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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Apr 22, 1909
Page
2
Testimonial from G D Colwell of Walkerville Ontario about recovering from La Grippe in 1906 after severe coughing nights and exhaustion. He credits PSYCHINE for restoring health and preventing future attacks. Ends with sales pitch for Psychine available 50 cents to $1.00 and trial offer from Toronto.
During a heated debate the Prime Minister claimed that gamblers cut off a comrade’s finger for joining the Salvation Army. A member questioned the remark, and the PM then held up a bottle with a finger inside, declaring here is the finger and the deposition accompanying it.
Exercise in the open air charms the stomach and body yet sedentary workers suffer. Armelee’s Vegetable Pills regulate the stomach and liver and restore healthy action. Keep a packet on hand for wellbeing.
The Fairfax Forum names several imagined sister states. Miss Qouri Missessippi Ita Ho Mary Land California Alabama Louisa Anna Della Ware Minnie Sota Kansas City Star.
A Chicago Tribune excerpt recalls a claim that Shiloh’s Cure will always cure coughs and colds. The dialogue adds a folk warning about stubborn shingles and a threat of cement slippers if a man is chained.
Spanking does not cure bed-wetting says Mrs M Summers Windsor Ontario who offers free home treatment with full instructions. No money required but write for the taxing if children trouble you. Treatment claims to help adults with urine difficulties day or night.
A woman recalls a vow of love that soured after a remark about a belt pin, revealing a tense moment captured by the Louisville Courier Journal.
An old Courier-Journal snippet promotes Minard's Liniment and a business college aimed at women. It notes practical training for young women and humorously cites that about half of graduates marry their employers in the first year, reflecting era attitudes.
Sir Frederick Treves reviews radium's potential in surgery at a Uist clinic lecture, warning against inflated expectations while citing cases of birthmark and tumor treatment. He notes limited radium supply but emphasizes its growing power, linking dosage to outcomes and highlighting cures of eczema and rodent ulcers where X rays failed.
The article explains lifesaving equipment on steamers notably the collision bulkhead system. Twenty four heavy doors weigh half a ton each and close from the bridge within a minute without engine room power. A 12 year old can operate the chart room controller. Bells ring for 30 seconds to warn crew before doors descend under hydraulic pressure.
A famed animal painter recalls a childhood dog fight between dogs owned by an Irish former prizefighter. The painting owner’s dog suffered a brutal defeat and the Irishman, jealous of his dog’s record, asks who won. The painter cryptically implies the other dog prevailed, and the Irishman declares the painter has saved his life.
A newly enrolled territorial experiences his first drill as a colonel commands enjoin warfare tactics. The alarmed recruit fires a blank cartridge and drops his weapon fleeing, prompting his captain to ask why he runs. The scene reflects anxiety under military discipline and training.
The Incheng Fellowship marked the 97th anniversary of Charles Dickens birth in London at Essex Hall with Sir John Hare presiding in Henry Dickens KC's absence. Sir William Treloar praised Dickens and recalled moments from his writings and public readings. Elaine Dickens, a granddaughter, played the violin as attendees included members of the Dickens family.
A vivid sporting tale recounts the Lyttelton clan renowned in cricket and football. The family, including Alfred Lyttelton, Edward Lyttelton, and Neville Lyttelton, faced professional opponents in the Midlands. The professionals used foul tactics but the Lytteltons defended fair play, proving football’s healthful value and earning praise for honorable conduct.
The Captain criticizes New Zealand emigration for London workers, urging newcomers to be fully prepared to rough it and learn local working laws. He warns against flashy airs and the naïve “Just-out-from-the-Old-Country” attitude, saying such behavior earns pity among New Zealand’s working classes.
The Tolpuddle martyrs, transported in 1834 for forming a friendly society to raise wages, are to be commemorated as the first trade union martyrs. Fundraising aims include $25,009 for model cottages for aged laborers, a Ruskin College scholarship at Oxford, and a village monument.
