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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Oct 03, 1918
Page
3
The article argues that South Russia has not fully enjoyed German rule and mockingly notes Germany and Austria plan to import liquor into the region. It mocks Canadian fate under the Kaiser and states such a dream will not come true, praising the futility of these plans.
A recent Popular Mechanics note describes a novel life preserver belt with two or three inflatable units shaped like footballs. Each unit uses reinforced duck casing and a rubber bladder with a valve. Deflated, it weighs about 1.25 pounds and fits in a pocket. Two-bag version offers swimming movancy. three-bag version sustains 250 pounds.
Paris plans to drop its three meatless days per week as large stocks of home-fed cattle and frozen meat reserves allow a return to normal meat supplies. The move signals easing wartime rationing and may impact consumers and local markets.
A dog loyal to a crippled Zouave in Maison Blanche France locates buried seven after a shell strike. He drags rescuers to the victims, licks a shrapnel wound to prevent gangrene, and howls to signal stretcher bearers who recover all eight. The animal, a curious mongrel with pointer and fox terrier traits, is praised for keen eyes and intelligence.
Report from Seattle states the Washington state fish commission tests using sound to lure seals into range for hunting. Fishermen note seals’ curiosity and keen hearing, drawn by recordings. Indians reportedly used whistles to lure seals, now hunters use portable phonographs to lure and shoot.
Summer brings higher infant illness risk from diarrhoea dysentery cholera infantum and stomach troubles. Baby’s Own Tablets, sold for 25 cents a box by The Dr Williams Medicine Co., Brockville, Ont, are advertised as prompt stomach and bowel relief for children and praised by a mother in Minda, Alta.
The Cathedral of the Holy Savior in Moscow features five cupolas covered with half inch thick gold and lavish internal decorations. The Kremlin churches hold priceless treasures including the Virgin of Vladimir with jewels valued at 1.25 million dollars and a single emerald worth 250 thousand. Napoleon seized silver and gold during the invasion, while some treasures were hidden and later restored. The domes of St Isaac’s Cathedral in Petrograd are gilded with gold, with about 1 million dollars of gold used. total cathedral cost estimated at 125 million.
A fragmentary reminiscence places Lincoln in his first drill with the Black Hawk War enemy. He recalls failing to recall a command and ordering his company dismissed for two minutes to regroup after passing the gate.
Miss Florence MacAvoy and her sister describe wartime Germany as rationed and grim. Prices soar, noncombatants endure malnutrition, milk requires a prescription, and survival hinges on fighting allies or making munitions. They traveled via Norway after eight years in Germany, mainly in Dresden, noting Germans’ belief that the United States could not yet enter the war.
An advertisement touts Putnam’s Torn Extractor as the painless, easy solution to corns. It claims the product loosens and peels corn in one piece with a few drops, costs a quarter, and is guaranteed to cure, sold everywhere.
A south coast England shipyard built a steel ship using electric arc welding instead of riveting and caulking. The method, already in limited use, promises 20 to 25 percent time and material savings and is especially suited for bulkheads and deck structures. The U S and Britain explore 10 000 ton standard ships with rivet reductions and rivetless construction.
An asthma sufferer endures a sleepless night and a tired next day, with the ad claiming Dr. J. D. Kellogg’s Asthma Remedy drives away attacks and restores daytime business capacity.
A Philadelphia report says a looming shortage may hit chocolate drops and candies as the war trade board caps cocoa bean imports to 30 000 tons through January 1 1919. Imports urged from nearest markets while sugar conservation could worsen scarcity.
Dr. Robert R. Moton of Tuskegee Institute calls over 250000 Black soldiers intensely loyal and patriotic. He notes defense of democracy and equal rights as rewards, cites Col James A. Moss praising trained colored troops and leadership within the Three Hundred and Sixty-Seventh Infantry.
A Cincinnati man developed Free Zone a corn and callus remedy sold in tiny bottles by druggists. A few drops applied to a tender corn or callus instantly relieves soreness and loosens the area so it lifts off without pain. The solution dries instantly and shrivels the lesion without irritating surrounding skin. If a local druggist lacks it he should order from his wholesale house.
The Vancouver Province reports Representative Woodyard criticizing military ignorance during discussion of a German offensive. A quoted exchange another reader recalls involves a missionary and a Turkish man. the missionary asks about a fez and the lady says the Turk was clean shaved.
In 1776 the Philadelphia Public Ledger quotes The New England Chronicle noting that after able bodied men left for war, patriotic young women in Chester county joined to plow and prepare fall crops. They plan to plant seeds if fathers brothers and lovers are detained abroad. The item frames farmerettes as a wartime duty.
A wife asks for feedback on her homemade pie, while a husband replies he hates constant complaints, revealing tension between them in a domestic exchange recorded by the court.
A. Mitchell Palmer announces the U S government has seized 1 057 000 pounds of devitalized wheat gluten destined for Germany via Switzerland The stock valued around 200 000 in prewar prices was found in a New York warehouse ready for overseas shipment The custodian declines to name shippers and consignees The gluten, used for diabetic foods and extracts, represents nine months of supply in the United States and will be sold at public auction"}>
A bold claim praises Mother Graves Worm Exterminator as a simple cure for worms that threaten children's vitality and health. The ad-style note emphasizes a quick remedy and consumer safety.
Vienna authorities expand state clothing sales and issue official permits as prices soar. Special areas will offer men’s suits $35 to $75, coats $32 to $67, women’s suits $28 to $70, and waists $2 to $15. A secondhand bureau will reopen in October for repaired items priced $8 to $20, $10 to $40, and $16, with permits required and thefts reported of hundreds of permits.
A Halifax Chronicle fragment shows a mother cautioning Freddy to stay in his garden and avoid the rude Binks boy. Freddy repeats the warning overheard through a wall, asserting the Binks boy is rude while inviting him over to Freddy’s garden.
The earliest glass eyes were crafted for the dead, not living people. Egyptian embalmers removed the eyes, filled the sockets with plaster or wax, and set in volcanic glass or precious stones to resemble eyes.
Remit by Dominion Express money order. If lost or stolen, you get your money back under their policy.
Lieut.-Col. Ernest P. Bicknell reports about 600000 Belgian refugees abroad in England France Holland and Switzerland plus 60000 still in a portion of Belgium not yet conquered. Displaced Belgians number 70000 in Paris 70000 in London and 30000 in Havre with aid from the Belgian government and the American Red Cross.
An tonio Mangoo, hailed as Sardinia's bravest fighter, bears over 100 wounds and holds the Gold Medal of Valor along with three Silver Medals. He earned the Knight of the Crown of Italy on the battlefield, and has been decorated by Serbia, Belgium, England, and France after previous honors in the Tripoli war and Messina quake. Captured by Austrians, he escaped after four months at Mauthausen to rejoin the front. two of his brothers have fallen in the current war.
A Detroit News line quips that Kaiser Bill should sit and eat his goose already, noting the dish has been cooked for some time.
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