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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Sep 26, 1918
Page
3
A Paris correspondent notes the city’s lack of parades bunting or martial music during wartime. He contrasts New York’s fervent patriotism with Paris now showing restrained, subdued sentiment, seeking only a satisfactory end rather than renewed exaltation.
After finishing his meal a diner asks for the check and the waiter prompts him to name his order. The diner replies he cannot name it but reveals he ordered minced chicken.
Citizens told no food may be fried to conserve fats and grease must be collected by the government. Soap has become a luxury for millionaires amid shortages and strict rationing measures.
Wartime appeal praising soldiers and urging kidney health. Dr. Pierce of Buffalo endorses Anuric and Golden Medical Discovery for uric acid, backache, and rheumatism. A reader testimonial from Ontario notes relief after using the products and recommends them to others.
An Ottawa Journal Press note argues that longer and costlier wars tend to last longer. It cites the American Civil War from April 12, 1861, Crimea, Boer, Russo-Japanese conflicts and notes the Civil War was the longest of the smaller wars, while bigger, costlier wars stretch longer.
Massive orders from Britain and Italy push glycerine trade activity in the United States. Officials estimate 15.5 million pounds destined for allied governments with prices set. Canada’s wartime glycerine demand could push exports to about 20 million pounds in total.
A Cincinnati inventor promotes Freezone as a cheap quick fix for corns and calluses. A few drops on a tender corn supposedly relieves pain instantly and dries the corn so it can be lifted away with the fingers. The advertisement urges readers to clip the notice and ask their druggist to order a bottle if unavailable.
The article argues Germany seeks to pull Mexico into conflict with the United States to free troops for Europe and to block Mexican oil from the Allies. It notes Tampico’s strategic value, Carranza decrees affecting oil claims, and Britain and the US diplomatic effort to overturn them. It cites Mexico’s Gulf oil fields and 1912 production of 16.7 million barrels, and ends with Aberystwyth’s tank week fundraising.
A curious note suggests the feminine car is less delicate than the male vehicle and that far fewer women than men demonstrate wireless aptitude, reliably identifying their own messages amid wireless room buzz.
Anxiety and fatigue grip thousands as the ad promotes Dr Williams Pink Pills as a cure for nervous weakness. The copy claims sleeplessness, low mood, poor appetite, and memory loss improve with the medicine available at 50 cents a box or six for 2.50 from The Dr Williams Medicine Co. Brockville Ont.
From front reports the Whippet, a British invention, is a mobile destroyer on a flatcar chassis with a single turret and multiple machine guns. It features caterpillar tracks, a rear engine, and can reach about 12 miles per hour, designed to outmaneuver infantry and pursue retreating foes.
Advertisement urges mothers to use Miller's Worm Powders to expel intestinal worms in infants and treat ailments that threaten babies health. It claims the powder acts as a depurative and health-giving medicine preventing worm-related dangers to life.
A sea captain visiting Ireland learned grapes he spotted resembled California Mission grapes. He traced them to cuttings from vines aboard the Spanish Armada, noting both varieties share Spanish origin and similarity to the Mission types.
Forces report thieves strip churches of bells and dig in cemeteries for zinc from coffins. The population protests are met with shootings, sparking public indignation and fear.
The Germans employ a special charge that releases smoke at the flash to conceal their gun positions and reduce visibility.
An early 20th century explainer traces the split between Plehanov and Lenin in the Russian Social Democratic party, outlining Bolshevik and Menshevik aims, the 1902 organizational dispute, and the Bolsheviks' rise to power through revolutionary means and later autocratic rule.
Advertises Mother Graves' Worm Exterminator as a cure to fretfulness in infants, claiming to clear stomach and intestines and restore healthfulness.
Representative P H Kelly of Michigan lauds Britain's Grand Fleet as astonishing and ready, noting three ashore rows of eight mile long ships and a mix of battleships to submarines. He cites Admiral Sims, Franco shipyard access, US seaplanes, and the risk takers who seek American aircraft.
Word from Amsterdam says German troops are looting King Albert’s palace in Belgium. In the past week they have taken pictures, furniture, and books from the king’s collection, despite earlier declarations that the possessions were sacred.
Col Churchill warns editors that letters from American POWs in German camps are censored and must claim good treatment and contentment or be destroyed. He urges publishers to treat such letters with caution as they are unreliable and not authentic. Also mentions Parmelee's Vegetable Pills for digestive and mood relief.
The Food Administration says invert sugar increases sweetness by about 30 percent, allowing a given sugar supply to stretch further. J J Willaman of the Minnesota division of the American Chemical Co. explains the simple process to convert cane sugar to invert sugar, plus a housewife friendly recipe and cautions about weight versus volume and the lack of a dry form.
Canada accelerates its 60 million dollar shipbuilding program this year. Twenty vessels are under contract for the marine department with three freighters of 10 500 tons each to be laid down by November at Halifax yards. Seven steel vessels totaling 28 650 tons were just contracted to firms in Levis Welland Port Arthur and Collingwood.
A Louisville Courier-Journal snippet recalls a hotel billiard parlor query by a guest. A clerk answers that ladies are not allowed to play, prompting the guest to request chalk to powder her nose. The remark highlights social norms of the era.
A Montreal mother reports her two week old baby turned blue and rashy, then sore behind ears and on scalp. After using Cuticura Soap and Ointment she healed, buying two cakes of soap and three boxes of ointment. Free samples by mail from Cuticura Dept. A Boston.
The Chicago News urges Americans to acknowledge French cannon and British ships that aided troops on the western front. It notes many soldiers sailed under the British flag and calls for public gratitude, mutual recognition, and courtesy in Allied relations. The piece stresses shared sacrifices and unity in the war effort.
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