is with him. The child surprisingly answers that he wants a nurse rather than a man, in a quoted exchange from Harper's.
Sir Pen ywern traps a conspirator in Redgrange Park as three money schemes target Daphne. The hunted man, Sylvanus Webling, is captured near a garden and questioned at a lamplight, admitting a prior plan and a hidden letter stake.
Sir Penywern confronts Webling after catching him trespassing while delivering a letter for Finch. Webling exposes Finch’s blackmail scheme and hints at multiple identities. Penywern demands names and cooperation, threatening police action and pressuring Webling to bring Finch to account. The scene ends with a tense standoff as the two plan to continue the inquiry.
A 1915 British plan aims to unite government and industry to promote scientific research for practical industrial benefits. The Advisory Council will foster cooperation among manufacturers and institutions, organize research efforts, and educate firms on the economic value of science, mirroring prewar German progress and wartime needs.
A London Times editorial urges ten allied powers to organize as if Germany intends to fight to the end. It argues remaining German holdings must be seized after the war and stresses mobilizing manpower and achieving numerical superiority in the field to the point of annihilation.
A historic note suggests repeated coats of linseed oil on a fine wire fabric create a strong substitute for window glass. The treated fabric offers a durable, break resistant alternative and can be dipped for coating rather than brushed on.
W A Wilson dairy commissioner reports Saskatchewan co operative creameries produced 2 500 000 pounds of butter by October 1916, up 20 percent from last year. 67 carloads shipped outside province. 9 200 farmers supplied milk. trial butter shipment to England from Regina pleases Wilson and suggests future markets.
An odd note from London Opinion jokes about inviting two friends to dine on Thursday and asks not to visit a munition factory before then.
The piece explains the naval salute taught to recruits, including how to salute at the quarter deck and gangway. It notes the tradition’s origins near religious symbols, the 45 degree arm angle, palm facing the face, and the use of the off hand. It compares naval salute to army practice and equates ABs with privates in rank.
A Washington Star snippet shows Miss Miami Brown calm about neighbors chickens entering gardens. Her father had broken up ground and scattered seeds to deter them, reflecting local tensions over urban poultry and property.
A brief exchange shows Mrs Exe lamenting that her daughter left because too much company made life busy. Mrs Wye counters that her daughter left for having too little company and thus no social standing.
A witty dialogue features a sufficiency sneering cynic noting a lover wants twenty acres and a Newport mansion. The satisfied lover questions secrecy of their engagement while she quips that public knowledge would mislead people into thinking she planned marriage.
A collage of quips and sketches from Answers and Observer notes. It contrasts Pat's boast about old friends with a militia captain's grim prophecy of invasion. The Office Girl requests Monday off for a sister's wedding, only to be reminded of prior holidays, while a streetcar incident highlights lingering respect for authority.
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