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Newspaper
Hedley Gazette
Location
Hadley, British Columbia, Canada
Date
Jun 29, 1916
Page
7
A London sale of valuable jewellery reached about 140000 pounds, reflecting strong demand for luxury items. Collectors and investors eyed pieces from prominent designers as auction houses reported brisk bidding and high-end lots attracting international attention.
A 60 year old man should divide life into sleep eight hours work eight hours and recreation eight hours. Excess in sleep harms productivity while overwork dulls and weakens performance. Focused, steady effort during work hours, avoiding distractions, yields faster progress and less competition. The piece emphasizes diligence, efficiency, and constant attention to duties to achieve success.
A fragmented paste of medical claims for Baby's Own Tablets and D D Kellogg's Asthma Remedy appears, praising infant welfare products with testimonial blurbs and mail order details. Also includes stray travel weather quips about changing conditions and a brief Argentina wine export note from 1915.
The Commission of Conservation has released a new royal quarto edition of Waterworks and Sewerage Systems of Canada by Leo G Denis. The 170 page clothbound volume updates plant and financial data from Confederation to date, with 25 plates and 5 diagrams, detailing the growth from 7 plants to 624 and current daily consumption and per capita figures.
French aeroplane, called the spad, claims a speed over 125 miles per hour surpassing the Fokker. Loïs Bleriot and engineers describe it as a single-seat, sleek biplane with a powerful engine. Expert pilots only due to its high speed and demanding landing.
A Chelmsford Ontario report quotes Miss Delia Charron praising Dodd's Kidney Pills as a tonic and family remedy. The notices claim the pills improve energy, aid kidney function, and relieve blood impurities linked to fatigue and illness.
A new British machine gun, allegedly superior to German arms for months, is now claimed to be widely effective and nearly up to the moment before German scouts reached its factory. Invented by American officer Sol Lewis and made in Belgium, it reportedly killed a large number of German troops in a single trench. The report notes rapid German losses and echoes an increased British morale.
A customer letter praises Minard's Liniment as the best medicine obtainable. Alfred Hochay, proprietor of Roxton Pond Hotel and Livery Stables, endorses its use in his family and stables and signs with respect.
Belgium endures as its people vow not to yield until Belgian independence and full national rights are restored. The war aims center on ending German aggression and securing reparations, with Belgium’s liberty as the foremost objective. Also notes a novelty rubber stamp for marking golf ball initials and a stray newsroom quip.
Ad claims Nerviline rubs into joints and muscles to reach the source of rheumatism, promising rapid relief from stiff joints, back pain, and other pains. It touts quick effects, no skin damage, and wide home use, urging trials for various aches.
A London Times echo urges united fronts and bold action across the empire to deter enemies and reassure Allies. The page also recalls an ambitious young preacher in a friend’s house, a joke about a bishop’s question, a married man’s quips about pockets, and a scattered report of a Russian movement and a New Yorker observing crowds in Ohio.
Fragmentary notes discuss cancer death statistics in the United States and reference draft experiences with bullets and injuries. The text appears to mix mortality figures with wartime recollections, creating a disjointed account of public health data and personal trauma.
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