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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Sep 16, 1915
Page
2
The captain and Lucy plot a night escape from the drunken crew. They prepare to sail in a whaleboat with pistols, swords, and a plan to reach land not far away as mist shields their movements. Lucy reveals weapons once owned by her father and the pair brace for a perilous voyage.
The narrator outfits a small boat with supplies including a fowling piece, shotgun, musket, water, and comforts for a night escape. He and his companion lower the boat from the ship while guards sleep, preparing to row away unseen and trust to providence.
Engineer John Hackford of the Royal Navy on furlough praises the Dardanelles campaign. He notes steady progress, describes Gurkhas as prized fighters, Australians as repairable but capable, and recalls a bayonet achievement against Turks. He says Indians and Colonials fight well in their own ways.
Mary recalls a missionary briefing at Sunday school about poor heathen and their hunger. The father asks if the preacher spoke on the hungry, and Mary confirms the claim that their stomachs’ rumblings could be heard from miles away.
Blithers enters the dining room wearing yellow goggles and responds to Binks with a quip about wanting grapefruit. He says he is not going motoring but hungry for juice and to keep juice from his eye. The exchange preserves a whimsical New York Times tone.
The piece argues that late hatched chicks can become productive with proper handling. It recommends separating them, providing winter quarters, and generous feeding to overcome slow starts. It notes September to November as peak growth months and advises patience for breeding value in the second year.
A Niagara Falls Canada breeder A P Marshall explains the best chance for development lies with quality birds, highlighting Niagradot White Wyandottes as satisfactory prospects.
A Saskatoon Star excerpt urges summer travelers and farmers to curb noxious weeds spreading through grain fields. It cautions landowners and neighbors alike to take vigilance, noting shared responsibility and government roles in controlling pests to prevent widespread infestation and damage.
The Baltimore American notes German attempts to replace gunpowder with an inflammable liquid blasted through compressed air to create long flames. It discusses the cruelty of such weapons and questions whether these devices could alter the war, potentially supplementing chemical destruction rather than relying on powder.
A Milwaukee church adopts a self-imposed income tax for church purposes. Members with income up to 1000 dollars pay 2 percent, higher earners pay more, and those earning 3000 dollars or more contribute 5 percent. The tax is in full and replaces other church contributions.
Camille Pelletan former French marine minister died suddenly of heart disease. He advocated a vast fleet of submarines, preferring them over armored ships, and lived to see a partial vindication of his policy as submarines take a central place in naval strategy.
An Irishman travels to London to take a hod carrier job on a building. He writes to his friend Mike that the pay is twenty five shillings a week for carrying bricks and mortar up a ladder, while the men on top do the actual work.
A Wisconsin farmer’s wife starts a rural club to learn new skills and strengthen community ties. The article shares how clubs unite mothers and teachers, improve school involvement, and foster close neighborly sisterhood through shared goals and daily duties.
The article urges rural women to form clubs with town women guidance. It suggests partnering with local women's clubs and contacting the state agricultural college for materials and possible extension workers. The schoolhouse serves as a meeting place and teachers can lead the effort.
Figures from the London traffic police show 2 029 motor omnibuses in service in the British capital at end March. More buses are withdrawn from the continent for city use and new trucks are being installed for military service. The August withdrawal from passenger traffic reflected unpreparedness now overcome.
The Missouri Experiment Station analyzed 28 farms to find horse work hours and upkeep costs. Average daily hours per horse were about 3.5 year round, with monthly cost per hour ranging from five cents in May to fifteen cents in January and February. It suggests economizing by reducing horses or distributing work more evenly. Manwork hours were found to be more constant by the investigators.
The teacher asks what a dromedary is and Johnny admits ignorance while Ralph answers that a dromedary is a two masted camel.
A rural club fosters relaxation and education for country women lacking town amenities. It provides social contact, diverse study, and cultural features, treating meetings as a welcome break from routine and a chance to visit neighbors regularly.
Information on home caring can be obtained from Mr. 8.1 Newton of the Extension Department at the Agricultural College in Winnipeg or Mr. 3. E. Greenway at the University in Saskatoon.
Housekeepers in rural areas can craft a simple iceless cooler. Build a four 2x2 frame cupboard with wire netting inside to deter pests, cover the outside with burlap, and place a galvanized iron tank on top. Fill the tank with water, dampen the burlap, and hang woolen cloths around to draw evaporation cooling.
The piece argues that German influence mirrors England’s strength and German impotence against the Anglo-Saxon empire. It claims intensified German literary and diplomatic promotion clarifies aims, and warns that if England becomes Germany’s vassal, German affection for a vassal would be boundless while current German aims remain open and pivotal to many situations.
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