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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jan 14, 1915
Page
6
The Ontario minister of education orders history courses to cover the causes of hostilities and reasons for participation in the war. The subject will be included in all grades and examined in department and school promotions to ensure understanding of the British empire's involvement.
Spender asserts his fortune came from hard work while noting it was inherited from a rich uncle. He explains he had to toil to obtain the funds back from the lawyers who held them. The exchange highlights disputes over the origin of his wealth.
A curious note notes a person giving the majority of an apple to Johnnie and contrasts this with Yes-Licas not eating apples. The brief appears as a playful misdirection or coded remark about sharing fruit.
A collection of letters from young women praising Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound for relief from illness. Miss Amelia Jaquillard of New Orleans and Miss Esteria Macvuire of St Clair describe improvements after use, urging others to seek guidance from Lydia E Pinkham Medicine Co. in Lynn Massachusetts.
A French officer recalls Allied fighting near La Bassee where Scottish troops charged under bagpipes. They broke through fire, fixed bayonets, and reached the guns, disabling breech blocks in a ten minute diversion aiding gunners.
Testimonials from Rev. William Brown Mrs S Kaulback and Mrs S Masters praise Minard's Liniment for lumbago ear ache and lung sensitivity. These endorsements emphasize personal relief and quick recovery from different conditions.
A British scout testing enemy positions in a wood on the right bank pretends to gallop away and then shouts for a taxi. The Germans momentarily reveal themselves as they respond to the demand, illustrating a wartime ruse to locate forces.
The product completes its task without aid from other medicines and never fails to do its job. It claims to be a complete, standalone remedy for worm infestations.
The riddle describes a umbrella. It can be pushed up the chimney when closed but cannot pass when open, and it cannot go up the chimney when open.
Hon George Perley notes Canada’s support for a French hospital established with Canadian aid. Canada initially planned a Paris hospital but agreed to fund a suitable French site. Dinard hosts the institution directed by Dr Dunworth Barker, treating Allied wounded daily. Philip Roy and M De casse pressed Harcourt to convey French thanks.
A mother noting a child’s distress can use Miller's Worm Powders to remove worms from the system. The cure may cause vomiting but signals thorough work, and no worms can long exist where the powders are used.
The Canadian Pacific Railway promotes mixed farming as now essential for long term soil health and higher profits. Farmers diversify beyond wheat, boosting western production for home markets and supporting local manufacturing. The system creates demand for farm stock and vegetables to feed industrial workers, balancing urban industry and rural output.
The article surveys historical and global breadmaking from non traditional flours. It notes Holland using tulip bulbs as bread, plus potato, banana, acorn and beech nut flours, and covers chestnut, pea and millet flours, rye and maize breads, oat and barley breads, and bread fruit as staple in tropical regions. It cites ancient Egypt and Chaldea baking practices and references the Montreal Star.
A letter from Simon E Jones of Inverness N S praises Dr Chase's Ointment as the best treatment for protruding piles after years of suffering. It claims the ointment quickly relieves and cures even aggravated cases and notes the product costs 60c a box from all dealers.
Regulations in Canada have been tightened dramatically since the war began. Customs and immigration now question entrants in detail including identity citizenship parentage and history of travel over the past decade.
A fragment from the Buffalo Courier quotes a woman waiting for her husband reporting she has waited since six o clock and it is now seven thirty. Another woman asks the planned meeting hour and the reply is simply at o clock.
After a Christmas banquet, the toastmaster announced a change in focus from a turkey to a sage stuffed with turkey. The elderly speaker prepared to address the gathering with a sharp quip, signaling a lighthearted moment.
Three samples of radium-bearing ore from British Columbia have been received at the mines department but the exact radium content is not yet known. The year's mineral output in Canada will be lower due to scarce mining capital and depressed silver and other mineral prices.
A short dialogue features Willie Watkins asking his father about the purpose of water in stocks. The father explains water is used to float a company during good times and to help liquidate it during bad times.
An excited farm hand informs villagers that a prehistoric human skeleton was discovered on Jim White's land. The innkeeper expresses hope Jim can defend himself at the crowner’s inquest, reflecting local rumor and suspicion surrounding the find.
A crowded carriage on a wet night hears a coin fall. An old man stops to inquire if anyone has lost a sovereign. Nine passengers search pockets. one resolves with a penny toward the sovereign, while the others confirm finds.
A witty exchange about a cord tied to a finger as a reminder to mail a letter. The man reveals his wife forgot to give it to him, so the task remains undone.
A Mrs Grady joke answers if her husband is deaf by noting he misses morning alarms but always hears the five o'clock whistle after noon. The merry quip reflects light local humor in a newspaper snippet.
Five year old Lucile, a well brought up child, returns from her first party gleeful. She tells her mother she spoke nicely and even thanked Mrs. Applegate for the meal, saying she enjoyed herself and ate more than expected.
Commentary blames German soldiers for barbarity and coarse conduct. It cites trenches with empty bottles and notes soldiers living on French wine and raw beetroot, making for cellars to guzzle alcohol until drunk. Medical experts suggest intoxication fuels brutal behavior.
In a small Southwestern town the town council issued a local notice about dog taxation. The tax lists fees for male and female dogs at four dollars and three dollars respectively, highlighting the council's focus on animal levy.
A Canadian visitor found that Caledonia Springs waters show radium presence similar to European radium springs. McGill's Professor Ruttan is to perform a new analysis, following tests from 1903. The potential value of a genuine radium spring could reach two to three million dollars due to patient demand.
A natural remedy marketed by Dr J D Kellogg claims to ease asthma by vapor reaching the airways and clearing passages. The advertisement asserts it opens airways for fresh air and notes it is sold by dealers nationwide.
A London merchant receives a telephonic message from a clerk stating the fog prevents the clerk from coming to the shop this morning and that the clerk has not yet arrived home yesterday. The exchange captures a small domestic business interruption in early morning communications.
She-Women demand a role in public life while he concedes equality. The debate centers on allowing women to speak and participate in civic matters as part of broader social change.
A vintage advertisement touts Nerviline as the strongest liniment in a hundred years. It claims rapid relief from rheumatism neuralgia lumbago and aches for people and animals with warnings against inferior substitutes. Ends by noting sizes and the Catarrhozone Co Kingston Canada as the seller.
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