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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Mar 07, 1918
Page
6
In a tale from the New York Globe two brothers entertained by a rich friend drift from casual talk. The elder boldly misidentifies Omar Khayyam as a wine and cites Chianti. The exchange ends with the younger correcting the error noting Omar Khayyam is a cheese.
A. P. correspondent at Stockholm reports an ancient prophecy fulfilled in Riga during the fall. Two years ago Russians seized valuable bronze and copper articles from the city including an old church bell bearing an inscription in old German stating He who moves me from my place will lose Riga.
Saskatchewan ended the year with 32 000 automobiles, doubling from 1916. The province holds about one third of Canada's cars despite only one tenth of the population, with a car to 24 people ratio similar to the United States. Crop and dairy wealth pushed provincial income above 350 million dollars, and livestock gains lifted the total beyond 400 million.
The piece argues that household mothers suffer weakness from modern demands and that Dr Williams Pink Pills rebuild blood for better health. It cites Mrs W H Alberry of Mallorytown Ontario praising the pills after long illness and nursing her baby, claiming improved strength and wellbeing. The ad notes purchase options from The Dr Williams Medicine Co Brockville Ontario.
The bakers of Canada cooperate with the food controller to save wheat flour for export to the Allies. At the Ontario Bread and Cake Manufacturers Association meeting in Toronto, Professor K Harcourt of Ontario Agricultural College/Guelph represented the food controller. A committee was appointed to draft resolutions.
Advert says Holloway's Corn Cure relieves pain from corns fast and helps remove them. It promotes quick comfort and simple at home treatment. The copy emphasizes ease of use and relief for sufferers.
A German prison camp housed Russian musicians forming two choruses and an orchestra who performed sacred music in the town church. The concert drew sizable takings, donated to German prisoners in Russia. Included were two singers known from the Russian opera company at Drury Lane.
A terse exchange notes the need for paternal approval before proceeding with Jack Gear. The speakers urge direct conversation to obtain consent, acknowledging familiarity with the father.
At the Tristate Grain and Stock Growers convention in Fargo H L Bolley North Dakota state seed commissioner urged farmers from Wisconsin Minnesota and neighboring states to reduce grain grade varieties. He warned that commercial milling grades do not guarantee seed quality and mixing grain in local elevators risks disease and weed spread. He urged growers to produce their own seed and avoid commercial seed grades while mixing persists.
London report confirms British cavalry reserves did not exploit the Cambrai breakthrough. Echo de Paris cites Ludendorff conceding gains were undone as Byng’s attack faltered and two British guards divisions held firm, enabling prisoners and tanks to be recovered during the German withdrawal.
An old Mississippi man delivers a stark funeral line over the coffin of a fellow Black man with a rough reputation. He lifts his hat, looks down, and says in solemn tones that Sam Wiser is gone and hopes his fate was better than his life.
John Walefield of LaHave Islands Nova Scotia extols Minard's Liniment for sprains bruises chest tightness throat soreness and headache and says they stock a new bottle before the old runs out praising its versatility and reliability.
Saturday a curious smell filled an English cinema at Bromley causing tears and sickness among the audience. Firehouse windows left, three soldiers were seen leaving before the fumes and an officer compared the effect to tear shells.
Anuric by Dr. Pierce is advertised as a successful self defense remedy for mutism kidney trouble and pains linked to rheumatism sciatica and bladder stones. The ad urges exercise open air water intake and a double strength Anuric tablet regimen with mail trial offers from Buffalo New York and Bridgeburg Ontario. It also cites a testimonial from Mrs H Mapsouam of 134 Albert St praising Asuke for gravel uric acid relief and general health gains.
A Grand Bend Ontario mother praises Dr Chase's Ointment for her child's ringworm like sores clearing after the first use and not returning in two years. A local acquaintance confirms her statement as true. The advertisement lists price and warns against substitutes.
The Case of Belgium II remains vital as precedent for peace talks. The enemy has not confessed wrongdoing, and full guarantees of restoration and reparation are demanded before negotiations. The Scotsman notes pan-German aims to keep Belgium under German influence.
The text argues postwar peace must be a global, cooperative settlement, not for any nation’s gain. It champions a League of Nations and an international council of democracy, seeking a universal, rebuilt world free of narrow loyalties. It notes religious and social forces pushing toward this global cooperation.
The food controller and the fish committee promote frozen fish to lift demand and free beef and other meats for export. H B Short of Digby notes 75 ships and about 1500 men idle in Lunenburg as winter fishing declines. A campaign in the Maritime Provinces stresses thawing frozen fish in cold water and seeks salt supply from Europe to aid ready sale.
A Canadian Baptist reflection notes that leaders in Canada the United States and Britain openly acknowledge God as ruler of nations. The piece praises religious tone in public discourse and editorial pages, asserting politics benefits from alignment with righteousness and divine guidance.
The ad proclaims Dr Kellogg's Asthma Remedy quickly drives asthma away. It claims the medicine reaches the inmost breathing passages and leaves no place for trouble to lurk. Readers are urged to keep it ready for use.
Mr. Roland Hill reports from Northern France that Canadian woodsmen have expanded a small plant into eleven mills with a growing town nearby. They replaced captured German output and have supplied the French front, sometimes cutting up to 300,000 feet of lumber daily.
A World War II era editorial urges continued resistance against Germany, stressing that liberty for French Belgians Italians Poles Serbs and Lithuanians depends on decisive defense. It warns that delaying explanation wastes fighting time and that victory hinges on artillery, not words.
Catarrhal deafness cannot be treated by local applications and requires a constitutional remedy. The advert claims the cure works through the blood on mucous surfaces, offering one hundred dollars for any case it cannot cure, with circulars free and druggists selling for 75 cents.
Colonel C Derck of the French army, visiting Canada, bears ninety seven wounds yet remains active in service. He notes shell fragments still in his body and credits medical science with his recovery while urging persistence in frontline treatment. A separate ad touts Miller's Worm Powders as a remedy for children afflicted by worms.
Canada reduced cane sugar consumption as the food controller tightens trade controls. The effort gains cooperation from many women's organizations and other bodies in promoting conservation and appealing to the public to economize.
British shipping has fallen by 4 750 000 tons since the war began while more than 14 000 000 tons remain in service.
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