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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Dec 25, 1919
Page
3
An ex soldier venting about his discharge told his late colonel, You can tell the army to go to hell. He then received a reply stating that any movement of troops must be entered on Army Form 123 XYZ, a copy enclosed.
A local notice promises a $100 reward for any case of catarrh not cured by Hall's Catarrh Medicine. The ad explains the remedy acts on blood and mucous surfaces, strengthens health, and claims testimonials are free. Druggists offer 75 cents. J Cheney & Co of Toledo Ohio supplies.
Hon. N. W. Rowell, Canada’s privy council president, told the Canadian club in Toronto that Canada has secured moral leadership in the Americas through its world event participation. He urged future actions worthy of its past and stressed the international labor organization’s gains alongside the peace treaty, highlighting the eight hour day and 44 hour week and urging labor capital cooperation.
Premier EC Drury addressed supporters in Toronto denying reliance on patronage or servile party allegiance. He vowed honest, efficient government, independent caucus, and non revolutionary policy while aiming to enforce existing good laws and pursue education reform.
Early explorers praised a strange, non true palm tree in Madagascar. The Travelers' Palm bears a 50 foot tall leafless stem with a 12 foot long leaf fan and holds large water-filled sheaths at the leaf base, providing drinking water for travelers.
Daily newsprint production stands at 2,775 tons and 800,000 tons yearly. Expansions add about 300 tons daily or 90,000 tons yearly. By January 1920 Canada is expected to surpass 900,000 tons of production.
Classified medical patent remedy ad promotes LAXATIVE BROMO QUININE Tablets with a claim to cure a cold in one day. Mentions signature of E. W. GROVE and a price of 30c.
An official of the Lignite Board announces the manufacture of briquettes from lignite will start next year at Estevan Saskatchewan. The plant will be built by the Dominion Manitoba and Saskatchewan governments with the federal mines department detailing. Machinery ordered for a 30000 ton per year plant. The briquettes aim to match anthracite coal and will target Manitoba and Saskatchewan markets.
The article notes Canada's enormous land area approaching that of Europe, highlighting the continent’s vast geographical scale and the implications for population distribution and regional development.
The London Post reports Premiers Lloyd George and Clemenceau at recent meetings agreed to internationalize Constantinople, addressing delicate Turkish questions. The plan could lure the United States to join the Entente in administering the region previously refused by the U S alone.
A homemaker faces health strains from motherhood and indoor living. The article urges women, especially nursing mothers, to use Dr Williams Pink Pills to strengthen blood and restore health, claiming many wives and mothers have benefited and advising a fair trial.
A discussion compares digestible nutrients in sugar beets, corn silage, and wet brewers grains. It quantifies cost per 100 pounds of nutrients at given ton prices and notes beets’ palatability due to natural juices, suggesting beets may be worth 6 to 8 dollars per ton in the pit versus silage at 8 to 10 in the silo.
An advertisement touts Sloan's Liniment as effective for sciatic pains lumbago neuritis stiff neck joint wrenches sprains strains and bruises. It promises ease of application quick relief cleanliness and economy with prices 35c 70c and 1.40, made in Canada.
Saskatchewan’s education spending totals eight and a half million dollars, with four million four hundred sixty nine thousand from supplementary levy taxes cited by Treasurer Charles Dunning. The rural system’s growth reflects funds channeled into schools for farmers’ children as part of provincial policy.
Mr. J. Woolf, veteran Alberta rancher, predicts the Chinook belt will become the greatest livestock region as irrigation expands alfalfa supply and silo farming spreads. Open winter fattening will continue with shelterless cattle, feeding by irrigation farmers, and cattle traded with Saskatchewan and Manitoba herds. A 98 pound galena cube was quarried at Edgewood, British Columbia.
J C Dixon of Warfield at the Dominion Grange meeting in Toronto argues an eight-hour farm day is feasible once the economy shifts to a cost of production plus profit model. He warns milk, potato, wheat and butter prices would rise to 30 cents a quart, two dollars a peck, five dollars a bushel, and one dollar a pound respectively. He envisions two shifts and charging labor costs into production.
The excerpt questions the age and fate of a royal mummy, noting a sixteen year old princess whose body has endured two millennia. It plays on whether the years of life are counted within the ancient preservation and raises curiosity about the princess’s final years and status.
A note reports that some women are unable to play any instrument besides the car drum, highlighting a limited musical outlet or training constraint observed in certain groups.
The Postcaster-General announces an air mail link between London and Paris with extension to France Spain and Switzerland. Registered letters not accepted. special 2s 0d per ounce air surcharge. Paris delivery within business hours the same day. provincial towns gain 24 hours.
The U S department of agriculture reports winter wheat acreage for this fall at 38 770 000 acres, 11 719 000 fewer than 1918’s record, though still the fourth largest crop. December 1 conditions are 85.2 percent of normal, four points below the ten year average and 13 points under last year. Rye planting falls to 5 530 000 acres, down 1 702 000 from a year ago.
Druggists refund money if PAZO OINTMENT fails to cure itching bleeding or protruding piles. It stops irritation soothes and heals. Restful sleep after first application. Price 60 cents.
A Boston Transcript item notes a playful exchange where a golfer asks if club choice affects performance and his caddy nonchalantly says it makes no difference to him. The brief captures light banter between player and assistant.
Dread of asthma causes constant misery with nightly attacks and ongoing fear of future episodes. Dr. J. D. Kelleg's Asthma Remedy promises immediate relief and warding off future attacks, yielding peace and happiness, and is marketed as inexpensive and widely available.
The Privy Council grants 150000 dollars in prize money to the British submarine E-14 crew for sinking a Turkish transport in the Sea of Marmora four years ago. The share totals about 5000 dollars per crew member based on a 25 dollar per person rate. The Turkish transport carried 6009 troops at the time of torpedo attack.
A man who visited yesterday wore a cutaway coat and stovepipe hat. The recount suggests he appeared as a figure of old fashioned dress, leading to speculation that he might be the plumber.
In factories and workshops carbolic acid is kept for wound treatment. Dr Thomas Electric Oil offers a quicker option that does not scar or burn the skin and is claimed to have unique curative qualities compared with other oils.
British Columbia totals show 158 718 salmon cases from the Fraser River and 1 393 156 cases for the province. The Fraser pack includes Sockeye red springs pink springs white springs blue backs steelheads cobdgs pinks and chums.
The quote notes a stereotype that many self-possessed girls wish to hand control to a man. It reflects social attitudes about autonomy, romance, and gender roles, suggesting a belief in male dominance in relationships and decision making.
Advice for aging businessmen to speed recovery and boost health after wartime. Recommends daily laxatives, tepid sponge baths, brisk air exercise, castor oil or Dr Pierce laxatives, hot water on waking, ample water between meals, and Dr Pierce Anuric to dissolve uric acid and ease backache and kidney trouble.
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