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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Nov 12, 1914
Page
3
Hon. Martin Burmel, minister of agriculture, appeals to farmers in Manitoba Saskatchewan and Alberta to promptly handle stubble land for wheat. He warns it is late to break new land and urges fall preparation to increase 1915 wheat acres, aiming for multi million bushel gains.
Mother Graves offers worm extermination to relief pale restless sickly children, promising restoration of health and vigor through her treatment.
The Saskatchewan government approved a total highway improvement fund of 1 200 000 with 1 002 685 84 spent in the year ending April 30 1914. Of this sum 597 517 02 covered road improvements and 417 065 65 was expended by municipalities under commission rules. A separate 300 000 was voted for steel bridges and concrete abutments, with 237 483 18 used for that construction.
Advertises Putnam's Corn and Wart Extractor as a painless lasting cure for corn warts and bunions. Claims no acids no burns and prompt effectiveness with the guarantee of all time relief. Uses only Putnam's.
Dinah tells her mistress she will leave tomorrow due to too many dish shifts for the small amount of food. The mistress protests kindness but Dinah insists the strain is too great in this household.
An account of a bear chase describes a fine white brown bear sighted on the rocks above a gulch. The rancher fired but missed as the bear vanished, dogs pursued through thick brush, and the party finally found the bear had eluded them yet called the hunt the best sport in a long time.
A Japanese nobleman tests household honor by asking how many rings are on his sword-handle. The page-boy stays silent and confesses he counted them earlier, knowing the exact number eleven, and refuses to guess, upholding integrity.
Dr. A asks why doctors inquire about patients’ meals and Dr. B replies that such questions reveal social position and help set fees. The exchange presents a sharp view of medical practice and class.
A New Yorker author Edward J Woods claims a book explains how tobacco habit can be banished in three days with delightful benefit. He says health improves after nicotine leaves the system with calm sleep clear eyes and better digestion and urges mail request for free copy.
The government discusses safeguarding British merchant shipping under war risks insurance. Disputes arise as shippers resist a clause requiring ships to call at a UK port for government advice before the final voyage stage. The clause would cover cargo and ship, without prejudicing shippers, and the government hopes for acceptance.
The piece describes soldiers using dry battery powered searchlights on field glasses to flash signals over six miles. A tiny beam leaps through darkness repeated up to three times to relay orders across a 50 mile front, illustrating rapid nocturnal communication in battle.
A cure claim for Dr Williams Pink Pills attributes most illnesses to impure blood and says the remedy builds new blood. Testimonial from Mrs John Jackson of Woodstock Ontario describes neuralgia and debility improving after weeks of use. Sold by medicine dealers or mail from The Jr borgee and Medicine Co Brockville with a six box pack for two dollars fifty.
While visiting his nephew in London, Uncle Hayseed stops before a movie theatre poster showing African animals. He exclaims his eagerness to leave town Saturday. The nephew asks why, and the uncle points to the poster promising a release on Monday.
The troublesome boy Walter deceives Mrs Bardom by sending Freddie to pose as him. Freddie recounts being sent to listen to her after claiming master gave him cigarette pictures to attend. The scene ends with Walter’s impersonation and the reveal.
In a London Opinion line a wise man explains grey hair marks age while a brown beard lingers, humorously framing questions of knowledge. A Kansas City Journal quip links rising gasoline costs to a looming gas crisis at the speaker’s garage.
A minister's wife recounts a two year nurse training period of coffee addiction, bilious attacks, and sleep disruption. She describes switching to Postum, feeling better after a year, and promotes Postum products from the Canadian Postum Co. as a healthier breakfast beverage option.
Canadian troops at Valcartier adapt a camp canteen system to meet growing demand for groceries and luxuries. Thirty three thousand men rely on camp grocers, backed by the Canadian Northern Railway to deliver carloads of supplies daily. Rail and store networks expand to keep soldiers fed during training for overseas service.
A reader letter notes an ideal husband as measured by looks, manners, and sobriety. The speaker praises a spouse who stays fairly sober and brings home most of his salary, while contrasting superficial charms with practical duties.
A Philadelphia Public Ledger remark notes a claim of throwing Arthur, while joking that a girl can throw as well as a boy. The quip reflects light gossip tone from the era.
The teacher explains patience to pupils using a card showing a boy fishing. She notes even pleasure needs patience and asks what we need most when fishing. The class answers in unison, bait.
An 1800s style testimonial claims Hall's Catarrh Cure cures catarrh and is taken internally. The notice cites F. J. Cheney & Co of Toledo and endorsements from the National Bank of Commerce Toledo. It promotes the product price and urges readers to try the remedy with testimonials and accompanying Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
A visiting clergyman asks a class of boys how a thief would react if caught with stolen sugar. One boy says he’d be thrash ed. another explains the face turns red from trying to swallow quickly. Minard's Liniment advertised widely. Soubret-Says the President is praised. Comedian recalls the President did him a favor by giving him an audience.
Mrs Whittler compliments Mrs Biler on her daughter's refined manners. Mrs Biler responds that her daughter backs away from others and has improved.
A recap of CPR progress this year highlights major projects across the system. New machine and erecting shop at McAdam Junction, 1,000,000 bushel fireproof elevator at West Saint John, and extensive terminal improvements. Major expansions include Lake Shore Line opening, Windsor station upgrades, Place Viger completion, and a multi‑million dollar union station in Quebec. Expansion projects span Lachine bridge, Kettle Valley Railway lines, Esquimalt and Nanaimo line, and connections toward Golden, Penticton, Princeton, and beyond. The CPR continues doubling tracks along key routes and advancing numerous new lines and extensions across Canada.
An old advertisement touts Dr J D Kellogg's Asthma Remedy as a reliable yearly seller. The copy urges sufferers not to endure another attack and to obtain the remedy immediately, claiming consistent quality and relief.
Robert and his two sisters discuss making snacks. He suggests a plan to make candy and Flo to pop popcorn. He promises to make away with it, while the others wonder what he will do.
Excerpt presents garbled dialogue about German atrocities and Union fighters, followed by a hotel fire alert. A Scottish gentleman and two newspaper lines appear, with abrupt demand to rise and a defiant bed charge remark. The text is disjointed and reads like clipped press snippets.
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