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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Mar 27, 1919
Page
3
Snow heavy in Port Arthur signals a lengthy winter with more storms to come. Indians with dog teams expect substantial snowfall and blizzard conditions, predicting wintry and stormy weather through March.
Mayor Hylan and Police Commissioner Enright pressured Lexington Theatre to cancel planned German operas amid fears of public disorder. A soldiers and sailors committee, with a 2000-signature petition, urged the mayor to stop the performances.
The steamship Empress of Japan reached Vladivostok with details of signallers and army service corps for the Canadian contingent. Passenger included Mr. Braithwaite, financial expert of the Canadian economic mission in Siberia.
A health advisory praises Dr Williams Pink Pills as a way for women to build red blood, strengthen nerves, and prevent breakdowns. Mrs Milan Bailey of Utterson Ontario shares her recovery after six boxes, urging friends to use the medicine. available from Brockville Ontario company or dealers at 50 cents per box.
Vital statistics show 1 116 influenza deaths in December 1918 in Saskatchewan at 1.5 per 1000. Total influenza deaths for October to December reach 3 072 with a 4.6 per 1000 rate. Province's total deaths from all causes in 1918 were 5 139.
J. L. Mullen president and F. F. Schellenberg engineer of the Prince Rupert Drydock and Engineering company arrive from Pittsburgh to plan the construction of two 21 800 ton steel ships at Prince Rupert. Mullen will stay a month while Schellenberg remains permanently to supervise. Steel will be rolled in Chicago and fabricated locally, with 600 men to be employed on the coast.
A health note claims brain workers suffer more digestive issues than manual laborers and that Parmelee's Vegetable Pills are the best remedy. It asserts the pills are specially formulated for such cases and that users certify their superior power.
From Basel reports indicate the former German emperor finds life in Holland unhealthy and wishes to move to Egypt’s Riviera for health reasons. He asked Mathias Erzberger to appeal to the Allies on his behalf. The item is mixed with a brief dialog about a woman’s aim in life.
John Wakefield of La Have Islands Nova Scotia reports long time use of Minard's Liniment for sprains bruises chest tightness throat soreness and headaches. He says a new bottle is bought before the old runs out and highly recommends the product.
The Daily Mail reports definite information that Britain and France have agreed to construct a tunnel under the channel. A special commission in Paris is studying the project along with tunnels under the Bosphorus and the Straits of Gibraltar. Engineering plans are said to be so advanced that work could begin immediately.
Lieut. Col. A Balfour recalls a Royal Institution lecture about General Birdwood in Gallipoli encountering an Anzac washing in a mug of water. The general asks if he is having a good wash and the soldier replies that he is, but wishes he were a blinking canary.
An advertisement extols Cascarets as a gentle liver and bowel cleaner that relieves headaches biliousness bad breath coated tongue and sour stomach. It claims overnight benefits with a pleasant candy like feel and asserts children also gladly take it without griping.
In southern Saskatchewan the cold spell has forced ranchers to dip into feed reserves yet the unusually open winter has allowed cattle and horses to forage. Most farmers report little hardship and have kept winter stocks available for emergencies.
There is more catarrh in the section of the country than all other diseases put together. Hall's Catarrh Cure, by F. Cheney & Co, Toledo, Ohio, is a constitutional remedy taken internally and claimed to cure. One hundred dollars reward for any case it fails to cure. Sold by druggists 75c. Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
A frustrated figure contends with the burden of greatness, facing public skepticism and personal doubt as expectations loom large. The piece explores the gap between ambition and achievement, noting the toll on reputation and resolve.
Washington reports the first case of an airplane imported under its own motive power. An American bought a Canadian plane and flew it across the border near Detroit. Customs ruled if it stays in the United States it is taxed as a manufactured article at 20 percent. if it leaves within six months it is considered on tour and not taxed.
A paper by E. B. Craft and E. H. Colpitts of Western Electric describes a method to link wireless and wire telephone systems. A voice could travel part of the distance over a wire and the rest through the air using a device as simple as a repeater. The authors say wireless telephony will supplement rather than rival wire systems.
A Newark brewery has been converted into a nut butter plant at an estimated cost of $200,000. The operation will employ between 500 and 600 people.
A mother’s guide urges laxative use to treat coated tongues and constipation in children. The ad claims quick relief within hours, promotes “inside cleansing” as primary care, warns against counterfeit syrups, and advises buying California Fig Syrup Company products with clear bottle directions.
The ad urges praise for successes and urges readers to try Miller's Worm Powders. It claims the product defeats worms and improves appetite, liver and bowel function, noting children improve once treatment starts.
Among 1,000 species of flowers, 284 are white, 223 yellow, 223 red, 114 blue, 72 violet, 36 green, 12 orange, 4 brown, and 2 black.
The district ranch inspector touring southeast Alberta reports cattle ranges as they were in October with no imminent losses. Farmers have hay on hand and feeding is minimal, leaving cattle in good condition to survive March weather until new grass appears.
An old advertisement extols Putnam's Corn Ex as a painless remedy for corns. It touts five years of affection for two toes and five applications to end with a cure, pricing the product at 25 cents and urging purchase at all dealers.
Shorthorn cattle push price records in Canada Chicago and Denver markets. A December load of yearlings at 1151 lbs sold at 20.00 per cwt, then a 1832 lb load went at 20.59. Denver Winter Show feeder loads with Weiss Bros. topped 20.75 per cwt and outsold Hereford champions.
The North Canada Lumber Co reports stronger business across northern Saskatchewan with excellent retail activity since January 1. High crop yields and farm improvements drive demand for lumber including materials for new barns. Southern Saskatchewan also shows keen demand, and the anticipated wartime downturn has not appeared.
An old ad mentions brom Quin ine tablets as a laxative remedy for colds and influenza. It notes GROVE S signature on the box and references a single “Bro mo Quinine” bow. The fragment is terse and promotional.
The Manitoba department of agriculture reports steady industry progress in 1918 with butter exports exceeding 1917 by over one million pounds. Farmers earned about 904,912 more for dairy products, totaling dairy value at 7,393,534.15 dollars.
The council heard Dr. Benis of the Czecho Slovak delegation describe a widespread conspiracy against the new state by Germany Austro Germany and Hungary. Documents found on a German courier arrested at Prague suggest a large plot to incite revolution and arm opponents of the government. The council will investigate and bolster security as it reviews Polish frontier tensions and possible links to a Baltic sea outlet and the Danzig corridor.
A promotional notice claims restless children suffer from worms and that Mother Graves Worm Ex Terminator will relieve them and restore health.
An English inventor captures rising tide in basins to drive turbines linked to generators as the water recedes. The device converts tidal motion into electric power, illustrating early methods of harnessing ocean energy for electricity.
In the British Museum bricks from Nineveh and Babylon are shown. They resist decay and disintegration though not baked or burned, having been dried in the sun by ancient builders.
Minard's Liniment for sale everywhere. Three of the most important European banks, England France and Vienna, were founded by Scots men. Holloway's Corn Cure claims to remove corns and warts without scarring.
Mounted police return from the Arctic say Fort MacPherson reports the poorest fur harvest ever known. The remark contrasts names with reality and uses a folksy lesson about meanings.
The article explains kidneys filter waste from blood, importance of annual water testing by a chemist, and suggests sending a sample to Dr. Pierce's Laboratory in Buffalo for free analysis. It notes backaches and painful urination as inflammation signs and mentions Anuric by Dr. Pierce as a remedy.
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