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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Feb 03, 1916
Page
3
A publisher presents simple testimonials from well known people praising Minard's Liniment as the best household remedy. The notice highlights nationwide testimonials supporting the product from various regions.
Sir Oliver Lodge issues a message to the bereaved published in the Christian Commonwealth about mourning Europe wartime losses. He urges not to mourn unduly, noting those who died sacrificed much, fulfilled duty, and remain in service with joy beyond death, while sorrow remains inevitable.
A young cub reporter is sent to cover a society wedding but returns to the desk with nothing to report after the bridegroom fails to appear. The city editor scolds him for not finding a story.
A street seller offers a map of London for one penny to a man knocked down on Fleet Street by a Golor car. The ad notes the map claims Russia contains 140 different races.
A wartime letter reports optimistic mood at the front with artillery active, crews training to reserve and correct fire, and aging guns nearing the end of life. It notes British makers remain on the job, a looming fight with Germany, and growing confidence in eventual success. Parmelee's Vegetable Pills are praised as a lasting public remedy with widespread use.
The Toronto board of health article denounces alcohol as humanity’s greatest universal curse with no redeeming features. It argues alcohol lowers resistance to disease, reduces home finances, and increases sickness and death, citing insurance statistics and urging administrators to act.
The Lord Chief Justice Baron Reading ruled that Sir Edgar Speyer and Sir Ernest Cassel, naturalized British subjects, retain all rights of British born subjects and are entitled to membership in the privy council despite German birth.
The entry notes Archangel's ties to Britain with a ninth century Norse trading account edited by Alfred the Great. It mentions a later English voyage that spurred the town’s modern origins, William Chancellor in the mid sixteenth century, followed by an English factory, a fort, and growth around it.
A British writer recalls German hunger tactics during a siege and contrasts them with Allied responses. The piece cites Count Caprivi on wartime provisioning controls and argues Germany’s blockade strategy justified naval power. It warns that victims of German aggression will face winter hardship, with Paris’s 1870 71 example invoked as caution.
An 19th century style advertorial warns against mercury in catarrh remedies and promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure from F. J. Cheney Co. Toledo Ohio. It claims internal action on blood and mucous surfaces and urges buyers to seek the genuine article. Price listed as 76 cents per bottle.
The annual Maligration branch report cites conscription war taxes and internment as factors deterring American settlers from moving to Western Canada. Inspector W. J. White notes false reports by landholders and fear of wartime measures kept about eight thousand potential immigrant farmers from moving, with many ready buyers relinquishing farms.
Geneva education authorities discontinue German handwriting teaching claiming it harms eyesight. The note cites German spectacles prevalence and wartime shifts toward Roman type, with Count Reventlow condemning Roman characters as English.
A year after warm July crowds in Berlin cheered for war, thousands now fight for scraps of meat and offal. The piece questions what they will do tomorrow, suggesting praise of rulers’ prudence for plunging the nation into catastrophe.
The German expectation at war start underestimated casualties. Initial marks for infantry cavalry artillery engineers and train troops were 40 20 20 and 12 percent respectively. By year end losses neared 60 percent requiring replacement to sustain full strength into next spring.
A new teacher Miss Wheat asks James what Washington's Farewell Address was. The scholar answers with a promptitude that promises well for the lesson.
A Toronto notice from the Canada Cancer Institute on Gaurchila Ave promotes a home treatment plan and free testimonials. The brief invites readers to seek more information about disease descriptions and possible remedies.
An old advertisement touts Nerviline for chronic joint and muscle pain with claims of rapid relief and healing. It describes prior crippling knee pain, swelling, and fatigue cured by Nerviline and Ferrozone, and endorses the product as a forty year family remedy sold by retailers.
Canada negotiates with Britain to charge Canadian parcels to soldiers in France at the same rate as UK parcels. Rates: up to three pounds 24 cents, over three to seven pounds 32 cents, over seven to eleven pounds 8 cents. Canada foregoes postal charges within Canada and on the Atlantic to cut costs and please the public.
Dread of asthma causes nightly attacks and constant worry about future episodes. Dr J D Kellogg's Asthma Remedy promises immediate relief and prevents future attacks, leaving sufferers in a state of peace and happiness once believed unreachable. It is inexpensive and widely available.
Lord Bryce issues a further report on Armenian atrocities with a competent observer estimating up to nearly one million deaths, about half the Armenian population. He cites a town where 200 chief Armenians were imprisoned and killed at the river bank, and mass exile and assault of women and girls by Turkish villages.
Minard's Liniment is claimed to cure garget in cows. The passage extols European battle bravery, praising soldiers across races and ages for facing death unafraid, while noting volunteers and veterans alike endure the horrors of war.
The department of militia and defence states that officers and non commissioned officers returned from the Canadian expeditionary forces abroad are those chosen for instructional duties and recognized for gallant front line conduct. Requests for relatives to be recalled are denied. only meritorious personnel recommended by commanding officers will be considered and must be ready to return to the front when required.
The speaker argues Germany aims to conquer Europe and Ireland, cites Poland and Belgium as cautionary examples, warns conscription leads to militarism, and urges Irish youths to join the colors to repel German forces. He likens the threat to a shared fate if England falls and Ireland is conquered.
Enthusiasm runs high on Indian reserves over General Hughes’s plan to form a battalion of Indians for overseas service. While many Indians have joined contingents, policy has discouraged enlistment. Across the Dominion loyal Indians offer services, but requests have been refused, and the Indian department says no difficulty will hinder raising a full regiment and possibly a second.
Major General Sir Sam Hughes voices a proposal from British Columbia to form a regiment of Canadian Japanese for service in Europe. One thousand naturalized Japanese in Canada would be enlisted and sent overseas, with officers also naturalized Japanese. Full strength to be maintained by future enlistments, though no decision awaits official orders.
Daily Express reports eight Zeppelin crew members died of exposure on the return to Germany after the London raid on October eighteenth. The paper notes Germany widely discussed the claim, which allegedly made a strong impression and may deter further air raids.
In the House of Commons debate the interned alien enemies figure for England is given as civilians 2324 and naval and military 13376, with POWs in England totaling 21285. The figures reflect the wartime internment landscape.
Francis Gallagher of Strabane, marked by a false left eye, rose to corporal in the 1st Irish Brigade. In Gallipoli he lost his right eye and is now blind, yet writes to a recruiting officer that he is proud of his service and would not trade places with anyone.
An old standard remedy promotes protection for children against worm ravages. Years of use have enhanced its reputation and support its safety and efficacy claims.
Sir George Perley cabled the militia department limiting comforts for Canadian officers to not exceed 56 pounds gross. He notes that packages heavier by eight pounds will not be guaranteed delivery. Letters to Canadian prisoners in Germany should be addressed to 14 and 16 Cockspur Street Trafalgar Square London with the prisoner clearly marked as such.
A low paid middle class worker draws his weekly pittance as the cashier apologizes for dirty treasury notes. The man quips he fears no microbes, while the clerk replies no microbe could live on his salary.
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