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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jan 16, 1919
Page
6
The author rebutts attacks on Canadian newspapers and notes that a Regina based advertising supplement seeks to push trade away from smaller towns by inserting itself into weekly editions. It argues some papers are politically controlled and stresses scrutiny of press independence in the West.
The article argues Western Canadian weekly newspapers are free from political or corporate control. It states they are locally owned or led by respected community figures, reflecting local life, serving readers, and often sacrificing advertising to protect home districts. Readers are urged to support their home weekly to enhance community welfare.
An old patent medicine claim offers to cure a cold in one day with LAXATIVE BROMO QUININE tablets. The box bears GE W GROVE'S signature and promises to stop coughs and headaches as the cold vanishes.
The British minister of food in Canada reports purchases totaling 486,150,000 pounds by end of 1918. Provisions bought directly edge toward 153,453 tons including bacon and hams, lard, butter, milk, preserved meats, and frozen meat. The dairy products commissioner added 80,622 tons of cheese, butter, milk, and eggs, bringing the combined total to 244,050 tons.
Inter allied food commission members visiting Vienna were told by Secretary Bauer that maintaining order in Austria hinges on coal and food supplies. He described causes and effects of food and fuel shortages and stressed this link during his department visit.
Four sailors were killed when the French torpedo boat destroyer Enzigne Henry struck a mine in the Black Sea on January 1. The vessel was damaged but reached Constantinople under its own power.
Daily Mail special correspondent Seften Delmer reports on the Pachin Mecklenburg prisoners camp. Influenza devastates inmates awaiting transport to Stettin for home. German doctor leaves at 6 pm. Christmas sees bare fighting against illness. A burying party finds 17 British dead after Christmas day. Bodies stripped and unwashed as sanitation staff attend Berlin holiday.
A block of text promotes Parmelee's Vegetable Pills as a remedy for rheumatism. The pills are said to act on the liver and kidneys to prevent uric acid buildup in blood, easing pain when taken according to directions and used steadily.
London reopens historic armor in the Tower of London and completes the town armories reorganization. Parliament windows, once darkened by wartime substances, are being cleaned and the stained glass artworks are emerging for public viewing.
The advertisement claims countless cures from Holloway's Corn Cure and asserts it possesses a unique power not found in other preparations.
Berlin reports of a Polish army marching on Berlin are denied by the Polish bureau. The bureau says Germany seeks Poland as a prize and notes Poles in German Poland are arming locally to resist Bolshevism. It charges German propaganda with spreading tales of a Polish advance.
Ruthenian forces pressed 20 000 riflemen on a 12 mile front surrounding Lemberg defended by Polish troops. Polish forces including a women’s division fought hard, suffered heavy losses and many women were captured as the city faced siege.
The huge German gun Bertha once rattled Paris with long range fire last year lies rusting in an open yard at Coblenz area West Prussia, its parts already decaying. A few German soldiers guard the site behind a poor fence as other large caliber weapons remain nearby.
Constantinople reports claim a general court martial will try Ottoman officials behind the Armenian massacres, but many fled with Enver Pasha and Djemal. The piece denounces Turks for horrors, accuses them of seeking pro Entente terms, and says the claim is valueless and false.
H. M. S. Algerine, a 1895 English built steel sloop of war, 185 feet long with twin screws, lies at Esquimalt harbor to be sold out of service by naval authorities. It patrolled with Shearwater after coming from the China station and was in Mexican waters when war began as German forces sought the ships.
Germany will surrender its newest battleship the Baden at a British port within a few days under the armistice terms. The surrender follows official announcements from London.
An advertisement touts Catarrhozone as a permanent cure for catarrh grippe and colds. It claims two actions: destroying germs and healing damaged mucous surfaces, with rapid relief of cough throat tenderness. Complete three month outfit priced at $1.00, smaller 50c, trial 23c, sold everywhere.
Enthusiasts head to Vancouver and Victoria for extended golf tours on premier courses like Shaughnessy Heights Jericho and Vancouver Golf and Country Club in Vancouver and Victoria Oak Bay Colwood Golf and Country Clubs. Luxury hotels step in with fine accommodations while Canadian Pacific Railway mans scenic trains daily through the Rockies offering literature on the journey.
Public notices claim well known individuals across America testify to the merits of Minard's Liniment as the best household remedy from the Minard's Liniment Co Ltd.
The federal food administration ordered an embargo on all freight including foodstuffs from other parts of the country through Boston Philadelphia New York for export to American troops abroad and Europe's starving populations. Piers in New York hold vast accumulations, making handling and cargo space for overseas transport impossible.
The product is praised for thoroughly destroying stomachic and intestinal worms. It is described as painless, causing worms to pass without notice or discomfort. Marketed as a strengthening tonic for the infant stomach and to sustain vigorous operation, it claims to be both vermifuge and healthful.
Belmonte near Wageningen is being prepared for the former German emperor and wife but public opinion in Holland grows wary of sheltering him. The couple visited First, the Kaiser and Kaiserin reportedly considered renovations and brought furnishings. They travel between Amerongen and Zuylestein castles, and the Kaiser has woodcutting on medical advice. Reports of self harm are denied. The piece notes a history of asylum cases in Wageningen and a royal fugitive legend.
The national council of the Boy Scouts of America instructed 449 000 members to plant trees with inscriptions in memory of former President Theodore Roosevelt. A telegram of condolence was sent to Mrs. Roosevelt at Oyster Bay.
The Falkland Islands are described as the windiest place in the world with very limited tree growth.
Syracuse advertisement promotes Delano Rheumatic Conqueror claiming many users report removal of pain swelling and stiffness after a few treatments. It offers a free period package and asks recipients to mail 10 cents for postage and distribution costs to F H Delano 994 Wood Bldg Syracuse New York with note that Canadian lab orders ship without duty.
Official figures show 41,000 deaths from the recent influenza epidemic outside Cairo and Alexandria in Egypt. The tally reflects widespread fatalities across the country as health authorities track the outbreak's impact.
Winter endangers children as weather shifts quickly causing confinement indoors and illnesses. Baby's own Tablets are promoted to regulate digestion, drive out colds, and help infants endure winter safely. Sold by druggists or by mail for 25 cents a box from The Dr Williams' Medicine Co Brockville Out.
Paris reports French troops moved into Cettinje on December 2 to a warm welcome. Five Montenegro national assembly members were placed in charge of affairs until Montenegro and Serbia unite under the Kara-Georgevitch dynasty.
Reports from Copenhagen and Swedish sources confirm General Ludendorff the former German military leader resides in southern Sweden at Passleh Holm on a farm with a man named Edgar Olsson.
A practical vacuum cleaner is shown being used in unusual ways including removing dust from an elephant's thick hide, highlighting the device's versatility beyond typical household tasks.
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