A Newhall Burton England resident displays a coal carving cabinet at a bazaar. The exhibitor claims a secret polishing process and shows a model suite of furniture including a salt cellar, pipes, and stone-set black rings.
An ad promotes Dr Williams Pink Pills as a blood enriching remedy for rheumatism claiming cold damp weather triggers pain but the real cure lies in purified blood. Testimonial from Mrs S Bailey attributes leg and ankle relief after using the pills, with purchase details from The Dr Williams Medicine Co Brockville Ont.
A Chicago News brief quotes a lovelorn youth asking for a daring act to prove his love and the girl replying he should speak to her father. The exchange captures lighthearted romance tone in a city gossip column style.
If a cough makes your nights sleepless and weary it will worry you. Bickle's Anti-Consumptive Syrup soothes air passages and allays irritation leading to inflammation. It promises to subdue stubborn coughs and colds and eradicate them from the system as a trial proves.
A humorous anecdote from Success Magazine about a stout lady on the London Metropolitan Railway asking for help to exit at the next station. The gentleman assists and explains she must exit backward, causing porters to misinterpret her movements and push her back into the carriage as she passes four stations without realizing it.
The unemployed in Toronto rail at the annual feast of the Toronto City Council costing about $100 with around fifty guests. In old days at St. Lawrence Hall after the Court of Revision feasts lasted days, inviting friends at city expense. Angus Morrison, former mayor, led tours declaring to all officials, “Gentlemen, the Mayor of Toronto invites you to dine with him!”
The 48 pound BC salmon caught by M P Hamar Greenwood during a 1906 Canada visit became the subject of gossip in London. An official bulletin confirmed the catch and Greenwood’s plan to mount it for York Liberal Club, but the taxidermist reportedly ate or stole the fish, leaving Unionists without a ready counter.
The Dean of Canterbury recalls a renowned Times editor noted for meticulous revision and precise language. He recalls late night corrections at 3.30 am and a warning to a writer against using the word action to describe an act. The anecdote demonstrates relentless editorial conscience.
The liver and kidneys both filter poisons from the blood and support each other when the liver is sluggish. The ad promotes Dr. Chase's Kidney-Liver Pills as a cure by cleansing bowels and stimulating liver and kidneys, citing a testimonial from Mrs Dave W. McCall of Lombary Leeds Co Ont and listing price as 25 cents a box through Edmanson Bates & Co To-Tonto.
A Mohammedan Punjabi performer in Mangrol Kathiwar walked through a burning pit at the Sheik Sahib's palace grounds. A pit lined with 300 pounds of wood burned fiercely but he endured it uninjured. Two servants also passed the flames unharmed, prompting belief locals may vow deification.
Aylesbury Board of Guardians heard a memorial from the workhouse mates requesting replacement of the poorhouse tobacco with Trish roll tobacco. The current allowance is of very bad quality and lasts only to Tuesday, forcing reliance on potato skins or other scarce foods.
The House of Lords robes indicate rank with rows of ermine. A baron bears two rows, a viscount two and a half, an earl three, a marquis three and a half, and a duke four rows.
The Lancet recounts a patient with throat cancer who faced larynx removal. The surgeon promised recovery while warning the risk is high, noting a nineteen to twenty mortality rate, and the patient doubted the danger.
A Detroit Tribune item recalls phrases about Shiloh's Cure and the saying the voice of the people is the voice of God. It notes a speaker claiming the name memory of a candidate who won and another who lost.
A fragmented note warns that overconfidence leads to repeated bridge errors and costly slips. The quote contrasts Becker and Becker’s view on avoiding risk with treacherous outcomes when precautions fail.
The Earl of Granard muses on the origins of titles at a dinner honoring his betrothal to Miss Ogden Mills. He recounts a humorous tale of a traveler who encounters Cod Jackson Carter of Hog Creek and learns he is a colonel by marriage, not by rank.
A Manchester firm received an Arabic business note translated by a Syrian interpreter. The message asked for the price of two water sheep of certain dimensions, later identified as the nearest synonym for hydraulic rams in pastoral language.
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