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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jul 27, 1916
Page
2
Sir Penywern and Daphne navigate mounting strain as Daphne plans garden schemes and family visits while hints of trouble loom. The couple clash over Aunt Valerie and Lady Acrise as servants observe hidden tensions and Daphne hides distress behind bright talk.
Levi W Richardson, said to be the oldest man in New Brunswick, died just before his 106th birthday after a ten day illness. He credited early bedtimes and activity for his long life and kept keen interest in the war and the Empire. He had seen six sovereigns and left more than eighty descendants. Montreal Star.
The Sober British Army Viscount French lauds a soldier saint at the Army Temperance Association annual meeting where he succeeds Lord Roberts as council chairman. Roberts, a veteran of fifty years, warned of alcohol harm but saw a sober army as key to victory, a point reinforced by French’s remarks.
In the heart of the New Forest an old cottage hides a charcoal operation run by a woman and two other families. They have revived a centuries-old forest industry once practiced by local women, neglected with progress yet restored during the war era.
In Fullham southwest London the Belgian presence expands with Belgian refuges occupying streets near North End road. Within 900 yards of North End and Lille road a cluster of shops display Cafe Restaura Belge signage. Horse flesh shops offer steaks at 6d pound large and 4d 5d small, with horse flesh sausage 5d per pound and smoked horse flesh 8d per pound.
Writer J Saxon Mills argues for recruiting black troops from Basutos Zulus and other African tribes across Cape Colony Uganda and Nigeria citing bravery discipline and economic gains while noting limited fighting instinct and need for flexible tactics in modern warfare. He points to Indian troops as lacking initiative but praises endurance.
Buying goods locally builds lasting business ties and loyal customers. Merchants and clerks value local trade and will reciprocate favors, creating a supportive network for personal and community success. In-town shopping costs nothing and fosters mutual assistance among neighbors.
A stingy man sick with worry seeks a costly specialist. The expert quotes a $4 first visit and $2 per follow up. The man pays $2 at the door, and the doctor obliges with a clipped exam offering no further treatment, insisting the current medicine suffices.
The Berlin patchwork explains why retreat occurred as British gunners reportedly missed frequently. Kaiser's ships reportedly avoided lingering to dodge stray shots, according to the Boston Transcript reference.
Flubdub asks what to do with a completely worn umbrella. Harduppe replies he usually returns it to the borrower.
In a casual exchange Brown notes Smith is lucky. Jones agrees and jokes that if Smith fell from an aeroplane he would pass through a hospital skylight onto an operating table. The dialogue portrays dry, macabre humor.
A brief hospital notice describes a new patient at the clinic with uncertain details about hair color and appearance, noting only general questions about identity and care needs.
A visitor asks about dog exercise and the owner confirms the pet gets a daily tramp. The brief exchange highlights routine activity and animal care in a casual chat.
The Salvation Army urges a million dollar fund supervised by the Public Trustee to move thousands of British widows and their children from the United Kingdom to Canada and other Dominions. Commissioner Lamb argues the plan promotes sex distribution balance, aids wartime widows, and leverages emigration to strengthen the Empire. A Toronto Globe note highlights the scheme as benefiting both Britain and the Dominions by rebalancing male and female populations.
A wary observer looms on a street corner while police patrols pass. His daytime labor is described by the letter X and his job, if asked, puzzles him. He criticizes his town’s governance and tax system, arguing the city should follow his own rigid standard. He’s portrayed as rejecting the town’s faults as unsurprising. Bees banish drones, he quips, as the law curbs such industrious behavior.
In a narrow escape, Queen Helena and Princesses Jolanda and Haralda were travelling by train from the front toward Venice when an Austrian aircraft bombed nearby. The attack cut lights and telegraph wires, leaving the line in darkness as bombs fell close to the royal train.
Three sisters connected to titled families have begun farm labor work in England, with one identified as sister to Lord FPilewilliem. The move highlights shifting roles for aristocratic families in rural labor.
A profile of the Salvation Army's global wartime effort shows 40 000 volunteers under the British flag and others in German French and Belgian armies. British units moved wounded, Canadians sent cars to Russia, and women served in French hospitals while a German soldier in Rheims expressed remorse to praying civilians. The group operates shelters interns prisoners and refugees and funds its work through a Self Denial Fund.
The Pittsburgh Dispatch laments female spectators at murder and sensational divorce trials describing them as morbid curiosity seekers drawn to dirt in evidence. It notes Waite murder trial crowds were two thirds women and calls for judges to bar such audiences to preserve courtroom dignity.
The text argues happiness rises with earnings to about $2,000 annually, after which extra wealth is superfluous. It warns wealth increases the chance of sons pursuing vice, such as billiards or drinking, and contends contentment with $2,000 yields prince-like happiness, while wealth alone cannot prevent misery without contentment.
For the first time in Germany, women are allowed to administer Altenberg. The move follows a lack of men at the front and severe food shortages, with women deemed better able to manage the town's needs.
An English soldier sent a tortoise to his wife in Streatham Ene from Saloniki. After an eighteen day journey the creature was packed in a wooden box and wrapped in paper. It ate most of its packing, initially hid in its shell, and was coaxed out with a spoonful of milk.
A note reports lamp posts in London parishes will not be painted this year. With hundreds of thousands of posts and a paint cost of 25 cents each, the expense would add up and affect municipal budgeting and feeder credit considerations.
A newspaper recounts a chain-letter scam aimed at raising funds for an ailing one-armed railroad man. It parodies the supposed totals, noting absurd sums and the post office’s inability to stop chain letters as similar schemes spread.
A satirical profile mocks a chronic pessimist who complains at every turn. The quotation outlines his fears of drought, crop spoilage, illness, and societal decay, contrasting his claims with his own good health and a stable town.
The old training ship Bri tannia, stationed at the Dart since 1569 and once a cadet ship for King George and the late Duke of Clarence, has been sold to a London firm for the material she was constructed from. She saw action during the Crimean War.
Archduke Frederick of Austria was taking lunch at Lutsk at noon. In the afternoon Russian forces reportedly seized a position nearby, marking a shift in control during the day.
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