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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Mar 01, 1917
Page
3
The London Advertiser notes concern over about 50 wives and children of Canadian soldiers in Britain. Two worries drive unease: more mouths to feed in wartime Canada and future transport home after the war. Officials admit steamship capacity may not solve the return challenge.
Rear Admiral Perry U S N says Europe moves toward aerial supremacy with a planned aviation army of 160000 and a fleet of 20000 aeroplanes. He notes France already exceeds US army in aviation and Britain surpasses the US Navy in air power, predicting air service may eclipse land and sea forces. The forecast reflects wartime bets on air as decisive.
The article notes historical Swiss naval activity on Lake Geneva around 1590 to 1616 with admiral Gallatin and the Soleil flagship, describing Geneva’s mastery of the sea and the Barques island docking yard once tied to Jean Jacques Rousseau. It ends with a light anecdote about Mother Graves Worm Ex terminator and a bakery horse named Baker during a parade.
Advertisement claims catarrhal deafness cannot be cured by local applications and must be treated systemically. It states the Eustachian tube inflammation causes deafness and asserts Hall's Catarrh Cure cures via the blood. offers $100 for any uncured case and circulars for free. Address J Cheney & Co Toledo Ohio.
A machine designed to ease planting of mato and cabbage seedlings is now used by the Forest Service to plant trees in New York State. It covers 10 000 to 15 000 seedlings daily, requiring three men and two horses. The device creates furrows, drops trees at intervals, then blankets roots with dirt and supplies water and fertilizer. A marker marks the next row as it moves along.
An English process for producing artificial human milk from peanuts soya beans sugar water and mineral salts is claimed. It could be condensed or dried for sale and even fortified with nut fats for taste. A byproduct remains for cattle feed though its acceptability as a substitute is uncertain.
A correspondent sent an incomplete poem with a request to finish it. The editor laughs it off noting their poetic license has expired and they will not renew it. The remark appears in the Victoria Colonist.
London Chronicle expresses cautious optimism about the near future of trial and suffering, aiming toward a peaceful, freer world whose outlines become clear through the mists of the breaking dawn.
A discussion notes the presence of a German surface raider arouses admiration for Teutonic daring yet reveals limits of U-boat success. Surface craft are vulnerable and costly to deploy, while submersibles lack readiness for long independent cruises and remain usable only near bases or on limited cross-sea journeys.
An Ontario woman credits Dr Williams Pink Pills with restoring her health after severe anaemia in 1914. She describes fatigue heart palpitations and nerve weakness improving after three boxes. The advertisement urges weak run down girls to try the medicine sold locally or by mail from Brockville.
In a strange scene a man beside a girl sharpens a pocket knife on his boot while declaring that oats in his ears will trigger a harvest. The girl asks what he will do, and he radiates calm menace as he tests the blade. The exchange unfolds with tense, cryptic banter.
The citizen faced snow piling on the sidewalk and asked passersby what to use for cleaning. One man offered only a shovel and moved on, illustrating a grim humor in the scene.
The article describes a pie plate factory producing about two million plates daily. Seventeen styles exist and one hundred thirty six plates per machine per day. Gulls count and pack rapidly with a skilled worker handling up to fifty thousand daily. Drying rooms use thirty miles of steam pipes and daily air exchange creates a brief indoor shower of condensed moisture.
Mrs William of Adamsville New Brunswick testifies the kidney remedy cured her two year suffering after a cold caused cramps stiff joints dark circles headaches and neuralgia. She reports relief after using three boxes and urges other women in pain to try Dodd's Kidney Pills.
A caricature in Meggendorfer Blatter shows a gentleman giving alms to a beggar who refuses to play his clarinet. The beggar explains he keeps the instrument to frighten people, not to perform music.
At first sore throat symptoms indicating ulceration and inflammation, take a spoonful of Dr. Thomas' Electric Oil with a little sugar to ease irritation. The remedy is claimed to prevent ulceration and swelling and to make quinsy less likely for those who suffer periodically.
Professor Fudge questions Jones about mentioning Dick Wagner Ludie Beethoven Charlie Gounod and Fred Handel while Jones explains he was told to learn about the great composers.
Zurich correspondent notes Hindenburg eclipsing Kaiser Wilhelm in German public view. He is praised for pushing munitions production, calling for mass levy and steering the war effort. Crown Prince von Hohenzollern faces widespread contempt amid Verdun setback.
A shopper rejects items described as strictly hand made and pawed over, arguing unsanitary concerns for the goods. The exchange highlights tension over product cleanliness and selling norms in a market setting.
Advertisement text advises how to handle a nursing bottle after use. It instructs to unscrew, lay in a cool place under a tap, and to boil fresh milk if the baby does not thrive. The wording reflects early 20th century domestic guidance on infant feeding practices.
A Portland dairy showcases meticulous practices to meet strict city rules for clean milk. Cows are bathed and udders washed, milk strained through sterile batting, and care to keep cows calm. The article links these methods to higher milk purity and lower bacterial counts.
An angry man confronts a streetcar superintendent insisting on compensation after his wife’s dress was torn when a conductor stepped on it. He brandishes a small piece of silk and demands that the silk be matched as settlement.
A fragmentary dialogue notes that Rastus did not marry the Coopah girl because she failed at the last minute to lend him a dollar for the license, hindering their nuptial plans.
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