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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
May 06, 1920
Page
2
Miss Challand reports Roxana and Miss Downing vanished from the music room. Ruggles finds Ruth injured and nearly strangled in the moonlit pines, then awakens to Ruth’s anger and resolves to help her return to the house.
Miss Challand and Ruggles discuss Ruth who is restlessly moving in the house while Roxana remains at large. Von Hertzell has been summoned after a sudden family illness and will travel by midnight boat from Calais to London. Authorities rest and await news to avoid a scandal.
The scene follows Ruth and Roxana, an unnamed Georgian girl, as they contemplate a moonlit stroll. Roxana promises to reveal a Circassian dance Ruth had long requested, urging Ruth to leave the grounds discreetly for a private performance. Ruth agrees, drawn by curiosity and a sense of adventure.
A Kansas farmer J. S. Brown of Mulvane offered to rent his farm on a fifty fifty basis with himself providing the land and equipment and the tenant and his wife doing the work. The ad drew massive interest with long distance calls and hundreds visiting, signaling farm labor unrest and a shift toward partnership models as a solution.
The War Office states that 2 017 officers and 17 815 men were released in the latter half of March and that since the armistice 4 018 706 officers and men have been demobilized.
Mrs. Robert Baird of Belmore Ontario testifies that Dodd's Kidney Pills restored her energy when she felt weak and run down last summer and aided her baby and son. She urges women to consider kidney health as key to strength and health, claiming kidneys failings cause most ills.
The Indianapolis News argues educators should not overemphasize moving pictures in teaching. It warns that teaching children to think in pictures hampers sound reasoning and criticizes magazines for printing thrillers as stories. The piece urges restraint and emphasis on words.
A. E. Wilson announces storage of 3600 bushels of Kauhanka durum wheat at Moose Jaw with 1100 bought by the Saskatchewan Department of Agriculture. The plan pairs Dominion and Provincial support to seed the drought resistant variety, selling at Winnipeg price while sharing costs, and shipments to Minneapolis via CPR. University tests show Kauhanka yields better under dry conditions than Marquis.
A provincial sales pitch touts Milburn’s Heart and Nerve Pills as a remedy to lingering effects of the Spanish influenza. The testimonial from Mrs. C. C. Palmer of Keppel Saskatchewan cites improved heart and nerve strength after two boxes. Price 50 cents a box.
The Christian Science Monitor reports a major summer operation to raise blockships at Zeebrugge and Ostend. Each ship weighs about 5,000 tons and lies 17 feet in mud. crew expect to beat the 3,900-ton lifting record within days.
An Italian airship on its way to Japan was forced to land near Reka due to engine trouble. Bedouins aided the crew and guided them to safety. Sheikh Meshem Bey of the Anaze tribe provided hospitality. The aviators thanked the Italian consul for Arab kindness and assistance.
Residents keep themselves occupied tending to neighbors' concerns and local happenings, trading gossip for practical help and community oversight. The common mood mixes curiosity with caution as everyone watches the town's daily shifts.
The Vancouver Province notes Britain bore heavy wartime financing for Europe, lending to Russia France Italy Belgium and the Balkans. It argues repayment would allow Britain to offset imports with the United States and stabilize the pound, stressing Britain pays for others’ freedom.
A legal correspondent notes a minor figure fuming after a judge rejects a motion. The brief comment highlights frustration with the ruling and the potential impact on a forthcoming appeal.
A breezy advertisement claims Freezone cures corns and calluses quickly with a few drops. It asserts the product costs only a few cents, works with fingers, and removes the corn or callus from the skin without pain.
The British Columbia government plans to spend eight million dollars on provincial roadways in the next few years. Five million will come from a loan to be issued soon, with funds also from motor-licence increases and one million two hundred fifty thousand from the federal government. A coast interior highway project begins this year amid route disputes. Plans also include a peace arch at the international boundary for centennial celebrations with Marshal Foch to dedicate the arch by September 20.
An old health ad claims torpid liver and sluggish bowels cause indigestion and headaches. Cascarets are promoted as a safe nightly cleanse that purports to straighten the system by morning, contrasting with harsh laxatives like Calomel, Salts, or oil.
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