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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
May 17, 1917
Page
6
The Canton provincial assembly formed after the Republic’s founding elected ten women. Among them are two schoolmistresses and several wives of wealthy merchants. Since taking seats they engage in debates and show aptitude for parliamentary work, raising hope others will follow. London Daily Chronicle.
In Calgary and across Canada a movement converts back yards and vacant lots into productive vegetable gardens to ease living costs. Winnipeg alone lists 5 608 vacant lots totaling 5 340 acres plus 20 000 back yards ready for gardens and city land in outlying districts to be leased for gardening. City officials pledge to grow their own produce to last through winter, continuing a practice Calgary has employed for years.
William Wood of Hadlington Ontario testifies four boxes of Dodd's Kidney Pills cured his gravel and bladder trouble. He also reports relief from heart mutterings, shortness of breath, and nervousness with no return of symptoms. He cites others in his area who found the remedy effective for kidney ailments.
Several Germans known to English people could not purchase certificates in the recent war loan yet used neutral channels to buy largely through friends. The London Stock Exchange has learned of the arrangements and brokers now face the question of whether the deals can be cancelled.
The piece argues Germany’s long term planning and discipline produced results, but asserts that France, the United States, and Britain could have succeeded equally or better if they had applied comparable effort. It cites a comparison from H Lidltbotham in Atlantic Monthly and uses a schoolboy metaphor to express the point.
The Appleford Counter Check Book Company invites orders for counter checks sales books and carbon leaf books. It notes rising paper and labor costs but promises low prices, samples, and prompt service from its modern Canadian plant. Offices in Toronto Montreal Winnipeg Vancouver.
A mother questions an applicant for a nursemaid job about her discharge. The girl reveals she sometimes forgot to wash the children, prompting the children to plead for her engagement. The anecdote appears in Harper’s Magazine.
Clerk promotes latest machines claiming a motor car can climb any hill on earth. The chauffeur quips that the previous model could climb a tree, implying overstatement.
A brief exchange reveals how one speaker seeks self view through others eyes while another counters with indifference, hinting at social perception and self image dynamics in everyday dialogue.
In a sharp exchange, John accuses Marice-Well of deception while Dartmouth Tack o' Lantern notes the sun's brightness as the apparent reason for clarity. The dialogue frames a tense confrontation with confrontational emotions on display.
The piece notes the collapse of czarist exile policy as Russia shifts from czardom to republic. It cites massive exile numbers and suffering under the Siberian penal system, the 1863Polish insurrection aftermath, and the 1900 ukase relaxation, highlighting freed political exiles reclaiming patriotism and humanity.
An advertisement touts Dr Thomas Electric Oil as a universal remedy for common illnesses and injuries. It claims effectiveness for coughs colds sore throats bronchial troubles scalds burns bruises sprains cuts sores and ulcers without needing testimonials.
The Christian Science Monitor notes that Juvenal urged Romans to move to the countryside for cheaper rents and brighter living, a philosophy that resonates in the twentieth century as a practical path to better housing and freedom from congested city life.
The new Swedish ministers guiding the cabinet show strong pro German sympathies in their early policy posture.
The Canadian government proposes a formal program to recruit high school and college boys for agricultural work during summer. An official commission will select youths, assess their farming ability, and sign them to six months on farms with parental consent. Records credit their work to academic progress.
Spring fatigue pains aches and skin issues are blamed on poor watery blood. Dr Williams Pink Pills claimed to cleanse bad blood strengthen nerves and renew energy and sleep. Sold by dealers or mail order from The Dr Williams Medicine Co Brockville Ont at 50 cents a box six for $2.50.
A Canadian dispatch from European HQ reports a young Texan who joined Canadian forces carried the U S flag into land battle at Vimy Ridge. He tied the flag to his bayonet, fell under German fire, was brought to hospital, and his name will soon be published.
A report estimates about 3,424 languages exist globally with 1,624 in the Americas 037 in Asia 587 in Europe and 276 in Africa. Some entries may be dialects rather than distinct tongues reflecting regional variation.
Catarrh cannot be cured with local applications because the disease is systemic. Hall's Catarrh Cure is taken internally, acting through the blood to the mucous surfaces. Prescribed by a leading doctor, it blends tonics with blood purifiers to produce notable relief. testimonials available, price 75 cents, sold by all druggists.
In a fragmentary exchange, a lawyer asks if the deceased habitually talked to himself when alone. Patrick Mahoney responds that he cannot say, stating he was never with the deceased when he was alone.
In a tense exchange, Minard accuses the suitor of targeting his daughter for a small salary. The nervy suitor responds that he would not quit his job before obtaining consent, highlighting pressure around family and employment.
The piece notes Mesopotamian gardens covering about 3 000 acres and waste fat from rations yielding 1 000 tons of refined glycerine annually. This glycerine funds propellant charges for roughly 12 500 000 shells and saves the Munitions Ministry about 200 pounds per ton versus American prices. It ends with a nod to Kolloway's Corn Cure as a public remedy.
The Boston Advertiser argues that the Entente navy is essential to keep the United States safe from German efforts to bribe Japan and Mexico. It urges a permanent alliance with the Entente as the logical path to deter submarine warfare and protect shipping and citizens.
In a dialogue, Mrs Johnson and Mr Johnson discuss faith and suffering. He laments being taken by Providence and she questions why he ignores the doctor’s medicine. The exchange reflects hardship and reliance on faith in a rural dialect.
Two travelers recount staying with a welcoming farm family last summer. They value the hospitality and the generosity shown, noting how the hosts would take in anyone in need.
The article cites Gladstone as prime minister arguing neutrals should consult populations before Alsace Lorraine cession. He calls the German plan a European reproach and fears violence would spark broader complications. The London Daily Chronicle notes potential calmer history if his advice had been followed in 1870.
Survivors of a French destroyer torpedoed in the Mediterranean report that in the night they were drawn within range of the enemy submarine by its shouted command in French This way comrades The Glasgow Herald notes this troubling instance of deceptive signaling by an unseen foe and asks if cruelty can go further.
The prompt notes a positive reception of a young playwright's climax with the critic describing it as very welcome. The exchange suggests encouragement for the emerging writer and interest in the work.
A remark notes that a man in a small uniform of power becomes more conspicuous than a woman in the current shortened skirt fashion.
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