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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Apr 13, 1911
Page
2
Private Atkins returns from India and recalls a past game with Hulls, describing a ball inflated with wind and a dramatic play. A cautious housemaid asks about milk quality while a icy wind story unfolds, and the Chicago News style closes the reminiscence.
Fragments claim Zam-Buk alleviates piles by reducing swelling and pain. Readers praise quick relief and possible cure after short use. Adverts tout Zam-Buk for skin injuries and various ailments with testimonials from Nova Scotia to Quebec.
A vintage advertisement claims deafness from catarrh can be cured by constitutional remedies. It asserts Eustachian tube inflammation as the cause and offers one hundred dollars for any case not cured by Halls Catarrh Cure. Includes product pitches for Hall's Family Pills and a jerky window display remark.
A mangled OCR passage cites a customer complaining about oversized padding portions by the window. Waiters explain window seating yields larger portions as an advertising device, quoted from Tit-Bits and Brooklin Life with garbled dialogue.
A humorous vignette features Jerome K Jerome confronting a talkative information fiend who asks if flattening the earth would yield miles of depth. Jerome replies he cannot swim and to shoot anyone flattening the earth. The snippet also includes ad copy for Mother Graves Worm Exterminator and brief quips from a Philosophical Boarder.
In a humorous Natural History note, Agetha teases Eva about a broken engagement. Eva refuses to care, claiming the suitor is not worth trouble, while Agetha urges action to sue for breach of promise, warning of what he is worth.
Rast Foh de luv of heben Sam bo what fer you got you alls pants turned wrong side before most Sambo Sh Dont tak so loud You see I s invited to a swell re ception to night and I s gettin de bu ge out n de knees Success.
A letter from T B Layers St John recommends Minard's Liniment for rheumatism and sprains, praising excellent results after usage. The note is addressed to Minard's Liniment Co Limited and signed by the user.
An old advertisement extols Dr Williams Pink Pills as best for run down health, weakness, and loss of breath, citing Mrs Rose A Smith of Roblin Manitoba who recovered from typhoid after using the treatment. Pills sold locally or by mail from The Dr Williams Medicine Co Brockville Ont. A separate USA clipping mocks a man yelling Kill the umpire in a Birmingham Age Herald note.
A Chicago Journal quip plays on an arrest question as a chauffeur jokes about fines. Puck humor features Chimmie and a boss, joking about an elevator that moves floors while staying still to mock a job setting.
A fragmented note mentions Shilohs Gure pe claiming to stop coughs and cure colds and sore throats with a value of 25 joie. It also includes a dialogue about hunting tigers in India with an optimistic but unclear outcome.
An elderly man asks a waiter if his wife is present. The reply indicates a misheard or garbled response about a hat to the left as the scene unfolds in a humorous or cryptic exchange.
German diving instructor Captain Grobi develops a water powered rifle for deep sea use. The gun fires water jets capable of penetrating medium armor, using a rubber cartridge, promising divers safer retreats and improved underwater protection.
The article advises racing with neighbors to build practice and size, guarding against slack rein driving and stumbling. It emphasizes nightly barn checks, especially for young colts, and recommends removing work shoes and letting horses graze on pasture to soften hooves and improve hoof quality. It warns that contracted brittle feet require constant attention.
In buying bulls, set a future calf goal and choose accordingly. For beef calves use a beef pedigree with quick maturity. for dairy calves favor bulls with dairy conformation from proven dam lines. Compare farm and herd records, and consider joint purchases with neighbors to share sires and reduce costs.
An old drug advertisement urges buying a 50 cent Psychine bottle to strengthen white corpuscles or phagocytes. It claims stronger cells defend against contagion and that herbs in Psychine build immunity. The piece targets sickness and wellness with medical folklore.
An advertisement touts Psychine as remedy for diseases like grippe bronchitis sore throat anaemia and nervous troubles. It invites readers to mail a coupon to obtain a 50 cent bottle free, with payment to the druggist at regular retail price later.
The guide urges varied feed rather than a single grain and advises cleaning the hen house and whitewashing interiors. It recommends storing cabbage for winter feed, adding beef scraps or green bone for faster chick growth, and visiting agricultural fairs to exhibit pure bred stock. It warns against rushing to house birds if they roost outdoors, noting outdoor life builds strong constitutions.
The article urges early selection of female breeders for next season. Visit the hen house to identify pullets that lay often and mature quickly. Sell surplus poultry now and retain only the best for a superior, profitable flock.
A humorous exchange frames romance as volatile, with the young bachelor admitting love’s course is not smooth and the elder quipping that it sometimes ends in marriage in a Chicago News tone.
In a humorous exchange a juror seeking exemption due to attending a funeral reveals he is an undertaker. The judge acknowledges the reason with quiet courtesy as the clerk identifies the man behind the exemption.
In southern Soochow unrest erupts as census takers are blamed for deaths. Country folk claim every cross tie for rail construction carries a name, and those named die. In one town five people reportedly died after their names were taken. A magistrate was coerced into issuing a ten year guarantee that no villager would die.
The ring used in the wedding of Sir Henry and Lady Verney is a centuries old family heirloom. It features a miniature of Charles I encircled with citmonds and was given by the monarch to Sir Edmund Verney, who fell at Edge Hill on October 23, 1642. His severed hand bore the ring, later buried in the family vault, and the ring has been treasured by Claydon House owners through generations.
The notice promotes Parmelse's Vegetable Pills for dyspepsia indigestion rheumatism and digestive derangements. It urges a trial as inexpensive and likely to win a customer, claiming many cures are traceable to their use where other pills have proven ineffective.
An elderly visitor to Paris resisting being called a foreigner insists she is English. She turns on the speakers and declares they are mislabeling her, asserting her nationality in a sharp, quotable moment.
A fragment with an old time remedy claim appears beside scattered dialogue about social friction. The note includes repeated lines about Shilohs Cure Quickly stopping coughs and healing throat and lungs for 25 cents. The surrounding text shifts to unrelated banter and census jokes.
In a brief exchange cited by the Washington Star a man named Meekton cheerfully defends a remark about men being nobodies and recalls how he made his wife retract a jab about her dress. The Minard's Liniment sales line is noted in the background.
A Chicago Record-Herald item presents a playful exchange where a boy asks what a legal blank is and the father quips that it is a lawyer who never settled a case, reflecting humor about lawyers.
A Washington Star excerpt depicts Broncho Rob instructing a butcher to keep hands clear of the scales during weighing. The butcher’s fear shifts as Rob explains he will not shoot as long as the hands stay out of reach.
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