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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jul 13, 1922
Page
2
An advertisement touts Catarrhozone as Natere's remedy for colds catarrh bronchitis and throat trouble. It claims fast relief and lasting effect with a two month supply priced at one dollar, available through Dr sellers and the Catarrhozone Co in Montreal.
The narrator recalls a past rejection from The Young Churchman for lacking serial value. Mrs Mills serves a hearty meal of broiled chicken and a teapot in the kitchen as Elba town scenes unfold. Conversation shows local humor and hospitality with a switch from past disappointment to present dining.
In Elba Mary and I tour the town with Mrs Mills guiding us through social circles. We hear of Mr Hartford a London pastor now in Canada and meet the Fiskes a wealthy yet uneducated family, while Arabella Fiske’s past letters spark Rebecca’s wry reminiscence and a rising romance rumor.
A new early aeroplane delivery service by William Dawson & Sons Ltd begins delivering London daily papers to Paris, reaching the city between 8 and 9 in the morning.
A fairy returns a ruined castle to its former glory as two swans transformed from Prince Carl and Princess Elsa comfort a child. A great light and the Fairy in disguise end the curse, restoring happiness and granting a child to the couple. Stella asks her Brownies if they enjoyed the story, but they remain thoughtful.
The Simpler Life reports a suburban dispute where a neighbor warns a neighbor to keep bees away or face guns. The column also notes Holloway's Corn Remover promises to kill corn roots and remove callosity without harming flesh.
The Saskatchewan Government awarded two memorial scholarships totaling 1200 dollars each for one year of tuition at any French university. Recipients may choose their own study focus and subjects.
An advertisement touts Dr J D Kellogg's Asthma Remedy as miraculously effective against suffocating asthma attacks. It claims rapid relief and lasting mastery of attacks and notes the remedy is sold everywhere.
Noel Marshall of Toronto, president of the Red Cross Society, praises the careful care of war graves after visiting battlefields in France and Belgium. He urges Canadians to stop at Red Cross Headquarters in London for assistance with their proposed tours. Wireless waves travel at the same speed regardless of length.
Experiments in New York show radio reception on fast moving buses without antennas or ground wires. The bus rail served as the aerial and the stairway rail as ground. Receiving set held in a worker’s lap on trips sometimes over 20 mph. Programs came from WJZ Newark. Further tests planned and amplifiers may be installed on enclosed upper decks for passenger listening. Wigs of white silk mark Paris fashion.
A discussion notes women should be strong and healthy as life energy is bound by illness. The text describes a weak heart shattered nerves and impoverished blood, leading to an exhausted overall condition.
Mrs W W Pearse of Toronto reports weak heart and exhausted nerves after the flu. She used Milburn's Heart and Nerve Pills, noting relief after one box and full recovery after six. Price 50c a box, available at dealers or mailed by The T Milburn Co Limited Toronto Ontario.
The British War Office tested a light machine gun that one man can carry slung over the shoulder like a rifle. It fires 400 to 700 rounds per minute, weighs 5% pounds with mounting, and is said to jam-free with no lubrication needed. The design uses gas pressure to cycle and feed cartridges, and remains operable even as the barrel heats.
The narrator recalls a wedding in a tight knit community and describes a Canadian small town store that serves as market, grocery, post office and club. He observes varied goods, shoppers, and an Indian woman with a curious child eyeing a glass bottle of sweets as a sign of local life.
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