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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Dec 21, 1916
Page
2
The International Syntegical Congress notes coal could last millennia at current consumption if unmined reserves totaling 7 FR VIONOW tons exist. The statement ignores potential huge Antarctic and Arctic deposits that may further extend supply.
Uric acid linked to backache rheumatism gout and neuralgia is discussed. Dr Pierce claims his Anaric tablets 37 times more potent than tia and capable of eradicating uric acid from the body. Readers urged to request a trial pack or visit a drugstore for Anaric tablets.
In a Winnipeg era column a notice told of Herbert Wootton last heard in Winnipeg now returning to Wolvercombe England after two years in Manitoba. The manor's Squire welcomes his eldest son with a reunion at Christmas marking a family restoration.
The Booneville Arkansas Progress notes how editors craft wedding and obituary blurbs to flatter brides and de-emphasize groom backgrounds while ensuring prominence for a local figure who died. It warns that failing to present a two column obituary for a prominent citizen who avoided grocery debts could draw angry reactions from bereaved relatives.
The article highlights many uses for waste paper by Scouts. Brown paper can become a chest protector for cyclists and function as leg pings and socks. Waste paper also serves as pillow stuffing and as a hay substitute in fireless cookers.
The Imperial Treasury warns that gold coins still hidden by January 1 1917 will lose legal tender status. Hoarders are urged to exchange for paper money while plans to remint existing gold circulation proceed with new designs by eminent artists.
A humorous exchange notes a new recruit who vanished after going to sew on a button with guncotton an hour or two earlier. The line implies a stunt or danger without detailing the outcome.
A registrar asks for birth details while a clerk quizzes about the maiden name. The exchange turns humorous as the maiden replies with a cheeky line about being all of her.
A Coastguard diary from January recalls crowded bungalows built from old railway carriages, four sleeping per shelter, and tight isolation with sentry rounds every quarter hour. The writer notes good weather, morale, and the local north country accent as they are nicknamed "scoots."
Mrs Brown frets about Kaiser’s fate after the war and jokes he will pick a new job a diver to inspect his fleet. Mrs Levinski reports another sidewalk accident and asks for damages while her lawyer notes it is the third in a month in a light exchange from Youth's Companion.
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