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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Sep 24, 1914
Page
4
The Hamiota Echo outlines subscription rates of 1.00 per year in advance and 1.54 for U.S. readers. Display ads cost 12 per inch. legal notices 2c per line for the first insertion and 1c for each subsequent. Copy for changes due by noon Tuesday to appear that week. editors C. W. Venables and W. H. Jos ey listed.
Thursday September 24 1914 reports the Maharajah of Mysore offering about £400000 and troops to the Viceroy in response to Potsdam comments. The article highlights Mysore cavalry, royal pageantry during an Indian tour, and notes India could supply large manpower and Gurkha regiments. It also includes home front guidance on fire safety and preparedness for approaching winter.
The German press touts a supposed sea clear for neutral shipping as evidence of German strength at sea, while noting the North Sea is also free of German warships. The mood reflects a paradoxical, bold but cheeky interpretation amid a tense naval situation.
An elderly Scotch widow Mrs Ross in Hou longe unable to move out asks the Highlanders to send a piper. The colonel dispatches the piper major to play for her, bringing her great joy before she passes.
Experts say forest soils lose fertility due to fires that remove humus and reduce quality. Clearing land for farming leaves soil rich in organic matter in unburned areas, aiding moisture absorption and reducing erosion under heavy rains.
A colorful line hints at a bleak outlook for Christmas toy availability with a remark about relying on Japanese lanterns as an alternative. The statement plays on scarcity and suggests unconventional decor as a wrap or substitute.
Trustees listed for Ward No 1 2 3 include R McNaught John Murray Coshman H Houck A Atkin Jesse Delbridge WC Fraser COMMITTEES Buildings A Atkinson WC Fraser KR McNaugh Van and Van Routes J H Houck B R McNaught A Atkinson Grounds Jesse Delbridge J H Houck A Atkinson New Building J H K Houck WC Fraser B HR McNaught Joe Nairn Sec Treas
Sunday school and Bible class at 2 20 Holy Communion first and third Sundays at 1 a m Rev C Wood Rector Phone 190 Methodist Church Orange Hall Hamiota Sunday morning service 11 a m Evening service 7 pm Sunday school 12 noon CHUMAH Sunday School 2 Preaching 3 Rev Sam J East Pastor Phone 194 Sunday school combined with Evening service 7 pm Guild at close of evening service Bible study Wednesday evening at 8
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