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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
May 13, 1920
Page
3
The British Admiralty reports progress in wireless control tests for vessels and torpedoes. Experiments show warships with crews of a few men as a future possibility, with a destroyer steered remotely from miles away and searchlights operated by wireless.
Two squares chocolate with two and a half cups sugar and milk cook to a soft ball in cold water. Off heat add Fowler's Wantmore Peanut Butter and salt then beat until thick. Pour into a greased pan cool and cut into squares. Use Fowler's for best results.
A spectator recalls a pianist whose touch impressed the gathering though the host says the performer charged him a hundred before the game in. The remark suggests a sharp exchange over payment amid the event.
An advertisement touts Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery as a powerful blood purifier free from alcohol or narcotics. It claims to restore vim and vitality by cleansing impure matter and offers a trial pack of tablets for 10 cents. Testimonials from users in Buffalo New York and Bridgeburg Ontario appear.
Comic brief notes that Mrs. Olden asks what she married for and Mrs. Bridey replies for a husband in a light New Haven Register item.
Diamond Dye products claim guaranteed rich fadeless color for wool silk linen cotton and blends. The packaging asserts Diamond Dye can dye over any color and recommends using the Diamond Dye Color Card to match materials.
Offers Dr Williams Pink Pills as a blood building tonic to raise red cell count and oxygen transport. Claims include improved appetite digestion and general vitality with testimonials and a mailed purchase option from The Dr Williams Medicine Co. Brockville Ont.
The American Forestry Magazine notes North America hosts more squirrel species than any region, while the largest and most colorful squirrels, including a Malabar coast species described as red above with black and yellow underparts, are found in the Orient and East Indies.
A discharged soldier is asked how he felt when the bullet pierced his arm. He replies with a wry, understated twist, saying he felt distinctly bored, highlighting a stoic, humorous view of wartime injuries.
An extract from the Weekly Bulletin of the Department of Trade and Commerce, March 15 1920, notes a global horse shortage. Britain seeks Canadian heavy horses. German and other European farmers rely on any available animals. U S horse stock shrinks, with high prices and looming scarcity through 1924.
Advertisement touts 25 million Cascarets sold for relief from constipation biliousness indigestion gases colds and headaches. The copy says Cascarets work during sleep removing toxins and waste while strengthening bowel muscles without harming the liver or causing griping. It emphasizes low cost.
A concise saying notes a smile feels cooler in hot months and warmer in cold months than a frown, highlighting weathered emotional contrast.
An odd claim about Minard's Liniment promises dandruff cure though the quote notes silence can be more eloquent than any speech in certain moments.
Lieut.-Col Wm. G. Barker V C D S O earns a second Italian silver medal after a single handed October 1918 action in which he engaged sixty enemy troops and downed six before being brought down. The award calls him Protector of the air and he now holds more decorations than any other living British airman.
The Canadian Government was asked if 50,000 Czecho-Slovak troops returning from Siberia could be transported across Canada. After fighting with anti-Bolshevik forces they plan to travel by Pacific route to Canada then across to the Atlantic and home to their new republic.
An Syracuse Post Standard ad salesman recalls a late conversion story. After years of visits on an eighty four year old merchant, the man praised his health and finally ordered a two inch advertisement. The lesson: persistence pays to win local ads, even late.
The Countess of Warwick, adopted as Labour candidate for East Walthamstow, is noted for her welfare work. She recalls canvassing a northern town where a matron refused entry, then declared she was the party the Labour leader belongs to.
Exports valued at 1 695 621 85 in 1919. Cattle led with 17 159 head shipped to southern points worth 854 512 80. Horses for exhibition and ranching, flour, potatoes, personal effects, and wool made up the rest. Wool exports totaled 515 544 95.
A fragment from a dialogue notes that Eve disliked apples but the forbidden fruit was the key, with Cynicus explaining Eve’s preference and the concept of forbidden fruit. The playful exchange centers on the biblical temptation and a young Callow’s exclamation.
In a blunt directive, a speaker urges taking direct action rather than delegating. The line underscores personal responsibility and warns against sending others to face a task seen as misguided or fruitless.
Product claims to arrest eczema development and leave the baby's skin soft smooth and velvety.
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