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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Apr 13, 1911
Page
6
An advertisement argues beauty comes from health and rich red blood. Dr Chase's Nerve Food is promoted as improving blood quality, nerves, and vitality, with prices listed and dealer names. The piece also includes a humorous quip from London Sketch and a Harvard Lampoon joke.
A collage of humorous and stray lines from various vintage newspapers including jokes about curing coughs and throat remedies, a Sunday School quip in Brooklyn, a chicken incubator anecdote, fashion jokes, and a boy scout joke. Includes dialogue snippets and minor curiosities from periodicals.
A brief Louisville Courier Journal snippet notes a stance on antitoxin amid broader crusade discourse. The fragment references uncertainty about the crusade and mentions joining, signaling a cautious public tone.
An elderly man enters Union Depot with several packages. He places his bundles beside a seat and warns the usher he cannot keep a long square package near the steam pipes. He explains it is fly paper meant for use in Mexico to deter flies.
The article surveys Canadian memorials honoring women, noting Maisonneuve’s statue in Montreal and Jeanne Mance’s legacy. It recounts the heroic Scotch schoolteacher in Montreal 1906, Madeleine de Verchères’ famed fort defense, Laura Secord’s bust and tablet, and plans for future memorials including Alexandra and an 1812 war monument honoring both soldiers and supporting women.
The article profiles Thomas Burt the Morpeth MP and first miner to reach the House of Commons in 1874. Born near South Shields, Burt left school early to work in mines, becoming a trapper boy then donkey-driver before rising to leadership of the Sunderland Miners Mutual Provident Association and finally Parliament amid stories of miner loyalty and banter with rival Major Duncan.
The navy declares two cruisers Rainbow and Niobe will be the only ships, breaking with tradition. Rations shift from the old practice of ale and rum to modern allowances as ships move toward unprecedented sea service.
In a historical note from New Brunswick politics, Hon A G Blair faced defeat in York county then returned for Queens. During later legislative sessions H H Pitts, a York victor, repeatedly attacked Ish with a blunt misquote claiming he would skin the elephant of York after killing it, illustrating sharp partisan rhetoric of the era.
An old Cleveland Leader ad states PAZO OINTMENT will cure itching bleeding or protruding piles in 6 to 14 days with a money back guarantee. It includes a quoted exchange about women and marriage as filler copy.
A fragment mentions Shilohs Cure and steppe cones claimed to cure colds and throat discomfort, followed by a quotation about rising living costs and social eclipses from the Chicago Record Herald.
A Cleveland society tale recounts a suitor visiting Miss Blank at her house only to be met by a new parlor maid. The maid asserts Miss Blank is shopping and usually at home to him, exposing a comic mix up and social farce. A final quip puns on primitive man and a novel sales rise.
A Marshby man proudly notes his sons Ed and Sam Pratt who can open oysters and compare his boys to Boston’s smart people. A summer visitor recounts bright locals while a worm killer gains fame for aiding sick children, and a lovesick scene ends with a weary exchange.
Weather changes worsen rheumatism but do not cause the illness. The blood must be purified to cure it, with Dr Williams Pink Pills acting on weak tainted blood. A testimonial from Mrs. F. X. Boisseau of St Jerome, Quebec, says nine or ten boxes cured her in weeks, and pills cost 50 cents per box or two fifty for six.
A fragmentary scene shows Miss Par venue and Miss Bright in a charged exchange about affectation and hauteur. Nearby a campaign crowd hears Senator Bailey speak as two Black men ask who he is and note his self-promotion amid a humorously general dialogue.
The article recalls Lord Ilkeston once Sir Walter Fos ter, a longtime Liberal MP and parliamentarian physician. He played a key role in home rule era politics, led the National Liberal Association, and served as Parliamentary Secretary to the Local Government Board. A humorous anecdote about Simkins and a crab aboard a train also appears.
The article notes English women increasingly attend boxing events and take lessons. A teacher says many pupils are socially prominent and older, not just athletic youths, and that husbands often shield themselves from blows. It highlights their enthusiasm, her gloves and attire, and the shift toward genuine skill developing slowly.
The Better Land was written by Dr F H Cowen at twenty five in a short hour inspired by Mme Antoinette Sterling. Sterling offered to buy the copyright but Cowen refused. He still cherishes a small pianette from age fourteen used in every composition.
The passage describes using leftovers by dipping sandwiches in thick batter and frying until golden brown in hot fat with rising smoke. They are served on lace paper, garnished with parsley, as a tasty breakfast dish.
The article notes King George desires longer Sunday sermons at Buckingham Palace, shifting the pattern from the late reign. The King personally selects the morning preacher when at the palace, typically on Friday, with notification from the Sub Dean.
A terse exchange between old Gotrox and a suitor ends with a sharp joke about dependency. The young man responds that aid timing depends on the daughter’s appetite, prompting a humorous take on marriage and money.
A Clea Mouth League has been organized in Kemptville Ontario to reduce profane ejaculations and impure expressions by promoting clean language among residents.
The defence lawyer pleads for justice with a large G as the district school principal juror presides. The jury returns a guilty verdict framed as justice with a large G.
A collage of 19th century ad quips and satirical lines highlights remedies like Minard's Liniment for dandruff and Bickle's Anti-Consumptive Syrup praised for coughs and colds. The snippets mix satire from the Audubon Society and a cartoonish exchange about a lost dog, illustrating period advertising and humor.
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