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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Apr 03, 1913
Page
7
Mrs Stuyvesant Fish recalled a proverb about a washerwoman whose five daughters married well. Though she “misses ’em and wants ’em,” she says she misses them more than she wants them, leaving her and her old husband alone in New York.
In B08 sixth grade at Irving school a student questions a boy about the disaster of Napoleon's invasion and Moscow retreat. The teacher corrects the term for retreat, prompting a student to exclaim that the French “beat it” as the conversation highlights language choice in history class.
Review notes emotional reception after the first performance of Servir by M. Lavendan at Theatre Sarah Bernhardt. Guitry plays the aging colonel who spies for country while his pacifist son destroys a coast island explosive, triggering a clash that ends with a patriotic rally and a siege of anticipation.
Fifteen members of a swindle ring based in Madrid have been arrested with others sought. The group victimized hundreds across Europe with the Spanish prisoner hoax and a treasure scheme promising recovered gold. Leader owned three grand Madrid houses with secret passages and a fourth under construction. Operations extended to Bilbao Saragossa Seville and other Spanish towns.
Paris reports luxury in women’s dress has surged with accessories driving costs beyond many purses. Stockings fetch 2 dollars, with finds of 200 to 240 dollars for lace stockings. White underwear starts at 100 dollars, cheap nightdresses 10 to 20 dollars. Corsets range from 15 to 20 dollars, while truly fashionable pieces command higher prices.
A young reporter sent to cover a suburban blaze finds the fire extinguished in three and a quarter minutes. He knocks on the Yaights house, asks for Mr Yaights and Mrs Yaights, and learns both are out, ending with the maid closing the door.
London clergy and anti Mormon League members meet at Caxton Hall to condemn Mormon proselytizing. Speakers urge education and businesslike action, with calls for penalties on Mormon elders and even corporal punishment for targeted young women. A speaker cites tracts distributed and lists a Mormon elder spotted among South Kensington art students.
A parade scene shows an Irish drill sergeant scolding a new recruit. He orders an answer, threatens arrest for insolence, and warns of the guard room for disobedience while the recruit stammers through explanations.
A minister, in a religious dispute with a rival faction, called the editor at midnight asking to alter his forthcoming article. He claimed he had included a biblical line about Daniel in the fiery furnace and requested release from that fate by placing him in the lion's den.
Amable Pinard of South Ham Wolfe County Kentucky asserts the medicine helped his rheumatism backache gravel and heart disease and claims it cured his nephew’s kidney disease. He says early treatment prevents allied ailments from kidney failure and promises full recovery.
Algernon, a devoted suitor, visits Angeline in the front parlor and tries to keep their meeting private. A sudden knock prompts her to ask him to lie or leave but he suggests saying they are engaged. The knock does not repeat, leaving the scene seemingly staged.
An advertisement extols Zam-Buk as a superior baby skin balm free from animal fats and harmful coloring. It claims quick absorption, suitability for rashes cuts burns eczema and ulcers and urges using Zam-Buk soap and avoiding substitutes. Available at druggists or 50 cents per box from Zam-Buk Co Toronto.
Mr. Grumbler explains a new attachment for the family piano, calling it wonderful and describing it as a lock and key. The exchange hints at a novelty or security enhancement for the instrument.
A Port Dalhousie man reports severe kidney disease with gravel and sleepless nights improved by Dr. Chase's Kidney Liver Pills. He credits the treatment with eradicating the disease in under six months, weight gain, better sleep, and overall health. Pills sold widely including Edmanson Bates & Co. Limited.
A brief note states the value of a complimentary performance matches expectations. No additional context or details are provided. The line implies minimal monetary worth for a free demonstration or entertainment.
Dialogue fragment shows a exchange where Tommy questions certainty and an uncle asserts certainty, highlighting a theme of doubt versus confidence in a short, direct verbal exchange.
Boole accompanied his wife on a bargain expedition through a vast department store. Separated for about an hour, he grew impatient at the junction of many passageways and stairs. He accused a shopwalker of inattention, who calmly directed him to the third floor and over the bridge toward the mourning department. Boole stayed, awaiting his spouse.
The article recounts the high costs and risks of staged battles for silent films. It describes the destruction of bridges and towns, use of dynamite, and massive crews including Indian extras, with incidents such as a barrel of beer mistaken for dynamite and a near international incident when Lubin Company actors staged a Mexico border clash near El Paso. The episode ends with fines for the company.
The advertisement extols Dr. Thomas Electric Oil as a speedy and permanent relief for ailments, noting it results from six ingredients. It urges skeptical readers to try a trial to be convinced of its healing virtues.
Rev R B Exton of Edmonton urged the removal of the word obey from the marriage service at a Women's Social and Political Union meeting in London Pavilion. He said he would refuse to officiate at any future weddings until wives gain equality with husbands in the service. Exton has been Strand Union chaplain since 1901 and resides at Sweet Briar Wells, Upper Edmonton.
The text extols health as inexpensive, urging drinking only water eating plain food and walking to save money. It also promotes self reliance like shoveling snow splitting wood mowing and maintaining one's furnace to cut costs. The message emphasizes outdoor air and frugal living as a system.
In a private office a son of a famed philanthropist recalls his father and laments his death as a visitor views the last portrait. The visitor notes the painting shows the father with a hand in his pocket, insisting it is not true to life.
A classroom exchange covers water freezing and Earth zones. Johnny answers with five zones named Temperance, intemperate, canal, horrid, and ozone, while the teacher prompts corrections and naming.
A brief prompt about financial literacy and self expression invites readers to share their money stories. It emphasizes the voice in personal finance and asks how money could better serve the individual.
In Camberwell a chimney shaft about a hundred feet high was built by a laundry firm. With one brick left to place, Miss Murdock the managing director’s daughter climbed inside the shaft and fired it.
In Berlin the schoolmasters, citing the character of many cinematograph shows and insufficient police supervision, decide to form a censorship committee to oversee local cinema. The move signals growing concern over film content and public morals.
A druggist advertises PAZO OINTMENT with a refund promise if it fails to cure itching burning or protruding piles in 6 to 14 days. The claim targets hemorrhoids and offers money back on non cure.
A Portsmouth issued ta'ai style order forbids bootmakers and barbers to go to warships and instructs officers to prevent contractors from private trading aboard vessels, reflecting wartime controls over aboard commerce.
A one year old boy named Suth at the Mile End workhouse has secured a scholarship tenable for three years at the Cooper s Company school. The grant supports his education at the charitable institution.
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