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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jan 06, 1921
Page
3
A twelve year old visitor eats only a few expensive foods while a household attempts to expand his palate with one new dish weekly. The tale links child eating habits to adult dining, Army meals, and the challenge of introducing vegetables and fruit to restricted diets.
A report notes a South Sea island sultan wills his wives to a destination while a Yankee sailor claims sailors spread wives rather than concentrate them in one port. The piece hints at customs and gender roles with a light, ironic tone.
Hon. Dr. S F Tolmie Dominion Minister of Agriculture spoke at a banquet for 150 federal agriculture employees in Ontario. He praised department work including cleaning up the mange area in Southern Alberta and Saskatchewan, estimated Canada’s livestock value at two billion dollars, and criticized British control of Canadian bacon on sale in England while noting high demand in the old country.
Currency scarcity drives bartering in parts of Africa with offerings provided in produce. In a Flat Mission communion service, seventeen worshippers were required to bring in the collection amid the unusual exchange system and clucking chaos as animals escaped.
An advertisement touts Catarrhozone inhalation as the simple reliable cure for catarrh and related symptoms. It claims remedies like sprays or syrups fail and promotes an inhaler kit priced at one dollar with trial sizes available through dealers or The Catarrhozone Co. Kingston Ontario.
D. J. Sheley of Lloydminster has won the fourth prize for six rowed barley in a class of nearly 70 at the Chicago International. Rain discoloration lowered his grade. Lloydminster farmers have amassed over 60 grain prizes at International and provincial shows including the Colorado trophy for oats and the Brackman Kerr trophy for milling oats in Canada.
Minard's Liniment for Diphtheria preacher Rev J Knox Clark, immigration chaplain in Winnipeg, questioned the Winnipeg Presbytery about easy immigration for undesirables while Scottish farmers, the most desirable settlers, cannot find transport for summer. He heard 15,000 Scottish farmers are ready to go but lack shipping capacity.
General Semenoff once led anti Bolsheviki forces on the Siberia to Mongolia border and now has a driver in Port Arthur where he is expected to seek asylum. He quit the struggle after his forces were defeated and deserted in large numbers by the Soviet troops.
Fragmentary OCR yields unclear discourse about marriage and witnesses. Names and roles are obscured, with stray digits and references to a judge and force or ace. The readable content is insufficient for precise reporting or identification.
The government's industrial research council and the university will undertake extensive coal tests in Alberta next year. Edgar Stensfield, appointed chemical engineer for the government, is in Edmonton discussing installation of testing plant and apparatus and finalizing the experiment schedule.
Advertises Hall's Catarrh Medicine as a internal remedy that cures catarrh by acting through the blood rather than local applications. Claims the product uses tonics and blood purifiers and notes a price of 75 cents with testimonials available from F. J. Cheney & Co. Toledo Ohio.
The London Daily Chronicle argues Britain must allow Germany to rebuild foreign trade to enable large scale reparation. It warns that any future deliberate default by Germany could trigger heavy countermeasures, including asset seizures and a possible Allies boycott.
Premier Drury presented figures to Sir Henry Drayton showing rural districts shed population over 15 years. Rural townships fell from 1,061,018 in 1905 to 998,597 in 1919, while towns and villages rose from 482,254 to 528,326 and cities from 557,988 to 1,494,862.
A concise remark notes that a young man who believes he will never amount to anything will not be deterred by early hair parting or smoking. The line suggests a fatalistic attitude toward self-improvement and social expectations.
Major Wilcox directs a survey along the Hudson Bay Railway from Mile 7 to Flin Flon with two gangs needed and a possible third to finish by March 1. The 86 mile route runs 53 miles from Mile 7 to Lake Athapasca skow along a gravel ridge then 33 miles north to Flin Flon. Four miles of track already exist as a spur of the Hudson Bay Railway.
A returned British soldier in England was wrongly posted as dead after applying for a pension. When he pressed his claim the War Office supplied his grave number and location, revealing he is deemed dead for military purposes and thus not eligible for pension.
