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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Dec 17, 1914
Page
6
A Western States editor notes women voting for and seeking political office without husbands approval. The piece recalls Kansas days, Will Wilkerson’s Populist editor past, and endorses his wife’s candidacy claiming she is competent and ready to run.
General Oba, the Japanese military attache, told the Bourse Gazette after an imperial audience at Tearkoe-Selo that Japan earnestly desires a primal alliance with Russia. He said the moment has arrived, with Russian and French diplomats and the Japanese ambassador in Russia working to strengthen ties.
A small pale boy endures taunting at school until a bully mocks his doctor. Willie calmly replies he has no doctor and jokes that his family members all practice medicine on him, including his father the dentist and mother the homoeopath, highlighting his wit under pressure.
Miller's Worm Powders claim to fully expel intestinal worms and repair the damage they cause. They invigorate the constitution and speed recovery from digestive disorders caused by parasitic intruders, leaving strength and soundness after use.
A Detroit Free Press snippet notes higher costs across the board with jokes about dressing children versus adults and a dog collar priced near doubling. The exchange underscores widespread inflation concerns and everyday shopping anxieties.
Ten thousand sacks bought at five shillings each raise funds for the Prince of Wales fund. Buyers repurpose many sacks into pillow covers. There is a proposal to place a sack in every museum. The piece also references a humorous quotation from Pearson's Weekly about a wife and door etiquette.
A passerby reads aloud a sequence of Hungarian town names, noted by the Boston Transcript as a display of verbal prowess and memory. The piece highlights the flair of pronunciation and the charm of linguistic variety.
Lord Kitchener secretary for war issues an appeal urging the public to support soldiers in maintaining strict sobriety. He asks communities to help by forming committees to educate soldiers and reduce temptation as troops strive to reach field readiness.
The article extols Parma Lee's Vegetable Pills as the most popular and portable medicine. It claims they are accurately compounded from proven ingredients to regulate the digestive organs and asserts there is no surer medicine available.
Secretary Sobotka of the Austrian embassy says the name Przemysl will soon be pronounced as Shimea se easing long time mispronunciations. The report notes repeated attempts to say the city and the struggle to render its Polish name in conversation.
A mother can give Baby's Own Tablets for common infant ills as they are said to sweeten the stomach regulate bowels ease colds and promote sleep. The product is guaranteed by a government analyst to be free from injurious drugs and sold for 25 cents a box by The Dr Williams Medicine Co Brockville Ont or by mail.
The Kaiser, described as a spoiled child of Europe, fears his grandmother Queen Victoria and resents King Edward's popularity. The Peacemaker openly exposes royal flaws, while William II envies Edward’s influence in Europe. A cordial Ischl audience with the Austrian Emperor unsettles the Kaiser about shifting loyalties.
An enthusiastic hunter named Smith arrives at a hotel in the game region for a hunting trip. He asks about the quail, the host jokes that every toast scrap draws several fat quails, illustrating bountiful game.
Comic dialogue features a frightened passenger, a conductor noting fare payment, and punch line banter about money and names. The snippet includes jokes about borrowing money and a minister who stuttered. Published in 1917 parody pages.
A Saxon infantry notebook cites looting and destruction by German troops from Be sium to Mont-le-Ban and Vouvines. It recounts executions of civilians, burning villages including Villers-sur-Fragne, and mass killings at Peppes, with survivor rescues noted and accusations of innocent deaths.
A testimonial from Emanuel Bernard of St Pauls Kent County New Brunswick describes long failed kidney disease treatment followed by relief after using Dr Chase's Kidney Liver Pills. He notes headaches abdominal pains and heart issues improved after five boxes. Pills sold 25 cents each or six for a dollar in Toronto via Edmanson Bates Co. Limited.
General Sir Ian Hamilton noted in his Russo Japanese war scrapbook that Sikhs Pathans and Gurkhas were more serviceable than British battalions for Indian campaigns. He suggested northern India and Nepal held material to undermine European society and estimated at least two million soldiers could join reserves, as referenced by Lord Kitchener.
