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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
May 29, 1919
Page
3
A record price was bid on the Regina market with sixty three cents a pound for creamery butter in carload lots. Local wholesale price in small quantities is about the same, with wrapping and cartons adding two cents per pound.
A testimonial from Mrs. William Steeves of Chemical Road New Brunswick describes severe heart palpitations and nerve exhaustion. She notes improvement after using Milburn’s Heart and Nerve Pills, claiming she slept well and can lie on her left side. Sold for 50 cents a box by The T. Milburn Co. Limited, Toronto.
A hall clock in Switzerland now calls the time aloud without hands or ties. When a button is pressed via phonographic setup it announces phrases like Half-past five or Five minutes to nine.
A witty remark laments that personal experience cannot be purchased or priced like material goods, underscoring the intangible value of trial and learning.
The piece argues beer drinkers age poorly with higher risk from kidney disease Bright's disease dropsy and fatal infections. It cites medical warnings from over thirty years ago and notes physicians favor abstinence for health. It condemns beer’s societal harm and urges voters to oppose liquor questions.
After Greek troops land at Smyrna a battle erupts in Constantinople killing 300 Turks and 100 Greeks. Most fighting occurs in the Turkish quarter amid heavy rifle fire. The Journal reports a political crisis with the Turkish prime minister resigning amid the upheaval.
A Nor West Farmer writer argues Western Canada can develop bee keeping with a climate and plants suited to honey production. He notes Canada imports honey from Ontario and Ohio despite a strong local market, and cites Manitoba 1918 data of 14,736 colonies yielding 944,000 pounds at 64 pounds per colony. Demand for beginner swarms runs high at about $15 each.
Mrs. G. L. Cook of Brandon Manitoba praises Dr. Chase's Kidney-Liver Pills for four years of use, claiming they eliminate doctor visits and keep her household functioning. She notes her husband uses the pills for kidneys and the ointment for piles, and mentions Winnipeg connections and Toronto dealers.
A playful exchange from the Boston Transcript notes a glee club turning to baseball, with one member announcing he sings first tenor and plays second base, illustrating a dual amateur pursuit.
An advertisement urges Canadian readers to keep money in Canada for Canadians and to buy W.S.S. with Victory Bond interest coupons.
Rudyard Kipling described Medicine Hat as the town born lucky due to abundant natural gas. The city hosts major Western Canada industries and beauty, and will host the Western Canada Irrigation Association convention the first three days of the week starting August 4. It sits in the irrigated area triangle of Southern Alberta with strong ties to farming.
Advertises a laxative bromquinine tablet labelled as the sole Bro mo Quinine product. EO W Grave’s name appears on the box as a signator. The ad claims the tablets remove the cause of colds grip and influenza and price listed at 30 cents.
In Yonkers Statesman humor, Redd recalls a doctor’s two week recovery pledge while Greene jokes about selling his automobile to cover costs. The quip highlights mutual disbelief and roadside economic strain in a light local vernacular.
A cheeky ad targets married men claiming Putnam's Corn Ex Tractor offers a painless cure for corns. It urges buyers to consult their wives and notes dealers sell the product for 25 cents per bottle.
A maxim about the solitary life: a man who lives only for himself has little to live for, suggesting the value of connection and purpose beyond self.
A diplomat is a man who can successfully make a business engagement that takes him out of town for house cleaning week and at the same time keeps on speaking terms with his wife.
Count Brockdorff Rantzau the chief German peace plenipotentiary arrives at Versailles from Spa with Herr Landsberg and Herr Giesberts and a large retinue of naval military and financial experts. Indications are Germany will push to reach terms satisfactory to its government and people.
Bank clearing returns show broader business activity in Western Canada with Calgary up 6,594,744 from last April and Edmonton rising from 14,761,201 to 16,826,237. Increases at other sites across Alberta and Saskatchewan indicate generally healthy conditions likely to continue.
A reflective note emphasizes wisdom in restraint and patience. It contrasts quiet confidence with anger, arguing that truth needs no loud defense. The piece frames wisdom as a steady, unshaken stance rather than a heated rebuttal.
Mrs Alf Riches of St Denis Quebec suffered kidney disease for seventeen years with backache headache and sleep loss. She credits Dodd's Kidney Pills after completing twelve boxes noting they cured her and urging others to try them. The ad ends by touting Victory Bond interest coupons redemption.
Recognized as the leading specific for worm destruction, Mother Graves' Worm Exterminator has proved a boon to suffering children. It seldom fails.
A motorist blocked by a hay load tells a farmer to move aside claiming hurry. The farmer retorts that another rider’s horse was eating his hay, and the judge weighs in on the safety and courtesy in the exchange.
Prosper Ferguson reports an injury where a ship anchor fell on his knee and leg leaving swelling and immobility for six days. He credits two bottles of Minard's Liniment with a full recovery.
Negotiations over the Italian issue in Paris fail to produce an accord. Italy offers Fiume as a free city and yields parts of Istria including the quicksilver district, but refuses Zara and Semenica on the Dalmatian coast. Yugoslavs deem concessions insufficient with talks likely to extend.
A witty remark cites a natural design that keeps a man’s slumber undisturbed by his own snoring, suggesting a clever mechanism guards peaceful rest.
Earl Reading stated in London that the peace terms are not unnecessarily harsh. He supported Wilson's treaty as the best answer and praised Wilson as the author and interpreter of the 14 points.
A Canadian advertisement touts Baby's Own Tablets as a home remedy for babies. It claims they regulate bowels stomach digestion and help with colds fever and general health based on a testimonial from Mrs Noble A Pye. Also promotes Dr Kellogg's Asthma Remedy and urges readers to consult druggists.
About 60 calves cared for by Manitoba boys sold rapidly at Brandon with bids from major packing houses. Prices ranged from twenty to forty one cents a pound. The event encourages a new generation of farmers and promises lasting impact on the livestock industry.
An Irish sailor mutters that fifty fathoms of line is a long haul and jokes it would take five men a week. He then fears someone cut off the other end of the line, addressing the officer on watch.
The ad touts Holloway's Corn Cure as the solution for corn pain, claiming immediate relief for the informed user and urging readers to try the remedy.
A Victoria dispatch reports a major syndicate led by a prominent New York financier plans a colossal lumber venture in British Columbia. The agreement aims to supply 30 million feet of lumber from BC mills with potential European contracts for billions of feet, keeping mills at full operation.
Two friends meeting in the Strand recount as a mother and father were blown from their home by an air raid. Neighbors note it is the first time they have left their house together in seventeen years, highlighting the event’s impact in a wartime setting.
Jamaica's legislative council votes a new tax of 25 cents on each parcel unloaded from steamers to cover a 700000 dollar deficit. Commercial travellers face a similar levy as part of the revenue plan.
The stomach is the centre of the nervous system and when it fails to function nerves suffer. If unchecked nervous debility can follow. Parmelee's Vegetable Pills are presented as the prompt remedy to restore stomach action and ease nervous disorders, with thousands attesting to their virtue.
Several noted writers at the stockyards are described as unable to write, a paradox that highlights the area’s odd mix of talent and lack of literacy among skilled signers and note takers.
An advertisement claims "Completely Discouraged" women can be lifted by Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription a tonic nervine and restorative medicine. It is offered in liquid or tablet form with a trial option by mailing 10 cents to Buffalo New York. A testimonial from Mrs L Heats describes relief after two years of illness.
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