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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jun 21, 1917
Page
3
An elderly woman on her first railroad ride pulls the bell cord to signal for food. The boy explains the cord rings for meals, the train slows, commotion breaks out, and the conductor asks who pulled it. She requests a ham sandwich and tea.
Guidance on careful overseas parcel packing and accurate addressing for troops. Emphasizes sturdy wrapping with brown paper and a canvas cover, airtight sealing with tobacco avoided near other contents, and indelible ink addressing with sender and customs declarations.
A historical note promoting Dr. Thomas' Electric Oil as useful in camp for explorers and prospectors. It claims rubbing wet cold feet and legs prevents muscle pains and serves as a dressing for cuts contusions sprains with soothing effects.
The article notes dug wells are the most dangerous type due to loose stone walls and cracks that harbor animals. Dead creatures decay in the water, making it unpleasant and unsafe. Heavy rains bring drainage from barnyards and privies, exposing wells to contamination.
The metropolitan report notes a 3 000 000 ton decrease in city garbage collections showing how economy can work in New York. It links every reduced ton of waste to an extra ton of utilized food, underscoring food conservation importance.
An advertisement touts Dr Cassell's Tablets as a cure for infant illness and general ailments. It cites a five to twelve month old baby gaining from 10 to 25 pounds, claims free samples on five cent mailing, and markets the remedy for mothers and life stages. Sold through Gruggists and storekeepers in Canada with offers of tubes and imitations warning.
A secret pact between the Kaiser and Emperor Nicholas against France is claimed in a Moscow newspaper. Count Witte allegedly discovered the treaty in 1905 during Russia Japan peace talks and threatened to derail Portsmouth. Witte warned the Kaisers. the pact supposedly never forgave him.
Mrs. West testifies that Dodd's Kidney Pills cured her husband’s lumbago after medical help failed. She adds she took six boxes and gained 10 pounds, feeling like a new person, with friends noting her improved appearance. The ad proclaims the pills as the best kidney tonic and blood purifier.
Dialogue exchange between Mrs Moon and Mr Moon about wishes before marriage. She notes his law like obedience yet he jokes that her many strong wishes prevent him from choosing the single slightest one. A humorous domestic vignette.
Mothers praise Baby's Own Tablets as essential for keeping babies well by soothing stomach and bowels. Mrs Hilaire Desmarais of St Joseph de Sorel Quebec reports rapid relief from severe constipation, claiming her child became healthy again. Sold by dealers or mail order at 25 cents a box from The Dr Williams' Medicine Co Brockville Ont.
The first Montgolfier balloon arose from a maidens hoop petticoat near a gas retort during experiments. The Montgolfier brothers did not risk themselves, and the initial flight involved a cock a duck and a sheep all returning safely to land.
The exchange pits a famed actor and his manager in a playful onstage moment as a new cigar brand is announced. The manager quips it should outdraw the star, hinting at rising popularity and publicity in show business.
At the Yarmouth YMCA Boys Camp at Tusket Falls in August, Minard’s Liniment was deemed most beneficial for sunburn and provided relief for colic and toothache. Alfred Stokes, General Secy.
Alberta reports a total sheep census of 245000 with 158000 head owned by members of the South Alberta Wool Growers Association. The association is headquartered in Lethbridge.
The article compares major revolutions across Europe and Portugal, noting the rapid takeovers from the Bastille to 1910 Portugal. It highlights durations from six days in Russia to a single day in Portugal, and contrasts longer periods in England and France with swift upheavals in Greece and Italy.
A fragmented quip questions how wealth would be divided in the country and contrasts it with a foolish car remark. The tone hints at social critique and a satirical edge without concrete details or events.
A historic puff promotes Dr. J.D. Kellogg's Asthma Remedy claiming relief after years of suffering. The ad promises renewed body comfort and restful sleep, urging readers to ask their druggist for supply.
A terse dialogue contrasts gendered endurance with a revealing joke. A voice asserts women endure pain more heroically than men, referencing ex Racanian pertinence, followed by a quip: Are you a doctor No a shoe salesman.
A government warning urges voluntary reduction of feeding stuffs as postwar supplies fall to about one sixteenth. Cattle numbers must drop before Christmas while milking stock and fat stock shows continue. Auctioneers are told not to promote prime fed cattle and grain should not be given to pigs or corn to pigs.
The passage praises women militiants in Britain aiding war effort by producing and handling explosive materials. It contrasts industrial sites and factories with the impact on weaponry, noting the control and supervision needed, and claims women’s actions support the state’s defense. It mentions Tommy and gunner ranges, implying the impact of female labor on military power.
The London Free Press notes Armier Lloyd George stated that by June 1915 British forces had lost 84 guns. Since then they have not lost a gun and have captured over 400. It claims German prisoners taken by the British outnumber British prisoners taken by the Germans ten to one.
The New York Evening Sun notes that while the German submarine fired torpedoes sank the Lusitania with 114 Americans dead, the nameless German officer remains undiscovered. It asserts the indictment of William Hohenzollern and Admiral von Tirpitz stands, and argues that those “men higher up” must be punished for the crime.
Advert suggests the uninformed suffer corns while the knowing apply Holloway’s Corn Cure to obtain relief. It frames the remedy as a swift solution for corns, emphasizing ease of use and prompt relief.
In response to a question by W A Buchanan the interior minister gave approximate values for western school lands. Manitoba 63 948 800 Saskatchewan 84 310 000 Alberta 77 986 000 The funds balances on March 31 stood Manitoba 4 008 350 Saskatchewan 3 891 343 Alberta 3 099 222 Unsold areas total 7 321 000 Manitoba acres 7 703 420 Saskatchewan acres 7 114 147 Alberta acres Government seeks transfer of control and administration of school lands representations are under consideration.
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