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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Feb 01, 1917
Page
3
The article describes Paris defenses against German airships and the abundance of Parisian aircraft. It notes the many types of planes in the Paris airfields and their varied roles from reconnaissance to combat. It highlights pilots trained to maneuver daring aerial feats and engage enemy aircraft with skilled tactics.
A provincial jail in Fort Saskatchewan Alberta operates an intensive farm to work toward self sufficiency. The 205 acre farm produced 7083 bushels of potatoes 103113 pounds of turnips 88031 pounds of carrots and other crops including parsnips cabbages rhubarb radishes lettuce and celery. Grain totaled 4280 bushels of oats 1016 bushels of barley with significant hay and green feed. Last year nine sows were purchased for 125 yielding piglets and milk comes from three cows on site.
The piece argues nationality blends birth, race, and environment with Bonar Law as example and notes regional Canadian differences. It then warns of stomach worms harming children, promoting Miller's Worm Powders as a remedy to endangerment and ease parental anxiety.
Scotland Yard tracked and rounded up a Romani band in Sheffield. One man was mustered into the army and three others jailed for petty thefts. Officials say conscription and war mobilization have largely ended the roaming gypsy trade in England and Scotland.
A British farmer lost beautiful oaks when an aeroplane crashed, killing the airman. He appealed to the War Office, which promptly sent Canadian foresters to clear the estate, sparking debate on land use for aviation.
In the nine years ending 1915 Alberta creamery butter output rose from 1.5 million to about 7.5 million pounds. Saskatchewan output for the nine years ending 1916 jumped from 66,246 pounds to 2,500,000 pounds. A proposal to amalgamate seventeen Saskatchewan creameries under one management is under consideration.
Our Canadian winters are extremely hard on the health of little ones. The weather is severe so the mother cannot take the baby out for an airing. The baby is confined to overheated rooms and may catch colds, become cross and peevish. Baby's Own Tablets are sold to keep the child healthy, regulate the stomach and bowels, and prevent or cure colds. They cost 25 cents a box from The Dr. Williams Medicine Co., Brockville Ontario.
Japan worries about how to deploy its growing wealth as official holdings surpass 600 billion yen in specie reserves. The note highlights concern over asset management and potential policy steps amid large liquidity.
Proficiency badge distribution for the past year in British Columbia shows 48 badges awarded. Ambulance badge tops the list, with Cooks, Cyclist, Carpenter, Swimmer, Naturalist and others following. Sea Scouts train aboard The Casco ship. noted hero Jack Cornwell, a Sea Scout, died at Jutland. Canada offers photography badges encouraging developing and printing 12 subjects.
In a busy provincial town known for schemes, a social gathering called a white elephant party collapsed as eleven of the nineteen guests arrived with their husbands. The plan had been for each guest to bring an unwanted item, but the unexpected crowd altered the event’s course.
In a brief exchange a woman notes a scar on a man’s head and he dismisses it as of little consequence, calling it next to nothing. The moment focuses on a matter of appearance and mutual ease.
Russian authorities have ordered 350 liquid feed locomotives from Philadelphia works to link fighting divisions and supply bases. Each seven and a half ton tractor runs on narrow tracks about 29.5 inches wide and can be moved easily. Facn engines pull 25 to 50 tons depending on track condition.
The British postmaster general suggests telephone subscribers use their numbers as registered telegraphic addresses. The idea is simple but long overdue, removing the need for ingenious address schemes. Some will regret the loss of inventive address play, while others welcome the straightforward system.
A Kentucky mountain classroom echoes with tales of industrious women who knit. The teacher praises Mrs Crum while children recall relatives who knit, one boy noting his grandmother slept with knitting and woke to cast socks.
A Baltimore American clipping notes a grim quip about vanity and danger, referencing a remark that beauty hides deadly traits as the speaker jokes about a girl who "has all the other girls skinned to death."
The United States yields nearly five million dollars worth of natural mineral waters each year based on production estimates.
A Scotch community church reports poor funds and activity with no new members or professions of faith, no church extensions, and no collections. salary for the preacher is listed as none, prompting a prayer to hold steady in the coming year.
Humorous exchange quoted from the London Saturday Journal about a cure claim for colds and related ailments. A playful note on a claimed remedy and a speaking voice between a man and a woman.
Soft and hard corns respond to Holloway's Corn Cure, claimed entirely safe to use and certain in action.
The piece recalls Richard Cobden's 1862 Rochdale speech urging industrial nations to avoid dependence on foreign powers for food and raw materials. He warned that war could cut off supplies without warning, leaving a nation unable to resist or prevent disruption.
A customer named Theodore Dorais reports cure after five years of rheumatism from using Minard's Liniment. The notice invites verification by writing to Dorais, the Parish Prices, or neighbors, dated 12 May 1898 from St Isidore Quebec.
In class a student initially answers a tablespoonful for a medicine. After a minute he asks to change his answer. The professor notes the patient has been dead forty seconds.
Dialogue snippet shows a wife warning of a burglar ascending stairs. Husband responds with plans to retreat downstairs, implying a calm, cautious exchange amid a nighttime intrusion. The fragment preserves tense domestic scene without broader context.
The Earl of Derby, as a keen observer of war conditions, says only a fool would predict the war’s duration. He notes the British people are determined to press the fight to a satisfactory conclusion while the Germans appear equally determined. He implies a very long, hard stretch ahead barring rebellions or famine.
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