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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Mar 16, 1916
Page
6
A British government committee plans to move soldiers and sailors onto large cooperative estates rather than dispersed plots. Estates would be run by the state with education for new farmers, shared facilities, and social activities, plus expanded holdings for capable occupiers.
A smartwatch style excerpt shows a salesperson seeking practical knowledge about crime in a compendium titled Useful Knowledge. It references wooden “rocks” as code for important info and recalls famous trunk mysteries in a witty exchange.
A physician recounts personal improvement after switching to Grape-Nuts, noting rapid gains in strength and weight, restored nerve and brain function, and renewed ability to work. He urges others with weak constitutions to try the cereal, calling it a duty to share the experience. A Canadias Postum Co notice promotes the product with a testimonial letter.
Winter confinement in stuffy rooms leaves babies prone to colds and unsettled stomachs. A mother is urged to use Baby's Own Tablets to regulate digestion and prevent illness. Sold by Dr Williams Medicine Co Brockville Ontario for 25 cents a box by mail or through medicine dealers.
An early Canadian postage stamp, the twelve pence black from the 1852 issue, sold for 457 dollars at the Charlies Gregory collection auction in New York. Auctioneer J C Jiergenthau said a prominent New York collector bought it, calling it the gem of the Gregory collection.
An ad extols Dr J D Kellogg's Asthma Remedy claiming it attacks asthma directly, reaches the deepest airways, and drives the condition out with repeated use. It urges readers to keep the remedy ready for ready use.
A mosaic map in a Byzantine church at Malaba Palestine is identified as the oldest map still in existence. It depicts a portion of the Holy Land and dates to about 1700 years ago.
The passage notes that in the sixteenth century a lady’s full dress required a breast mirror. These oval mirrors measured about four by six inches and hung at the chest.
New York's speedway in Manhattan costs three million dollars and is reserved for drivers of fast horses. It runs from One Hundred and Fifty-fifth Street north to Dyckman Street, covering four and a quarter miles.
Banking institutions employ from one to six men whose sole duty is to examine every check at the clearing house and vouch for the signature's genuineness.
The German finance minister warned the British empire will fall like Belshazzar and claimed food is cheaper in Germany than in Britain and France. The New York Post notes his predictions lack accuracy and suggests Brits need not worry.
A report claims the tule tree trunk in AE measures 1145 feet in girth, described as the largest tree trunk in the world. Details on location and verification are not provided.
James M. Beck speaking at the Ottawa Canadian Club urged that the United States may enter the war as soon as November elections permit. He praised Canada’s war efforts and paid tribute to France, arguing for right and civilization against Germany and Austria.
At the first symptoms of sore throat that presage ulceration and inflammation take a spoonful of Dr. Thomas Eclectric Oil with a pinch of sugar to ease irritation. It will allay irritation and prevent ulceration and swelling, and those prone to quinsy have reportedly become immune.
At Ottawa on January 20 the Civic Improvement League formed an executive committee of eighteen to draft a constitution. Provincial reps include Beer Toronto Guerin Evans Oliver Garden Conway Burditt Hattie Mathieson, with premiers and civic leaders from Ontario Quebec Manitoba Alberta Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island. National reps feature Robertson White Adams Bryce Watters Lighthall and a National Council of Women nominee.
A southwest hill country mule owner pleads with a claims agent after her mule Sally dies when a fast mail train knocks her over a fence into a gulley. She says Sally was the best mule, valued at forty dollars plus quilts and pears, and that her husband rode Sally.
In a small town restaurant the proprietor imposes wartime prices with limited fare. A diner complains about a large fat pork dish while another ladles out a huge mustard pot, prompting the proprietor to urge sharing the meal among several customers.
Manitoba moves to tax mail order businesses under amendments to the Corporations Taxation Act. The measure would raise taxes on express companies and street railways and define mail order business as any firm that distributes a catalogue or price list to the consumer at large. The bill drafts but cabinet approval is pending.
Victoria Harbor Ontario special report notes Dodd's Kidney Pills cured rheumatism for Mr D A Brotherston, a local resident. He stopped liniment after six boxes, the pain vanished over a year with no return. He credits kidney remedy with draining uric acid from blood and preventing rheumatism.
Saskatchewan dairy officials report 52 carloads of butter shipped to markets outside the province last year. The dairy commissioner notes a shift from importer to exporter, with Saskatchewan creamery butter gaining strong outside demand.
Historical note confirms chimneys were incorporated in house construction as early as the year 1236, indicating early architectural advancement and domestic heating innovations of medieval Europe.
Before the Revolution indigo was among South Carolina’s most valuable products. Elizabeth Lucas, later Elizabeth Pinckney, first planted it in the colony, and by 1744 she married Chief Justice Charles Pinckney. The prewar annual crop exceeded 1.1 million pounds.
A collection of Andrew Lang malapropisms shows the comical misfires in dialogue. A visitor apologizes for an aged aunt's death, while a bereaved niece contemplates a centurion future. In a third class drama, a wife laments a murder as a ginger haired man hides behind a tree.
The Manitoba government decides to appoint a livestock commissioner, the province’s first such official, to help carry out Norris government plans to provide settlers with cattle. Also noted is Holloway's Corn Cure’s strong, near universal success in removing corns and warts.
The London Times argues for varied patriotism and cautions against chauvinist methods. It favors teaching civic duty to country, king, and people, stressing teachers' roles in military and postwar influence on youth.
A Bank of Montreal London staff member describes heavy shelling over four days and a night assault at a listening post. He and two colleagues exited their trench to reach the post, came under flares and shrapnel, and were hit with one badly wounded. The writer and another comrade expect to return in a few days.
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