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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jun 04, 1914
Page
4
Publication details for the Tie Sommicta Echo by Jamiota Peho Publishing Co. include display advertising rates at 12¢ per inch, legal notices 1% per line for the first insertion and 5¢ per line for subsequent insertions, and transient ads with varying rates. Copy for changes due by Tuesday noon to appear the same week.
A reader censors Opinian positions and argues against nationwide initiative and referendum. He warns that banning the bar by province risks removing local choice and cites concerns about federal style direct democracy weakening governmental responsibility.
The Hamiota Agricultural Society offers prizes for a summer fallow contest with pay outs of 25, 20, 15 and 10 dollars plus a 5 dollar Sid prize. Entry fee is 2 dollars and entries must be filed with the secretary by June 1. Participants must have at least 20 acres per quarter section and 58 percent of the fallow judged.
A dairyman explains that spending about three dollars on a cow testing outfit yields quick returns. Many cows bought at auction prove poorly valued, while testing discards weak producers, sometimes revealing world class cows. With proper records, owners turn losses into savings from better culling and income.
A discussion on dairy yields per acre for Ontario farms shows ranges from 250 to 2,100 pounds, with potential to reach 2,500 to 3,000 under ideal practices. Advocates tracking each cow’s production and supporting local dairy industry to boost per acre returns and farm profitability.
District notices announce summer fairs in 1914 with Hamiota on July 29, Miniota on July 25, Rivers on July 50th, Minnedosa on July 30 and 31, Oak River on August 6, and Rapid City on August 7.
An old advertisement claims Phosphonol restores nerve health and energy, preventing premature decay and sexual weakness. It markets as a tonic mailed to any address and priced at $3 per box or two for $5, from The Seabell Drug Co of St. Catharines, with distribution by B. R. McNaught.
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