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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Apr 01, 1909
Page
2
Thomas Moon of Maidstone Saskatchewan testifies that doctors failed to cure his dropsy from diseased kidneys. He describes swelling from his legs to his body and pain in his back. After using Dodd's Kidney Pills, he says he was completely cured.
A swindler proclaims his unwillingness to be a philanthropist yet promises good deeds. Mothers urged to stock Dr Thomas Eclectric Oil for injuries and ailments as a trusted relief. A quip notes a broken engagement after a compound fracture, ending with a Philadelphia Inquirer style joke.
Mrs. T. Osborn of Norton Mills Vermont credits Baby's Own Tablets with saving her weak sickly baby who became bright and happy after taking the medicine. Claims it cures stomach and bowel troubles, colds, worms, and keeps children healthy. Sold by dealers or 25 cents a box by mail from Dr. Williams' Medicine Co. Brockville Ontario.
A humorous encounter in Chicago features a tourist praising Officer Hooligan as resembling a Kipling character. The officer, amused, replies and directs the tourist to a Kipling-inspired laundry near his home, ending with a lighthearted command to move along.
A Nebraska legislator ends a speech with Daniel Webster’s line "Give me liberty or give me death" but a colleague corrects that Webster did not write the dictionary. The speaker quips "Noah nothing" and insists Noah built the ark, in a humorous exchange cited by the Buffalo News.
A bald-headed man replies that he misses his hair only when a fool question makes him so mad he wants to pull it, delivering the line in a pleasant manner.
The article recounts how much ancient literature has vanished through burning and neglect. It notes Sappho was largely lost after eleventh century burnings, Menander survives only in fragments, and major works by Aeschylus Sophocles Euripides Livy Tacitus and Pliny are mostly lost or reduced to scraps.
A Manchester Guardian report contrasts rat and gas damage to libraries. Rats prey on leather bindings and old paper, while Manchester escapes large rat troubles. Gas has damaged feather bindings at King Street, with electrics replacing gas in modern libraries.
The piece notes the British navy bears high costs for target practice. Firing a 12 inch gun costs $150 per shot, a 9.2 inch shell $70, and a 6 inch charge $13. Shells range from $60 to $15 for common types, with armor-piercing up to $130. Gun wear adds further expense, as 6 inch guns cost $5,360, 9.2 inch guns $26,250, and a 12 inch wire-bound gun about $50,000.
A defense lawyer shames a plaintiff by noting she promised to burn letters from the man. He questions her while she calmly admits she kept letters unread to avoid breaking her word. The scene ends with her revealing she kept the letters unseen for possible future use.
A weather man on skates describes cirrus and cumulus clouds. Cirrus are high and cold at 40,000 feet with temperatures around minus 75. Cumulus form white cottony towers reaching 20,000 feet. snow is indicated when their tops glow bright white.
A dialogue reveals Mr. Comrox noting his wife and daughters speak several foreign languages in social settings like the opera, while they switch to plain English to express their troubles for him to understand.
The Comox Atlin by election saw Bill Sloan win by acclamation after a tense nomination day. A miner's cry of four thousand dollars sparked the moment, as the Conservative candidate hesitated to file his papers and Sloan secured the seat for the Liberals. The tale highlights Sloan's rugged life and the vast, difficult riding.
A testimonial from J Edward James in Chilliwack B C states Gin Pills provided permanent relief from backache and weak kidneys after trying many remedies. He recalls working on a ranch and logging claims, urging readers to request a free sample box and purchase at 50 cents a box or six for 2 50 from National Drug & Chemical Co Limited Toronto 218.
A bride, Agnes, appears with a hat of rice and a loving gleam in her eye. A passerby recognizes the marriage, prompting Agnes to admit the truth and mention that “mother was married, too.” The scene underscores a family pattern of early marriage.
A vintage medical notice advises trying Parmelee's Vegetable Pills at the first sign of stomach or liver disorder. It claims the blend of laxative and sedative components quickly restores digestive action and overall health.
Mrs Swellman admires water colors at a gathering while Mrs Nuriteh explains oils are unsafe. She says she does not consider them safe due to fire risk.