Wounded British soldiers at the American Women's Hospital in Paignton report discovery of concrete gun bases near Paris. They compare this to bases found before Namur Maubeuge and Soissons and suggest Germany bought or rented land years before the war to obtain exact range measurements for effective fire.
The parable teaches that leaving one’s comfort can lead to hardship, while returning with humility invites restoration. It emphasizes mercy, forgiveness, and the value of repentance over stubborn pride.
A grateful patient asks for a bill, but the physician replies she should regain strength first. Dialog reflects a cautious, patient centered tone as care precedes charges.
A letter from Windsor Ontario praises Grape-Nuts for easing a stomach illness and restoring strength after years of weakness. The writer claims the cereal aided both mother and baby and credits the food with improving health, urging readers to try it. The ad notes The Road to Wellville and the slogan There’s a Reason.
A survey of historic war despatches praised for clarity and impact. Lords Oerbet, Mahon, Havelock and Nelson figures feature, with Wellington’s Trafalgar message cited as a landmark. The piece notes Blucher and the Prussian aid and ends with a nod to Field Marshal French’s anticipated future broadcasts.
A druggist can obtain a greasy imitation of MINARD'S LINIMENT from a Toronto house at a very low price and label it as his own product. The imitation is the poorest yet seen among many counterfeit attempts by various sellers. Ask for MINARD'S and you will get it.
The sunken Canadian Pacific Railway ninety million bushel elevator at North Transcona has been restored to vertical position without damage. It now rests on seventy concrete piers reaching to bed rock and will be filled with grain immediately.
An advertisement promises Putnam's Corn Extractor will remove hard soft or bleeding corns in twenty four hours without pain. Buy Putnam's to ensure relief and claim it as the best corn cure.
Letters from front describe officers and men as a united band of brothers. Corportals in the Coldstreams and a Royal Scots corporal say troops are good chaps, cool under fire, but too daring. The army’s organization has drawn officers closer to their men, creating rare mutual respect and near perfection.
A brief excerpt cites the London Daily Mail asserting that Germans lack moral restraint while Britons seek courage and friendship. the piece claims it will take an aeon to educate others to the Western standard and praises British superiority.
A bitter exchange recalls past gifts as a wife accuses and a husband replies that before marriage her father gave him cigars, underscoring lingering tensions from earlier times.
In a late reply to a toast to Her Majesty's Ministers the Earl of Beaconsfield recalled lines urging Britain to uphold peace but warned that if war comes Britain will be the most prepared. He stated no cities or provinces would be sought and that empire rests on sympathy as on force. He asserted Britain would enter a righteous war if it comes and will not quit until right is done.
Mothers praise Mother Graves Worm Exterminator for relieving children's suffering and restoring health, claiming notable relief from parasitic issues and improved well being.
The Financial News asserts attempts were made to kill the Kaiser and Crown Prince. It argues defeat of Germany would force the Kaiser to either die by others or flee overseas. It notes vast investments in America and large Western landholdings under hidden ownership.
A father remarks his daughter has many suitors and must choose. She maintains a strict neutrality, leaving the favored suitor unclear. The exchange captures social maneuvering and indirection in courtship.
County superintendent John E Edwards urges Allegany County Maryland schools to foster bird protection. Plan includes building birdhouses, daily grain feeding, a designated feeding ground, winter suet, and a water pan. Pupils sign pledges to join Farm Journal Liberty Bell Bird Club and help protect birds.
A registration clerk relays a bizarre instruction from Attendant Sir to have Devil-Good write the history of the world both forward and backward. One mistake would trigger a restart. Illinois Siren reports the odd exchange.
An advertisement warns that rheumatism can attack the heart and cause death, claiming Nerviline quickly relieves pain. It cites a Trinidad testimonial praising cure after using Nerviline, urging readers to buy the 60 cent family size or 25 cent trial size from Catarrbozone Co in Kingston and dealers everywhere.
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