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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Nov 06, 1919
Page
8
The Great War accelerates social shifts affecting politics, finance, and moral life. Public schools and higher learning are seen as central to the new social order, with Canada, Britain, and especially western provinces driving educational reform and regional unity.
A Winnipeg held National Conference on Character Education in Relation to Canadian Citizenship in October 2022 drew representative men and women from every Province. Inspiring addresses by Canadian leaders and thinkers from the US and Britain were featured, and the writer plans further coverage of its deliberations.
A witty dialogue unfolds as a young woman asks how her lover fared with her father. He reveals the father offered to pay his funeral expenses after a prior claim that he could not live without the beloved. The exchange unfolds with sharp humor and social sting.
A fragment suggests that careful administration of small influences can gradually empower a weak man. It emphasizes moderation and steady practice to build resilience and capability over time.
An ad touts California Syrup of Figs as the best safe laxative for children with a fruity taste and clear dosing on bottles. It also promotes Dr Kellogg's Asthma Remedy as a curative inhaled treatment claimed to eradicate the cause through long study and experiment.
Remarkable pedestrian Edward Payson Weston completed a 95 mile trek from Philadelphia to New York starting just after midnight and arriving at the City Hall in New York at 11 35 p.m. The feat followed a 40 year earlier walk and later a 1300 mile route in 24 days 20 hours. His greatest rival is his past self.
A promotional note urges mothers to use Dr Chase's Ointment after baths to prevent eczema and keep skin soft and smooth. Sold for a few cents per bar by all dealers or Edmanson Bates & Co. Ltd in Toronto.
Soldier Settlement board defers 432000 acres of Manitoba and Saskatchewan school lands for returned soldiers. Advertisements prepared for fall sale by public auction, covering 2700 quarter sections in Winnipeg Brandon Ashern Saint Rose de Lac regions and Canora Wadena Prince Albert Wakaw districts. Provinces support the sale as crops are good and settlement is desired.
In Swedish wedding custom among middle and lower classes the groom bears a whip to symbolize his dominance within the domestic sphere. The ritual marks the groom as head of the household and reflects social norms of the era.
The statement critiques self deception by defining a hopeless liar as someone who claims flawless record, asserting that admitting mistakes is the only path to honesty.
Mrs Alfred Naud of Natagan River Quebec declares Baby's Own Tablets as the only medicine for little ones. The tablets act as a mild laxative that regulates bowels and sweetens the stomach, banishing indigestion constipation colic and colds. Sold by dealers or mailed from The Drawaga Medicine Co Brockville 25 cents a box.
In Russia some peasant costumes are trimmed with turbot skins while in Egypt men wear san dals made from skins of Red Sea fish. These descriptions reflect traditional dress using locally sourced marine skins.
The report notes Minard’s Liniment claims to cure distemper. It quotes a government note on the railway strike cost to the British treasury about £10,000,000 and a publicity campaign expense of over £32,000.
A line notes that it is natural for a man to feel heated when others roast him. The remark reflects social teasing and emotional response to public criticism.
Washington reports an early finish to the Navy Department contract for the British airship R38 now under construction in England. Congress has appropriated two and a half million dollars for the purchase. The R38 will be larger and faster than earlier USDirigibles with 2 724 000 cubic feet gas capacity and a 45 ton useful load. The British offer training for US crews so the airship can be flown to the United States upon delivery.
A woman attempting to cook by following her husband's idea ends up making a mess in the kitchen. Her effort reflects marital influence on domestic tasks and the humorous outcome of misaligned cooking guidance.
An overseas style drug advert touts warmth and circulation methods to ease external pains including lumbago. It promotes a topical formula available in 35c 70c and 1.40 dollar sizes, made in Canada, urging readers to ask their druggist by name and keep it for the family.
The Manchester Guardian argues dominions are distinct nations under the peace treaty with separate League of Nations votes. It notes American reservations may push unified supreme British votes, while Canada asserts parliamentary debate over ratifying the treaty signals Dominion individuality. The Guardian urges full recognition and regularization of Dominion status. The price for a cradle is hush money.
Captain F. R. Desjardin of the schooner Storke from Kamouraska endorses Minard's Liniment as unparalleled for voyage and family use. He would not voyage without it even at a dollar a bottle.
A quip contrasts a bank saying one can ignore people to cut them and a plumber wishing to cut his lawn in the same way. The exchange highlights dry humor about omissions and efficiency.
The text notes total annual earnings of express companies in Canada amount to seventeen million dollars with net earnings around nine hundred thousand dollars.
Growing on the Manitoba Agricultural College grounds are selected native seeding plum trees. These trees were in full bearing this year and their crop has demonstrated that plums of good size and quality can be grown in Manitoba. From 50 to 100 pounds of fruit have been taken from each tree.
Hollo way Corn Cure treats corns by reaching the root and halting growth. The preparation claims to eliminate painful corn blocks by curing at the source.
Seven hundred British soldiers aboard the Monteagle from Vladivostok bound for England will reach Vancouver on Armistice Day November 11. The volunteers come from regiments including First Warwicks Manchester and Gordon Highlanders with Durham. They will be entertained by the Great War Veterans Imperial Veterans and the Ladies Auxiliary during their brief Vancouver stop. They depart for Montreal around November 17.
French scientists and industrialists pursue tidal power due to coal shortages for export. After years of theory, a small company forms to test tides at Ploomanach in Cotes du Nord, collecting data and moving toward practical application.
The speaker cites Carlyle and Emerson to emphasize personal agency in achieving success. Carlyle asserts that belief precedes action and Emerson argues self-directed effort determines ultimate outcomes.
The Saskatchewan Provincial Department of Agriculture launches a cooperative exchange to help farmers move surplus potatoes and similar produce to districts with shortages. It acts as a clearing house connecting buyers and sellers to secure better provincial prices.
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