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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Oct 21, 1915
Page
3
A short motivational note urges readers to keep spirits up after failures. It claims failure is temporary and encourages trying again, with a boast that Worms cause fretfulness in babies and that Mother Graves Worm Exterminator will clear digestive issues and restore health.
The London Daily Telegraph quotes Sir Robert Borden saying the die was cast a year ago and neither nation nor empire regrets it as a new year of war opens. He describes signs of deliverance from a conspiracy against civilization and asserts the empire is worth living for and dying for more than before.
A light exchange shows a wife claiming her husband never lies and deducing trust from his compliment about her appearance. She argues that if he lies about looks, he might lie about less important matters.
Saskatchewan farmers face losses exceeding 2000 dollars this year due to hail damage. J. E. Poynter, chairman of the hail insurance commission, says less than half of the losses are insured. The larger acreage and abundant yield before frost amplified the total damage, doubling the usual per acre cost to repair.
Catarrh cannot be cured by external applications and must be treated internally. Hall's Catarrh Cure is claimed as a blood purifier and mucous surface remedy prescribed by a notable physician. The product is marketed as a legitimate prescription available through druggists with testimonials offered on request.
The article argues the Kaiser desired a swift victory over Britain and control of seas, accusing him of war aims. It also promotes Dr Thomas Eclectric Oil as a widely available, affordable remedy sold nationwide in Canada via drug stores and merchants.
Ohio railroads push for higher passenger rates citing costs to stop trains. President Willard of Baltimore and Ohio notes about 1.80 per stop with 17 stops totaling 27.50, plus coal and wear on wheels brakes and rails. Also: Hobart Pasha, English founder of the Turkish navy, rose from blockade running to marshal of the empire before dying in 1886.
The Regina Leader reports signs of a Western Canadian flax fibre industry as old country factories struggle for material after the Russian market shrinkage. Prices rise with Britain up $15 a ton and Calgary firms authorized to buy unlimited Western fibre, noting western fibre is coarser but usable for coarser cloths with proper treatment.
Recent figures from the Japanese foreign office list 358000 Japanese subjects living abroad. Numbers are given for the United States Hawaii Goa Philippine Islands rh'nz Australia Ō da France Great tem Germany and others, with several entries showing small figures.
A Saskatchewan game guardian reports growing support for a measure banning the sale of all game. Of 153 game guardian and hunter replies, 88 favor banning sale, 46 favor sale with restrictions, and 9 oppose banning. Officials urge a Dominion-wide campaign to protect game resources.
Boston Transcript notes emigrants in Canada face a dilemma if Britain enacts conscription. They remain loyal to the allies, pay taxes, and would fight for Canada if in peril, yet feel little enthusiasm for fighting for monarchy. They may return home to stand with the U S if needed. Amsterdam reports Krupp subscribed 40 million marks to Germany's war loan, with record from Cologne Savings Bank.
A Canadian Postum Co. testimonial extols Postum as a coffee alternative. The speaker, recounting coffee’s alleged health harms, credits Postum with restoring health and vitality after quitting coffee. Details describe two Postum forms, prices, and the slogan There’s a Reason.
The CPR display at the Toronto fair debuts a facsimile dining car kitchen run by two CPR chefs, a Great Lakes steamer bow replica with sea voyage imagery, and a hunters cabin from New Brunswick with moose and caribou antlers. Also shown are war relics loaned from London including iron crosses and German helmets.
The German defense uses immense barbed wire barriers and concrete fortifications backed by thousands of machine guns. The setup creates a near impassable barrier, with armor protection and hidden placements. The machine gun allows few direct hits to stop a large attacker, potentially equating to fifty or sixty rifles per single weapon. French front estimates place 60,000 to 95,000 such guns, about one per hundred yards of front.
The 53 year old Earl of Norberry dons overalls to work as a fitter at a Surrey aeroplane factory. He keeps six to seven workdays with meals, sleeping in a single room, earning equal treatment to other workers while unable to enlist due to age. Also noted is a young man telling parents of his engagement and a 1913 Germany trade snapshot. Mr and Mrs Frederick Post welcome an eleven pound son.
In a divorce court scene a judge teases the plaintiff about attachment to her husband. The plaintiff replies she seeks detachment, while a friend notes the elopement and the bridegroom replies that the girl's father still lives with them.
Overhead charges in milk production stay steady while feed costs rise with higher yield. Studies show per gallon costs drop as cow milk flow increases: 3,000 lb cow about twenty five cents, 6,000 lb cow twelve and a half cents, 9,000 lb cow just over six cents.
Athens reports final agreement with the Entente on navigation and commerce. Greece to curb contraband trade with free tobacco and raisin exports permitted based on prewar statistics, and oil goods for Greek personal use only. Allied patrols to stop searching Greek vessels between ports.
The Forehind of Holland reports a recent altercation in the Reichstag over a national service law banned from German papers. The law would raise the conscription age to 64 and authorize calling up men previously rejected for physical condition, including those once deemed unfit for the Lardsturm.
In a terse exchange, Mrs Murphy blames doctors for grim prognosis of Pat Keegan. Mrs Casey counters with hopeful timing, noting four physicians each predicting three months. The dialogue hints at family tensions amid medical forecasts.
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