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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Mar 04, 1920
Page
3
The advertisement touts Dr Hamiltons Pills as a mild yet effective remedy for constipation and related stomach issues. It claims to stimulate the secretory system, renew blood, aid digestion, and prevent biliousness, marketing them as a tonic beyond a bowel medicine. Sold by dealers at 25 cents per box with a guarantee of cure.
Dr J S Kirtley at First Baptist church argues Britain’s system is more democratic than the American model. He notes royal representation without executive power and contrasts the British king as representative with the American president as chief executive. He calls for better mutual understanding between Britain and the United States.
Captain von Berfeld, famed for Prince Lichnowsky memoirs, spoke in Berlin last week and declared Germany guilty of starting the war. Lichnowsky, former ambassador to Great Britain, laid the blame in papers published in Berield.
Washington reports a plan to form an international body to promote teetotaling led by the Anti-Saloon League with American sponsorship. A covenant frames the organization to include equal representation for nations, with the U S likely influential amid prohibition power. Jas A White of Columbus chairs the foreign relations panel as Germany has not joined yet.
Japan may be left isolated among great powers warns T Nakahashi minister of education at a political meeting. He notes Russia and Germany are ruined and only Britain France and America stand as western powers. Japan must regulate finance and strengthen national defense to avoid standing alone.
An advertisement extols Dr Williams Pink Pills as a simple home remedy for anemia and fatigue. The copy cites a Toronto woman’s testimonial of restored health after months of weakness and heart palpitations. Pills are sold for 50 cents a box or six for $2.50 from The Dr Williams Medicine Co Brockville Ontario.
Advertisements tout Black Watch plug tobacco as the best black chewing option available. The copy emphasizes flavor and market superiority, urging readers to try the tobacco reputed for its strong cure and reliable performance.
Felix M. Warburg, in his first JDC report, says British care for Jews in Palestine is solid and education and economic plans advance. The committee has managed about 19 million dollars in U S relief and urges adoption of Jewish orphans, stressing immediate needs of food and clothing over reconstruction.
A wry saying notes a man never loses money on fast horses, while slow ones push him toward the free lunch counter. The quip suggests caution with rapid bets and a taste for easy gains.
A Chauvin Alta advertisement touts Dr Chase s Nerve Food as a lasting cure for headaches and nervous complaints. Letters from Rene Page and Mrs C H Christoffer praise relief and renewed health after using the remedy and its ointment.
Western Canada will see more silos as forage farming grows and land stocking increases. Manitoba leads with over a hundred silos, Alberta and Saskatchewan totaling about sixty. Corn, oats, peas and barley serve as silage crops. A medicine Hat irrigation conference will cover silos with papers by G H Hutton and S G Carlyle.
A newly completed vast oil reservoir at Rosyth for the British Navy holds 60,000,000 gallons and covers 11% acres. The concrete structure rests on a rock foundation and is roofed, described in Engineering as the world’s largest tank built in two sections.
Premier Georges Clemenceau toured the canine veterans of the war housed at the Jardin des Plantes under Blue Cross care. He shook paws with dogs honored for service, praising their intelligence and heroism alongside human efforts in Saar Valley and Fiume disputes.
Nine American mining men say more than forty citizens and Mexicans have been killed by Yaquis and bandits in La Colorada district Sonora Mexico during the last two weeks. They report conditions to the state department in Washington with copies to Senators Thomas Johnson Smith and Ashurst.
A Cincinnati authority promotes Freezone as a painless remedy for corns and calluses. A small amount sold at drug stores supposedly frees feet of all corns with no infection risk. The compound dries on contact and does not irritate surrounding tissue, a fact noted as women wear high heel shoes.
Ottawa reports government discussions on selling Canadian wheat to Greece. Prime Minister Sir Robert Borden says no contract yet. negotiations continue with focus on exporting wheat products. Finance Minister Sir Thomas White cites about 1,000,000 bushels monthly for a year, price at Port Arthur market plus transport costs. includes 3,000,000 bushels this year.
The article notes that per person yearly soap use in Russia is just over two pounds, indicating low overall personal consumption. It frames the figure as a point of comparison for domestic living standards rather than a policy issue or health metric.
A truncated health note asserts that eighty-five percent of men die before sixty-five and discusses savings. The fragment mentions life expectancy and financial planning but lacks full context or sources.
London reports Lord Milner secretary of the colonies indicates a comprehensive emigration scheme may emerge soon. At a London meeting of the British Women's Emigration Association and allied groups he urged directing emigration into proper channels and greater government assistance.
The Osaka Mainichi reports 4500 German prisoners in Japan remain loyal to the Kaiser and hope for positions in the South Seas and China. Hundreds at Narashino detention camp plan to petition the Japanese government to run a colony in Hokkaido after release, with authorities considering the request due to skilled machinists and artisans among the petitioners.
Plants bloom amid shell torn ground and dugouts on French battlefields. Experts say seeds buried decades ago may retain germination power and sprout after earth upheaval. A London botanist notes seeds buried over 60 years could still germinate, explaining new flora observed by soldiers.
The Army and Navy Veterans' Association passed a resolution urging the Dominion government to standardize pensions. Speakers objected to officers receiving higher pensions than rank and file, noting the Army's volunteer composition and that educated men enlisted as privates to gain advancement.
Report from Ottawa on cheaper cloth is disputed by Toronto manufacturers and wholesale cloth men who say prices will not fall. The Moose Jaw Y.M.C.A. plans to enlarge its building this year.
The Canadian Associated Press reports an agreement to promote an imperial emigration program enabling British soldiers to settle in the dominions. It would offer free passage funded by the British Government and loans at pre-war rates to spur new settlement, railway building, and broader development independent of dominion plans for their own troops.
A group of Iowa bankers urged by D. A. Downie of Winnipeg toured Western Canada last fall. They secured a tract of 8000 acres in the Swan River valley and plan to begin cultivation at once, breaking 3000 acres this summer.
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