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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
May 06, 1915
Page
3
Reports show Canada reduced fire losses in 1915 to 2 498 854 from 4 577 661 in 1914, the lowest in over five years. Most fires stem from defective pipes and faulty construction, worsened by cold weather and heating pressure, with many incidents preventable.
Mrs Wiseneighbour urges better laundry arrangements noting the need for an in durated Fibren tub to wash clothes. The comment implies practical steps to ensure a successful Wasa day event.
Mrs Wise notes that Eddy’s Fibreware Pails and Tubs differ from woodenware because they are made from compressed fibre fused at high heat in a single piece. She claims no splinters warp or split, offers longer wear, lighter handling, and suggests buyers consider this when choosing kitchen utensils.
Pall Mall Gazette notes that praise tends to focus on trench soldiers while neglecting the base staff who supply them with essential items. The piece highlights grey hair from bureaucratic red tape and the frustration of officers and supply delays delaying shipments and rail hindrances.
Wise mothers apply Millers Worm Powders when children show worm symptoms. The powder is described as absolute in clearing the system, restoring healthy conditions, and ensuring comfort and robust growth. It is touted as the most trustworthy worm exterminator.
A concert party proprietor assures soprano Miss Deerly that his troupe is like a family with no quarrelling or jealousy. He claims no singer has given him cause for jealousy in all his experience. Musical America quotes the remark.
An advertisement touts Cure Never known to fall as soothing and healing within 24 hours. It claims daily use relieves pain and stings, insisting no remedy is quicker safer or surer than Putnam's Painiese Corn Extractor sold everywhere at 26e per bottle.
Forest screens for coast defenses may aid troop concealment and fortify eastern border logistics. United States plans to plant artificial forests near New York, Long Island Sound, Boston, and Pensacola defenses while Congress debates funding. The article also details naval force structure, ships, and the Krupp 14 inch mounting as a pivotal factor shaping modern battleships.
Thousands of dears have been vainly spent on asthma cures yet relief remains scarce. Dr. J D Kellogg's Asthma Remedy claims true benefit at a minimal price, within reach of all and marketed as a national remedy available through dealers.
The Ontario Department of Agriculture released Bulletin 229 by J. E Howitt and R. E Stone. It explains causes and cures for grain smuts and rusts and offers seed treatment methods to reduce crop losses, with oats and wheat identified as the most affected.
A medical professional, C A Kin u M D, states he has used,min ard s liniment personally and prescribed it in four cases with successful outcomes. The note asserts reliability and effectiveness of the liniment in practice.
Two centuries hence the great housing and town planning movement will be judged alongside the Renaissance for its reform of urban layout. It aims to plan wide roads, open spaces, and hygienic housing for rich and poor with abundant unfettered ground, shaping cities and towns.
Britain paid about a thousand million dollars yearly for foodstuffs excluding tea, coffee, cocoa and beverages. In 1913 notable imports included two million dollars of potatoes and one million dollars of eggs from Germany, nearly two million dollars of fruit from Austria-Hungary, and fifteen hundred thousand dollars of fruit from Turkey in the early months of last year.
There is widespread catarrh in the region once deemed incurable, now claimed a constitutional disease requiring constitutional treatment. Hall's Catarrh Cure from F. J. Cheney & Co. of Toledo Ohio is advertised as the remedy, with a $100 reward for any case it fails to cure and distribution through druggists. Take Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
The Detroit Free Press notes Ttig’s claim that obtaining a Turkish bail in London or an Irish stew in Berlin is now impossible, implying a broader commentary on availability or policy affecting these items.
A nonpartisan House of Commons committee notes the British pension plan would cost nearly 1.725 billion dollars before the last pen sloner dies. First year outlay may reach 280 million, with 65 million in the postwar year, assuming a three million man army, two year war, 10 percent deaths and 12 percent disability. The plan would exceed Europe’s total revenue capacity by over three billion dollars.
Miss Mary Bridget Whelan a Kronman Catholic school teacher in Trinity Bay Newfoundland credits Dodd's Kidney Pills with restoring her health after illness and confinement to work. She says the remedy strengthened her, improved her overall health, and cured the kidneys without harming other parts of the body.
Mrs. Jones buys a chicken and after stuffing it with crumbs and sauce presents it to the family. The father, carving the bird, fears the bird was a great coward. He quips that the bravest are the tenderest, delivered with dry humor.
A humorous dialogue depicts a doctor and patient joking about self improvement and a remedy for dandruff. The editor quips about sounding like a crowd while the patient asks about the tongue test, adding light, human commentary.
The article credits a top German naval architect with designing the strongest fast capital ship using Krupp 14 inch guns but notes the ordnance recoil nearly sank it. It says Germany replaced 14 inch guns with 12 inch ones and later sought a 15 inch weapon as the U S Navy fielded large dual purpose guns. It concludes with anticipation of a great fleet action.
Medical authorities warn nervous ailments worsen in April and May due to spring changes in the body. They recommend Dr Williams Pink Pills to restore red blood and strengthen nerves, noting benefits for headaches poor appetite and skin issues, with sales through druggists or by mail from Brockville Ontario.
A tourist chats with a querulous Highland farmer who refuses speculation citing domestic duties. The scene includes humorous exchanges on farming, shipping corn, and a quip about a wife’s interest during wartime. The ad ends with a mention of Hollows Corn Cure as a remedy.
A consumer testimonial letter describes nervous prostration and paralysis risk with symptoms of restlessness insomnia and poor appetite. It praises Dr Chase's Nerve Food as a restorative claiming recovery from heart palpitations dizziness and locomotor ataxia after using the product with multiple neighbors noting improvements. The ad lists prices 66 cents per box or six for 2.59 and provides dealer and distributor references.
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