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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
May 24, 1917
Page
6
King George inaugurates a pioneering school for Oriental languages, signaling royal approval of a revived movement in language study. The school, first of its kind in the empire, reflects postwar lessons on widening foreign language knowledge and contrasts British and German language proficiency revealed by the war.
The Montreal Star notes Britain fixes bread and potato prices with a three cent per pound ceiling. Some merchants overcharged at four cents and were fined five dollars each, suggesting such laws would be popular in Canada.
More than a hundred Windsor Chamber of Commerce members will take a week of vacation this year to work on farms without payment to support Ontario government aims to boost food production. The program, urged by W R Knowles of the agricultural department, targets urban residents including high school boys and retired farmers to increase crops and staples. The chamber hopes about 1 000 Windsor area residents participate.
A WWI trench scene shows a private being scolded by a share officer for facing four enemies. Geordie, a trade unionist, explains he has killed his tower in the shell hole, signaling downed men and harsh frontline humor.
Dear Sirs Your MINARDS LIN IMENT is our remedy for sore throat colds and all ordinary ailments It never fails to relieve and cure promptly CHAS WHOOTEN Port Mulgrave.
McDowall manager of the Okanagan United Growers of Vernon says BC now provides 60 percent of fruit consumed in the prairie provinces and expects to supply them entirely in the near future. The statement highlights rapid progress in the province’s fruit sector.
The ad claims Dr Kellogg's Asthma Remedy relieves breathing passages and restores normal breathing. It cites hundreds of testimonials annually to prove its effectiveness and promotes the product as bringing the user to perfect rest and health.
The London Morning Post argues the Dominion will secure Britain’s metals wheat and wool, with troops united to fight alongside Britain. It asserts love of family and empire justify the war and calls for strength from the Imperial war cabinet and conference.
The Philadelphia Ledger argues that advertising keeps prices lower for common goods while big spenders in advertising must protect their market. It suggests small vendors are limited only by customers’ wallets and not by piratical charges.
A Life magazine quote presents a father explaining diplomacy to his son. The dialogue contrasts signaling intent and shaping opposite beliefs, noting that both can involve deception. The exchange frames diplomacy as strategic communication rather than honesty.
The Russian provisional government enacts rules on alcohol with three points: no sale of drinks over one and a half degrees. foreign grape wines permitted. local wines up to twelve degrees allowed only within wine districts and in towns outside districts subject to municipal bans. The excerpt ends with a Life magazine quotation about manners at a meal.
The New York Tribune frames a struggle as a battle of the peoples against unscrupulous Machiavellianism. The text stresses defending brain power and freedom rather than entertainment or fiction.
The text urges spring is peak for nervous disorders and recommends Dr Williams Pine Pills to build red blood and strengthen nerves. It cites April May as worst months and claims pills cure headaches, appetite loss, weakness, pimples and eruptions. Sold by dealers or mail from The Dr Williams Medicine Co Brockville Ont.
In South Bend Indiana an old church was moved to a new site for remodeling into a theatre. After being blocked up it was laid on a railway track and hitched to a freight engine. The locomotive then drew the bulky load five blocks to near the intended location.
Mrs Carl A Kieso of Aurora Illinois describes a seven month illness with severe back and side pain and nervousness. After six bottles of Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound she regained health and can do her housework. She urges other women to try the remedy. The Pinkham Laboratory holds many testimonials and offers free confidential advice from Lynn Massachusetts.
War developments in western Asia revive ancient places in early world history. Airmen bomb Beersheba where Abraham once planted a tree and Amos denounced its people. Nearby Hebron and Gaza figure in biblical narrative as well. The campaign’s progress will interest Bible and newspaper readers.
Miss E Demers of 190 Maisonneuve St reports chronic indigestion sick headache and rheumatism cured after seven boxes of Dodd's Kidney Pills. She praises the pill as a kidney tonic and recommends them to friends, noting her father also improved after using the remedy.
Harry Lauder increases War Loan holdings by 40000 dollars, lifting his total to 295000 dollars as part of wartime funding efforts.
An advertisement offers one hundred dollars for any catarrh case Hall's Catarrh Cure cannot cure. The 35 year old remedy supposedly cleanses blood and mucous surfaces, improving oral health after short use. Testimonials are promised and sales are nationwide through F. J. Cheney & Co. Toledo Ohio at 75 cents.
A humorous line reports a dog winning first prize at a cat show with a cheeky twist. The remark implies the dog outshined the felines and caused surprise among attendees.
The text argues that Minards and the Dominions now share in foreign policy due to World War I. It asserts that European issues like Belgium Poland the Balkans and other conflicts must be handled by Canada New Zealand and Britain alike. It notes the war proves peace without security is illusion and the world is one.
A farmer’s wage dispute in Western Canada is examined. The piece argues for a low base wage with crop-based bonuses and proposes turning hired men into part owners with shared harvest profits, aligning incentives for both sides.
Titoff, named by the Russian provisional government to manage ex Czar Nicholas II’s affairs, seeks a grant for immediate expenses. Estimates place Nicholas II’s cash and securities at about 100,000 pounds, his wife at 110,000, Alexis at 550,000, Olga 530,000, Marie 370,000, and Anastasia 330,000 pounds. Since 1906 the civil list was 1.6 million pounds annually, but imperial assets fund residences and retainers, and much cabinet real estate will become state property.
A wry exchange from Puck depicts a wife recalling her husband’s strict adherence to medicine. She confesses he swore each time she dosed him, highlighting a dark humor about medical instruction and suffering.
The Providence Journal warns against Clan-na-Gael and any conspiracy against a friendly nation. It emphasizes sympathy for Irish autonomy while denouncing dynamite plots and murder advocates in the United States. The piece asserts broad unity against violence among Irish born, Irish affiliated, and American citizens.
A quip from the Baltimore American about gardening misconceptions. A farmer asks about planting potatoes in flat ground, learning potatoes must be planted in hills and noting the yard’s flat terrain.
Advertisement claims Holloway's Corn Cure offers certain relief so no one need hobble any longer. It emphasizes ease and effectiveness for corn suffering and urges readers to obtain the remedy.
The Kansas City Star notes German diplomacy has secured repeated successes across eleven nations in nearly three years. With the United States and remaining levers in South America and China, diplomats face limited room to maneuver and must seek new gains as relations with China falter and South American ties remain crucial.
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