09 May 1918
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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
May 09, 1918
Page
1
Local residents and relatives appear in a flurry of visits weddings and services. Fred Chamberd prepares for overseas duty while James Flight Lieutenant Chamberd departs. Pte Merton Atkinson reports safe passage in France. Robt Gill buys a Holstein from John Murray. many church parades meetings and social events are noted across Oak River Hamiota and Brandon.
Hamiota's Departmental Store touts greater opportunity for saving as daylight saving boosts production. The piece argues real saving comes from careful buying, listing cases where money can be saved and noting prices are often lower than factory levels to encourage shopping.
Seven coats in five styles for Misses sizes 16 and 18 priced at half regular value. All-wool serges and plaids include five in-wool serges sized 16 and 18 with regular prices from 13.50 to 15.00 now 5.00 to 10.00, plus a green plaid model size 16 at 15.00 from 20.00. Don’t miss this opportunity.
Careful buying yields special prices on raincoats pants and shirts plus gloves gauntlets and hats. Items include a tweed raincoat size 40 for 5.00 boys pants 1.10 boys scout pants 4.25 for 24 32 men tweed pants 2.00 rompers 50c straw hats 30c to 50c and more.
Housekeepers can save with weekly specials as prices rise on staples. Prunes and peaches feature boxed and tin options with marked discounts, while apricots sell at 3.50 per box. The store touts service and efficiency, large departments, and one roof shopping, plus a ladies rest room and helpful sales staff. Open 8 to 6 daily except Saturday closing.
The Chambers Co. Ltd advertises seven percent farm land loans via L S Taylor of Hamiota. McNaught's Drug Store sells Gopher Poison. E D Hudson explains 9 pm to 9 am calls are consultations with a $2.00 regulation fee. A silver star-pattern brooch is lost between the town north end and Chambers Co. store with reward after finder returns it to The Echo Office.
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