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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jan 21, 1915
Page
3
A wealthy American woman hires a farmer’s daughter from rural Ireland due to servant shortage. Her unfamiliar town ways create amusing scenes, including a bell ringing incident at the residence. Kathleen the servant endures teasing as she answers. Can Mrs be seen? becomes a local joke.
Mrs Nurich discusses a recent motor trip noting the country’s topography. She says the landscape is mostly Republican with a few Bull Moose influences mentioned in casual conversation.
Private Orchard recalls fierce night fighting with the Sikh regiments and the Royal Fusiliers near London. He describes bayonet tactics that left the enemy annihilated without visible cause and notes Gurkhas capturing a German convoy by night, slipping under shadows and slashing with knives before British reinforcements arrived.
Frank J. Cheney of J. Cheney & Co. swears as senior partner that the firm will pay one hundred dollars for each untreatable catarrh case. Notary A. W. Gleason witnesses the oath dated December 6, 1856. Cure claimed to act on blood and mucous surfaces. Includes offer and distributor details in Toledo Ohio.
The government plans an immediate order for forty thousand waterproof canvas coats lined with sheepskin for the Canadian expeditionary force. Existing Canadian stocks have been purchased by imperial authorities for the British army, and production for Canadians will be accelerated. Minard's Liniment Cures Garget in Cows.
Two Princess steamships built at Dumarton yards by William Denny Brothers near complete. Princess Margaret ready for commissioning and to sail to British Columbia. Ships feature double bottoms, 14 transverse bulkheads, longitudinal bulkhead protections, oil fuel compartments, and an observation room forward. Designed mainly for passenger service with about 500 tons cargo space.
When undigested food lies in the stomach gases cause pains and belching. Parmelees Vegetable Pills restore stomach action and a course of them will effect a cure with simple directions included.
The government approved one million dollars to buy seed grain for farmers who suffered crop losses in Alberta and Saskatchewan last summer on Hon. Robert Rogers's recommendation. A further one hundred fifty thousand dollars was voted for immediate relief to farmers and their families, to be distributed by commissioners for food fuel and winter supplies. Willie is your father a rich man. No Sallie, he is a professor so I can be educated for nothing. Oh that's nothing My father is a minister and I can be good for no thing.
A New York Post report quotes an unnamed woman claiming she has never received encouragement. She asserts encouragement came via her uncle’s promised fortune and his frail health.
A fragment references a fortune teller warning a girl about a coming villainous figure. The text includes a question about the meaning of Stradevarius and a garbled line about meeting someone soon, with unclear surrounding context.
D O Press reports drought in Australia cutting two thirds of the wheat crop and weakening livestock, with prospects for the 1914 season the lowest since 1902. New Zealand faces similar shortages, prompting Australian grain merchants to seek Canadian and U S wheat imports, with Ottawa listing Canadian exporters as contact points.
Private F Gilmour recalls a dying Seaforth Highlander sergeant who directed care for others before himself. Despite orders to prioritize the wounded, the sergeant insisted the others be saved first, then died bleeding as the party returned.
A Canadian reader reports relief from headaches, weakness, and indigestion after switching from coffee to Postum. She credits weight gain, increased energy, and improved well being to drinking Postum, which is sold in Regular and Instant forms with cream and sugar.
Canada’s waters hold abundant cod halibut mackerel herring haddock and sardines with salmon and lobster famed worldwide. In 1912-13 inshore and deep sea fisheries yielded 29.3 million dollars and inland fisheries 4.07 million for a total of 43.39 million with British Columbia contributing 14.46 million. The Hudson Strait Hudson Bay fisheries show growth potential while continued market expansion for fresh fish is expected to raise the industry’s standing.
An advertisement claims ordinary corn cures are dangerous due to acids while Nam's Corn Extractor is fully vegetable in composition. It is described as painless, safe, and sure to cure.
A composite poem lampoons the dentist as rough and overbearing. Verses from multiple papers describe drills, crowns, bridges, and even a plumber’s kit fitting in a jaw while the patient endures jokes to offset the pain. The final lines promote Holloway’s Corn Cure as relief for corns.
A French infantryman in Toulon made a daring bet to plant the French flag in German territory. He slipped past enemy outposts, climbed a tree, fixed the flag to the trunk, and returned unseen. The Germans, furious upon seeing the tri color, tried to remove it but French troops protected the climber.
A teacher asks if the pupil objects to war and the boy replies yes, revealing a dislike of history. The exchange highlights reflections on war and history in a classroom moment.
Patsy Bryan boasts of half an estate as executor his father left. He claims Phil divided the house by giving Patsy the outside and himself the inside. The Scotsman quotes the remark amid banter about a chiselled inheritance. A separate scene shows a chaperon and Tess discussing a man who spoke like an auctioneer and pretended to bid up a going gesture.
A fragment shows an elderly woman speaking with a poor man, noting his hunger and wants and his response mentioning cops.
A scattered dialogue parodies social wit with quirky expressions and corrupted phrases. The text blends comic mishearing and phonetic spelling, suggesting a stage or print joke rather than a coherent narrative.
Lance-Corporal Harry Head of the King's Royal Rifles, wounded at the Aisne, describes signalling duty on a ridge behind the trenches. A shell fragment tore into his thigh, killing his comrade and injuring Head, who crawled to safety after destroying the field telephone to prevent enemy use.
Internal parasites in the stomach and bowels sap vitality and retard growth. The remedy Miller's Worm Powders kills worms in any shape and can spare children much suffering and mothers much anxiety.
Dr. Cornell, chief medical inspector for public schools, announces special exercises to correct poor posture and raise pupils’ physical standards. He notes desk height and posture affect spine curvature in about twenty five percent of children, and special classes aim to address this with harmonized medical and physical departments.
The London Chronicle states that France has re found her soul through the war, bringing unity and purpose as she endures suffering. It notes silenced factional voices, forgotten domestic strife, and a nobler France rising to challenge global admiration.
Minards liniment touted as a cure for diphtheria while the Dominion Naval Department seeks hazelwood or willow boughs in hundreds of bundles for ship fenders. Canada and imperial service vessels require the fenders, with prior suppliers in Norway and Sweden cut off by closed North Sea navigation. Inquiries welcomed at fair prices.
The speaker praises a man as the kind of fellow who enjoys a walk with anyone and openly proclaims his democracy and fearlessness of being seen with diverse people.
A brief dialogue shows a farewell and surprise as a guest explains an odd mishap with a wet chair and a hat, while a partner remarks on cutting a moustache. The scene hints at casual domestic humor amid an open air setting after rain.
A fragmented exchange recounts a terse debate in New York where a speaker offers a cold bite and proposes warming it, while an interlocutor complains about no wood being sawed, ending with a garbled note about New York Sup.
A dramatic account describes a Prussian Guards regiment pinned by African troops who built extensive defenses at a village. The assault collapsed as African fire decimated ranks, leaving only a lone lieutenant amid wrecked lines and fallen officers. The Crown Prince’s Guards were effectively annihilated.
A humorous verse recounts a woman buying gifts for family members while noting changing fashion and plans. The narrator laments a loved one who does not smoke, highlighting familial gifts and seasonal purchases as the central theme.
Government asks farmers to increase acreage and break new ground to meet postwar demand. Winnipeg immigration chief J Bruce Walker reports a ready response with projected next year’s cultivated area 40 percent above this season.
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