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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Sep 23, 1915
Page
3
F H Robinson advertises a selection of safes cash registers computis scales and more at 6 Princess Street Winnipeg with low prices and prompt service.
Samuel Gompers president of the AFL approves a plan where labor organizations will send instructors to Sing Sing New York to teach prisoners modern manufacturing methods. He met warden Thomas M Osborne and National Committee members during a visit joined by Homer B Call and other labor leaders.
An elderly Irishman tells a friend he is about to marry as a way to explain life with a wife. The exchange turns playful when Pat warns against foolishness and the man recalls past marriages ending with eyes closed.
A visiting minister asks a boy in a cottage about his father. The boy replies in Scots dialect that he does not know him and that his father just does whatever his mother tells him.
The Saskatchewan dairy branch reports a strong June with 100000 pounds more butter produced than last year. Two new creameries launched at Kerrobert and Canora, bringing total to fifteen, while high grade cream earns farmers more money and exports rise to BC and beyond. The dairying push continues despite high grain prices. Dr Thomas Eclectic Oil note appears as unrelated Canada advertisement.
The New York Post reports on a Chicago gathering where over 300 bankers, agriculturists, and university representatives discussed strengthening country life. Organizers highlighted soil surveys, rural schools, better roads, and agricultural credits through the Bankers-Farmer Magazine as a catalyst for community prosperity.
The Kansas City Star quotes the idea that people should broaden their interests beyond their main work. The piece likens to Ben Hur asking to switch oars to develop balanced muscles, arguing the mind likewise needs symmetry and completeness through reading and meeting diverse people.
An excited aviator explains the principle of flight after a long talk while a young woman asks what keeps a biplane aloft. The exchange hints at enduring curiosity about aviation mechanics.
A light exchange reveals skepticism about owning property as one speaker says they never expect to own real estate while the other mentions owning an genta. The dialogue hints at differing financial priorities.
An advertisement extols Dr Williams Pink Pills as a cure for indigestion, claiming they cure underlying causes, build blood, and restore digestion. It features a testimonial from Mrs H Carmera of Hamilton Ontario detailing long suffering and eventual recovery after months of use. Pills priced six for $2.50, available from The Dr Williams Medicine Co Brockville Ontario.
The Vancouver World notes Poland has suffered under Prussian Russian and Austrian domination, endured coercion and political persecution, yet the Polish people retain a resilient soul and hope to restore a sovereign nation in the future.
Captain F. R. Desjardin of the schooner Storke from St Andre Kamouraske praises Minard's Liniment for daily use on his vessel and at home, calling it unequaled and essential for voyages even at a dollar a bottle.
The article argues disease could surpass direct combat as a war killer. It notes typhus deaths in Austria, poor Turkish sanitary conditions, and reports of wounded prisoners harboring epidemics. It suggests southeastern theater may face a disease crisis as war continues.
A Native recounts the Oldboy Twins aged 98 credit their long lives to one twin’s tobacco use and the other’s abstinence. Johnny asks what defines an expert and a father answers that an expert is someone who tells others how to do what they cannot.
A Warsaw Gazette report describes a Loerrach Baden spy college training officers in foreign army structures and mobilization. It notes bilingual intake, strict loyalty tests, cipher instruction, and post graduation postings in neutral states before formal service.
The warden of the New College Settlement tells children of a naval battle in which Admiral Beatty drove the Germans from the North Sea. A wounded sailor lies unconscious ten days before waking and asking if the ships, the Lion and Tiger, are safe.
A Regina conference between a local manufacturer and the garden committee leads to a plan to use the large in sight crop by canning under a cooperative system. The Nor'-West Farmer notes two thousand more gardens are under cultivation this year than before.
A reader testifies that a two year old boy weighing forty pounds is thriving on Grape Nuts and milk. The letter claims Grape Nuts is partially predigested, aiding digestion and rapid absorption for body and brain, and notes the product’s branding by the Canadian Postum Co. Windsor Ont.
Alberta Sheep Breeders in partnership with the Department of Agriculture reported strong sales for wool in 1915. A full crop of 94 000 pounds sold to Edmonton Aide and Fur Co. at an average 27.77 cents per pound, bringing over 26 000 dollars. Some high grade wool reached 30 1 4 cents per pound. The wool will go to a Boston firm, with breeders praising the new centralized selling method and reduced costs.
A United States Department of Agriculture circular warns the Hessian Fly has caused extensive wheat losses across the northeast including Illinois Indiana Ohio and Pennsylvania with millions of bushels at risk. It outlines life stages dates for western Ontario and provides farm practices to prevent further injury and requests farmers send samples to the Dominion Entomologist in Ottawa.
The article explains cockerel versus pullet breeding in poultry, detailing selection for combs, tail carriage, and body shape to favor cockerel or pullet lines. It covers mating pens, dual purpose systems, and the origin of show stock, with notes from A. P. Marshall of Niagara Falls Canada. A brief humor snippet follows about a grocer and a boy named Joseph.
A classroom riddle ends with Annie Jones naming an automobile as the dangerous horned menace, illustrating a humorous take on the rhino lesson and a child’s clever reply to the teacher’s prompt.
A fragment hints at a conversation about Rogers noting his intelligent face. The remark suggests he speaks little yet is perceptive, with a counterpoint that he does indeed say a lot.
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