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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Nov 27, 1919
Page
8
The Victory Loan 1919 raised 673.2 million dollars, signaling national confidence and wartime sacrifice. The piece urges immediate federal economy and reform to balance expenditures with revenue, noting extravagant Ottawa spending during the war and the need to restore financial sanity for future prosperity.
A call for reducing federal expenditures to the lowest sustainable level, cutting waste, and restructuring taxation to fund needed services. It argues increased production and economic efficiency, with a universal push for restraint on luxuries and a move to make democracy safe through shared burden and prudent policy.
Victoria's female school teachers share in the general pay rise driven by higher living costs. Some recall a junior teacher who called herself unfortunate for a long service at a miserable salary. She sent a tattered wardrobe sample to the Director of Education, who forwarded it to the Minister, who then gave it to the Premier. The item moved from file to basket, yet advanced the cause of junior teachers.
The text notes that hawks can detect larks from twenty times the distance a human or dog can. It also states that a kite unseen by humans can still spot ground prey like lizards and mice, and that vultures and eagles have astonishing visual ranges for spotting prey.
The longest single patrol in the Yukon Territory runs from Dawson to Fort McPherson near the Mackenzie River mouth a distance of 1000 miles. The patrol completed the journey in 57 days last year.
Canadian fall conditions bring rapid warmth and cold, risking colds and stomach upset in infants. Baby’s Own Tablets claim to soothe digestion, regulate bowels, and aid growth, sold 25 cents a box by medicine dealers or by mail from The Dr. Williams Medicine Co. Brockville Ontario.
The ad touts Dr Thomas Electric Oil as a marvelous medicine built from six ingredients. It claims speedy and permanent relief for sufferers and urges a trial to convince the skeptical of its healing virtues.
Nine American soldiers at Archangel marry women who speak no Russian while the women know no English. The pattern repeats in Caribbean island customs where men and women use different languages. In Papuasia husbands and wives speak separate languages, hampering missionary efforts to create a common family textbook. The husbands avoid learning their wives tongue, a situation seen as advantageous to the present arrangement.
A proverb-like line notes that a single hymn sung during a storm benefits more people than an entire concert under sunny skies. The remark emphasizes resilience and shared consolation.
Advert claims that corns cause pain and only the uninformed suffer while those who use Holloway's Corn Cure find relief. The copy urges readers to apply the remedy for fast comfort.
Report claims Minard's Liniment cures garget in cows a noted veterinary use. A side remark jokes that a woman's method of concealing it may be the greatest invention of the age.
Nottingham lace merchants press government to recover German pre war debts totaling over 2.5 million dollars. Finishing and breaching trades in Nottingham largely served Plauen firms, whose nonpayment crippled local houses. One firm reports more than 450 thousand dollars owed by Germany.
An advertisement claims Danderine stops hair loss and dandruff after several applications. It advises buying a small bottle at drug or toilet counters for a few cents and massaging into the scalp to restore life, vigor, thickness, and color to hair.
The Prince of Wales will place the corner stone in the peace tower and a marble bust with pedestal will be erected in the new parliament buildings as a token of royal visit appreciation. The bust, molded in white clay, displayed in the Commons hall, shows the Prince in military dress with a faint smile. Sleeplessness ad: Parmelee’s Vegetable Pills promise rest by stabilizing stomach function and soothing nerves.
A Manitoba poultry club formed in Winnipeg proposes one hundred laying hens on each of Canada's 750000 farms to raise egg production. At a net profit of one dollar per hen, this could yield 75 million dollars annually as an extensive campaign is planned.
A humorous note on marriage suggesting affection remains, but visibility of love can fade after vows. The piece playfully contrasts romantic idealism with practical distance in long-term partnerships.
The question contrasts insanity with athletic prowess, asking why a wildly unpredictable thrower isn’t simply labeled a cracked pitcher. It implies stigma around mental state and performance, challenging binary judgments without factual context.
A man claimed the razor was not used for self harm but to think about corn troubles. His wife bought him Putnam's Corn Extractor and hid the razor, asserting the remedy cures in 24 hours. The ad-like note promotes Putnam's product at 25 cents.
Alberta stockmen expect a strong presence at the 1920 International Livestock Show in Chicago. The Alberta University Department of Animal Husbandry will select fat steers bred and fed in Alberta from Herefords Aberdeen Angus and Shorthorns for exhibition. Several fine animals are donated by province stockmen for demonstration during the 1919 20 season before shipment to the fair.
Winnipeg reports the Finger Lumber Company sells 324 miles of timber limits in the Pas district to C. J. and D. N. Winton of Minneapolis for 1.5 million dollars. The package includes a sawmill, planing plants, and logging equipment. deal takes effect now with possession in a month. H. Finger, leader of the company, began operations in 1904 when the area was Indian territory. Company capacity nears 190000 feet per day.
A proverb notes that a weak woman’s words may carry more weight than a strong man’s muscles, highlighting the power of speech over brute force and the value of influence beyond physical might.
A concise reflection on how choosing a plain living style does not imply a lack of complexity. It suggests that outward simplicity can conceal inner depth, inviting readers to reconsider judgments about lifestyle choices.
The ashes of 70 flags captured by Germany in 1870 and burned in Berlin last July arrived in Paris at the French Army Museum. They were accompanied by an officer and several soldiers.
A purported letter by Admiral von Reuter to Lloyd George is published in the Taeglische Rundschau. It claims he believed war had resumed after British press reports, justifying actions at Scapa Flow and the scuttling of the German fleet and argues officers should be treated under wartime customs.
A mother questions her nine year old about a fruit cake. Jimmy confesses he gave it to the teacher as a gift. The exchange ends with the teacher reportedly eating it but not being at school that day.
A Saskatoon milk dealer claims Minard's Liniment cures distemper and says a dairy wastes 200000 pounds of skimmed milk yearly by dumping it into sewers. The board debated setting up a cheese plant to use the waste milk.
Advertises Cascarets as a safe sleep aiding cleanse for the liver and bowels. Claims Calomel and violent laxatives irritate and Cascarets remove sour undigested food, foul gases, and excess bile without gripe. Emphasizes low cost and overnight cleansing.
In Edmonton C O Stillman of Imperial Oil says they have great hopes of developing a Canadian oil supply in Northern Alberta soon. Geologists have been working in the territory this past summer and results already obtained suggest productivity. Stillman and other officials review the work and plan next year's investigations.
A southern state farmers convention passed a resolution arguing six hours daily work on farms or in towns is insufficient to feed and clothe the world. A farmer claimed profiteers of labor and capital push up prices, while warning reduced output would ap race toward medievalism. Ottawa Journal.
The text argues that statistics can be manipulated to shape public perception. It suggests the presenter, or the “man behind the figures,” designs data to cast a chosen narrative, raising concerns about neutrality and truth in quantified claims.
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