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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
May 20, 1915
Page
3
Morgan Robertson, noted writer and inventor of the periscope, died recently in Atlantic City at age sixty five. He conceived the periscope in his 1905 book The submarine Destroyer and patented a model shown to Holland Submarine Co. officials, who then purchased the invention for fifty thousand dollars.
Mrs Wiseneighbour wonders how fibreware items differ from flore and woodenware, asking for clarification on material properties and use. The note references Eddy's Fibreware as a brand and contrasts with wooden alternatives.
The Michigan Farmer argues pure-bred livestock broadens a breeder’s view, improves character, and helps keep boys on the farm. It encourages participation in associations, fairs, and learning from peers, contrasting pure-bred with scrub stock.
When energy flags and business cares irk, Parmelee's Vegetable Pills regulate a deranged stomach and disordered liver. The ad promises relief from debility and a new sense of well being with a simple pill available at any drug store.
Demand for Bulletins Pamphlets Records and Reports by the Publications Branch of the Department of Agriculture at Ottawa has overwhelmed supply. Some Bulletins are exhausted and cannot be reprinted quickly while others have high individual requests. Delays result from necessary reprinting revisions and ongoing correspondence, requiring patience.
An article touts Hiall's Catarrh Cure by F J Cheney Co Toledo Ohio as the only constitutional cure. It claims the medicine cures catarrh by acting on blood and mucous surfaces with a 100 dollar test for failure and urges readers to request circulars and testimonials.
Figures published in the Canal Record show that up to March 1 1914 total canal expenditures in construction and engineering reached 204 087 000 with overall costs for all related purposes at 332 659 000. Major non construction items include civil administration sanitation fortifications and general items plus large sums to the French Canal Company and Panama government.
An advertisement argues spring weather worsens rheumatic pain but blames the blood, not the climate. It promotes Dr Williams Pink Pills as the only fast cure, citing Mr Routley of Sydney Manitoba who reports relief after months of use and notes sales via medicine dealers or mail from Brockville Ontario.
Saskatchewan lignite fields may supply coal tar products for a U S and Canadian market. Government collaboration could reduce German imports worth about 12 million dollars annually. Key products include wood preservatives paraffin aniline dyes and antiseptics.
All night asthma attacks keep victims awake and tired next day. The ad urges Dr. J. D. Kellogg’s Asthma Remedy as a prompt solution that drives away attacks and restores rest for a day of business.
New Zealand Expeditionary Force members at Upolo and Savaii in Samoa joined palolo fishing, a once yearly delicacy. A flotilla helped harvests while locals celebrated, and a school of sharks briefly diverted attention as troops observed the festive season.
A Canada wide note asserts dairy records reveal cost efficient herds. Ten minutes per cow monthly helps identify promising cows, enabling better selection and lower feed costs. Contact Ottawa Dairy Division for sample record forms.
C P R Coal from Crows Nest will power the Manitoba division of the Canadian Pacific Railway. Daily shipments reach at least 1,000 tons from Crows Nest mines, with another 1,000 tons from Bellevue Hill Crest Blairmore and six hundred from Bellevue. Employment rises as four hundred more miners join six day weeks, boosting the regional payroll.
A Canadian woman abandoned schooling due to nervousness and hysteria. After trying Grape-Nuts, she felt immediate relief, slept better, and over weeks regained strength. She resumed studies, later taught ten months, and now runs a Lapey home without recurrent weakness.
The 1914 Comptroller report shows Canada with 21 144 telephones, about one for every fifteen people, gross earnings 17 297 268 and net 4 414 866. Telegraphs declined in earnings by 112 000 while Canadian lines employed 6 150 workers. Minard's Liniment ad.
The Quebec agricultural program now employs seven county demonstrators based in Snowville Huntington Cowansville Lennoxville Ayers Cliff Richmond and Cookshire. Trained from Macdonald College they serve as organizers and educators rather than advisers, tailoring plans to local needs and acting as servants of the farming community. Wise mothers keep Mother Graves Worm Exterminator on hand for worm control.
Bulletin No 17 from Ottawa covers bacon hog breeds breeding and rearing in Canada. It details dairy by products free practices, pork production on farms, and sections on hog cholera and tuberculosis by veterinary officials. Copies available from the Publications Branch of the Department of Agriculture Ottawa.
Anxiety about a cholera epidemic among French soldiers linked to Austrian and German troops is reduced. Professor Vincent of Val de Grace Military hospital notes a new cholera anti-toxin shows immunization success in animals and claims the danger of a summer outbreak is now dissipated.
The passage presents a humorous exchange about incomes and marriage potential. A woman touts Minard's Liniment for dandruff as a curious claim, while a man muses on combining incomes to survive if marriage occurs, highlighting practical economic considerations in a light dialogue.
Testimonies from Mrs Lawrence Martin Westbrook Maine and Mrs M J Browne Maneton Wisconsin describe relief from back pain night sweats and hot flashes after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. The ads claim herbal roots offer unparalleled help and invite readers to write for confidential advice.
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