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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jan 20, 1916
Page
6
London papers describe a planned social experiment where the state would seize all stores and run them or license proprietors. Government would employ workers to supply men and curb extortionate prices, acting as butcher baker grocer milkman and barber for the population. Saloon sale of intoxicants would be purchased and possibly repurposed.
A correspondent describes Russian troops in well equipped winter quarters near the front. Soldiers are housed in wooden baths with steam, supplied with undergarments and boots, and kept in high spirits. The camp spans twenty acres with 2,500 men, intermittent shell fire nearby, and trains carrying troops and hot water kettles.
Frank J. Cheney of F J Cheney & Co swears as senior partner that the firm will pay one hundred dollars for every case of catarrh cured or not cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. The prospectus claims the remedy is taken internally and acts on blood and mucous surfaces. Contact information and testimonials are offered. state and county locations noted.
A US lighthouse service introduces monster foghorns with 25 to 30 mile reach, housed like half submarine boats. The sound resembles ceremonial trumpets from Mongolia and is powered by a 20 to 25 horsepower engine. The piece also notes worm symptoms in children and promotes Miller's Worm Powders as a remedy.
The shell commission acting for the British government places a Canadian order exceeding 300 million dollars. Monthly output in Canada stands at 25 million dollars and continues to grow as the industry expands.
A committee has been examining safety conditions at the Wisconsin mill as it prepares to implement safety first schedules and devices across British Columbia paper and pulp mills.
A German named Herr Neufeld, claimed to be a Moslem, recounts adventures in Arabia to win Arab backing for Germany. He alleges England is hated and describes interactions with Sheiks, Medina, and Mecca, including a Saudi car incident mistaken for an English aeroplane. The piece questions the credibility of Neufeld and the truth of his tale.
The article explains how butter packaging varies by market and production scale. Earthen crocks suit small farm production but are fragile. wooden tubs and boxes dominate larger dairies and should be parchment lined. Home dairies favor one pound prints wrapped in parchment, often with distinctive designs.
The Cologne Gazette warns of a truly terrifying rise in crime among youth in industrial districts. The Magdeburg Zeitung denounces usury immorality licentiousness and degenerate luxury and invokes the Lord God of German history to help prevent calamity from overwhelming the country.
A British trade paper reports a controversial plan by a scientific writer to use one mile high balloons tethered to the ground, filled with explosive gas and detonated by electric charge to create a massive blast that could disable Zeppelins aloft, with cables and timed releases designed to avoid ground damage. The scheme relies on rapidly raised balloons and inexpensive mineral oil based gas, storing gas in high pressure cylinders for quick ascent.
An advertisement argues that a cold signals illness and urges overcoming weakness to let nature cure it. It promotes Scott's Emulsion as nourishing, lung-strengthening, and warming, claiming it protects against winter sickness and builds up the body. Sold at drug stores with the address 1651 Beott & Bowne, Toronto Ont.
The Toronto Globe reports Professor Bottomley’s bacterized peat fertilizer Lumougene, said to double the country’s food supply within a reasonable time. A national committee and Royal Botanic Society lead trials, with wide farmer participation urged as war limits scale.
Holloway's Corn Cure stands at the head of the list for results. The remark notes its leading position among corn remedies.
A centenarian, amid reporters’ questions about his longevity, says he cannot decide yet. He notes bargaining with two or three patent medicine concerns for a couple of weeks and adds he is not in a position to say.
The article notes sharp growth in Canadian egg and poultry production from 1891 to 1911, with per capita egg consumption rising from 11.5 to 17.59. Despite output gains exports lag, producing large import needs and a substantial import value, while Britain faces egg shortages. It urges Canadian producers to boost output amid wartime uncertainties. It also mentions asthma and Kellogg’s remedy as a separate notice.
Glasgow News argues that a peace at any cost would please German admiralty, noting sixteen months of stalemate and brief forays into Allied lands. It asserts Austria and Germany paid a terrible price for these "victories" and warns Germany seeks to exit the war while holding others' territories to bargain with.
About 800 girls started in munition work in Engelard pressed by wartime need. They proved excellent machinists after four months of employment with instructors from skilled operatives. Some trained in only a week achieved good output on many operations.
The London Times editorial lauds Canada for using credit power to relieve the United Kingdom’s cash import bill during the war. The Mail notes Britain’s relief funds surpass twenty five million pounds, and Australia raises two hundred thousand pounds in a single Red Cross day, highlighting global generosity among allies.
An exchange shows a cheerful visitor praising the optimism of a wounded person. The Wounded Optimist jokes that waking to have wounds on is a sign of having a friend to share the morning with. The dialogue highlights resilience and dark humor in hardship.
From New Orleans to St Clair and beyond reads grateful testimonials from young women about Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. A 16 year old tobacco factory worker praises relief and improved health, joined by Miss Estella Macuire and others noting back and head pains pimples and fatigue. The letters urge others to seek confidential medical advice from Lydia E Pinkham Medicine Co. in Lynn Massachusetts.
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