A Washington Star quotation notes some men quieting their consciences by following the minister’s advice on Sunday and the lawyer’s advice the rest of the week, illustrating a split approach to morality.
Watrous grows from a single July house to an incorporated town with 460 residents. The third GTP divisional point lies 408 miles from Winnipeg and 360 from Edmonton, near Little Manitou Lake famed for curative waters and a potential sanitarium amid saltwater beaches.
Newspaper snippet reports a claim that Minard’s Liniment cures diphtheria. A quoted exchange from the New York World is included about smoking and a father’s reaction. The fragment reflects era advertising and social dialogue rather than a verifiable medical statement.
A frazzled man knocks at a back door asking for charity for Sicily quake victims. The kind lady doubts the claim, and the man explains others sent money to relief funds, leaving him short. The exchange reflects poverty and skepticism amid disaster fundraising.
Dr Sheard of the Toronto Health Department urges shorter school days arguing detaining children after hours is a crime. He favors later start at 9 45, longer recess, leisurely noon meals, Christmas vacation, and immediate early summer closure for under 14s prioritizing physical well being over literary culture.
Mr C H Cahan long speech in Nova Scotia Assembly on H M Whitney coal bill reportedly set a Canadian record for length. A London case by Mr Roris Israel in Wyler et al vs Lewis et al delivered a nine day address, surpassing all earlier talks.
Bile supports digestion by aiding intestinal flow and neutralizing stomach acids. A healthy liver prevents indigestion, bilious headaches, and constipation, with Dr. A W Chase's Kidney Liver Pills advertised as a direct remedy. One box costs 25 cents and is sold by Elmanson Bates & Co in Toronto.
The Alfred Nobel treasure ship failed to find Dorothea near Cape Vidal after wreck-hunting along the South African coast. Divers retrieved limited coins and china from Middelburg, while attempts on Thermopylae and America yielded ruin or little salvage. Captain Gardiner led the effort with a 25 percent tax plan, now abandoned.
The article recalls Theodore Watts-Dunton as a central figure among Victorian writers linking Rossetti, Tennyson, Browning, and Swinburne. It notes his long shared life with Swinburne at The Pines Putney, his marriage, and a famed friendship network. It also mentions James Russell Lowell’s early curiosity about Watts-Dunton’s Athenaeum work and their ensuing friendship until Lowell’s death.
A Chicago Record-Herald excerpt mocks science errors and punning headlines. It contrasts a boy's exam quotes with misstatements from Scientific American and ends with a Western townsfolk joke about a two headed baby and a funeral after a phantom obituary mix up.
An advertorial note urges prevention of lung inflammation from neglected colds via Bickle's Anti-Consumptive Syrup. The claim is the syrup eradicates the cold, stops inflammation, costs little, and yields satisfactory, surprising results.
A reporter questions attendance at a ward caucus held recently while a politician offers only a rough estimate. The quote Shilohs Cure will always cure my coughs and colds is referenced in the exchange.
A letter from Chas. F. Tilton of Fairville dated September 30, 1902 commends Minard's Liniment as a superior product. He states he would not be without it even if priced at one dollar per bottle, noting its relief for sore throat and chest.
A man abruptly stands during a dull play crying out he heard a fire alarm. He leaves to investigate, returns stating it was neither fire nor water, and his wife, less attentive, lets him pass in silence.
Susan O'Hagan dies at Lisburn after serving one family for ninety seven years. She cared for four generations and nursed three. Though frail recently she remained sharp and able to sew and knit without glasses.
Paris considers a new duty of 1s 5d per ent on horseflesh for human consumption. Critics say the levy burdens the poor and sick, noting horseflesh is recommended for consumptives, and the expected revenue is only about $35,000.
Mothers report Zam-Buk cured eczema of the scalp in children after other treatments failed. Mrs Grummitt of Toronto and Mrs Keep of Winnipeg praise rapid relief from itching and pain, regrowth of hair, and overall skin healing using Zam-Buk balm. The tonic claims to treat ringworm blood poisoning ulcers and other conditions and is sold at 50 cents per box or post free from Zam-Buk Co Toronto.
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