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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
May 16, 1918
Page
3
The article urges a wartime style mobilization of high school boys to supply farm labor. It notes city reserves of teen workers, especially those not usually tapped, and calls for prompt organization before the growing season to place every capable boy on farms, whether in farm camps or other employment.
A visitor declines offered postcard views from the railway line saying they rode the line last week and have views of their own to show.
The article traces centuries of Armenian borders at Kare Batum and Erivan facing Turkic invasions. It notes Ottoman advances, Russo Ottoman power shifts, and in 1918 the Russian republic cedes Armenian borderlands back to the Turks, describing a cycle of conquest and retreat across Europe Asia and the Middle East. It cites Timur Attila and Genghis Khan as echoes of desolation through history.
Ad state claims worms must be expelled for health and promotes Mother Graves Worm Exterminator as the best medicine to destroy worms.
The Grand Island Railway on an Athabasca River island spans a quarter mile with two lorries for stock. Merch ships cargo by boat to the island then moves it by hand to the end where it is reloaded for water transport. The owner notes few strikes, as there are few employees, and says the venture earns thousands annually, arguing it is not only the smallest but the most profitable railroad in the world.
A speech praises British soldiers and the nation’s wartime mobilization. It notes five million British troops, declares the expeditionary force exceptional, and credits valour and devotion for preparation and success while acknowledging past slips and perseverance.
Spring brings anxiety for mothers with young children as overheating rooms trigger colds and tummy troubles. A box of Baby's Own Tablets from The Dr. Jena Medicine Co. Brockville nt, can help by keeping digestion regular to prevent colds and colic.
In a Pittsburg Chronicle Telegraph vignette, Danny Scot and Sandy recall two men in a car aboard a chance encounter with a pretty girl who enters the vehicle. The Scot plans to sit beside her after she pays her fare, delaying the introduction.
A jokey New York Times line notes chauffeur Jinks reports Bill fined for taking out his employer's car without permission. The boss learned of the deed after Bill ran over him.
The British government plans aid to erect 300000 houses in England and Wales and 50000 in Scotland, with building to start during demobilization. The national housing and town planning council will review a comprehensive London plan. Priorities include aid to large families, slum clearance, and rapid housing schemes where shortage exists.
A fragment from a Vancouver Province page shows a character noting Nero had 200 cooks while another asserts their own record is at least fifty more, highlighting a boastful exchange in a provincial context.
A Cincinnati man shares a method to dry up a corn so it lifts off with fingers. The technique emphasizes natural drying and gentle manipulation without pain.
A Cincinnati authority promotes Freezone as a cheap, painless remedy for corns and calluses. Apply directly to the tender area for immediate soreness relief, then lift the loosened corn or callus from the skin without pain. A small bottle is available at drug stores, and pharmacists can order it if not stocked.
An old advertisement touts Putnam's Corn Extractor as a magical remedy that removes corns painlessly. It claims the corn loosens and peels in one solid lump with no pain and says the product costs a quarter and is sold everywhere.
A Montreal Herald anecdote tells how Mike Murphy, a strong physically adept sexton, lost his job when asked to sign a certificate due to illiteracy. He turned to contracting, grew wealthy, and later surprised a bank by his inability to write, saying he would have become a sexton if he could write.
After a decade of use Dr J D Kellogg's asthma remedy is hailed as the sole relief for one grateful user and is regarded as the market's recognized remedy. It is praised for never failing effectiveness and long standing fame as the greatest asthma specific available.
The government states five women can replace four men in munitions factories, even as most workers volunteered without formal training. This official stance emerges amid wartime labor shifts and calls for expanded female participation in essential defense production.
Major Frederick Palmer of the Paris military press bureau meets a whisky colored ex reporter who tail says he wants to do his bit in the war. Palmer suggests the only honorable billet is to join the front as a tank. The Argonaut.
An 1880s era advertisement touts Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery as a safe alcohol free spring blood purifier. It claims to cleanse the blood with herbal roots and glycerine, marketed by Pierce and distributed from Buffalo New York and Bridgeburg Ontario. Testimonials praise its life saving and stomach friendly effects for coughs and general weakness.
A Toronto ad notes the popularity of Dr Chase medicines and offers a free 25 cent Kidney Liver Pills box, Dr Chase Ointment sample, and a copy of Dr Chase's Recipes. To receive this, readers must write Edmanson Bates & Co Ltd Chase Bldg Toronto, name the paper, and send a 2 cent stamp for postage.
A Montreal Star correspondent cites Zechariah 14 7 to argue against daylight saving and notes biblical references frequently influence positions on time changes. The piece treats religious texts as a lever in public policy debate.
A farmer's wife negotiates with a lazy tramp who refuses to chop wood or fetch coal citing principle. He suggests an offer to use a gas stove if available, as the household contemplates alternatives in a rustic scene filled with stubborn humor. A later paragraph promotes Parmelee's Vegetable Pills as a remedy for fever and ague and stomach liver disturbances.
Magnificent diamond presented for Red Cross sale is a pale canary yellow stone weighing 205 carats. Discovered in 1901 in De Beers Mines Griqualand West cut in Amsterdam. A Maltese cross appears in the top facet a likeness shared with famous stones, potentially the world’s largest yellow diamond.
A comical exchange reveals a husband boasting of rapid hair restoration and a wife hurriedly pulling hair in response, highlighting a humorous domestic misunderstanding. The dialogue mocks sales pitches and domestic mischief in a lighthearted tone.
An old advertisement touts Dr Hamilton's Pills as a cure for pallor and weakness. The copy claims increased vitality, renewed blood purity, and stronger nerves with rosy cheeks and laughing eyes, urging readers to buy a 25 cent box from local dealers.
The piece portrays the German Emperor as the focal point of a system causing global misery. It warns that his charm hides a conqueror’s soul and a drive for earthly fame, ignoring the widespread death, plague, hunger, and sorrow he has unleashed across continents.
The commission of conservation has just issued a useful booklet for farmers. It covers tillage, manures, seed selection, clover, farm garden, weeds and pests in an informative manner. Quantity limited. available on request only to bona fide farmers.
Reports from Russia describe a shift to a soviet run government with nine soldiers to one civilian worker, sidelining a universal suffrage constitutional assembly. Critics like Lenine and Trotsky are accused of seizing power while the congress of soviets lacks broad national support.
City leaders discuss two ideas to ease shortages: grow potatoes and vegetables on all vacant lots and feed pigs with kitchen scraps. The proposals aim to boost food production and reduce waste amid shortages.
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