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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Mar 28, 1918
Page
3
A British patrol vessel sank a U boat after a brief exchange of fire. The German commander, rescued, complained they would have sunk the ship with proper ammunition. Shells for the U boat were filled with sand instead of TNT.
There is more Catarrh in this section of the country than all other diseases put to them. Doctors prescribed local remedies but failed to cure, claiming it inscurable. Mall's Catarrh Cure, by PF. J. Cheney & Co, Toledo, Ohio, is a constitutional internal treatment claiming to act through the bloodstream to the mucous membranes. A hundred dollars reward offered if it fails to cure any case. Sold by druggists 75c. Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
A Los Angeles Times comment envisions a sweeping prohibition within a decade and a half. The piece predicts national wealth growth and social improvement from closing cheap grog shops and cutting whisky expenditure. It argues prisons and asylums would shrink while child health and education rise.
A humorous clippings note from the Baltimore American recounts an escaped convict who apologized to the warden for his liberty, leaving a courteous note behind. The anecdote highlights the unlikely politeness of the would be escapee.
An advertisement touts Dr Thomas Electric Oil as a remedy for coughs colds sore throats sprains sores and wounds. It markets the medicine as a portable cure all available for twenty five cents.
The Canadian Pacific Railway through its Department of Colonization and Development has issued a pamphlet titled Canada’s System of Government. It explains municipal provincial and dominion government in simple language. Copies are free from Robert J. C. Stead, Department of Colonization and Development, Canadian Pacific Railway Calgary.
An opinion line from the Philadelphia Inquirer notes the trouble is there are too many brainless days, quoted as a friend’s remark.
An advertisement touts Dr. Hamilton's Pills as a cure for women's ills caused by impure blood. It promises rapid improvement in vigor, color, appetite, and digestion, describing the product as safe, mild, and a valued family medicine for forty years, priced at 25 cents per box.
A humorous dialogue from the Buffalo Express features a postmaster questioning a sorter who quits due to failing eyesight. The assistant quips that poor vision made reading newspaper address labels impossible, prompting the postmaster's surprised response.
Australian soldiers, like Canadians, have seen much world travel in service but found hockey on Canadian rinks most appealing. At Cobourg, Ontario, in the military convalescent hospital, these men enjoy the outdoor rink and have learned to skate.
A practitioner certifies personal use and medical prescription of MI NARDO LINIMENT noting reliable results when a liniment is required. The statement asserts consistent efficacy in achieving the desired effect.
The article cites Gladstone's 1870 stance on the Alsace-Lorraine issue, noting his alarm at territorial transfer by force and his warning to Europe that such acts would stain international relations. It references his diary, letters to Bright and Granville, and a New York Times letter remarking on long lasting harm to Europe’s body politic.
The article notes many young women seek wireless operator roles on ships with British service opening to female operators. It mentions American allies already permitting women to qualify and cites Miss du V as the first Baltimore woman to begin sea duty.
A clipped quip voice muses that prosperity ruins many, preferring to be ruined by prosperity than by other means. The wry remark conveys a skeptical take on wealth's effects.
London Times notes that British memorandum insists on full German reparations and damages to Belgium. It argues that international bodies like a League of Nations rely on trust in signatory governments, which the current German regime cannot supply. The piece calls for defeat of the military autocracy to shift Germany’s war aims.
Mrs. W. J. Vale of Pandora Alta praises Dodd’s Kidney Pills and Dyspepsia Tablets for family use. She credits kidney pills with helping her husband’s lumbago and notes personal relief from dyspepsia. The ad highlights Dodd’s Kidney Pills for backache rheumatism and Bright’s disease.
The first short course by Alberta's Department of Agriculture met at Macleod and drew large local farming attendance. Lectures covered silos silage crops sheep raising alfalfa grain varieties soil cultivation and farmers planned to apply the guidance on their farms.
Mrs Merby lectures her Irish maid Bridget on proper names of articles in a humorous exchange. Bridget asks if small basins are her own, and the dialogue ends with her cheerful agreement to avoid calling them jugs.
Government orders grant one year duty remission on meat cattle for bona fide Canadian residents and on traction engines costing over 1400 in Canada for farm use including parts and repairs. The move aims to aid settlers in Western Canada by easing imports of cattle and small tractors.
An Ontario family recounts a severe rheumatic fever case improving after use of Dr Williams Pink Pills. The ad claims the medicine cleanses the blood, builds rich red blood, and cures persistent rheumatism, with Mr Harbottle cited as a dramatic success. It notes availability by mail or from medicine dealers.
Prof. T G Bunting of Macdonald College says seed stocks for sweet corn beets carrots and onions are tight with many late orders likely unfilled. He urges testing old seed noting varying years of viability and potential savings while government efforts aim to ease shortages and reduce waste.
Mr F Hedley Auld deputy minister of agriculture for Saskatchewan spoke at the first Regina Poultry Association meeting urging city breeders to promote poultry raising. He argued grain growers should focus on grain while urban residents can easily enter poultry, gardening, and hog raising to boost food for allies.
A wartime Canadian editorial denounces hoarding of food and fuel as unpatriotic. It urges restraint, warns it raises future prices, and calls public opinion to curb stockpiling to aid soldiers, farmers, and the needy amid railway shortages and broader war strains.
A husky man with six children trailing behind him appeared at a district board claiming exemptions. He said he carried his exemptions with him and asked for relief based on his status and family.
Quote exchange reveals settlement amount of 150000 dollars in a will case. A lawyer notes it is a good round sum, while the other suggests the deceased may have left more, reflecting courtroom banter in a Boston Transcript context.
The Canadian Pacific Association for National Defence outlines how CPR traffic is redirected to relieve congested routes. Examples include one thousand cars diverted via the Soo Line from Winnipeg to Minneapolis to Ontario, mostly grain for domestic use.
Mr R E Protehero president of the board of agriculture warned that Britain faced a year or more with oats in short supply after milling stocks are accounted for. Working horses would run on reduced rations and many carriage horses may be killed unless grass feed is found, while hunters would be sent to pasture.
A wry Buffalo Express quip questions a doctor who claimed no medical issue yet relied on financial concerns for evaluation, reflecting satirical critique of medical and economic scrutiny in a single line.
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