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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Oct 05, 1916
Page
3
Observations on animal responses to artillery show song birds like the lark thrush and finch staying in their territories despite heavy shelling. Many larger birds and mammals fled war zones while owls falcons and crows remained untroubled amid the cannonade. Bernard's ointment for sale everywhere.
A Sheep Breeder column notes Saskatchewan wool tops the continent for gauge quality at thirty seven and a half cents for combing firsts. Swift and Co. of Chicago reportedly purchased the Western fleece, while eastern buyers had paid thirty five cents.
In the Western Provinces one in four farm landowners live outside their municipality and one in seven live outside the province. More than half of urban land is held by absentees living outside the municipality.
The Detroit News portrays Cardinal Mercier as a bold mouthpiece of Belgian will, defying German pressure. His July 71 address in Brussels inspires belief in King Albert’s return and Belgian independence, with death or imprisonment only hardening his resolve and signaling wider support.
An advertisement claims catarrh is widespread and incurable by local treatment. It promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure as a constitutional remedy taken internally, offered with a $100 reward for any case it fails to cure. The product is marketed by F. J. Cheney & Co of Toledo Ohio and sold by druggists for 75 cents.
A light Life magazine quip contrasts a father teaching thrift with a son insisting on higher pay. The humor centers on changing expectations from ten cents to twenty-five cents. No real people or events are named.
An advertisement touts Dr. Thomas Eclectric Oil as a remedy for toothache offering immediate relief by soothing the nerve. It claims the oil eases pain at once and notes additional uses beyond dental pain.
In a Popular Mechanics note, inexpensive emergency raincoats made of tough paper provide portable waterproof protection for men women and children. One use coats exist, while a cloth reinforced version lasts several wearings with proper care.
Parmeale's Vegetable Pills are prepared to be agreeable even to the fastidious. The pills avoid nausea and revulsion linked to ordinary pills. Their popularity rests on their high tonical quality as a stomach medicine.
The Utah Desert News argues that food shortages in wartime nations improve public health by limiting over-eating and reducing liquor consumption. It claims people endure shortages better than famine, feel stronger when lean, and stay adequately fed despite rumors. The piece extols simplicity and nature's diet as nations endure war.
Fragmentary quote hints at a novice’s journey to learn a tricky skill. It suggests practice earns mastery and warns that early attempts are awkward as the learner’s hand adapts. The tone mirrors instructional notes in a historical column.
The London Times reports Die Hilfe carries an extraordinary article by Fried rich Naumann on fading German popular support for the war. It notes distrust of leaders and the need to explain why fighting persists, citing a Landsturm veteran and concerns that readers lack geography and historical training.
A farmer sold 1 479 bushels of eet at 1 17 dollars per bushel. A riddle asks what would happen if an automobile joined the equation, presenting a quirky contrast between farming output and a vehicle as a punchline.
An advertisement extols Mother Graves Worm Exterminator as an unparalleled vermicide. It claims the product has saved countless children and emphasizes its effectiveness as a preventive measure.
An officer's servant enters with orders but the private drinks the officer's whisky and smokes the cigar. The officer steps out to instruct the servant and returns to find the private still in the role. The private dismisses the officer and tells him to wait until the cigar is finished.
David Henderson of Belleisle Station New Brunswick recounts a long standing bleeding tumor on his face that resisted several remedies until Minard's Liniment was used. After several bottles the tumor healed completely and disappeared. Date September 17 1904.
Maud recalls the ceremony where the young clergyman appeared nervous. Ethel notes the pastor kissed the groom and shook the bride’s hand during the rites.
A translated nursery exchange reveals a boy fleeing anger, using wit to evade punishment. The dialogue hints at prudence and fear as he seeks safety from an enraged guardian.
A laconic note from Pat Garvey, section foreman, after being told to trim reports, ends with the line The river is where the railroad was. The Pat Garvey tale appears amid quotes from the Tex News and a comic exchange about Wagner from the Washington Star.
A physician explains winter cold shifts blood to the liver, causing fatigue and low spirits. Dr Hamilton's Pills are advertised as liver stimulants made from mandrake and butternut, claimed to purify the blood and restore energy, with a 25 cent box urged for health and comfort.
In a Midlands show, Bill in charge of the animal tent reports a leopard escape. While the narrator is in London, Bill asks for explicit directions on how to handle the seizure, first receiving a telegram to shoot on the spot and later asking which spot to shoot, exposing Bill’s caution and the circus’s chaotic management.
The Minneapolis Journal ponders what to do with used cars past usefulness yet not worth scrap. Manufacturers seek suggestions, hoping a clever solution will reveal a worthy mission for aging autos and perhaps bring fame and fortune.
Paris newspaper tribute praises Lord Kitchener as a national symbol of England his genius as a soldier and organizer. It notes his death but says his spirit lives in the troops he formed and will guide them to victory. Minard's Liniment Relieves Neuralgia.
The article argues fall painting has benefits as wood is thoroughly dry then. Dry wood allows paint oils to penetrate and seal moisture, improving preservation. It notes fewer rain-wash risks and fewer insects during fall painting.
Competent authorities estimate about 500,000 Germans have been disabled in the Verdun region since February 21, the start of the great German offensive. The number of wounded German prisoners taken in Verdun and near the Somme exceeds 43,000.
A prankster famed for his tricks is jolted awake at 2 AM when a neighbor reports a window open. The joker sticks his head out and learns the reason a friend’s window was left ajar was due to his own habit of leaning out.
Two bankers discuss a financier who failed. One notes the man accepted failure like a man, while the other says he blamed it on his extravagant wife. The exchange highlights a sharp judgment of personal blame.
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