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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jul 06, 1916
Page
3
Frank B Vrooman argues in Century Magazine that the United States must choose among four options: yield distant holdings, abandon policies, build overwhelming strength to deter powers, or become a truly valued ally. He urges unifying democracies to back world peace and save democracy by reforming the nation.
A dialogue notes a political speech on agriculture. The Census and Statistics office reports fall wheat area in Canada at 1,042,200 acres with corn at 1,208,700 last year. Crop condition is below last year but 8 per cent above the seven year average. Beauty is a veil that hides many.
The article explains making a lawn quickly by sowing a mix of two thirds Kentucky blue grass and one third ad grass with rye grass for initial shade. It discusses proportions including white clover, broadcasting seed thickly, seed weights, and seeding rates. It advises heavy seeding, avoiding trampling, and raking seed into the soil if sown late, plus removing stones to protect the mower later.
A New York munitions factory worker refused to strike while her husband did. On returning home he assaulted her and was arrested. His wife pleaded for him to back down.
The advertisement proclaims catarrh is curable at all stages through constitutional treatment. Hall's Catarrh Cure supposedly works by cleansing the blood and mucous surfaces. A $100 reward is offered for any case it cannot cure, with testimonials available from F J Cheney & Co Toledo Ohio. Sold by druggists for 75 cents.
A survey notes many Russian university graduates, including women, specialize in mining and roads, with others aiding canals and waterways. Women hold executive roles in the Ministry of Agriculture and architects design own projects, reflecting no professional prejudice against women and formal openings in banks for expert roles.
A small boy was asked who the richest man in the Bible was and answered that it could not be Solomon because the Bible says he slept with his fathers. He reasoned that if Solomon were rich he would have had his own bed.
Fragmentary remark about a washerwoman and a relative craftsman surfaces in a family dispute. A visiting worker asked if an older man played in striped uniforms, hinting at hidden ties and tension within the household.
An interview with Mr W A Wiles, Saskatchewan Dairy Commissioner, outlines a plan to have the Dairy branch market butter from all cooperatives in the province. Government graders certify each churn, butter is stored cold, and advances of about 45 percent are paid, with the balance on sale.
Two causes of biliousness are constipation and liver dysfunction. Dr Hamilton's Pills clean constipation and stimulate the liver for lasting relief. Unlike ordinary purgatives they address underlying causes, offering permanent cure and preventing headaches and bad stomach. A 25 cent box is advertised.
The Ottawa Citizen reports that British archaeologist Prof Flinders Petrie believes human history moves in cycles from development to decadence. He cites Greece, Babylon, Egypt and Rome as examples, dying under a natural law, with the New Zealander amid London ruins recalled as a visual touchstone.
Toronto News comments that Britain must win the war without mirroring German cruelty. It argues retaliation in kind would descend to German Kultur, noting Germans murder women and children while Britain cannot. The piece asserts the Empire will avoid such methods.
The report says dep wagons and can be moved to Germany via the Denate, potentially achieving ten times the Bulgarian supply of earlier years. Next Bulgarian exports include eggs and then vegetables cheese and fat. It notes Baltarian breeders do not supply cattle for German meat, but sheep and lsah are available for Germany.
An anecdote from a Belgian consul's banquet notes a Berlin crowd's anxious mood when a lone speaker shouted long live Germany. A gray whiskered man reproved the shout, sparking a moment of tension before silence returned. A separate medical ad promotes Dr Kellogg's Asthma Remedy as a quick relief for asthma and breathing troubles, urging early use.
The article recalls General Gallieni loading 50 000 soldiers into Paris taxicabs in early September 1914 to reinforce Maunoury against von Kluck. It credits this rapid transport with saving Paris and disrupting the German plan, noting the taxicabs' transformation from peaceful conveyances to decisive war engines.
The United States Bureau of Standards reports lightning rods are about ninety nine percent efficient after reviewing farm mutual fire insurance data and state fire marshal notes. Four hundred sixty struck houses had families at home. two hundred fifty four injuries or deaths occurred. Ground fence wires and install rods to prevent fires and protect stock.
Pleasent Bay resident Harlin Fulton notes Minard's Liniment is the only liniment requested and kept in stock, with all customers using it. The brief ad emphasizes its popularity and exclusivity in the area.
The item touts Dr Thomas Electric Oil as the cheapest reparative remedy available to the public. It claims easy access in every Canadian drugstore and wide availability through country merchants, emphasizing its low price and broad reach.
An American nurse describes a helmeted patient who survived a head wound when a bullet struck the helmet peak and deflected, saving his sight. She notes the steel casque's value amid the living poor and a boy sent to a special school.
Dr J W Robertson reported in Winnipeg that Russia has 35 000 cooperative societies with 14 million male members. Canadian farmers discuss unity as vital while Russia already runs 2700 cooperative creameries, 10900 consumers leagues and over 14000 mutual credit associations.
A wholesome product praised for being sweet and palatable for kids. It promises quick, reliable work in eradicating pests with a friendly claim to safety for young customers.
Two women with children visit the Chicago Art Museum. As they pass the Winged Victory a boy declares she has no head and a girl replies that art does not need one. Harper's Magazine.
Dr Grenfell at the front notes that a British or Canadian soldier's overcoat weighs eight pounds when dry and forty ends when wet and muddy. He suggests using a canvas cloth coat, which he wears in Labrador, instead of khaki.
A cautionary tale about a young man warned by a girl who lures him with a cooking school lure. The warning echoes a leap year proposal motif, suggesting a ploy to ensnare him in a scheme.
A wounded soldier, given a light fare after weeks of milk, is promised a larger meal but is served only a tablespoonful of tapioca. The nurse enforces strict proportionality, prompting the patient to rebel by asking for a postage stamp to read.
A reader quotes a judge ruling that tickling a mule on the hind leg is contributory negligence and questions the relevance of a defendant’s concern once the decision is issued. The remark implies skepticism about legal standards.
One hundred twenty three enemy firms that is businesses conducted by enemies before the war in Great Britain have been officially wound up. More are to follow. Some Manitoba seed wheat has given excellent results in France.
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