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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jun 05, 1919
Page
7
An old advertisement touts Dr Hamilton's Pills as a remedy for dizziness headaches nervous fatigue and general well being. It claims quick relief on day one toning liver bowel and stomach functions improving digestion and energy with regular use sold in 25 cent boxes everywhere.
The publication notes an unavoidable omission of the serial story this issue accompanying the paper. Readers are advised that the serial will resume in an early issue with new installments.
The Ottawa House of Commons received a 533 page overseas forces report by Sir Edward Kemp praising Canadian troops. It details strength at armistice, divisions formed, and admin and training efficiency. Includes RAF commissions, railway construction forces, prisoner corps totals, and forestry contributions.
The report notes 1,281 Canadian overseas forces at armistice, with 824 seconded to the Royal Air Force and 384 officers seconded to the War Office. It records over 17,000 medals including 61 Victoria Crosses and 6,610 Military Medals, praising discipline and esprit de corps across ranks.
An engineer returning from near Cologne reports 80 machines stolen from Belgian and French works between 1915 and 1917, with 64 still missing. He notes German factories expanded, using stolen tools for munitions, and urges Germany to provide missing parts and for German makers to hand over equivalent machines to Belgian industries within three months. The piece highlights Belgian anger at wartime looting and occupation, and calls for a formal restitution process.
Astonishing wartime tale of two German spies who reached Kirkwall in Orkneys disguised as neutrals and later returned to Germany reporting no defences at Scapa. Their story survived scrutiny, they were shot as a suspected trap, and German faith in the British fleet helped shape the outcome of the war.
German deception involved buying Lancashire velveteen and Yorkshire cloth, returning them dyed as German manufacture. The scheme built a reputation for goods claiming to match English quality and quantity.
Mrs J J Bunyan of Pilot Butte Sask reports severe shock left her weak and nervous with poor sleep and appetite. She credits Milburns Heart and Nerve Pills, taken across six boxes, with restoring strength and health. Pills priced 30c a box, available at dealers or by mail from The T Milburn Co Ltd Toronto.
Unter den Linden riot erupts as wounded men press on with a parade despite Gustave Noske's martial law prohibition. Government troops disperse crowd by firing into the air, sending Downtown Berlin into wild excitement.
An ad describes whiteworn women suffering headaches back pain and fatigue as signs of thin blood and anemia. It touts Dr Williams Pink Pills as the best blood building tonic worldwide, citing Mrs Louis D Larsh of Windsor Ontario who reports weight gain and renewed health after using the product. The copy urges trial, notes price two dollars fifty for six boxes and offers mail order from The Dr Williams Medicine Co Brockville Ontario.
Geneva reports that Empress Zita and her Austrian royal suite arrived at Nyon on Lake Geneva’s western shore from St Paul. The ex-emperor looked ill and subdued while the ex-empress wore a bright Parisian gown amid a hissed arrival by the crowd.
The note marks January as the start of the wheat harvest period in Australia, highlighting the seasonal timing for farming communities and related markets.
Sunday school lesson discusses Abraham’s obedience to God, motives of obedience as love, and the solemn obligation to heed Christ. It warns against false prophets and empty profession, urging attentive hearing of Jesus and immediate obedience as the solid rock.
The Great War Veterans of Vancouver at a recent meeting pledged themselves to uphold law and order amid industrial unrest in the Dominion. They passed a resolution opposing insurrectionary or riotous acts that could threaten the safety of fellow citizens, with near unanimous support.
A witty Irishman at a baptism misunderstands the godmother naming the child as Hazel and exclaims that the calendar is full of blessed female saints and they call babies after a nut. The anecdote highlights local humor about naming customs.
A fragmentary verse depicts a young man fleeing to the sea, proclaiming a return to rural life while chasing coastal sights. The line hints at nostalgia and restless longing beyond farm life.
A historical note states that the earliest bank notes in the world were issued in China 2897 years before the Christian era, marking a significant early financial development.
Rear-Admiral Sims told the Chicago Association of Commerce that the British Grand Fleet deserved much of the victory over the Hun. He called the fleet the great silent force behind the Allies and urged no ill will among friends while affirming Britain’s pivotal role in the war’s outcome.
The article notes four million literate Americans cannot read or write and links the problem to teacher pay. It cites Ida Clyde Clarke on low salaries as a principal cause, contrasts U S pay with Canada, and highlights newspaper ads showing a teacher paid 65 dollars monthly versus a barber earning 120 dollars plus tips.
A father calls softly from upstairs to caution his daughter about her young man. He urges care to avoid tripping over the morning milk as he leaves, a brief domestic exchange set in a quiet, late night moment.
A reflective aphorism on empathy noting that many miseries vanish when we imagine another’s perspective. It cautions that self-centered thinking creates a barrier to understanding others.
Mrs George Hall of Meadow Brook Farm Westasta Valley Sask reports long suffering from a brain clot and nerve breakdown after surgery in Montreal. She credits Dr Chase's Nerve Food with restoring sleep appetite and removing head pain after six boxes, purchased locally or through Edmanson Bates Co Toronto.
Victoria BC faces a 1920 rule change requiring driving to the right. The British Columbia Electric Railway Company objects, saying converting its tramcars will cost a large sum and affect existing rolling stock.
A cheap cosmetic recipe combines fresh lemon juice with orchard white to create a skin lotion. Strain lemon juice to remove pulp and mix with about three ounces of orchard white to yield a quarter pint lotion. Used daily on face neck arms and hands it is said to bleach clear smoothen and beautify the skin.
A Winnipeg dispatch quotes William Pearson, chairman of the Farm Land Dealers Association, noting the Dominion Government currently handles about 2,500 weekly inquiries from the United States about Western Canada farm land through four provincial associations.
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