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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Sep 29, 1921
Page
2
An essay argues world disarmament requires citizen action not just governments. It notes postwar democracies empower people, including women, to shape policy and press for peace if voters withhold support for militarism. It warns against racial and national ridicule, pin pricking, and press wars fueling conflicts, urging restrained speech to ease armament burdens.
A Sunday School teacher asked what Solomon said to the Queen of Sheba, who presented jewels and fine raiment. A quick student replied in dialect, quipping about price with the line Ow much d yer want for the lot.
A call to patronize neighborhood businesses to strengthen the local economy and support community vitality. No specific events.
The Providence Journal notes proposals that Marshal Foch may visit the United States as a military adviser to the French delegation at the disarmament conference. It quotes that the German witnesses would attest to his skill in disarming a nation. Also mentioned is Lyons, France supplying 90 percent of the world’s lavender oil. An odd line states when crab meets crab they side step.
An instruction piece advises two women aged over thirty on affordable living. It suggests fireless cookers and hot cold bottles, planning a week of meals, shopping in one trip for staples, and using local bakers when possible. Sample menus include oatmeal, lentil soup, lamb stew, macaroni and cheese, bean loaf, and varied desserts with milk and coffee.
Brighton unveils a new super cinema and restaurant costing £400,000 with capacity for 3,000. An organ costing £8,000 features amid a staff of over 300 attendants and waitresses.
A mammoth office building in Detroit finishes with more than four miles of corridors. The colossal complex showcases expansive internal walkways and a striking modern design aimed at high accessibility and flow for tenants.
A promotion for Dr Thomas Eclectric Oil praises its wide usefulness in the home medicine chest. It claims relief for rheumatic and sciatica pains sore throats and chests coughs burns scalds cuts bruises and sprains with broad family acceptance across the land.
A six month period ending June 30 1921 saw 7110 Americans enter Western Canada with personal wealth totaling 2 445 804 and possessions valued at 702 453. Among entrants 2600 reported farming occupations and would work on prairie farms. Of 4892 US citizens, 2218 were British French Canadian and Scandinavian nationals.
A quip from Dublin Weekly Times jokes that the searched item is found in the last place sought because once found people stop hunting. The exchange contrasts father’s line and a boy’s wry reply.
An advertisement urges women with tired pale complexions to use Dr Hamilton's Pills to restore health and bloom. It claims the pills tone the entire system, raise spirits, and provide daily strength with a rosy complexion. Sold for 23c per box or from Gatarrhozone Co Montreal.
Comic exchange shows Bill pressed by wife to find work after she loses job and sends him out at nine. Tom jokes about the search as Bill laments the domestic squeeze and sudden employment scramble.
Summer months threaten child health with cholera infantum colic diarrhoea and dysentery. Mothers are urged to prevent or banish illnesses using Baby's Own Tablets which regulate stomach and bowels and are safe. Sold by dealers or mail for 25 cents per box from The Dr Williams Medicine Co Brockville Ont. An Irishwoman who was blind all 114 years of life reportedly died in a Kerry infirmary.
Charles K. Robbins of Chebogue Point extols Minard Liniment for burns sprains frostbites and colds and cites a cow udder recovery as proof of its wide usefulness for both people and livestock. He calls it a true trugism good for man or beast.
The notice proclaims Holloway's Corn Remover as the solution for corns of any age. It markets its effectiveness and claims relief from discomfort, urging readers to apply the remedy for immediate results.
After August 1, unpaid postcards can be sent and delivered to the addressee on payment of 4 cents. The sender can use this loophole freely, while the only defense is refusing unpaid mail. Unpaid letters carry a 6 cent charge to the addressee, a scheme viewed as potentially worthwhile or worthless.
Mrs Jones remarks about a fine dinner service of 105 pieces at a house where her daughter works as a housemaid. Mrs Smith retorts that the daughter likely dropped it. The exchange reflects social snobbery and petty talk in a domestic setting.
Historical advertisement claims Hall's Catarrh Medicine cures catarrh by acting through the blood and mucous surfaces. It promotes general health and strength and offers free circulars from Cheney & Co printed in Toledo Ohio.
Physicians endorse Minard's Liniment emphasizing honesty to prevent patrons from buying canned goods elsewhere.
The novelist J Fenimore Cooper reportedly shaped his famous stories while chewing gumdrops, buying them in large quantities to fuel his writing sessions.
A remark on human longevity suggests that if human organs were structured like those of a canary, a person could live 300 to 400 years barring accidents. The statement blends biology with speculative longevity.
Article explains sunstroke results from violet rays rather than heat. Discusses health risks and cautions for exposure. Mentions need for protection and awareness of ultraviolet dangers. Includes general guidance without specific dates or organizations.
Mrs. A. Pieper, wife of a Saskatchewan farmer, says Tanlac cured her lifelong indigestion and gas, ended terrible headaches, and restored her energy and sleep. She now eats three meals daily and feels like herself again, urging others suffering to try Tanlac. Sold by leading druggists everywhere.
A large deposit of sodium sulphate has been found east of Wainwright at Baxter Lake. Analyses show the lake is strongly impregnated with the chemical and a lake edge test returned thirty two per cent sodium sulphate. A company has formed to exploit the find. A humorous aside notes a woman wasting money on cosmetics if her watch stops whenever she looks at it.
A grateful user credits Dr. J. D. Kellogg's Asthma Remedy with relief after thirteen years of seeking help. The notice urges early use at first warning signs, cites simple use and low cost, and notes availability almost anywhere.
A London publication titled Age Among the ever increasing volumes of collected information on specific subjects offers a motor car index. It claims to enable anyone to tell the age of any motor car under examination, signaling modernization of an old saying.
A stock operator who trades for future delivery appears to harbor a belief in an afterlife. The remark suggests a philosophical view shaping investment approach and risk tolerance.
Hundreds of families in the war devastated territory around Dvinsk remain in dugouts once used by German and Russian troops. Reconstruction is stalled as poverty and Bolshevik rule hinder recovery, leaving villages razed and inhabitants struggling to rebuild. Air weighs 75 pounds per 1,000 feet.
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