A mother recommends Baby's Own Tablets after a trial noting their mild laxative effect cures constipation and soothes the stomach. Mrs P Laforest of St Nazaire Que claims her five month old son, once constipated and crying, weighs twenty pounds and is thriving after use. Tablets sold by medicine dealers or 25 cents a box from The Dr Williams Medicine Co Brockville Ont.
The federal health department and the Royal Canadian Mounted Police aggressively pursue illicit habit forming drug dealers. In eight months of 1920 prosecutions were won in 40 country sections, fines totaled about 20000 dollars, and wholesale drug seizures reached 12000 dollars with a market value of 50000 to 60000 dollars including profits. Peddlers doctors and druggists were convicted and some physicians erased from medical registers. Time isn’t exactly money but some spend one just as foolishly.
Describes relief from asthma through Dr. J. D. Kellogg's Asthma Remedy and the joy of eased breathing. Claims the remedy has made asthmatic affliction a thing of the past for many, with good druggists selling it for years.
The Saskatchewan Poultry Breeders Association in Saskatoon adopted a proposal to form a Western Canada Poultry Association across the three prairie provinces. The executive will pursue joint talks with Alberta and Manitoba bodies.
Washington reports that Japan will not surrender former German cables seized in the Pacific during the war. The stance mirrors France and Britain, which likewise refuse to surrender Atlantic cables, citing the need for free and unrestricted world communications.
Officials report 12 810 pensioners accepted pension commutation as of November 30. The lump sum payments total about 1 500 000 dollars. Under recent amendments, pensioners with disabilities 5 to 14 percent could also commute, estimated at 20 000Eligible veterans preferred the lump sum over monthly stipends.
An ad suggests all mothers can end suffering from worm damage using Mother Graves Worm Exterminator with claims of sure lasting relief. The copy juxtaposes a political ruin line about evil lingering after defeat with a caution about judging by covers amid a shortage discovery.
The stomach acts as the workshop of vital functions and disorder thwarts the whole system. Restoring stomach action is essential and Parmelee's Vegetable Pills are promoted as a reliable preparation with long use in medicine. A trial will test their value.
A jokey exchange unfolds as two autoists speak to a judge with witty misinterpretation. The judge humorously answers with a traffic fine amount, highlighting a light moment in a courtroom setting.
Article argues alcohol by itself cannot power high speed engines like cars but when blended with benzol becomes an excellent fuel. The second sentence is a stray warning about mismatched relationships and morning chores, detached from the main topic.
A teacher asks Tommy Smith for the half of eight. The boy, puzzled, insists the half depends on orientation and claims half off the top is zero while half sideways is fifteen, three, revealing a playful misunderstanding.
The article discusses how many Canadian women appear pale and tired with dark under eyes and age early. It highlights backache spineache headaches irregularities and related diseases of the womanly organs, urging attention to women’s health and possibly medical guidance.
Mrs Chas Titus Jr of Chatham testifies that Dr Pierce's Favorite Prescription aided her recovery from long standing nervous exhaustion caused by overwork. She states the medicine built her up and cured the nervous condition and praises its effectiveness for women.
Paris reports formal French and British government agreement on aiding Austria’s economic recovery. The Austrian reparations commission welcomes the pact as it promises to ease Austria’s efforts to raise funds and stabilize its finances.
Orison Smith Marsden advocates self confidence and firm determination as the key to success. He asserts that belief in what you are determined to be increases ability in direct proportion. He also notes that Time’s swiftest flight is caused by the sight of a promissory note.
David S. Kerr of Montreal, chartered accountant, is named commissioner to investigate and report on production costs of coal operators in District 18 covering British Columbia and Alberta.
A Kansas City Star clipping notes a witty reply from a prominent young socialite at a dance in Rumpus Ridge Arkansas. He claims he “licked the fiddler” in jest, reflecting local society banter and carefree humor.
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