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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jun 17, 1915
Page
3
An advertisement claims Nerviline quickly eases congestion and coughs, advising vigorous chest and throat rubbing and internal use with a hot water rinse. It touts powerful penetrating effects, affordability of a large bottle, and widespread dealer availability from Catarrhzone Co in Kingston Canada.
The London Times lauds the Canadian Red Cross and Canadian women for war service in Ezland. It extols Cliveden as an ideal hospital with Canadian doctors nurses and orderlies, stocked with Canadian dainties, and notes Colonel Gorrell and Dr Hodgett for efficient administration and care.
Dietary change and spring readiness aside, the ad sells Dr Williams Pink Pills as a tonic to cure blemishes and blood-impurity linked to winter. It claims to restore energy, appetite, nerves and vigor, promising new blood from each dose and urging purchase by mail from The Dr Williams Medicine Co. Brockville Ont.
A government report on ptomaine poisoning notes summer fatalities and links meat poisoning mainly to made up dishes such as beefsteak pies and sausages, with shellfish and tinned foods also implicated. Raw potatoes carry solanine which cooking destroys.
Rhode Island legislature passes an act defining cold storage eggs as artificially cooled for 30 days at 40 degrees or below and requiring clear labeling on all containers and signs. Violators face fines from 10 to 100 dollars. the act takes effect September 1, 1915.
A civil engineer explains that a new railway will cut transport to a single day, asking a native how long it takes to sell produce. The reply notes three days with a mule and then asks what to do with the remaining two days, highlighting humor and practicality.
Mrs Peacock praises Dr Chase's Nerve Food as a cure for dizzy spells sleeplessness and exhausted nerves. She cites two letters detailing relief and health restoration and urges readers to try the remedy, available at five cents a box or six for two dollars and fifty cents from dealers or Edmanson Bates Co Limited Toronto.
A 1913 1914 Canadian seed inquiry led by Edgar D. Eddy examines wheat oats barley flax and ensilage corn used for seed. More than 3700 samples reveal impurity and poor cleaning reduce yields. emphasis on variety selection tied to soil and climate. tables cover smut treatment seed sources and recommended practices.
The article argues poultry raising can be a profitable farm side line with proper facilities and intelligence. It notes rising egg demand, benefits of free-range flocks, and the value of dry, ventilated houses. It cites bulletins from the Dominion Department of Agriculture for guidance.
An ad extols Dr J D Kellogg’s Asthma Remedy as a proven cure backed by thousands of testimonials. A separate vignette shows a woman accepting a marriage proposal after two years, revealing her joy at finally outsmarting skeptical relatives.
An advertisement touts Zam-Buk as a superior skin remedy that penetrates to the disease root, stimulates healthy tissue, and prevents recurrence. It emphasizes herbal, mineral-free ingredients, promises long shelf life, cites past cures, and offers a free trial box for one cent postage by mail from Zam-Buk Co in Toronto.
The text contrasts White's tariff hike to fund public affairs with manufacturers' push for Made in Canada. It urges readers to write to Sir Robert Borden or W T White to ask whether buying imported or Canadian goods is more patriotic, noting the issue's importance and confusion for Canadians.
Dame Reng Bouchard of Saguenay Quebec says she weighed eighty pounds before using Dodd's Kidney Pills and rose to one hundred twenty pounds after four boxes. She urges friends with kidney disease to try the pills, claiming they cure kidneys and purify blood for renewed health.
A mess cook on a Haitian gunboat in Port au Prince left a pail filled with knives and forks in a gun muzzle. The admiral fired a blank salute toward the Grand Hotel, sending knives and forks flying into the walls without injuries, though many near misses were noted. The scene drew surprised silence from guests on the hotel porch.
A newspaper critique warns that shallow ploughing ruins fields by leaving subsoil untouched. It argues deep ploughing with subsoiling and green manuring restores fertility, while shallow methods degrade soil and crops. It ends by noting Mother Graves Worm Exterminator has helped children.
A Liverpool Manchester line digger found rounded corners on heavy spades easier to use. The idea, mocked at first, led to trials, a patent, and a fortune for the workman who championed it.
The defendant protests during sentencing and blames the defense attorney, accusing the judge of assigning the lawyer to the case. The exchange highlights tension in the courtroom as judgment is about to be delivered.
I cured a horse of mange with Minard's Liniment. Christopher Saunders Dalhousie. I cured a horse badly torn by a pitch fork with Minard's Liniment. St Peters CB Edw Linlief. I cured a horse of a bad swelling with Minard's Liniment. Bathurst NB Thos W Payne.
A dialogue hints at a marriage between practical Miss Pepley and a man who balances love with enterprise. They plan a double partnership with a notary public and a clergyman as they complete studies in salesmanship and advertising.
Mrs Dearborn asks about the hyphenated name. Mrs Wabash explains the hyphen shows separation from her husband and identifies both family names Burke and Martin.
A farmer injured by a gasoline explosion after lighting a match in his tank confronts a storekeeper over compensation. The merchant refuses, noting the fault seemed to be gasoline, while the farmer insists the recent batch was defective and caused the blaze.
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