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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Nov 13, 1919
Page
3
The Journal Officiel publishes a law requiring every commune in France to hold a yearly remembrance ceremony on November 1 and 2 for soldiers who fell in the great war. A curious fact notes the elephant’s shin is surprisingly sensitive despite its thickness.
The Omaha Bee notes King Albert of Belgium spoke with reporters during a stop in New York while preparing for a continental tour. It contrasts royal access with wartime press censorship and urges officials to let the press speak freely. The piece ends with a sceptical quip about time and money.
An advertisement offers $100.09 for any catarrh case not cured by Hall's Catarrh Medicine. It claims internal action through the blood on mucous surfaces. Sold by druggists for over forty years, F J Cheney Co Toledo Ohio. Testimonials free.
The new Ladd to Haifa rail line enables travelers from Cairo to reach Jerusalem easily. They can view the Plain of Sharon from the train and visit sites like the Mosque of Omar in safer British-ruled conditions, with fewer sea and wind concerns for the journey.
A single man cites his ancestors as the cause of his poverty, while a married man blames his wife for his misfortune. The sayings contrast old lineage with domestic blame in a concise moral vignette.
Farmer P. Hanson of Bentley Alberta reports a large wheat yield from W pounds of seed producing 72 bushels. Seed variety is Seager Wheeler Red Bob grain. Wheeler won first prizes and sweepstakes for this strain at Peoria in 1917 and Kansas City in 1918.
After a widespread influenza outbreak general debility rises, with fatigue, poor digestion and vague aches. The ad cites Mrs. G. Robertson of Wingham Ontario and promotes Dr Williams Pink Pills as a remedy to enrich blood and restore vitality, offered by The Williams Medicine Co. Brockville Ontario.
A proverb quotes that a smaller mindset slows decision making, implying that limited thinking lengthens the process of forming conclusions. The saying highlights caution and deliberation over haste.
The piece notes how postwar German eyes have been opened by publications since the armistice. It cites Ludendorff Von Tirpitz Hintze Helferrich Bethmann Hollweg and Jagow as unleashing a storm of condemnation on the old regime. The Berlin inquiry into responsibility for the outbreak and mistreatment of the war is shown to deepen Germany's shame and humiliation.
In an open letter to London papers Professor H H Johnston urges the English speaking public to study African languages to foster commerce with the continent. He argues 453 languages and dialects must be learned to relate to native communities and notes that Bantu Kaffir Zulu Felata Haussa and Teda peoples exceed one hundred million who have traded with Germans and Dutch.
The Commonwealth celebrates its warships led by a battle cruiser praised for saving Sydney and Melbourne from bombardment at the outbreak of war. The Australian Arts Club donated paintings drawings and etchings to the ward room of H.M.A.S. Australia, created by club members including leading artists. Commodore Dumaresq hosted the committee at luncheon aboard the cruiser anchored at Farm Cove Sydney Harbour after its North Sea departure.
An old Canada made liniment advertises quick relief for rheumatic pain and external aches. It claims no mess and effortless use with no staining, touting large, economical bottles and accessibility via druggists at 35c 70c or 1.40.
The Prince of Wales will view a complete moving picture record of his Dominion tour from Plymouth departure in August to the present. Duplicates of the film are being sent to England for public presentation by Canadian Pacific Railway.
An old advertisement touts California Syrup of Figs as the best and most harmless laxative for children. It emphasizes the fruity taste and full dosing directions on each bottle. The copy urges mothers to say California and warns that sharp tongues can sever friendships.
An asthma advertisement urges readers to buy Dr. J D Kellogg's Remedy to end suffering. It promises sure relief from a trial, claims it will dispel doubt and asks why endure pain while help is available. Dealers across the country stock the medicine.
The Spring Rice farm near Regina Saskatchewan changed hands for 89600 dollars. The sale covered land and buildings at 70 dollars per acre. The farm was secured in 1885 by Lieut. Gerald Spring Rice and Bernard Spring Rice, brothers of Sir Cecil Spring Rice.
A maxim on postponing revenge urges restraint while noting that a weak mind is quick to anger and prone to headstrong acts. The aphorism contrasts procrastination with rash impulse and moral steadiness.
Lloyds report for 1918 19 shows world shipbuilding at a June 1919 peak of 4.8 million tons with 2 million in the United Kingdom. For the year ending June 30 gross tonnage totals reach 3.8 million, the United States building 1.9 million, the United Kingdom 1.3 million, Japan 360 thousand, and Canada 200 thousand. Japan posts the second largest wartime rise after America.
A short vintage advertisement urges readers to buy a small bottle of Dan derine to stop hair loss and dandruff. It promises the scalp will be cleaned, hair strengthened, and growth encouraged after several applications. The product is pitched as inexpensive and easily used at home.
Applicant offers to set type and write for the Western newspaper office. Editor invites him to sit and asks about an assistant. The applicant mentions sending the assistant to see a man and expecting a gun to go off any minute.
A Paris court hears murder and burglary charges under the Versailles treaty against German officers named Ace and Ignace. The charges stem from 1914 occupation actions at a Rue de La Paix jeweler, where a manager and wife were shot and safes blown. An extradition request has been filed.
Albert Claveille minister of public works reported during a trip to devastated regions that railway repairs cover thirty three thousand kilometres of destroyed track and road repairs reach twelve thousand nine hundred kilometres from forty eight thousand kilometres of damaged roads.
Minard's Liniment advertised to cure garget in cows. The notice presents a farm animal remedy claim in a period style. The phrase repeats the claim about garget treatment and ties it to a product name.
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