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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jun 17, 1915
Page
6
The London Times notes that German orders cannot excuse crimes, stating superior orders do not shield soldiers from trial and punishment for murder. It adds that British opinion does not demand trials or harsh treatment for submarine prisoners, reflecting a liberal stance on morality and justice.
H G Wells in the London Daily Mail argues that Britain’s elite show intellectual weakness while common people display patriotism. He calls for schools that instill knowledge of France India Russia and the wider world and promote critical thinking free from cant.
Bill notes how Indenburg now has an English wife and Alf agrees the match explains his ongoing quarrel. The exchange hints at tensions and a personal motive behind recent altercations involving Indenburg and associates.
A Belgian driver recalls an officer who stripped to aid a wounded man during a retreat from Antwerp. He carried the soldier on his back through a deadly corridor between trenches, taking a bullet intended for the man and sacrificing his own safety in the name of saving a comrade. Minard's Liniment is noted.
The Grain Growers Guide calls for a national campaign for political purity, criticizing graft and corruption in federal and provincial politics. It argues both major parties and individual electors share blame and urges voters to start reform at home in their neighborhoods.
Mrs Jos Desrosiers of St Alphonse Quebec says the tablets saved her baby from worms and extreme illness. The product is claimed to expel worms break up colds fevers cure constipation and aid teething. Sold by medicine dealers or 25 cents a box by mail from The Williams Medicine Co Brockville Ontario.
Soldier describes a bayonet assault and post action shock as nerves tighten and vision narrows then return. He recalls the first German encounter, the urge to kill, and the delirium of combat followed by a tremulous reaction. Also includes a health ad for Holloway s Corn Cure and a political anecdote warning about lockjaw.
A passenger confronts a reckless chauffeur who drives past an injured man, then feigns detachment by claiming news reports will cover the incident. The exchange captures a dark, satirical moment about media fixation and urban indifference.
The Milwaukee Journal extols farming as desirable and liberating. It highlights independence, intelligent work, modern conveniences, and a path from laborer to competent farmer, urging youth to consider agriculture to build strength, character, and spiritual closeness to the land.
An Austrian prisoner writes from Siberia about how Esperanto helped him communicate with Russians and fellow detainees. He recalls friendly officers who spoke the neutral language and says a minister of war supported its study. The letter notes groups of Esperanto students in Siberia and hope for return home. He questions a later admission of error as a game loser’s stance.
A letter from Windsor Ontario, printed by the Canadian Postum Co, extols Grape-Nuts as a diet for all ages and as a meat substitute. The writer claims health gains, steadier nerves, and reduced weight after six months with varied uses, plus a hot Postum in the morning.
The article weighs the long standing duel between armor and guns vs. submarines. It notes submarines’ stealth and attack advantage but also their slow submerged speed and danger to crew. It concludes both types will likely endure, with battleships and submarines each increasing effectiveness.
The ad claims Hall's Catarrh Cure can cure catarrh at all stages, a constitutional disease. It asserts internal action on blood and mucous surfaces and promises strength by constitutional buildup. Proponents offer $100 for any uncured case and request testimonials. Sold by druggists.
An English Red Cross nurse reports four terrible days in Lodz before a timely evacuation. She praises the Russians for their calm, orderly conduct, noting two houses hit but the hospital spared. She admires their stoicism and value of help from the nurses and officers alike.
A vintage ad style exhortation promotes Dr Thomas Eclectric Oil to soothe sore throat and prevent ulceration with a spoonful plus sugar. A comic Irish farmer exchange follows, then a caustic remark on schools and a nod to Minard’s Limmert Lumberman’s Friend.
The Pasha is the sole Turkish title conferred personally by the Sultan and holds a precise rank. Originally for princes, it now suits high merit military men and governors. Other titles Aga Bey Effendi are mere conventional additions with no fixed rule. Beys govern provinces and include many officials. an Aga may hold a confidential post, be retired, or a big landowner.
Sir Victor Horsley argues in protest that rum drinking began with troops in Marlborough's Flanders campaign. Camden notes English soldiers first learned heavy drinking during the Dutch wars and that drunkenness later prompted strict laws to restrain it.
Per cival Gibbon writes that distant fires flash like marsh-fire sparks and red eyes in the leftward line. A weary officer notes those fires burn the dead and says they will light the road to Berlin as the battle rages.
A father urges his son to observe, while relatives remind him to notice details. The text then shifts to briefly promotional medical advice for rmelee’s Vegetable Pills and ends with a humorous exchange about manners and social climbing. The fragment includes a joke about a gun, teeth, and cards in a desk.
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