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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Feb 06, 1919
Page
3
This classic work by Nellie L. McClung remains in demand and well known. A copy titled Next of Kin should be in every Canadian home. Cloth edition priced at 1.25.
Ottawa reports a forthcoming agreement between Canada and the United States on air travel licenses. France and England already require license designations of flight destinations to curb smuggling, and the new pact aims to extend similar controls to conduct of cross border air routes.
The year 1918 saw far more building undertaken in cities and countryside than any year since the war began. Permits in some cities doubled or more versus 1914, while others rose 30 to 50 percent over the three prior years. Outlook for 1919 improved since the armistice.
An advertisement claims a remedy called Piles Cured in 6 to 1' Days offers cure for itching bleeding and protruding piles with relief from irritation and healing effects. It asserts refundable money if PAZO GINT MENT fails to cure and notes a 60 cent price with sleepless rest after first application.
Major General McRae reports Western horses from the 1914 15 winter service were sold at public auction in London. heavy draughts averaged 450 with a top bid of 700 for an Alberta gelding aged eight. light horses averaged 250. sales occurred before a price drop post armistice.
An advertisement extols Dr J D Kellogg's Asthma Remedy as a powerful treatment that rapidly drives asthma from the lungs. It claims immediate action reaching the deepest breathing passages and urges readers to keep a supply for ready use.
Canadian Wool Growers Limited reports last year’s wool sales at about 4.3 million pounds worth 2.821 million dollars. Western Canada supplied roughly 3.1 million pounds valued at 1.9477 million dollars with Alberta alone providing about 2.0 million pounds and over 900 thousand dollars to farmers. The company, formed by Canadian wool growers, shows strong first-year results and promising growth for the industry.
The article touts Parmelee's Vegetable Pills as containing mandrake and dandelion. It claims to be harmless and to cleanse purify and improve the secretions of the digestive organs. It targets dyspepsia and liver and kidney ailments as the key benefits.
The Canada, first of 40 wooden 1500 ton steamers for the French government, was launched at Lyall shipyards in Vancouver. Twenty ships are built in Vancouver and twenty in Victoria. The Canada, destined for the coal trade, measures 203 feet overall.
New Zealand casualty figures list fifty seven thousand nine hundred thirty two total with sixteen thousand over hundred killed and only forty five prisoners.
Washington report says the immigration committee unanimously approved a four year postwar ban with exceptions for Cuba, Mexico, Canada and Newfoundland. Chairman Burnett planned to seek a special rule to fast track the measure. Amendments allow relatives of aliens already here and certain skilled workers.
Despite the decision that English be official, American and British delegates along with interpreters stick to it while others including Chinese and Siamese speak French during sessions.
Advertises Dr Williams Pink Pills as a nationwide tonic and blood builder. Claims broad reach from cities to mines, with testimonials from W T Johnson of Lunenburg County praising stamina, digestion and cold resistance. Promotes sale by mail from Brockville Ontario. notes biblical references to stones metals plants and animals.
A longtime customer from Dartmouth, J. G. Leslie, writes praising Minard's Liniment Co Limited product. He claims 25 years of use with occasional tries of others and asserts it cures a cold in 24 hours when rubbed between the hands and inhaled, also noting it excels for bruises and sprains.
Advices from the Tonga Islands report a severe influenza outbreak causing about four hundred deaths. The illness struck early victim Queen Takibo who had just turned sixty. Afraid of contagion, others avoided aiding the sick, letting many die unattended.
A semi official statement from Saloniki says Tevfik Pasha's Turkish cabinet has resigned after Allied demands to restore property seized during the war and to stop harsh actions against Greeks and Armenians. The sultan is expected to take part in reconstructing the cabinet.
A Winnipeg based piece recounts a young Manitoba settler who began with cheap land six years ago and built a thriving farm. He leased a quarter section, bought livestock and equipment, started a sheep partnership yielding four thousand plus yearly, plus cattle and pig finishing, with a yearly income exceeding two thousand from sheep and over four thousand overall. It notes success varies with the man and management and highlights opportunities in Western Canada. An aside mentions an American invention, an electric heater for bathing.
Vladivostok reports in the Russian press say all parties fear a spring or summer Allied retirement from Siberia will trigger a carnival of murder and rapine. Prominent leaders warn of a war of extermination against either the upper classes or the Bolsheviki.
An energetic program is under way in Northern Manitoba camps as 300 men are employed on the Carrot river. A large mill may open by May 15 with 250 workers on day and night shifts to produce about 16 000 feet of lumber on the river this season.
A satirical remark mocks the Dutch plan to exile the Kaiser by placing him on a tropical island filled with mosquitoes cooties and a volcano highlighting the impracticality of such a sentence in wartime humor.
Fisherton Manitoba February 3 Special Mrs Arthur Beaudoin a local resident reports complete cure from kidney disease after six months of illness following marriage She credits her father and Dodd's Kidney Pills for relief and notes they help with rheumatism sciatica diabetes dropsy and related ailments The piece ends with a brief humor vignette about meat prices and an aviation meet comment.
An antique newspaper advertisement touts Putnam's Corn Extractor as the solution for painful corns. It claims a painless cure within twenty four hours and directs readers to purchase "Putnam's" for 25 cents at all dealers.
Ottawa reports an unfounded rumor claimed 1,500 Canadian soldiers missing and presumed dead were located in Germany since the armistice. The militia department says the story is a hoax and is tracing its origin as anxious relatives write with renewed hopes.
Nellie B. Rittingham of 609 Calverton Rd Baltimore says four years of organic troubles and monthly bed rest ended after trying Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. Her doctor urged an operation but five bottles cured her, restoring work and health and prompting her to urge others to try the remedy before surgery.
In Vorarlberg near the Austrian border petitions to join Switzerland gain strong backing. In the first 20 towns 90 to 98 percent sign, addressed to the Swiss government and the peace conference.
A historical item notes Minard’s Liiment claims to cure distemper. The second fragment observes men often overlook their luck when a woman will not marry them, reflecting social humor of the era.
When neuralgia attacks nerves a little applied without rubbing will penetrate immediately and rest and soothe the nerves. Sloan's Liniment is very effective in allaying external pains strains bruises aches stiff joints sore muscles h embago neuritis sciatic rheumatic twinges. Keep a big bottle on hand for family use. Made in Canada Druggists everywhere.
Commentary notes that some locals celebrated the former German emperor's birthday while European celebration is scarce. It recalls German schools closed in Europe and accuses Buenos Aires of bearing a blot for honoring the Lusitania attacker.
An old advertisement claims catarrhal deafness stems from inflamed Eustachian tubes and cannot be cured by local remedies. It touts a constitutional treatment Hall's Catarrh Cure, stating it works through the blood and offers one hundred dollars for any untreatable case, with circulars free from F. J. Cheney & Co., Toledo, Ohio.
General von Hoezendorff says he was forced to give up command after urging that all military efforts be directed at Italy. He claims defeating Italy would have caused the entente to collapse and change the war’s outcome.
An old promotional line touts Holloway's Corn Cure as a simple remedy to remove corns, implying relief from foot discomfort with a readily available treatment.
The Saskatchewan Co operative Elevator Co reports a 1918 total of 27,066,261 bushels handled across 298 country elevators and rail platforms. Its Port Arthur Ontario terminal logged 4,000,000 bushels by July, with second half figures pending. A new 600,000 bushel hospital elevator is nearing completion and due to begin operation this month.
A concise quotation attributed to H. W. Beecher framing death as simpler than living with virtue. It contrasts the ease of dying with the ongoing challenge of striving to be a good person in daily life.
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