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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Nov 20, 1919
Page
9
Claiming to cleanse the system and cure constipation with nightly use, the advertisement promotes Dr Hamilton's Pills of Mandrake and Butternut as a remedy for indigestion and related ailments. It promises improved digestion, purified blood, and renewed vitality for all ages at 25 cents per box.
In the haremlik of Hamid Pasha dwell four charming girls educated and guarded like adopted daughters. The scene shifts to a garden retreat above the Golden Horn where Ruggles reads as Hamid Pasha muses on fate, liberty, and a dying empire. Hamid Pasha dies from a liver wound, lamenting Turkey as the Sick Man of Europe and the burden of internal strife.
Ottoman army officers and Ruggles observe a small power boat with a Red Cross flag near the Bosphorus. Kucis points it out and notes Dr Pembroke approaches as Lord Pembroke is announced. Mustapha awaits at the landing.
A naturalist revived specimens thought dead for fifteen years and a museum snail revived after warm water immersion. The note mentions dead men leaving unpublished manuscripts. The piece blends quirky life stories with a pun on silent witnesses.
Seattle reports a plan by Furbear Lumber a New York concern with British capital to ship 50 million feet of Douglas fir this winter to the British Empire in demountable ships. About 500000 feet will be used in hulls which will be dismantled on arrival and sold as lumber. The Roosevelt Admiral Pearys vessel will tow the first ship to Australia.
A sharp society aside notes widows rejoining social ranks and spinsters advancing to stepmotherly status, poking fun at traditional family progressions amid domestic life.
A Canadian made reliever promises speedy relief from rheumatic aches soreness and sprains. It penetrates without rubbing and provides comforting results. Available at all drug stores priced 35c 70c and 140.
In Calgary, Imperial Oil vice-president Alex McQueen reveals plans to spend up to 50000 dollars per well to test Alberta for oil. He notes a central refinery may be built if a large field is found and mentions existing Regina refinery operations. Five wells are planned in Czar Cardston and Nanton districts.
Work to reclaim thousands of acres of swamp lands near Golden BC is set to begin next spring. Senator B C Prowse, vice president of Golden Windermere Limited, studies the lands between Golden and fifteen miles south. The company aims to parcel the land into fifty acre tracts for about eight hundred families, boosting local population by around five thousand. British funding previously blocked by wartime rules may now be released.
An old advertisement touts Danderine as a tonic beautifier that doubles hair beauty, adds gloss and softness, and removes dirt and oil. It claims to stop dandruff and hair loss while restoring youthful color and shine, urging purchase for a few cents at drug or toilet counters.
The Bishop of Birmingham urges a revival of civic spirit and brotherhood as the basis for Britain's future policy. He argues that unity between rich and poor, religious bodies, and nations can heal societal ills and influence the world, citing industrial workers as examples of comradeship and cooperation.
Naturalists describe the remarkable annual migration of butterflies crossing the Channel in spring. Tens of millions form a cloudlike mass, riding favorable winds toward English shores. Many rest on vessels hundreds of miles at sea, showing extraordinary stamina despite some’s exhaustion.
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