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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Feb 28, 1918
Page
6
Despite a larger number of hives in 1917 the Manitoba honey yield per hive fell, but total production topped one million pounds with much gathered in September. High quality Manitoba honey attracts buyers preferring home product and commands 19 to 20 cents per pound, 4 to 5 cents above last year. The outlook remains bright as interest in beekeeping grows.
The article argues for international rules on finance and merchandising after the war. Allies study future industrial conditions and aim to coordinate imports and exports to limit German competition. The US should boost production to meet postwar global demand while war tied European output resumes. A second note promotes Miller's Worm Powders as a remedy for intestinal worms in children.
General Sir William Robertson notes the commander in chief faced vast responsibilities beyond common belief. He endured failures misunderstandings recklessness fear and forgetfulness as no one else could assist him and he carried the burden alone.
Mr J A Dwyer digging a well at McGary Flite unearthed a 33 foot deep egg measuring 19 inches. It hatched a bird of a unknown oak town species, now weighing 233 pounds and displayed in Game Warden McCaw's shop Bancroft labeled by officials as unidentifiable.
An agreement between the United States administration and Mexican tropical growers of Yucatan ensures an ample supply of binder twine for Canadian needs next year at reasonable prices. The move aims to stabilize prices and secure materials for Canadian farmers and industries relying on binder twine.
On Cape Egmont Island Mr Mathurin Arseneault testifies to quick relief from headache and backache after taking two boxes of Dodd's Kidney Pills. He joins many island residents who praise the remedy, noting it acts on kidneys to clear impurities and disease seeds, earning recognition as a tonic.
Pte. Auguste Doris, believed the youngest Canadian and possibly among the youngest in the British empire to go to the front, is reported killed in action on October 4 1916 after having been listed as missing. He enlisted at fourteen with a French Canadian unit raised in Montreal by Lieut Col Danserau, eager to serve and persuading his mother to consent despite her fears.
A letter from B Livesque of St Joseph dated August 7 1900 reports his 13 year old daughter suffered a bad elbow injury after a fall the elbow remained stiff and painful for three years four bottles of Minard's Liniment cured her completely and she has been well for two years.
The food controller and the federal department of agriculture urge higher hog output nationwide. Provinces organize drives under the provincial agriculture department to conserve breeding stock and boost food production.
Britain experiments with sugar beet amid sugar shortage. Government loans enable large scale beet processing near Newark with daily tonnage capacity. Beet growing land purchases aim to produce eighty thousand tons of beet and about eleven thousand tons of sugar through expanded farming and nearby plots.
British Columbia now has over 350 milk goats, owned chiefly in small herds. The goat industry in the province is growing rapidly as the milk proves highly nutritious and sanitary, with the goats being practically immune from tuberculosis.
The Manitoba military hospitals commission enlists business and professional leaders to understand convalescent veterans rehabilitation. Lt Col Rowley and Lt Col Cooke welcomed journalists to a luncheon at the Manitoba Military Convalescent Hospital and tours. Bankers Association Canadian Manufacturers Association and women’s groups have since visited, broadening public awareness of soldiers convalescence and industrial capacity restoration. The effort stems from the belief that the fate of returned soldiers rests with the people, not only the government.
A Pleasant Putative Parindlee’s Vegetable Pills are described as mildly purgative and suitable for the whole alimentary and excretory passage. They claim to be non aggressive, vegetable only, and tested for safety, offering relief with minimal risk of injury.
A cashier notes a married man’s change in behavior as he shifts from buying a three pound box of candy twice a wreck to buying half a pound monthly, illustrating a peculiar pattern in the tale from the Philadelphia Public Ledger.
Letters from Maxs Alfred Steppard of Niagara Falls and Mrs. John Locknart of Terrace Ave attest that Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription strengthens nerves, relieves backache, and restores health. The ad touts the old temperance remedy made from roots and herbs and offers a 50 year history.
The piece reports President Wilson and Lloyd George aligning on grand alliance goals. It highlights Wilson's demand to restore Alsace Lorraine and French territory and insists peace must be based on international right, not conquest. The Toronto Globe notes unity among Allies and questions enemy resolve.
The London Times on October 5 1813 described an American torpedo device aimed at destroying the Plan tagenet in Lynnhaven Bay. The crude engine used six barrels of gunpowder with a timed lock and a line buoyed by planks. The device failed partly because it was the project of FE Mix of the American navy.
The Holoway's Corn Cure is highly recommended for its ease of use and high success rate. It rarely fails to remove corns and warts.
Ernest Saut notes six centuries of attempts to build a horseless carriage. Early Parisian work in the thirteenth century inspired later studies, culminating in Joseph Cugnot’s 1769 steam‑driven vehicle that moved artillery but proved impractical. France later honored Cugnot while 1820–1880 saw renewed progress and promising results in steam powered carriage studies.
A Cincinnati authority states that corns of all types can be lifted out with the fingers after applying a few drops of freezone. The inexpensive bottle is sold at drug stores and dries instantly without irritating surrounding skin, offering painless foot relief. If a druggist lacks freezone, they can order a small bottle from their wholesale house.
The food controller sets retail price limits on bran and shorts to curb profiteering. Prices may not exceed the f.o.b. track cost plus ten cents per bag if paid in cash, five cents per bag for direct car delivery, and only reasonable credit charges when delivered from a dealer’s store. Miller prices in carload or bagged sales are restricted, with specific calculations shown using Fort William freight. The order covers all millers and dealers in Canada and aims to reserve by products for farmers while limiting exports of mill feeds and boosting imports for animal feed.
An advertisement claims catarrhal deafness cannot be cured by topical applications and requires a constitutional remedy. It explains the Eustachian tube inflammation causes hearing loss and promises Llall's Catarrh Cure acts through the blood to mucous surfaces. The offer: one hundred dollars for any cured case, circulars free, price 75 cents.
The New York Globe lauds Canada’s forty months of WWI service, praising its voluntary sacrifice without conscription. It honors Canada as a peaceful, heroic neighbor and urges the U S to match this noble resolve in the coming years for a civilization based on right.
A wartime plea from Detrow Free Press urges fortifying hospital buildings to deter bombardment. The quote emphasizes disguise and defensive action amid ongoing German bombing of medical facilities.
An order in council under erm cea for export restrictions diverts no less than 6640 tons of bran and shorts away from United States destined feed to be used by Canadian farmers, with exemptions only via food controller consent.
The piece argues Allied forces rely on U S food aid to sustain operations in Europe. It calls for shipping surplus American food to Italy France and England while suspending troop movements if needed. Emphasizes that Allied survival hinges on shared rations and coordinated supply.
Our Canadian winters are severe on young health as mothers cannot safely air infants. Babies are kept indoors in overheated poorly ventilated rooms, grow cross and sick. Baby's Own Tablets from The Dr Williams Medicine Co offer stomach and bowel regulation to prevent or cure colds, sold by dealers or mail for 25 cents per box.
The Alberta department of agriculture will run two day short course schools at multiple locations across the province. Topics include soil cultivation seed selection weed control varieties of wheat oats and barley silos alfalfa grasses and fodder crops. Evening illustrated lectures on livestock and weed identification will follow each day with top provincial speakers leading the program.
The agricultural outlook shows brisk land disposals with large deals already closed this year. A five thousand acre ranch near Magrath Alberta sold for 75000 reflecting rapid activity in Western Canada markets.
A Poplar Bluff Missouri woman reports improved health and becoming a mother after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. She credits the remedy with enabling her to do housework and care for her baby girl, urging others to seek confidential advice from the Lydia E Pinkham Medicine Co. Tennessee, Massachusetts.
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