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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Sep 16, 1920
Page
6
The piece urges Canadians to defend law and order amid recent mob actions in Saskatchewan and Ontario. It contrasts Canadian justice with U.S. lynchings and stresses the duty of citizens to uphold legal authority to maintain social order and protect liberties.
The speaker warns that losing public conscience in justice leads to license and anarchy. Law and order guard life and property, and soldiers died to defend freedoms. Those who join mobs undermine the system that protects families and homes.
Summer heat threatens infant health with stomach upset and dangers like diarrhoea and cholera infantum. The ad urges Baby's Own Tablets to regulate bowels and soothe the stomach, priced at 25 cents a box from The Dr. Simes Medicine Co. Brockville Ont.
The Manchester Guardian notes a bright honey season and explains the immense labor behind a pound of honey. It details that a pound contains nectar from over 60,000 flowers and requires about 62,000 blooms and 2 750 000 bee visits.
Oxford reports Viscount Rothermere has offered through the chancellor to endow a Harold Vyvyan Harmsworth Professorship of American History with a $100,000 gift. The chair honors Capt Harold Vyvyan Harmsworth, M D, Irish Guards, killed in the war.
Three hundred parent black bass were stocked at Orient Bay on Lake Nipigon and Keemanly Lake. The fish arrived from Toronto in tanks and were released by Neil Mc Dougall, sportsman's representative for the Canadian National Railway.
Advocate Archibald Mitchell leads a Canadian Poverty Association car to prairie towns to promote shelter belts. He argues 10 percent of the country should be trees to curb soil drift, retain snow, and store moisture for grasses, noting one team can plant 1,000 trees daily and two acres can be prepared in two days during wheat seeding.
An advertisement touts Danderine as a quick remedy to stop hair loss and dandruff after several applications. It claims the scalp becomes healthier and hair grows thicker and shinier. Also promoted Miller's Worm Powders as a tasty, once dose cure for worms and a tonic for digestion.
G Sigurdson, a fisherman with a crew of three, caught 300000 pounds of whitefish in Buffalo Lake last year and praises the northern Saskatchewan lakes as Canada’s finest for fishing. Buffalo Lake is said to teem with fish, one of many similar lakes in the north. Transportation is the main challenge, with one railway capable of moving about 300 car loads of fish each season.
A crane with a lifting capacity of 90,000 pounds and height of 245 feet is in use at the Philadelphia navy yard, marking a major deployment of heavy equipment for construction or relocation tasks.
The Swedish Riksdag has passed legislation targeting the electrification of the entire state railway network. The measure aims to modernize propulsion, reduce emissions, and align with climate goals, signaling a major shift for Sweden’s transport infrastructure.
The Black Hamburg grape vine planted in 1768 by Capability Brown at Hampton Court is now over 150 years old. Its stem base measures five feet in girth, and recent seasons show robust fruit with unusually large and numerous bunches. A Royal Horticultural Society exhibition once showcased twelve bunches weighing 42 pounds in total.
A bee martin in Mexico mimics a flower by ruffling its head feathers. When a bee lands to sip pretend nectar, the bird captures the insect.
Professor explains the term ver te Abey as the extra cent on ice cream and movies, while Minard Siniment relieves garget in cows in the scene.
Dr J D Kellog’s Asthma Remedy is advertised with conservative claims of real relief and permanent benefit. It asserts success where other remedies have failed, offering lasting improvement to sufferers.
Word from the head of Pelly River, 200 miles north of Fort Selkirk, reports stores in the district empty for months. No sugar has been available since Christmas. The steamer Thistle has arrived at the head of navigation with ample supplies for the coming winter.
An advertisement touts Milburn's Heart and Nerve Pills as a remedy for heart trouble and breathing difficulties. It cites a testimonial from Stephen Crouse of East Clifford Nova Scotia who improved after using two to three boxes and could work again on the farm. The firm T Miller Co Limited of Toronto markets the pills.
Lord Mayor disclosed that the Big Bertha siege gun is being built at Vickers works in Sheffield. The 80 foot long weapon can fire an eight inch shell fifty to eighty miles with high velocity requiring frequent re liners. An earlier gun of this type had been delivered to the government after the armistice.
Minard's Liniment reliefs distemper as report notes Hindu cremations for the wealthy involve vast sandal-wood expenditure.
Advert says nervous affections stem from digestive issues and that Parmelee's Vegetable Pills normalize stomach function and ease nerve irritation. It claims the product has no sedative and cites thousands of testimonials to its effectiveness.
Experts can identify origin of stones from South Africa by distinctive traits. The mines produce diamonds with unique characteristics enabling origin classification.
The British light cruiser Vindictive sunk at Ostend in May 1918 has been refloated and the harbor is again open for traffic. The sinking remained one of the war’s most thrilling events in its final year.
A historical note claims that eating onions can prevent a moustache from appearing on a woman’s lips. The claim reflects period folklore rather than scientific evidence.
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