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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Oct 23, 1919
Page
6
Opponents of PR argue it is too complex for voters and slows counting. They cite Sligo and Edinburgh spoiled and invalid ballots, Glasgow Calgary Kalamazoo timing woes, while defenders praise simplicity and fairness and question the need for ward-based groupings.
The article argues that proportional representation strengthens democratic government by aligning personnel with the will of the people and cites Belgian experience. It notes endorsements from Canada's National Liberal Convention and other reform groups and mentions an upcoming federal inquiry into adoption. Readers are urged to study PR closely as its adoption in Canada seems likely.
The text asserts worms in children's digestive tracts cause health disturbances and asserts Miller's Worm Powders immediately destroy the worms and remedy conditions favoring their existence.
A traffic officer asks what is wrong as a truck driver responds that the engine is dead. The exchange shows a courteous approach amid a roadside breakdown.
W J Stark of the Alberta Provincial Sheep Breeders Association received a 65 765 20 remittance from the Canadian Co operative Wool Growers Ltd Toronto for wool shipped by the local association. The payment reflects 8 cents below market price per grade and comes from 324 northern Alberta sheep owners and six from British Columbia. Remaining wool awaits sale and balances will be sent to contributors. Sold wool has fetched strong prices with some fine medium combing at 68 5 cents per lb and fine medium clothing at 65 cents.
The Canada Land and Irrigation Company's south dam at Flake McGregor nine miles southwest of Lomond Alberta is now releasing water. General manager D W Hays says prospects are good for colonizing large tracts of irrigated land in the district next spring.
An advertisement proclaims Dr Fowler's Extract of Wild Strawberry as a superior cure for bowel complaints including diarrhoea and dysentery. It cites 74 years on the market and features a testimonial from Mrs Daniel Hartwick of Mountain Grove Ontario about a cured child's bad bout. The price is 35 cents per bottle from The T Milburn Co Limited in Toronto.
Pressure in Britain to lift housing restrictions grows with Scotland moving to repeal rules. Canadian interests back lifting limits as ministries plan wood houses for Britain Europe and the Middle East. A European order for 20,000 mill cut houses is reported with potential orders near 100 000 dollars.
The British salvage service has recovered ships worth about 250 million dollars, including cargo on many colliers, using modern pumps and lifting gear. Some wrecks lie in shallow water while interest grows in future methods. bullion from the Laurentic totaling 9.5 million dollars has been retrieved, and divers occasionally recover German submarine parts and secrets.
Prince Louis of Bourbon enters the butter trade to prove his patriotism. He states he will curb profiteering and lower butter costs, saying reducing prices would be his contribution to the people.
There is no ailment so harassing as dyspepsia and the virggim of it is to be pitied. Yet relief can be found in Parmelee's Vegetable Pills, a preparation that has established itself by years of effective use. There are many products advertised as great, but none rank with Parmelee's.
Bela Kun and associates face trial on charges of incitement to murder robbery and forgery. The main suspect Adalbert Cohen known in English as Adolf Kun was previously linked to a local workers union in Lagyuwarac near Arad where he stole 30 000 kronen. He was released after agreeing to repay funds then mobilized in the war later reportedly joined Bolsheviks in Petrograd and returned to Hungary to direct a radical mobs and anti Czechs Poles and Rumanians campaign.
A 25 cent bottle promises to remove corns in one day without pain. The ad warns against substitutes and urges purchase at all dealers for Putnam's Corn Ex Tractor.
In Paris two chauffeurs of M Clemenceau and M Millerand nearly collided on a main street. Each driver blamed the other and gestured angrily, only to discover their employers were saluting with mutual respect. The quarrel ended as quickly as it began and both parties resumed their rides.
A sick man muses over who would take over his business if he dies, worrying who could continue the enterprise after his passing.
A vintage health note urges readers to adopt the army setting up exercise, fresh air, and hydration to combat fatigue, headaches, and gloom. It promotes Dr. Pierce's Anuric tablets and Pleasant Pellets, claiming uric acid reduction and a modern remedy for middle aged well being.
A Toronto Telegram remark compares soldiers as potential husbands noting skills like cooking and sewing plus a key trait: obedience. The tongue in cheek line suggests some see these traits as desirable while others downplay them as necessary for married life.
An early health column explains neuralgia can affect any nerve and is caused by thin impure blood. It promotes Dr Williams Pink Pills as a universal nerve tonic believed to enrich blood, claiming rapid restoration to health and offering prices of 50 cents per box or six for $2.50 from The Dr Williams Medicine Co. Brockville Ont.
Amber, tied to the Baltic shore as Lithuania’s distinctive industry, dominates world jewelry and accessories. As a republic, Lithuania could expand this Prussian monopoly into a profitable export, drawing on historic Baltic amber mined from blue earth layers and traded since ancient times per Herodotus accounts.
A wry remark on versatility and fate. The line suggests a man famed for many skills meets mortality, noting the paradox of talent without immunity and the cost of expertise in life’s end.
A reflective line notes that experience teaches, yet some men overestimate their ability to guide experience itself with new pointers, implying arrogance can hinder genuine learning.
The Alberta Department of Mines says drilling for natural salt has begun near Fort McMurray. A seven man government outfit is on site with the deposit underlaying the town, about 180 feet deep and 480 feet below the surface. Professor Allan, sent by the province, reported favorable results. The government has not decided if it will mine or contract the work out.
An advertisement asserts Holloway's Corn Cure as the simplest and best remedy for corn treatment, appealing to readers of the period. The claim positions the product as an efficient solution for corn discomfort available to the public.
Canada maintains about 350000 square miles of forests rich in pulpwood timber. Analysts estimate the reserve could yield roughly 1 033 370 000 cords of pulpwood, reflecting a major regional resource.
A memorial initiative to honor Lord Kitchener will cost $50,000. A special chapel is to be installed soon in St. Paul's Cathedral, London.
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