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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jul 20, 1916
Page
6
An advertisement touts Dr Williams Pink Pills as a cure for weakness, fatigue, and nerve strain caused by overwork. It cites testimonials from Mr Geo Tarmar of New Haven and a Brockville, Ontario company note, urging readers to buy by mail or through a dealer.
The Saskatchewan Farmer urges the Forestry Farms program to hold continuous lectures on forestry and shelter belts, to gather farmers ready to plant, send lists to the head office, and dispatch inspectors to advise on ground preparation. Advocates practical action to build a park like countryside with trees on every farm.
The article notes eighty eight German and twelve Austrian ships in American ports totaling 308 479 net tons lie idle due to war. Merchant ships may leave when they wish but warships stay until war ends. Allied patrols outside the three mile limit keep merchants from departing.
Lisbon, capital of Portugal, houses about five hundred thousand residents. Its harbor ranks among the world’s finest and could shelter Europe’s navies. The 1755 earthquake destroyed most of Lis bon in minutes, killing between ninety thousand and forty thousand people.
A reflective line equates defeat with education and the first step toward a better outcome, underscoring growth through setbacks. The quote frames failure as a learning stage rather than an end.
The text argues that conscientious objectors should be treated as part of the war effort, serving non combatant roles like digging trenches and performing civilian tasks under fire. It notes some pacifist groups may resist conscription, but maintains civilians’ work is essential to warfare and deserving of recognition.
A letter from H. Collaboom of Rossway Digby Co Nova Scotia testifies that after a fall and chest injury he could not work and could not breathe. He says warming Minard's Liniment on a flannel and applying it to the breast cured him completely.
The article highlights shifts in population and livestock from 1900 to 1913, noting large growth in Canada and Australia for cattle, and declines in several countries. It discusses economic implications for Canada’s cattle breeding, plus a discussion of crop areas and farming mindset, and ends with a claim that Minard’s Liniment cures garget in cows.
A Cologne butcher secretly stored five tons of meat on his premises and sold it at the back door to favored customers. He argued regulations only applied to meat sold over the counter, and authorities noted the law has since been clarified to be more specific.
A canvasser presses a Busy Man about an insurance attachment for a typewriter. The Busy Man dismisses the issue as not his concern, signaling a tense exchange over a small office matter.
Mr V P. A. Bonnet of this place reports relief from rheumatism after three pounds of Dodd’s Kidney Pills. He suffered heart flutterings restless sleep and back pain before his kidneys were cured and the rheumatic symptoms disappeared.
The Hudson Bay Railway will shorten grain land haul to the Atlantic by over a thousand miles from Port Nelson. It aims to open new settlement, tap forest and mineral wealth, and boost fish and pulp industries, with frost in most months yet historic prairie yields prove climate not prohibitive.
Describes a smoking vapor treatment by Dr J D Keller claimed to quickly clear bronchial passages and relieve asthma symptoms. The ad asserts years of success and that it usually completely cures sufferers.
The New York World discusses forming an operating company, signing a manufacturer contract, and securing a riverside hangar site for an aeroplane passenger service. It envisions flying taxis in envisioning service between New York and nearby cities like Boston Philadelphia Baltimore and Washington. The article notes this remains a distant goal and that executives back the concept for future transit.
Major-General Sir A E Turner quotes vivid scenes from a celebrated speech. An old white-headed general named von K knelt before the Kaiser and cried that his voice was truly God’s instrument to end the British sea nightmare, praising Germany’s war aims.
Calculations across creameries show high herd milk averages far surpassing low ones, with gains of 71 pounds per cow in 1915 and potential butter output increases if testing is adopted. The text notes testimonial offers from F J Cheney & Co and Hall's Pills as part of 19th century dairy and health promotions.
The Kurds have shifted allegiance from Turkey to Russia following the fall of Erzerum, alarming officials in Constantinople. Historians trace their roots to the Carduchi of classical times and farther back to Turanian Kurds, a powerful group in Assyrian days. After Ninemeh’s fall they merged with the Medes and have since been partly under Persia and partly under Turkey.
Announcement that William Marconi will shortly release a simple contrivance to prevent collisions in darkness or fog. The device, easily installed and operated from the bridge, aims to reduce maritime danger.
An advertising blurb claims Nerviline cures aching bows and sore joints, relieves nerve trouble, and can be rubbed on the skin for quick relief. It promotes use for children and adults and markets a large bottle and a trial size from Catarrhosone Co in Kingston, Canada.
Dr. Wm. A. Brend warns in the Nineteenth Century that common whitened bread may contain wood rust bone dust sulphuric powder and other adulterants. He cites alum mixing and chemical bleaching as two harmful methods to imitate pure flour with no legal safeguards or labeling requirements for wheat in loaves.
F. J. Wolcott of the Rockefeller Foundation after returning from the war zone praises soldiers for courage under heartbreak and difficulties in New York. A humorous exchange follows with an English officer and a Tommy noting shaving water in a trench.
A dialogue reveals social snobbery as a boy laborer at the Woolwich Arsenal earns between five and ten dollars a week. The clash underscores class attitudes reflected in wages and family status.
The text argues that even unpaid or minimal contributions carry public support, noting the wife and dependents of enlisted soldiers endure separation and anxiety. It asserts citizens should pay despite hardship, stressing that Britain’s history offers a chance to aid humanity and civilization through such sacrifices.
Dickie reads and asks about the freedom of the city. Father swiftly replies that it comes when his wife goes to the country for the summer, delivering a playful punchline.
A brief remark captures a domestic scene as a child frets over a spoon offering from his mother. The exchange hints at everyday choices between medicine and dessert, reflecting ordinary family life in the city.
A playful exchange centers on Van Rock at his country seat and Mr Van Dusen praising the ground the daughter walks on. Van Rock responds that she is for sale if a price is offered.
The political troubles in China have led to a temporary stop on silver exports. Authorities have suspended shipments pending stability, affecting trade and markets reliant on the metal.
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