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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
May 23, 1918
Page
3
A new Canadian regulation ends handmade fancy bread sales from March 15. The Canada food board now requires standard war flour for bread, specifying flour about two percent coarser than ordinary flour.
Mothers praise Mother Graves Worm Exterminator for relieving children’s suffering and restoring health. The product is credited with easing digestive issues and improving wellbeing among youngsters.
The Bible Society issues a pocket edition of the Gospel of St. Mark with French text on one page and English on the facing page to aid U S soldiers learning French and make Bible reading more engaging.
A stern reminder from the Philadelphia Public Ledger notes that more Americans have died in France than were killed in action in the entire Spanish American War, underscoring the high cost of the current conflict.
Catarrh cannot be cured by local measures but must be taken internally. Hall's Catarrh Cure is claimed to cure by affecting the blood and mucous surfaces. Manufactured by CHENEY & CO of Toledo Ohio, with testimonials available. Hall's Family Pills offered for constipation.
An American soldier touring a historic English church notes many graves beneath the floor. He remarks that in the United States graves are similarly buried deep and asks why a more interesting preacher isn’t chosen, provoking perplexed amusement.
Calming claims that asthma attacks sap strength both physically and mentally. Dr. J. D. Kellogg's remedy is advertised as removing the cause, relieving symptoms, and restoring normal bodily trim and mental happiness.
The machine gunner must be in superior physical shape, with health and muscular strength valued over size. He should be able to carry his gun, crawl on hands and knees with it, or run with it if required.
A playful verse recounts a youth nicknamed Spoof who tickled a mule and vanished, leaving readers to notice a hole in the roof as the odd clue to his disappearance. The poem captures humor and rural wit with compact quatrains and a single memorable image.
An advertisement touts Putnam's Corn Extractor as a fast painless remedy that lifts corns from the roots. It claims the product shrivels the corn to look like dead skin and uproots it completely for a quarter in any drug store.
A Weekly Sun critic argues that rising farm land values prove nothing without measuring profit per unit of output. The true index of agricultural prosperity lies in earnings per bushel or unit, not merely higher prices or land prices.
In a Jerusalem letter Mrs. Edith H. Phillips recalls a tour of inspection of the Red Cross units with General Allefsby s forces. She notes many crosses on hillsides and that those on the Mount of Olives look sad yet impressive. Nebi Samwil houses Samuel's tomb and is linked with Mizpah, Benjamizx.
A wartime tribute praising England’s resilience and resolve under immense military pressure. The author expresses faith in English defiance and solidarity with allied troops, urging unity and honor.
Advices from Germany report four regiments of Prussian Guards severely gas blinded during an attack on Armennieres when a sudden wind shift blew gas back toward them. To prevent alarm, orders were issued to remove shoulder straps and other identification marks before sending the wounded to base hospitals.
Cincinnati authority touts freezone as a painless remedy for corns. A few drops on the corn allegedly relieves soreness and causes the entire corn to lift out with the root. The drug dries quickly and shrivels the callus, with little tissue irritation.
An LA Times quotation contrasts heaven makers and hell builders. It defines heaven as harmony and hell as walls that block vision. The piece explains helled individuals as pessimists with narrowed view versus optimists with broadened enlightened outlook.
In a lighthearted exchange, Miss Howells asks if a neighbor can hear her singing from across the street while an unnamed friend notes the window is closed. The Peterboro Review captures a domestic moment with gentle humor.
An advertisement extols Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery as a tonic to restore energy after winter. It links strong nerves and red blood to battlefield readiness and daily vigor, urging readers to begin the remedy now in tablet or liquid form.
A recovering patient recalls years ago taking six bottles of various medicines. He praises the tonics for his health recovery though the lines are unclear. The record presents a personal testimonial from Dr CaTuanires, Orr, about convalescence and perceived benefits.
Herbert Adams Gibbons recounts Alsace Lorraine as a people who opposed German control. He cites Reichstag records, Strassburg and Metz papers, ecclesiastical witnesses, and bourgeois sentiment showing mass refusal to serve in the German army, exile, or property seizures. He documents families torn by war, forced uniforms, and heartbreak across communities.
Wise mothers know when children are troubled with worms and use Miller's Worm Powders. The advertisement touts the powder as absolute in clearing worms and restoring health, claiming it is the most trustworthy worm exterminator for child growth and comfort.
An unthought-of wartime effect is Japan becoming a major lead pencil producer. In 1911 Japan imported 65 million pencils, mainly from the U S and Germany. After German supply cutoffs in the European conflict, Japanese and other producers expanded output, exporting 9 million pencils in 1914 and 168 million in 1916. Cheap labor and imported lead from India and England bolster markets that may stay with the Orient after the war.
Londoners turn to vegetable growing on Sundays with the people’s push team. Workers wear blouses and shirtsleeves as digging and seed-sowing dominate the day. Richmond reports 80 new plots on the athletic ground, and many allotments see joint husband wife ownership with strong women participation.
Lord Rhondda, British food controller, says the allied food situation will be most difficult during the next two months.
The article notes sunflowers as a native American plant gaining value through foreign investment. Royal Dixon cites Russia as a major producer and explains the shift from ornamental use to commercial farming. In the United States the crop now draws attention from the agriculture department for fuel fertilizer and fodder potential.
An old public health note praises Dr Williams Pink Pills as a tonic to restore blood and energy during seasonal change. It claims clear skin, relief from eruptions, rheumatic pain, and improved appetite, and offers six boxes for $2.50 from The Dr Williams Medicine Co. Brockville Ontario.
To promote matrimony the Bonn food authorities promise a prize for couples who marry and remain in the town. The award lists thirty pounds of potatoes, two pounds of coffee substitutes, two pounds of flour, two pounds of oatmeal, five pounds of sugar, two pounds of fat, and ten eggs.
Though disfiguring blemishes linger, Hamilton's Pills promise rapid results by purifying the blood. They claim to restore strength, nourish the system, and expel humors causing rashes and pimples. Suitable for men women and children, a 25c box is available.
The New Brunswick Historical Society unanimously adopts a resolution urging rename to Acadia. It argues the old name derives from German ties and the prefix new is unfitting. Acadia, used historically for the region, is presented as logical, musical, and non German. The issue echoes broader royal title changes and local precedent.
A conductoress on an English streetcar snaps at a passenger who complains he did not hear the bell ring. She insists the penny fare covers the ride and that the corporation does not guarantee or provide musical chimes or accompaniment.
Preparations for home production on Indian farms under the department of Indian affairs advance rapidly. Six tractors have been shipped from Regina to nearby points, bunk houses and cook houses are under construction, and a delegation from the Assiniboia reserve met Commissioner W M Graham to arrange for three tractors purchased with tribal funds. Land leasing expands in Alberta and Saskatchewan as individuals and delegations seek grazing and farming leases.
The New York Call cites Turgot’s plan to tax estates while removing taxes on life’s necessities, sparking royal resistance. It argues unequal levies fueled hunger, crime, and the French Revolution as a monumental act of retributive justice.
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