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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Oct 12, 1916
Page
6
A Breeder's Gazette excerpt argues for focusing on the average farmer's cow rather than a few phenominal specimens. It urges breeding toward 300 pounds of butterfat per year as a practical goal for steady profit and warns against chasing extreme outliers. Dr Thomas electric oil is praised as a reliable pain remedy.
Montreal Daily Mail urges fair treatment of Hebrew people and links British liberty to Disraeli’s premier term. It argues recruiting in Montreal for overseas service should reflect past Britain Hebrew relations and challenge prejudice in many lands.
Mrs Flubdub entertained neighbors informally yesterday while her cook and she had a quarrel on the front porch. The incident appeared minor but drew local attention as neighbors watched.
The 1st Creelman Boy Scout Troop advances a new Scout hall funded by two donated lots while the boys grow vegetables to fund furnishings. They also undertake town improvements and garden work to boost their finances and service.
Britain imported 432 million pounds of tea in the last twelve months, up 30 million from the prior year. The army and navy consumed 21.75 million pounds, illustrating tea's wartime popularity across the services.
London Daily News correspondent salutes the common soldier, describing Mr. Thomas Atkins in ragged, bloodstained condition with a German helmet, as he and comrades return from battle singing God Save the King. The piece praises collective heroism over individual flaws.
A letter from Jos. Dubes of St Joseph Levis dated July 14 1903 praises Minard's Liniment Co Limited. He describes a severe leg injury from a horse last May leaving him bedridden for two weeks. After using three bottles he reports a complete recovery and ability to resume travel as a commercial traveller.
The German governments endorsement of a treatment for Herr Liebkutent has embittered Sweden's Socialist party toward Germany. For the first time since the war began the Swedish executive has stood against Germany's military tyranny.
Peevish pale and sickly children suffer from worms and may regain health with Mother Graves Worm Exterminator. The advertised remedy promises relief and restoration of vigor.
A British army order prescribes gold Russia braid stripes on the service dress jacket for all personnel wounded in campaigns since August 4 1914. Officers place the first strip above the cuff flap. other ranks place it three inches from sleeve bottom. Subsequent wounds add strips on either side at half inch intervals. Gold braid and sewings are supplied free on indent. sewing is done regimentally at no public cost.
Report claims a Japanese prince who fought Russia in the Russo Japanese War asked the Emperor to permit allying with Russia. He was favored by the Emperor after ministers advised otherwise. A minister predicted widespread male volunteer support for the Allies if the chance arose, though the prince has not gone to war and may flee to the coast.
One thousand Wesleyan ministers are registered as officiating clergymen to the troops stationed in Great Britain, forming a large support network for soldiers.
George Frank, ex reeve of St. Clements and noted farmer, received 1.64 dollars per bushel for his wheat crop. About 100 acres at the Wm Frank farm produced 25 bushels per acre graded No 1 Northern, with a bonus over Winnipeg spot prices from the milling company.
Under the clothing ration system in Germany, men must carry permit cards for morning suits up to 18 dollars, parts for suits up to 15, and shirts up to 10. Women need cards for a frock or tailored suit up to 20 dollars and a wrap up to 110.98, with other items restricted as shown by the fragmented text.
A Winnipeg reader argues that motor powered transport appears in ancient times and cites Nahum to illustrate chariots described as moving like lightnings. He suggests the Bible hints at early forms of conveyance with propulsion similar to modern automobiles.
A health advertisement touts Dr Williams Pink Pills as a cure for debility and weak health. It claims renewed blood, energy, and vitality, with testimonials including Mrs Luther Smith of West Hill Ontario describing recovery after surgery and extended use. Pills sold by mail for 50 cents a box or six boxes for $2.50 from The Dr Williams Medicine Co Brockville Ont.
Australia uses private foster families to care for parentless children until age 14, with payments covering the care. The arrangement avoids state orphan asylums and shifts responsibility to private households.
The New York World quotes Max immanuel Harden saying Britain could ally with Canada at a price, implying the US and Canada are not for sale. The remarkQuestions whether Britain could leverage Canadian loyalty for advantage while warning against concession.
Patent medicine ad touts Nerviline as a miracle cure for chest colds and coughing. It claims quick relief, safety for children, and powerful soothing action without burning skin, urging universal use for aches and pains.
An advertisement touts Nerviline for sore muscles, rheumatism, neuralgia, sciatica, and lumbago with promises of quick relief. It urges mothers to keep Nerviline on hand to prevent illnesses and highlights a 50c bottle and a 25c trial size sold by Catarrhozone Co. in Kingston, Canada.
The Vienna Arbeiter Zeitung notes an Hamburg sermon by Evangelical pastor Ebert urging Germany to unleash submarines and Zeppelins, arguing God demands decisive victory. It criticizes calls for peace as disobedience and warns of divine judgment if the war is tempered.
The article recalls a predecessor regiment of Irish Guards raised by the Duke of Ormond in 1662. It stayed loyal to James II, joined him in exile after the Boyne and Limerick, served France for nearly a century with original colors and uniforms, then returned to Britain in 1794 and was disbanded in 1798.
The Russian consul in Montreal reports two explorers missing after polar expeditions toward Behring Straits in 1912. Geologist VY. A. Housanoff sailed the Hercules for polar study, and Lieut. G. L. Brousiloff, I.R.M., commanded the Anna to map navigation from the Sea of Kara to Behring Straits. Fears persist they perished, with word in August 1914 that the Anna was abandoned on Franz Josef Land.
A Napali rajah vowed offerings to cure his wife’s smallpox and, after she died from disfigurement, vengefully lined his deities with artillery. When ordered to fire, soldiers fled but gunfire continued until the gods were blown apart.
The gift to Scotland of 12 000 acres for soldier and sailor settlement after the war has been officially announced. The donor is the Duke of Sutherland and the estate is believed to lie in Sutherland shire though the exact location was not stated.
A distressed child says Billy struck him and other family members retaliated after the boy told his father. The sequence shows a cycle of violence: Billy first hits the child, then the child admits it, and the father responds with further beating. The lines reveal a tense household conflict and pleas for aid.
Mr David Lloyd George speaking in London contrasted rapid Allied gains and German reallocation of forces from Verdun to block Somme progress. He praised Allied positions, noted relatively lighter British losses, and urged continued united effort to secure victory for Britain and its allies.
Indians predict a mild winter based on signs such as no acorns on oaks and scarce sightings of squirrels musk rats do not build fur bearing animals shed coats and loose bark on poplar trees. Other signs are cited and the claim is that they are seldom wrong.
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