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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Sep 05, 1918
Page
6
The first strawberries grown under irrigation in Southern Alberta have been sold at Cluny. The berries are described as large and fine. Market timing favors Alberta berries when southern and western crops thin, signaling likely profitability for irrigation-grown fruit.
Promote health by building up blood to fight weakness and illness. The advertisement claims Dr Williams Pink Pills create new blood, improve complexion, energy, appetite, and vitality. Available from The Dr Williams Medicine Co Brockville Ont, 50 cents per box, six for $2.50 by mail.
Dr Nicolai formerly of Berlin University says Germans expect their government to pay only 2 percent on war loans with 3 percent added to the principal. He escaped from Berlin to Denmark by airplane to state this in New York World. Cleaning machinery is being installed in grain elevators this year enabling four seeds from grain to be available for stock feed and saving transportation costs to the lake front.
A British aviator's pamphlet campaign urging people to wake up and buy war bonds fell flat as the leaflets fluttered from the skies and landed in Chelmsford cemetery, illustrating limited public enthusiasm for bond drives.
The Regina Leader reports on Germany's ruined industrial base after WWI, noting Albert Ballin as a prophet whose warnings about the loss of overseas trade went unheeded. It describes Germany’s ports closed, ships sunk, and allied shipping expanded, while America rises as a future maritime power.
An Evening Post analysis argues Germany cannot win by land alone as allied sea power seals its fate. It cites Britain and the United States remaining united and naval dominance increasing pressure, echoing Mahan era warning and public pessimism at home.
Claim describes catarrhal deafness as caused by inflamed Eustachian tube mucosa and asserts local applications fail. It promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure acting through the blood, offering $100 for any cure failure and noting availability from Druggists for 75 cents.
Survivors of two sailing trawlers recount German cruelty after a British port rescue. A British trawler was sunk by a bomb. three hours later a Belgian trawler perished with a father and son aboard. The submarine’s crew kept victims on deck before a patrol ship appeared and the submarine vanished. Several perished including the Belgian skipper and his son and three English crewmen. two English were saved. Germans looted the vessels and feasted as the men drowned. the youths operated under a 26 year old commander. The survivors endured hours in the water before rescue.
Statistics from the Canada food board show inland shipments of 175 149 pounds export shipments of 467 568 pounds and fish on hand 569 458 pounds for the four weeks ending June 29. The total marketable catch for the three Prairie Provinces is 1 240 175 pounds.
A satirical note from the Ohio State Journal questions Austria's hope for any future after victorious outcomes, suggesting the nation would live under control of a gleefully autocratic ruler for life.
Sir Bernard Mallett, registrar general of Great Britain, says war has cost Europe at least 12.5 million potential lives through a birth rate decline. He estimates Britain lost 650,000 potential lives and daily potential child deaths reach about 7,000 across major powers. He notes England and Wales births fell from 881,800 in 1913 to 668,346 in 1917.
The Berlin Lokal Anzeiger quotes Emperor William and Field Marshal von Hindenburg on the eve of Gen. Fochs offensive. They urge patience, warn against haste, and stress the blood and life of the German people as the sacred reserves for future peace tasks.
Bernard Oppenheimer plans a £100000 project with the ministry of pensions to run a diamond cutting factory in Brighton capable of 1500 workers. After six weeks training a minimum weekly wage of £2 is set. The aim is to recapture the German led trade, with 99 percent of prewar diamond cutting done by German firms.
Women face three life stages demanding health and strength as severe organic disturbances threaten well being. Testimonies from St Catharines and Stratford describe recovery after overwork, nervous debility, and back pain using Dr Pierce's Favorite Prescription and Golden Medical Discovery.
The Ambiorix Belgian steamer was captured in Swedish waters and released after protests by Belgium and allies. Sweden blocked safe passage through the mined Kogrund Channel, sent to Trelleborg, and asked Berlin what to do before aiding Belgium. Similar patterns of Swedish deference to Germany were noted.
Amsterdam reports Karl Neufeld known as the prisoner of the Mahdi is dead in Berlin. He studied medicine at Leipsig and settled in Assouan where he practiced until 1881 then joined English troops as an interpreter in the Soudan. He endured imprisonment by the Mahdi and later aided authorities after his release.
The Pittsburgh Despatch comments on German brutality citing hospital ship and church attacks. It argues such actions reflect German misanthropy and refusal to acknowledge humanity, noting the Llandovery Castle incident as proof and warning against trusting American hospital ships.
The article notes that the United States experiences about two dollars in fire loss per person each year based on national statistics.
The passage explains silo use for storing corn in an edible form with silage that acts like winter pasture, aids digestion, and does not increase disease or tooth loss risk. It covers silo features, placement, and capacity estimates for feeding 25 cows, highlighting a 14 by 32 foot silo holding 100 tons and cost ranges per ton.
A new drug called Free Zone, found by a Cincinnati chemist, is offered in small bottles at low cost. It promises painless removal of corns and calluses by loosening them so they can be lifted away, without irritation or burning. If not available, pharmacists can order it from wholesalers.
The Kansas City Star argues that true inquiry into England's war conduct is earned only after enduring 30,000 to 40,000 weekly casualties for three years, enduring air raids, rationing, and heavy taxation, and mobilizing women in major factories. The piece links sacrifice to legitimacy in evaluating national effort.
Illinois launches a major labor drive to recruit over 50,000 men from stores banks offices and nonessential industries to secure corn wheat oats hay and truck crops. The effort is coordinated by the U S department of agriculture with state defense councils county farm bureaus and business groups and includes training programs for hundreds of city boys in farming tasks to foster reliability and farm support.
A New York butcher was arrested after writing a book praising the Kaiser. Police say the action may imply a stance of unity among butchers.
Advert shows Dr Hamilton's Pills as a solution for facial disfigurements and pimples, promising restoration of a rosy, healthy glow. It claims quick, reliable results and urges purchase of a 25c box.
The article explains two ways of avine the modern airplane through the aircrafts instruments and the pilots skill. It details the compass air speed indicator fore and aft level side-slip string bub ble spirit level bubble map carrier watch engine revolution counter and fuel gauges used for navigation and control especially in clouds and night flights.
Saskatchewan department of agriculture will pay a minimum of 50 dollars on each of five crop competitions including stand ing crops of wheat oats and barley. Local agricultural societies can offer 375 dollars in prizes and earn a maximum of 250 dollars under the plan.
A concise aphorism notes that avoiding personal example harms public regard and invites judgment on character.
A poignant musing on self perception contrasts inner belief with the social impact of appearance. The remark suggests self confidence outpaces other people's acceptance and mirrors broader judgments about beauty norms within youth circles.
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