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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Sep 27, 1917
Page
4
Transient advertisements such as wanted sale or for rent are listed with advance rates. Rates shown as 01/0 per scoum and 61.80 in the U.S.A. Publication occurs weekly on Thursdays. Changes must be in the office by Turley to appear the same week. Co. W Venables.
The September 25 sewing meeting at the Methodist Church parlor yielded two quilts and a $2 collection. Reports show numerous items sent to Winnipeg's J O C E Convalescent Home and ongoing drives for jars, eatables, and LO D E boxes. The October 9 annual meeting will review reports and elect officers, with reminders to pay monthly dues. Ellenville Patriotic Society gathers October 3 for LO D E contributions.
A Canadian wartime analysis estimates waste of $56 million yearly and per capita loss of $7.00. It argues better storage, distribution, and stricter economy could cut costs by 5 cents daily, saving about $204.4 million yearly and feeding a million men for a year. It explores bread waste, substitution of corn or rye for white bread, and broader savings in flour beef and bacon.
Class 1 under the Conscription Act will be called early next month for single men aged 20 to 34. Exemption Boards for this constituency will be appointed soon by Judge Mickle. Few exemptions are expected near Hamiots except those working on farms.
The text discusses draft odds and hypothetical outcomes in a repetitive sequence. It mentions two chances for each stage from selection to death, framed as a stark, ironic meditation on military service and its risks.
A city newspaper ad titled Fire Escape for $2.00 drew a country reader’s notice. After two look, he sent cash and received a copy of the New Testament in due course.
Attic Sash Astragals base brick boards beaver board blocks brackets doors dimension eave brackets embossed moulding flooring finials GALT COAL gate post tops gable ornaments hard coal hardwood flooring inside finish jambs kelley island lime lath mouldings millwork newells oriel windows oak paper plaster posts pickets quarter cut oak railing rubber roofing stepping siding shiplap sash screen doors tar paper timber transoms uppers veranda stock windows wall board XXX clear cedar shingles.
The September Rod and Gun issue catalogs stories for sportsmen and vacationers including The Hide Builders Two Weeks without a Care Duck Hunting on the Small Sloughs A Cruise in the Sloop Katharine The Time The Place The Game Fishing in Little Streams and a special Kennel department with a Regina Dog Show report. Published by W. J. Taylor Ltd Woodstock Ont.
Extra fine onions with firm flesh and mild flavor. Suitable as Spanish onions but strong enough for cooking. Winter keepers. Price 300 dollars per bushel. O. J. Bennett box 62 Hamiota.
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