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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Sep 30, 1915
Page
7
Clyde Ashley argues farmers and local merchants should cooperate to counter price domination. He notes mutual dependence of town and country, proposes boards of trade and farm clubs, and cites Iowa and Ohio examples. Unity could boost farm profits and curb urban congestion.
The piece notes San Marino and other tiny states like Luxembourg and Monaco taking sides or being drawn into the conflict as Europe spirals. It mentions San Marino’s tiny population and perceived strategic impact on Italy, plus memories of a long-standing war with Austria dating to 1866.
Reflecting on twelve years of change since the gasoline car was dismissed as a plaything, the vehicle now moves officers along the line assists in transporting ammunition and food to the front and serves as a battleship on wheels. Vehicles carry squads of gunners and operate rapid fire pieces while dispatching masses, surgeons, and wounded with remarkable swiftness, yielding a surprisingly low death rate for such a large conflict.
In a plea to secure prompt inspection, a wife urges the landlord to witness the ceiling damage caused by rain before the children’s damage to other areas of the house becomes apparent. The message stresses not letting the landlord see repeated damage elsewhere.
W J Black president of the Manitoba Agricultural College returns from Chicago where bankers and farmers discussed closer ties to boost prosperity. The conference drew 29 states, editors like Henry Wallace and C J Goodwin attended, and attention fell on good roads and funding farmer education.
In Case and Comment E Gordon Lee traces jitneys from the West, noting a five cent fare and varied origins for the term. Oakland and Los Angeles figures emerge as early hubs, with Draper lauded by some as the initiator. The piece credits California with accelerating urban transport disruption nationwide.
A British authorities summary explains how alien enemies relate to insurance contracts during war. It covers when contracts are valid, suspended, or void, the impact of policy losses before during and after hostilities, and how place of business affects alien enemy status for insurance purposes.
Hon G Howard Ferguson minister of lands forests and mines leads a province wide effort to keep farmers from leaving Ontario for wheat fields in the west. The plan mobilizes government services to settle large Temiskaming districts and uses district agriculture reps and the colonization department to track farmers considering relocation during winter.
While passing a city pool entrance two rural residents read a sign claiming 25,000 gallons in and out each hour. One dismisses the figure as nonsense noting there aren’t that many women in the county, turning the sign into a humorous local moment.
A new volume from A H Martens & Co Toronto argues Canada offers vast opportunities across agriculture mining and forestry guided by westward provinces Alberta Saskatchewan and Manitoba It highlights record wheat crops in Saskatchewan and expanding dairy livestock in Alberta plus nickel gold iron coal and timber wealth while noting transport and market development to exploit these resources
A London bulletin argues Germany's four million casualties and economic ruin after a year of war. It cites sinking of the Lusitania, violations of Belgium and Luxembourg, and Britain’s naval dominance. The piece notes German colonies lost, fleets idle or interned, and vast wartime expenditures running into billions.
A fragment notes that knowledge should be in the possession of all who care about the country’s development, underscoring the shared duty of citizens to stay informed and engaged.
The seventh annual report from the U S Department of Agriculture details pure bred milking cows performance. In 1940 413 cows qualified for registration across Holstein Ayrshire Jersey Guernsey French Canadian and Shorthorn breeds with top yields including Holstein 23717 pounds milk 834 pounds fat and Shorthorn 19535 pounds milk 540 pounds fat.
Critics claim incapacitated soldiers including the blind receive only one dollar weekly, while militia officers say this reflects part of broader provisions. Veterans may enter convalescent homes or stay at home with an attendant allowance. Government reviews possible larger aid for front line wounded.
Manitoba claims solid recruiting results in a Dominion wide tally. Alberta tops provinces with 3.72 percent of Canada's enlistment, followed by Manitoba and Saskatchewan at 2.78 percent and 2.78 percent respectively, and British Columbia at 2.55 percent.
The minister of the interior Hor Dr Roche recommends a ten year lease of lands with a building formerly used for the Indian Industrial School at Battleford to the Seventh Day Adventists of Saskatchewan for conducting a cenomination at Shia and a further ten year extension at the minister's discretion.
Russia aims to open a year round connection to western seas via a new double track line from Petrograd through Petrozavodsk to the Arctic Ocean, paralleling the Archangel to Vologda road. Ekaterina in the Gulf of Kola will host winter ice limits and Gulf Stream proximity aids. Mallet compound freight locomotives of 64.2 tons are being built at Golutrin for Arctic service.
Windsor Castle hosted a Red Cross fundraising sale led by Lady French. A white silk American flag with embroidered Stars and Stripes sold for 1250 dollars to Queen Mary, after opening bids at 150 dollars. Proceeds aided the British Red Cross, with the flag symbolizing shared sacrifice and national ties.
W L Biddle of Wan Eeon Ohio broke the wheat per acre world record with 58.65 bushels on five and twelve acres yielding 811 bushels. The previous record holder was GrS BES from Arcanum Ohio with fifty five and one third bushels per acre.
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