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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jul 01, 1915
Page
6
Agricultural report finds alfalfa hay can cut grain costs for hogs. Experiments show savings per hundred pounds of gain, with varied substitutions for grain, steaming effects, and sow and pig performance. Miller's Worm Powders marketed to relieve worms in children. A humorous dialogue ends the clipping.
A terse dialogue turns dramatic as a man faces public ruin. The girl he was engaged to ends the relationship, leaving him broken and isolated. The exchange underscores personal collapse and social consequences.
A Montreal resident describes six to seven months of severe skin pain and rash ending after using Cuticura Soap and Ointment. The letter reports relief after the first night and claims complete cure, with samples offered by mail and a worldwide druggist distribution.
The piece urges moderation in meat intake and more vegetables and fruit, especially in summer. It argues common sense and science support lighter, balanced eating, with vegetables aiding digestion, providing volume, and cooling the blood, while emphasizing freshness and the limits of exclusive vegetarian living. Minard's Liniment, Lumberman's Friend.
Canadian soldiers killed at the front may be buried with identification marks on their clothing. Proposals include recording names on the uniforms while alive, but concerns about enemy access to unit locations hinder this method.
Dr J D Kelloges asthma remedy claims to end choking and difficult breathing. It allegedly guards against night attacks and restores restful sleep. The ad urges trials to prove its value and convince sufferers of its benefits.
Henry Bean of Stoke Ash England died February 11 at age ninety two after sleeping in the same bedroom for eighty six years without a miss. The long time resident was noted for stability and routine in a traditional British household.
Report notes a man found with three buttons a handkerchief and a receipted bill. witnesses heard rebukes and a claim that the husband is not involved. The inquest record emphasizes the lack of conclusive evidence amid emotional testimony.
The Family Herald piece credits Canadian Highlanders with holding ten times their number at Langemarck and retaking guns while surrounded and under heavy German pressure. It lauds ordinary soldiers from Canada as embodying Britain's martial spirit and liberty, ending with a proud tribute to fallen heroes.
Thurso Quebec special report features Miss Mary Sabourin describing three years of fatigue nervousness broken sleep and back pain prior to using Dodd's Kidney Pills She credits three boxes with relief and notes widespread use of the remedy in Canada highlighting kidney health as the source of many women’s ailments
A British artillery private tells of Madeleine a nine year old French heroine who saved a baby from a burning house and carried hot coffee to exhausted soldiers in the trenches Her courage and kindness inspire other young girls to heroic deeds and praise from many across the press
A British airman used an old football as a mock bomb to terrify Germans at a transport point behind enemy lines. The ball drifted and bounced unpredictably, triggering panic as soldiers fled in confusion, amused by the harmless ruse that fooled even seasoned observers.
A Brantford Expositor report on Samuel Van Tassel on West Street Road details intensive rotation farming across eight plots totaling 53 by 130 feet. From 889% square yards he earned 370.75 dollars net, with five days of sowing and tending. He notes alto to ten acres, seven less would boost earnings.
The note pokes fun at a last night report that misquoted Mrs Swellman wearing a gown described as ampere instead of empire, remarking the error and the gown's bold look.
A Petrograd report cited by the Chicago Tribune notes a sharp rise in bank deposits across Russian savings banks from 1913 to 1914, driven mainly by the closure of vodka shops and restrictions on intoxicants. December 1913 deposits were 361000, rising to 14987000 in December 1914, with early 1915 January deposits near 5 million. Other factors include reduced luxury imports and thrift among lower classes, though peasant and worker impact remains limited. The government may soften anti drink policy by permitting light beer and wine sales, aided by French and Russian interests seeking prosperity.
Mr James C Slater of Summerville Nova Scotia reports success using Baby's Own Tablets for colic and sleeplessness. The Dr Williams Medicine Co Brockville Ontario sells the tablets by mail or from medicine dealers at 25 cents a box.
David Belasco, famed playwright, once posed as reporter to gain color for a piece. He joined a gang of tramps, heard a farmer's wife recount a mince pie recipe, and a joke arose over cement to molasses ratios. The text ends with a dental ad for Holloway's Corn Cure promising root-level relief.
A rustic exchange depicts a soldier asking about the milk maid and a request to cut meat, noting the soldiers of Kitchener's army billeted nearby. The dialogue reflects home front chatter during wartime and the strain of requisition.
The Peace River district in Alberta expects a major grain surge as railways reach the area. Attorney General Ce W Cross says completion of the line toward Peace River Crossing will unlock thousands of bushels for Edmonton and beyond. With 10 000 settlers already in place and more on the way, the rail expansion is seen as a gateway to vast prairie grain production feeding the empire.
A testimonial from Mrs Co Db of Nauwigewauk dated October 21 proclaims quinsy relief by Minard’s Liniment. She states the remedy cured her illness at once and declares she could not be without it. The note is signed Gratefully Yours.
A London judge dines at a West End hotel where a hatter famed for recalling hat ownership presents the judge with a silk hat. The hatter confirms ownership with a witty exchange as the judge asks how he knows it is his. The hatter replies that the judge gave it to him.
A Fitch Bay Quebec Justice of the Peace, N A Heath, testifies to Dr Chase's Ointment healing an abscess and skin sores after nine years of agony. He claims it avoided surgery and cured eczema and piles, praising the product priced at 60 cents a box sold by Edmanson Bates Cag Limited in Toronto.
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