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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jun 07, 1917
Page
6
The British government urges the public to self-impose limits as supplies tighten due to submarine warfare. Food controller Lord Devonport proposes weekly allowances of 4 lbs bread or 3 lbs flour for bread making, 2.5 lbs meat, and 0.75 lb sugar. Soldiers in mobile service receive 1 lb bread daily, deemed generous given their higher needs.
A London Daily Telegraph quote urges keeping Minard's Liniment in the house and frames waste as a crime against the State, community, and individual. It argues that disciplining masters, mistresses, and servants will help ensure sailors and troops benefit from small personal sacrifices.
A correspondent reports a dramatic two aircraft duel on the British front that lasted an hour with both pilots maneuvering to outflank the other. The British flier finally exhausted the German and both planes were low on fuel, praised as perhaps the war’s most marvelous air duel.
A New York electric power company has perfected a wireless storm detector that senses electric disturbances hours before a thunderstorm. The device triggers an early warning bell as the storm approaches, allowing central stations to prepare for increased electricity demand.
The text extols Parmelee's Vegetable Pills as a remedy for irregular life and resulting dyspepsia indigestion and organ troubles. It emphasizes simple composition safe for delicate constitutions and suitable for regular and irregular habits.
A farmer tells Sambo not to worry about his barking dog while a cautious worker responds in dialect about how soon the dog will stop barking. The exchange reflects regional speech and attitudes of the period.
Alberta stands as Canada’s second largest coal producer with deposits estimated between 50 and 90 billion tons. Limited home demand and a small western population have restricted mining, though distant U S markets offer strong demand for high quality coal. Last year production approached five million tons and mining is seen as a future staple after agriculture.
Counter Check or Sales Books offered with emphasis on updated materials and rising costs. Company highlights coil waxed papers, triplicate books, carbon leaf books, and coated products. Claims large Canadian supplier network, modern equipment, and nationwide clientele with prompt service. Offices in Toronto Montreal Winnipeg Vancouver.
The article notes birds overhead warn of approaching poisonous gas before soldiers smell it. Dr Cabanes explains canaries sense foul air, rousing to alarm and flight, prompting troops to don gas masks. The behavior parallels mine canaries detecting toxic air.
Norman Klapgood writes from London that compulsion is better than a volunteer army and argues democracy rests on a broadly based army. He cites France as a democratic bulwark, notes class tension in England, and predicts America will avoid favoritism in commissions. He foresees increased labor and women power after the war.
The Chicago Herald notes the steady contribution of small Allied contingents including 33 000 Canadian recruits sent to England in September 1914 and aged veterans who fought at Neuve Chapelle and Vimy Heights. It highlights Australia New Zealand and American aviators and the American legion alongside Alan Seeger in France. The piece emphasizes the decisive role of these small forces in the war effort.
Stephen Pichon denounces German actions in evacuated areas describing desecration of cemeteries kidnapping of women and girls neglect of the disabled and expulsion of civilians. He argues strategic reasons do not justify slaughter and destruction and condemns the propaganda used to defend such deeds.
A Ontario letter from Harriston resident Mr. Corby credits Dr. Cassell's Tablets with curing his baby daughter's stomach illness after doctors gave poor odds. The ad offers free samples for 5 cents postage and lists uses for dyspepsia kidney trouble and other conditions. Sold by Canadian druggists with a 50 cent tube and five tube deal. Sole proprietors Dr. Cassell's Co Ltd Manchester England.
The piece contrasts Kitchener's wartime conscription as a temporary measure with calls to recruit from slackers. It argues a professional soldier accepts tradition and necessity, shaping a fighting army by duty rather than headlines, and cites English national identity and civic tradition as resisting collapse under pressure. It concludes with a drug advertisement for Dr. Kellogg Asthma Remedy as a separate blurb.
Officers noting rising army morale describe several brave acts as examples of unselfishness. A man placed his hand over a firing trench-mortar muzzle to shield another, earning the D C M. A lance-sergeant seized a burning rifle grenade fuse and protected a nearby worker, lying on him until it exploded. A second-lieutenant retrieved an unexploded shell and hurled it over the parapet, likely saving many lives.
A light exchange unfolds as he admits occasional verse writing he habitually tears up while she teases his cleverness and wit in a playful moment of dialogue.
A terse admonition about guarding resources and not letting others take advantage. The line urges vigilance against transferring assets or favors to someone who overreaches, urging steady self reliance and prudent boundaries.
A historic ad touts Mother Graves Worm Exterminator as a pleasant medicine for children. It claims the remedy drives worms from the system and offers a wholesome option for pediatric health.
State Department releases a chapter from Brand Whitlock reports detailing Belgian deportations. Whitlock speaks plainly about the horrors, noting disbelief in 1914 and describing German orders as deliberate cruelties that stain Germany’s reputation beyond civilization.
The author laments poor sales for a free translation of Homer. A dialogue recalls attempts to market the work and the uncertainty of reception, highlighting the struggle of the writer to find a readership.
Elihu Root declares that democracy must kill its enemy when possible or risk becoming unsafe. He argues the world cannot be half democratic and half aristocratic and compares the present moment to Lincoln’s half slave, half free era. The Detroit Free Press notes the global choice in 1917.
In Lacombe two cattle groups fed frosted wheat and oats barley respectively showed equal grain weight and roughage access. Frosted wheat yielded greater gains with no ill effects and would have boosted profits by about 3.38 per head if initial weights were identical.
The Philadelphia Record lauds the United States president as of Scotch Irish stock at a critical time, praising his lineage for producing many of the nation's distinguished fighters.
Mrs. Marcelle Boudreau of Mironette New Brunswick commends Baby's Own Tablets as the best medicine for children. She says the tablets regulate bowels and stomach cure constipation indigestion and minor illnesses. Sold by dealers or by mail for 25 cents a box from The Dr Williams Medicine Co Brockville Ontario.
Advice to suitors says the finest flowers are not always the most fragrant, reminding young men to value inner qualities over outward charm.
A Gloucestershire man posts in his shop window that the business is closed while he serves in the military. The sign promises reopening within six months after hostilities end if he returns safe and sound, inviting customers to resume patronage.
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