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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Feb 11, 1915
Page
3
Leon Lemaire, 20, of the 127th French Infantry, aided by his officer during a trench relay under heavy German fire. Despite bullets striking his coat cap haversack and bayonet, he delivered the message and reached the captain unharmed, earning the Military Medal.
Eddys offering home deals cited in a brief ad style snippet. The text urges buyers to verify offerings and trust the Eddy brand for property purchases while addressing a reader named Mrs Housekeeper.
Century Magazine compares the Slav to a witch figure living beyond the horizon, noting an aura of mystery shared by distant high mountains and valleys as a cultural perception.
A brief exchange notes a new hat worn by John. The cost is stated as three dollars and the wearer is praised as having the most becoming headwear yet.
A Chicago Tribune appraisal argues Americans would oppose a European invasion of Canada. It states the move would be resisted not from friendship or enmity but from self interest, noting the contingency is remote.
Health warning against mercury in catarrh ointments urges prescriptions only from reputable physicians. Promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure by Cheney & Co of Toledo Ohio as safe, taken internally, with testimonials available. Sold by druggists. price ten cents per bottle. Also advertises Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
The Christian Herald describes a violent incident in Liuchowfu Kwangsi where three men accused of murder were stripped, burned, shot, and buried after a mob killed four soldiers amid gambling suppression. The piece condemns officials for barbaric acts and warns against tarnishing the republic’s image.
A riot call led to the arrest of a lodge meeting. At the hearing witnesses admitted trouble but refused to name a start or attacker. The judge pressed a custodian to identify who struck whom with what object during the annual grand peace pipe ceremony of the Brothery Love Lodge. The assailant was described as Noble Lord of Universal Peace, struck with a loving cup.
The piece notes winter wheat planted ahead of defense needs and Germany securing food for next season. It describes soldiers fed at rail stations by nurses, boys in England drilled as Boy Scouts, and a naval gun firing many rounds, ending with a quip about a suitors questions and a man named Wombat renting his house.
The report claims the Kaiser plans to install eight 24 inch guns at Calais and would risk 350000 lives to do so. A separate quip notes a bank cashier jailed after losing a fortune to speculation.
A Canadian woman describes becoming a “coffee slave” and suffering headaches and rheumatic symptoms until she quit coffee and switched to Postum. She claims her rheumatism and nerves improved, digestion steadied, and she gained weight, with Postum sold in Regular and Instant forms by grocers.
A transport driver recalls wartime food runs from open country to trenches eleven miles away. Wagons with bully beef biscuits and tea push through dark nights as Germans use fireballs and searchlights to pinpoint supply lines, waggons scattered but many reach the trenches.
Brunei in Borneo is described as an unusual city built entirely over the water on river piles. The capital of Brunei state, it houses Malays Kadayans Orang-Buskits and Muruts engaging in trade with Sarawak and British North Borneo. Brunei women weave cloth with gold thread and sago and rice are grown nearby. In the early 1800s Brunei hosted Borneo pirates and slave trade.
A solitary English soldier lies buried near Choisyau-tac after a lone last stand during the retreat. Exhausted and separated, he found shelter in an abandoned carriage before German forces arrived and fired. The villagers say he accounted for six officers, including a general, before a final volley ended his fight. The French memorials include a cross and fresh flowers on his grave.
Italy’s National Game is described as highly economical requiring only hands. Players call a total after exposing fingers and aim to guess correctly to fold a finger on the left hand. The game, ancient and widespread, has legal restrictions in public play and thrives in quiet alleys where its tense cries echo.
An advertisement asserts Dr Williams Pink Pills cure St Vitus dance caused by thin blood. It claims rest from mental excitement, stopping school work, and the pills rebuild blood and nerves. A testimonial from Mrs Geo A MacDonald of Harrington Nova Scotia describes dramatic improvement and final cure after use and offers mail order details from Brockville Ontario.
Gunner Corfield of the 13th Battery R H A recalls digging a six man trench when stationed for a long stay. They roof it with wood and straw, then earth to make it bullet proof not coal box proof. He notes coal boxes require a direct hit and jokes that many do not explode burying themselves while men cry Made in Germany.
The pills composed entirely of vegetable substances are praised for reviving digestive organs. Their simple formula suits weak stomachs and is said to produce a healthful, agreeable effect on sluggish digestion.
The Springfield Republican critiques Chancellor von Bermann Hollweg for blaming England. It argues a firm St. Petersburg pledge by Britain could have avoided a European war but would have meant abandoning the Entente and backing Austria against Serbia.
At a patient’s bedside five doctors debated the best way to induce perspiration. The humorist overheard and whispered with a dry chuckle that sending in their bill would bring it on at once.
A standard remedy with years of use claims to protect children from worm infestations. The advert highlights Mother Graves' Worm Exterminator as trusted and effective.
Describes native troops from India fighting in Europe for the first time, their endurance under shrapnel fire, and fearlessness praised by Allied commanders. Highlights Punjabs, Bengalis, Gurkhas, Pathans and Jats who fight for the Raj, often charging across open ground with bayonets.
The article explains two worm types infesting children from birth: stomach dwellers and intestinal worms. The latter cause more harm by clinging to intestinal walls. Miller's Worm-Winders dislodge both types and expel them while aiding repair of the damage they've caused.
In Vancouver Dr. G C Creelman of Ontario's Agricultural College describes vast information gathered on intensive farming during travels to Australia New Zealand and the Orient. He notes drought in Australia possibly rivaling 1902 but expects farmers to endure. He observes high levels of intensive farming in Japan and China with use of every foot of ground and water. His report will be given to the Ontario government after his return.
The Wide World Magazine notes Dutch windmill sails signaling news with a baby boy born to the miller. It adds a remark that Germans in eastern Prussia accused Russians of using windmills similarly to signal information.
A brief comic exchange follows a woman with baseball knowledge bringing a friend to a championship game. The first woman questions whether the statement applies to her, while the friend notes both sides have a man on every base, downplaying the novelty.
A fragmentary dialogue notes a child remarking on a seventh child and health, with a line about the mother running out of theories as the scene closes. The reading preserves a casual, wry tone from a period piece.
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