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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jul 31, 1919
Page
7
A promotional digest extols Dr Hamilton's Pills as a safe easy laxative for constipation and general health boosts. Claims include faster digestion stronger appetite and renewed energy with a quarter-dollar box, sold broadly.
After long contemplation of Ruth Downing’s portrait, Ruggles drafts a formal letter to the European general manager seeking the Vienna retail store management. He touts language skills, family service, and endorsements from Durand, aiming to prove his fitness for the high position.
Ruggles receives praise for loyalty and a rise in prospects as the Walkeasy Shoe Company expands abroad. A shift in staff brings Lorenz, a stern Viennese tutor, and Simon Strejetski leaves to paint, while Ruggles intensifies German studies hoping for faster promotion.
A Cincinnati authority promotes Freezone, a sticky ether compound that dissolves a corn after a few drops, lifting the root with the flesh not harming surrounding skin. The ad warns against cutting corns and claims a small amount suffices for all feet.
Ruggles befriends Miss Challand and Darthea, two poor but noble women staying in a Luxembourg studio. He learns of their breeding and modest means while weighing his own status and his ambition fed by Ruth Downing, as their hotel lunches reveal the strains between class and aspiration. To Be Continued.
A young woman asks a photographer to capture her beauty while she protests the result. The photographer retorts that the choice of likeness rests with her. A separate line reflects on social wisdom about numbers and bachelor life, noting larger networks may guard against bachelorhood and even a miser indulges his faults.
Representing the Postal Workers' Union, J A Elrick and colleagues appeared before the Robson commission to condemn discrimination over reinstatement of striking workers and refute claims that the sympathy strike aimed at a soviet government or unconstitutional actions. Ernest Robinson of the Trades and Labor Council supported the protest. cross examination followed without oath.
The death of Lake Alfred Smith in Toronto recalls the 1857 Delhi assault when a forlorn hope blew up the Cashmere Gate. Lieutenant Salkeld Burgess Carmichael Smith and Bugler Hawthorne led the charge as Sikhs aided the storming party, a daring act that opened Delhi to British control.
Canadian airmen honored for services in Mesopotamia receive the Belgian Croix de Guerre. Lieut Roy Campbell of London Ontario is reported killed, Lieut Charles Albert Chrichton missing since November 1918, Richard Schroeder formerly in the Canadian infantry, and Henry Cawling Wood of Toronto severely wounded. Raymond Wilfred Kerr of Toronto is awarded the Chevalier of the Royal Order of St George and is reported killed.
A street speaker declares that yielding when wrong marks wisdom, while the crowd answers with a sharp taunt. The exchange captures a moment of public theatre and witty crowd reaction.
Tokio art sale of Marquis Ikeda treasures realizes 1,050,000 yen. A 360-item mix includes paintings lacquer porcelain armors swords costumes and over 800 No masks. No drama costumes and armor pieces show feudal Nippon life and culture.
Construction permits in Calpary total nearly 1.5 million dollars this year, up from just over 800 thousand in the prior period. Last month alone saw 380 thousand dollars in permits issued. Western Canadian cities report similar momentum, signaling progress but not full reconstruction, with more activity anticipated soon.
The notice warns that only tablets marked with the Bayer Cross are genuine Aspirin and urges buyers to refuse any other. It claims genuine Aspirin is now made by a Canadian company with no German interests, notes past wartime counterfeits, and promotes ready availability in handy tin boxes and larger Bayer packages.
The passage argues communism in Hungary fails to elevate the working class and instead harms both rich and poor. It contends the poor fall further behind with no hope of self betterment while the moneyed and intellectuals also suffer.
A fragment notes youths in love and a salary of nine dollars weekly. It contrasts a dreamlike image of an ice cream sign with a witty ideal of a wise girl who cannot sing and accepts it.
An Ontario advertisement touts Dr. Fowler's Extract of Wild Strawberry as a quick and permanent remedy for bowel complaints including diarrhoea and cramps. It cites four years on the market, claims of tested time, and a testimonial from Mrs. Daniel Hartwick of Mountain Grove Toronto. Price listed at 35 cents per bottle by The T Milburn Co Limited Toronto Ontario.
In Winnipeg the Khaki College tied to the University of Manitoba offers free tutorial classes to 113 returned men. They resume interrupted studies with flexible entry and promotion, aiming for university reentry next September and winter operation. Engineering and law tracks are especially popular, with one student aiming for the diplomatic service.
Berlin papers report a 10000 mark reward for information leading to the arrest of the killer of a French soldier on Friedrichstrasse. They urge the public to stay calm and avoid inflaming clashes with foreign troops, while French soldiers are advised not to stroll Friedrichstrasse at night. American and English soldiers are said to have shown more restraint.
The King of Italy telegraphed President Poincare showing Italy’s wish to maintain the wartime alliance in peace. Poincare replied that France would view any relaxation of the bonds after victory as a sacrilege to the common effort that unified both nations during the war.
A brief line notes that when a widow stops weeping her mourning weeds will dry. The statement presents a reflective, moral cadence typical of old society verses about grief and propriety.
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