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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Nov 30, 1916
Page
3
The ex member of parliament recalls canvassing a dissenting voter bent on removing bishops from Lords. Fatigued after a long day he muttered Oh hang the Bishops. The minister replied I cannot go that far with you and shall have my vote. London print.
The 1916 War Book highlights flax farming in Ontario Quebec Manitoba and Saskatchewan. James A. McCracken notes Canada could grow more flax since each acre for fibre yields 75 to 100 dollars in exports and exports mainly serve New England and Ireland. A pamphlet by the Department of Agriculture summarizes status and prospects, noting a revival spreading in southwestern Ontario. The pamphlet covers field practices equipment marketing and paper uses and is available free from Ottawa. Minard's Liniment Cures Diphtheria.
The article argues that past slash fires by settlers caused major losses in Northern Ontario and urges government to issue permits and supervise burning. It cites fatalities and compares Ontario’s costs to other provinces and states, saying cooperative permit systems are needed to protect timber and prevent repeated disasters.
Mothers who fear sudden croup in children keep Dr Thomas Eclectric Oil ready for prompt relief. The ad underscores its quick action and multiple uses, calling it the best preparation for treating this ailment.
Justice Middleton urges a Toronto grand jury to require all individuals driving cars to pass an examination similar to that required of professional chauffeurs. He argues many accidents stem from driver inexperience and incompetence.
A physician explains rheumatism comes from blood poisons and only Dr Williams Pink Pills can remove the acid. A Nova Scotia man reports eight boxes cured him after years of joint pain and paralysis, with lasting relief. Pills available from Dr Williams Medicine Co Brockville Ont for 50 cents a box, six boxes $2.50.
A physician hastily visits a small boy and declares the child has eaten too much watermelon. The parent, defending the child, insists the boy simply lacks stomach capacity, insisting the watermelon is not to blame.
In Edinburgh lawyers clash over a disputed property matter described by a widow. The tension rises as her late husband is referenced, and the dispute grows tense with potential legal action looming.
The exchange shows a worker taunting a colleague about being fired last week and trying to regain a place in the office. A second voice notes they stopped by to see if the target was still in business.
The cited Bradstreets analysis shows 84 percent of business failures occur among non advertisers. It argues advertising, properly done, is a positive force that educed growth, combats unfair competition, promotes honest dealing, and solves mail order challenges.
In St. Catharines Ontario a reader reports recovery from prolonged fatigue nervousness and weakness after using Dr Pierce s Favorite Prescription. The ad claims the formula from nature s roots wards off pain backache hot flashes insomnia and irritability and urges readers to obtain it from druggists.
Over a million copies of The People's Common Sense Medical Adviser are in circulation. Aimed at accident or sickness, the book can be ordered for fifty cents in stamps by sending the notice to Dr. Pierce at Invalides' Hotel Buffalo New York, with charges and customs duties repaid on return mail.
Ramero de Maeztu quotes The New Age on infantry officers facing the front line. He contrasts officers as leaders who advance with a small crew, noting high casualties among infantry compared with aviators engineers and artillery in wartime.
The notice extols a remedy named Mother Graves' Worm Exterminator claiming it offers quick relief for children suffering from worms. The ad emphasizes its simplicity and effectiveness as a strong treatment option.
In a natural philosophy recitation a tall lanky freshman named Frazer answers the professor’s question about work with a witty deflection. When asked to clarify his blanket claim, he declares the desk itself is work because it is woodwork, eliciting a weary exchange.
A daughter asserts she is engaged, while her father replies he warned her not to bring engagements unless marriage is meant. The exchange reveals a tense family conflict over matrimonial plans and parental authority.
In 1915 Washington parade a Canton Ohio delegation bore a flag claimed as the world’s largest. It measured 133 feet long with six foot wide stripes and five foot across stars, weighed over a half ton, and required 117 carriers. More than 20,000 stitches hold the stars bearing over 16,000 Canton contributors.
The piece urges men with inactive, sedentary lives to take exercise outdoors for stomach and overall health. It promotes Armelee’s Vegetable Pills as a regulator of the stomach and liver and recommends keeping a packet on hand.
American and Canadian farmers adopt cooperative wool selling. In Sussex County New York the Sheep Breeders Association held its first annual wool sale delivering 21 468 pounds. Price set at 38 7 8 cents per pound with a one third reduction for defects. Reductions totaled 459 pounds. Farmers gained over 772 dollars above the local price.
A parent and child clash over a light supper as the girl recalls being told to share a meal with Mary. The dispute centers on perceived withholding of food and the tone of the household exchange.
An old health ad claims pure blood depends on healthy kidneys and liver and warns of backache dizziness and fatigue. The advertisement urges quick use of Dr Hamilton's Pills and asserts they cure kidney and liver troubles for good. A 25¢ box is offered.
A witty exchange from the Boston Transcript notes that cleanliness is valued but being cleaned out feels less virtuous. The quip contrasts virtue with financial or material loss in a light civic tone.
The National Real Estate Journal reports London real estate fetches extraordinary sums. An acre near central banks tops estimates at 16.25 million dollars per acre while one square mile may reach 750 million. Even tiny plots in financial districts show steep per square inch values.
The Vancouver World argues postwar Britain should establish an Imperial News Service to spread news across Dominions. It warns that Canadians know little about South Africa or New Zealand domestic affairs and stresses that better communication would reveal valuable problems and solutions for the Empire and its mother country.
An analysis notes Russia moving toward finer cotton goods as living standards rise. Turkestan shows growing production aided by irrigation and a Bokhara railway link, potentially reducing imports from the United States within ten years. Russian authorities foresee Turkestan and the Caucasus supplying much of the empire’s cotton needs if fully developed.
An old advertisement promotes Brock's Bird Seed as a scientifically prepared food for feathered pets offering a free bird treat and cake with samples. It urges buyers in Toronto to write Nicholson & Brock at 25 Francis Street for samples and a dogged claim of benefits like digestion plumage and song.
A London dispatch reports British admiralty praise for dockyard work on new dreadnought battleships. Twelve super battleships are near ready for sea, four of them 850 feet long with speeds over thirty knots and armed with twelve 18 inch guns, unprecedented in naval design.
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