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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Feb 14, 1918
Page
3
Jean Navarre the famed French aviator, now out of the army, prepares for an Atlantic crossing with a Curtis machine. L'Echo Des Sports notes Navarre will likely set out next summer and vows to succeed or lose his life in the attempt.
Advices in Washington from the Mexican News Bureau report a temporary colony of people said to have left the United States to dodge military service has been found near the international boundary in a remote part of Sonora. The settlement includes Italians Frenchmen Poles Montenegrins Serbians Germans Austrians Turks and many Americans.
Small motor launches play a key role in guarding the Piave front and scouting the Adriatic and Mediterranean. They attack Austro German positions at advanced posts, fly out on rapid riverine actions, and disrupt Hungarians riding along canal banks while harrying cyclists and delaying General Boroevic's forces.
A reader from Fairville in September 1902 extols Minard's Liniment Co Limited product as a superior remedy. The writer, CHAS F. TILTON, states he would not be without it even at one dollar per bottle, and notes its use for sore throat and chest relief.
The Providence Journal argues for recognizing horses and dogs as noble, steadfast allies in war and peace. It rejects likening animals to brutes and notes their loyalty, fortitude, and nonchalance amid conflict, contrasting them with Prussians and Bavarian interests.
A course to train disabled farmers as grain inspectors is organized by military hospitals commission to convert soldier farmers into workable grain inspection roles. Many veterans lack quick reemployment and need new skill paths, with some moving into poultry farming tractor engineering gardening and horticulture. Grain inspection offers a practical use of their agricultural knowledge and technical expertise.
The advertisement touts Holloway's Corn Cure as highly effective with a curing power unmatched by other preparations and claims it delivers notable results.
German artillerymen have not matched French field guns in accuracy or rapidity of fire. They have improved a three inch gun by extending the tube and mounting it on a four inch howitzer carriage, achieving a range near six miles, but its effective reach remains about two and a half to three and three quarter miles. The longer barrel overheats quicker, reducing rapid fire at shorter ranges.
The Ottawa Journal notes that Canada progresses from temperance to total prohibition as liquor waste harms war efforts. Government acts with warlike logic to wipe out liquor, while public sentiment shifts toward prohibition beyond earlier hesitations.
Frank J Cheney declares as senior partner of F J Cheney & Co that the firm will pay one hundred dollars for each case of catarrh not cured by Mall's Catarrh Cure. Sworn December 6, 1886 before Notary A W Gleason. Cheney & Co advertise testimonials, Toledo Ohio. Also promotion for pills.
The London Times notes neutral countries turn against Germany as public opinion shifts. It says Germany’s mockery fades as neutral states sever ties and the tightening control of raw materials and food by enemies rises as a grave consequence for Berlin.
Lowell Massachusetts tale of three years of change of life symptoms including nervousness headaches and pain eased by Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. The testimonial from Mrs Margaret Quinn of Bear Worthen Street Lowell notes improved nerves and less pain plus common symptoms such as hot flashes and dizziness. Readers are advised to seek Pinkham guidance by mail in Lynn Massachusetts.
A man is accused of throwing a lump of coal at a car. An onlookers remark questions if the incident will be reported to the fur y commissioner rather than the S P.
Patrick O'Brien of San Francisco escaped German captivity after serving in the air service. He flew over enemy lines, was shot through the throat, and later escaped from a prison camp. He traveled to Holland and England before recounting his tale to King George, who spoke with him for fifty two minutes.
The advertisement cites three Ontario cases where chronic piles were cured after trying various remedies. It notes testimonials from Mrs A Oates Brantford Mrs W Shantz Kitchener and Mrs F Cussons Ingersoll praising Dr Chase's Ointment. Price listed as 60 cents a box from Edmonson Bates & Co Toronto.
Rail workers including conductors engineers and firemen showed strong support for the Victory Loan program with large contributions. Many paid cash or pledged $500 while earning high monthly wages from $150 to $350, plus benefits like pensions and family passes, making their loans unsurprising.
A dialog excerpt shows a wife recalling a burglar during a night away, joking about progress downstairs, while the husband reacts with a quip about the intruder on the roof. The exchange captures light domestic humor reflective of the period.
A Boston transcript notes Mrs Gowit as a talkative conversationalist. She offers many remarks, but her incessant talking prevents others from responding.
The government urges wheatless and meatless days and meals, selects Wednesday for wheatless and Tuesday for meatless observance, and adds a pig protection day. Sugar limits to three pounds per person monthly with substitutions encouraged. hoarding is condemned while discussing candy, coffee, and tea restrictions. It stresses sacrifice for allies and warns against over-saving. It also touts Miller's Worm Flowders as a healthy stomach tonic for children.
The Christian Community of Universal Brotherhood at Brilliant BC donated 20000 pounds of jam to military hospitals for convalescent soldiers. The 7500 pounds strawberry 7500 pounds raspberry and 5000 pounds other varieties came from the Sootenay district and were produced in a model factory famed for purity.
Dr Karstadt of the German Colonial Society warned that after the war Germany faces bread and work shortages unless raw materials like cotton are secured. He urged recovering and enlarging colonies from the Atlantic to the Indian Ocean and building naval bases, with submarines operating to Aden.
Mrs Jos Levesque of St Simon Quebec praises Baby's Own Tablets as a gentle yet thorough laxative that relieves stomach and bowel disorders in infants. The Dr Williams Medicine Co Brockville Ont sells boxes for 25 cents by mail or through medicine dealers.
The American Agriculturist reports European milk production in France at only 40 percent of prewar levels. Vienna’s daily milk supply is barely above zero percent of its prewar volume, and Berlin has reduced ink for children by about a third, signaling widespread shortages across cities.
The article explains uncertainty about the exact causes of asthma while arguing that irritants like street dust and pollen can trigger it. It promotes Dr J K Kellogg’s Astima Kenedy as a proven remedy claimed to free a generation from bronchial trouble and notes its wide availability.
The St. John Telegraph argues a sweeping election vote supports redirecting funds and labor from liquor to healthful war production. It says prohibition will aid health morals economy and fighting capacity by forbidding imports now and manufacturing soon, turning talk into action.
Dialogue snippet from a Passing Show where an elderly boarder jokes about losing two buttons on his waistcoat and the landlady suggests they may be found in the dining room. The exchange captures light humor and domestic setting.
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