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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Apr 16, 1914
Page
6
A newspaper anecdote contrasts New Year resolutions with a family scene on January 2. Smythe returns home late with cigar and alcohol scent, his wife scolding him for breaking promises. The piece then shifts to playful parental advice about handedness and pitching style.
The Pall Mall Gazette notes clerks in American firms use skates to fetch items quickly. A young man in a New Bedford stockroom dashes along rollers to retrieve a requested article, saving time and boosting efficiency. The writer adds that success can ruin some, yet workers continue striving up the ladder.
A Thackeray anecdote depicts a peasant woman begging from him who comments on Providence blessing as he only draws his snuffbox. She adds the wish that Providence never overtakes him, illustrating wit and social interaction of the era.
A customer, Theodore Dorais of Saint Isidore Quebec, reports five years of rheumatism cured by Minard's Liniment. He invites others to write to verify the claim, noting the testimony is from himself and neighbors.
Jay Green recounts a ride in a cousin's automobile while traveling to the city. Aaron Allred asks questions about the experience. Green recalls a sensation like dropping into a deep well but continuing straight ahead rather than downward.
A narrator jokes about a college grad wife supporting herself, then recounts a Mojave desert stop to ask for water. A foreign homesteader provides warm liquid from a barrel, and the narrator is questioned about digging a well, which leads to a jab about trust and drinking.
A prominent businessman touts his new stenographer as nearly perfect noting her punctuality neatness and manners while joking she cannot dictation or operate a typewriter. The quip ends with the line a fellow can't have everything perfect.
The article extols la grippe dangers and presents Williams Pink Pills as a rapid remedy to rebuild blood, purge poisons, and restore strength after influenza. It cites Mrs. R A McLean of Wentworth Station Nova Scotia detailing her missing energy and the boy Herbert Freeman’s recovery after three boxes.
The article extols Dr Thomas' Electric Oil as a speedy and permanent relief for suffering. It credits six ingredients and urges skeptical readers to trial the medicine to be convinced of its healing virtues.
A judge questions the provocation for a prison strike after the complainant says the defendant saw a roll of bills and the witness states the prisoner struck in response. The exchange centers on whether the act was provoked by the money.
Advertisement notes that the remedy cures a cold in one day with Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets and offers a money back guarantee if it fails. E. W. Grove’s signature appears on each box, priced at 25 cents.
A meditation on types of friends, from fair-weather to deceitful, urging readers to be the true loyal pal. It emphasizes sticking by a chum through thick and thin and helping as far as possible.
The piece surveys grain movement from Port Calbourne through Lake Ontario to Montreal and beyond, detailing elevators, barges, canals, and ocean vessels. It compares Canadian and European systems, notes the cost tax of about 250 dollars per 1000 bushels, and urges Western Canada business leaders to push for cheaper, centralized storage to cut transport expenses.
The speaker notes one population in the West and predicts mixed farming will grow but grain will remain the province’s principal product for many years. To feed our people we must export grain and, if export is required, we should pursue the most economical methods for shipping.
Inventor designs an auto alarm to deter thieves. Tampering without the key triggers a forty eight hour alarm, short circuits ignition, and cuts petrol. The system allegedly cannot be stopped until two days pass, preventing a thief from getting far with a stolen car.
Handsworth Saskatchewan special report tells how Geo F Stander, a local youth, suffered for ten years with sore back and headaches. He says after taking Dodd's Kidney Pills he was completely cured and urges others with kidney problems to try them. The advertisement claims healthy kidneys purify blood and prevent nervousness and fatigue.
The census shows Canada’s 7 260 643 population includes 44 342 octogenarians and 622 nonagenarians and even twenty centenarians. A four year old asks to marry the candy store keeper, a widow mother’s plea for help.
A local exchange describes a late patch with no traffic passing by, except for one solitary man walking along. The speaker insists no other individuals or wheels traversed the route for over an hour.
A fragment from an Oxford exhibit mentions Professor So and So while a guide points to a room. The ad extols Parmelee's Vegetable Pills as stomach and bowel purgatives that pass unaltered to the intestines and claim superior effectiveness. A series of light vignettes then depict social mischief and waiter banter in a bustling dining room.
An advertisement touts Catarrhozone as a natural remedy to prevent colds and strengthen irritated throats. It claims rapid relief within an hour, cures for catarrh and throat ailments, and urges carrying the product in a pocket or purse with a complete outfit priced at one dollar or a smaller size for 25 cents. It includes testimonials and dealer notes.
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