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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Oct 12, 1916
Page
2
Sir Penywern confronts rumors of a past tragedy and pressures his household for truth. He debates revealing details with Lady Acrise while consulting the Gellibrands and the solicitor. The butler hints Rathbone was murdered and hidden, deepening the crisis as suspicion spreads.
The Ontario Workmen's Compensation Board reports an average of 270 new claims approved weekly plus ongoing payments, totaling about 850 cheques issued each week. The average weekly payment is around 85.5 dollars, with about 85 percent for temporary disability, 12 percent for permanent partial disability, and 2.5 percent for death cases.
An American visitor boasts that English soil is so rich a nail stuck in the ground would become a crowbar by morning. The Englishman retorts that in this country they do not boast about such feats and offers a countering remark.
A study by Dorothy Osborne of Ohio State University in the Journal of Heredity contends that baldness is hereditary in humans as horns are in sheep. It notes patterns of baldness from birth, varies by body area, and shows paternal transmission. Women can be affected, though less commonly, and inheritance requires both parents for daughters to be bald.
The rural problem lies in adapting existing farmhouses to modern comforts rather than building new ones. By showing farmers that heat light water and laundry can be installed cheaply within current homes, progress will accelerate. Emphasis shifts from construction to practical adaptation and household engineering.
The Montreal Gazette notes record cheese prices in Canada with molasses at a new high and foods generally dearer than before the war. It argues that if high prices equal prosperity, many households see their incomes vanish as costs rise.
A brief quip from a Boston Transcript item cites a husband asking if he seeks his wife's advice and the witty reply that she does not wait to be asked. The remark captures a humorous, domestic exchange reflecting social norms of the era.
A Regina Province article explains safe shopping as buying with value for money and avoiding scams. It advises patronizing reliable firms, checking consistent advertising, and choosing dealers who welcome constant trade and offer corrections, ensuring trustworthy goods and fair prices.
General Brusiloff told a Daily Chronicle correspondent at the Russian front that the Austro-Hungarian army is near collapse under multiple assaults. He said Romania's intervention is pivotal and tentatively warned August 1917 could see the war end with Allied victory already secured in principle.
The Lord Mayor of London provided a replacement mace after the Commons fire last winter and the government accepted. Fragments found in the ruins were sent abroad for test analysis and proved not to originate from the old mace. The new mace will be fine but lacks the historic interest of the original.
A court hears a fatal road incident where a rider questions why the horn was not sounded and the driver defends the act as humane, stating the man would not suffer the moment of impact. The exchange centers on intent and humane considerations in a tragic accident.
A Boston editorial contrasts railway fare reductions with boarding house policies, arguing context changes outcomes and fairness. It emphasizes how same rule can yield different results depending on setting, hinting at inconsistent applications of price cuts.
The Department of Labor report Wholesale Prices in Canada 1915 shows a broad price surge after mid 1915 with wholesale prices 8 to 9 percent higher than prior years and retail food costs up 7 to 10 percent. It notes year end wholesale index at 161.1, grocery budgets rising, and global price increases across Austria Germany Britain and Australia while Japan saw declines. Production shifts fueled higher prices across metals chemicals wool and other goods, with food costs most directly felt.
The article explains why Russian hides are preferred in the United States over South American country hides. South American hides are often pitted and scarred, hindering grain and finish, while Russian hides resist pitting and accept a clear rain finish. This leads to higher rejection of Russian skins only for high grade shoes, and notes a postwar prospect of Russia selling large quantities stored during wartime exports bans.
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