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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Nov 21, 1918
Page
7
A 1,000 dollar reward advertisement extols Dr Hamilton's Pills for lasting relief from headaches and stomach disorders, claiming mild yet effective action and urging readers to buy a 25 cent box today. The fiction segment follows Mavis Comlyn and Tom on a night-time stroll ending with a perilous encounter in a shed housing a ragged tramp, hinting at danger to come.
Mavis Comlyn seeks solitude on Merlin Farm moor with Tom Burbury and Jasper Morgan haunting memories. They search for rock specimens among ruined mine debris, during which Mavis learns of Tom’s scar and his guarded past as they share a brief moment away from Mrs. Barbur’s scornful influence.
The article describes a wax sand method to preserve flowers by cleaning and drying through hot sand and Curcie Wax. Fresh blooms yield best results. dried petals stay intact, colors may shift to yellowish tones. After burial in sand for about a fortnight, flowers are exposed to air and become durable for decorative use.
Marked caustic soda shortage disrupts New Zealand soap production as English supply is cut off and NZ relies entirely on United States shipments for this key chemical.
The article outlines the crucial role of signal ser vices in battle, detailing how signallers coordinate infantry, artillery, and aerial assets. It notes the Canadian signal service in France, the structure of corps and divisional units, and the hazardous risks faced by despatch riders, telegraph operators, line crews, and the experimental messenger dog service.
Bats span the globe except polar regions and show striking variety in size and form. Some feed on fruit, others on insects, and some drink blood. They are mostly nocturnal with abundance in tropical regions where hundreds of species exist, challenging the idea they mainly eat mosquitoes.
From official Swiss statistics Turkey leads as the top buyer of Swiss gold watches in early 1918, reportedly melting them for coinage. England remains a strong market for silver and nickel watches while Swiss exports show mixed results amid rising demand for high grade instruments. A new federal decree tightens the sale and purchase of precious metals including gold and silver.
In Hoboken New Jersey a large surveying instrument factory uses a spider colony to produce cross hair thread. The two hundred workers receive no wages but the spiders work August and September under coaxing by a trained girl who winds hundreds of feet of thread from each spider. Spiders are kept in a large cage fed on house flies and a new colony is recruited each spring.
A Canada food board statement warns of winter crop losses from frost and poor ventilation in storage. Farmers dealers and households should ensure frostproof cellars and adequate ventilation and store only disease free produce to preserve apples potatoes and vegetables.
Applicant insists suitability despite being unmarried. Bystander note describes the man as meek and submissive, with the conversation hinting at a requirement tied to marital status for the role. The exchange reflects social norms of eligibility and gender dynamics in employment.
Miss Kate Young of Melrose Manitoba reports two years of itching and painful red patches on shoulders and cheek cleared in six weeks after using three cakes of Cuticura Soap and four boxes of Cuticura Ointment. She advises continuing with Soap for toilet use and occasional Ointment, noting its suitability for complexions and offering free samples by mail from Cuticura Dept A Boston US A.
Deputy and mayor Lens M Bassy told Le Petit Parisien that restoring mines is the first task as Germans flooded them and years may pass before full recovery. France proposes 2,000,000 francs to support three coal firms, despite labor and material hurdles. He notes housing destruction and trench construction and thanks the British army for driving the enemy from Lens.
New Zealand plans to ease postwar demobilization with training in England and coordinated civilian reentry. Minister Sir James Allen notes the process will be lengthy and aims to utilize waiting troops, train disabled men for new occupations, and accelerate return of fit soldiers.
A simple method dissolves washing soda in very hot water and applies with a flannel to remove paint spots from glass.
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