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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Mar 11, 1920
Page
3
A new budget law imposes a tax on households with domestics setting a 40 francs yearly levy per servant. The measure increases travel costs in France by 50 percent and goods transport by 85 percent, with higher rates for larger numbers of servants.
Wakulla Spring near Tallahassee is described as a giant spring 400 feet across and 80 feet deep. It reportedly flows about 120000 gallons per minute and feeds a river 250 feet wide at its source, located roughly 15 miles from Tallahassee.
Two engineers argue about choosing to strike after a meeting. The first cites a decision to strike, while the second blames a trolley strike for his absence and accuses trolley workers of lacking consideration for the public.
The piece warns that harsh Canadian March weather endangers infants as they stay indoors in overheated poorly ventilated rooms. It recommends keeping Baby's Own Tablets from The Dr Williams Medicine Co to regulate digestion and prevent colds, selling for 25 cents a box by mail from Brockville Ont.
England’s early map shows divisions by King Alfred with several counties already bearing their modern names a century earlier, highlighting historical naming continuity across eras.
Side Door Sam and Panhandle Pete discuss a memory from a Saturday about the knights of the bath, recalling a quirky historical phrase from their past.
An unprecedented flow of U S farmers plans to settle in Western Canada this year. The favorable exchange rate lets them save at least twelve months of land costs, prompting rapid investment decisions. A Montana man recently sent $6,000 to invest in Canadian bonds to lock in the rate.
An advertisement touts Milburns Heart and Nerve Pills as a remedy for fainting and dizzy spells caused by heart weakness. It cites a testimonial from Mrs. C A S Drake of Paris Ontario who reports improved breath, reduced dizziness, and better sleep after using the product. Price is 50 cents a box, available at dealers or by mail from The T Milburn Co Limited Toronto Ont.
A summer encounter on a Norwegian road features two mounted German officers halted by a peasant with a low cart. The officer demands passage for which the peasant refuses, joking that he will move only after finishing his luncheon. The scene ends with the peasant taunting the officer.
Officers demanded action but the man remained calm and drank wine as Norwegians and Prussians were contrasted. A five year old told his mother that Eddie and Wose planned a funeral for a dead cat, but permission was granted only to learn the cat was too dead.
An enterprising laundry man in Paris lifts washed garments high into the air with a captive balloon to dry and bleach away from the city dust. The humorous quip about wit and humor appears in the surrounding chatter.
At Messrs. Tattersalls Knightsbridge a selection of heron mares and stallions sold well. Top price 500 guineas for Quadrille bought by Lord Minto. Oie 480 guineas to Gibbs. Neronde 440 guineas to Lord Minto. Private sale Negation at £400 and Nemesis at £450. The sale list included notable mares and stallions from Overman Wickham-Boynton and Drage stock, with prices and consignors recorded.
A period advertisement states Putnam's Corn Extracts will remove hard soft or bleeding corns within twenty four hours. The painless and sure extractor is priced at 25 cents and sold by all dealers.
The British navy plans a spring cleaning selling obsolete battleships including the Bellerophon Sty Vincent Hercules Colossus and Inflexible as gunnery policy shifts to larger 13.05 and 15 inch guns. Old ships cost about 5 million dollars each and may be sold to overseas dominions, with no plan to increase overall fleet size.
The article describes how Fifteen copies of the Treaty of Versailles have ornate bindings by the League of Nations while all but Germany’s copy bear coats of arms. Italy’s is the most ornate and Czecho Slovakia’s binding is the simplest among the illustrated volumes.
The Roumanian heroine Ekaterina Teodoroiu known as the Roumanian Joan of Arc died in action after serving in boys clothes with the 8th Company. Despite wounds that shattered her legs she returned to the front and was made an honorary lieutenant before falling in battle.
A clipped maxim proclaims cleanliness guards health conveying a simple public health reminder about washing hands and maintaining hygiene to prevent illness. The line echoes period public health campaigns urging regular washing and sanitation to curb disease spread.
A fragmentary verse line hints at a man driven by cold to an early grave. The garbled text references a harsh fate, suggesting ruin or death without clear details or context.
Plans call for a grand moving picture house in Calgary to begin this spring and be ready for opening by October 1. The theatre aims to be among Western Canada’s largest and will cost about $500,000 to build and equip.
Eye catching ad urges mothers to choose California Syrup of Figs for children laxative needs. Claims harmless effect on stomach liver and bowels with fruity taste and full dosing on each bottle.
A comic exchange notes a former chicken-raiser who shifted to selling chicken feed, claiming the switch yields a fortune from the same idea. Farmer Corntessel implies the man now profits by supplying followers with feed plans rather than raising birds.
A piece urging self discipline and physical fitness for boys and girls. It promotes regular exercise, hydration, internal cleansing with laxatives, and early doctor consultation for illnesses. It mentions castor oil and Dr Pierce’s Pellets and Golden Medical Discovery as aids, and highlights Uncle Sam’s influence on building strong, well-developed youth.
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