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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Apr 24, 1924
Page
6
A young woman travels with armed outlaws toward the Souris River valley after dropping a note along Moose Mountain trail hoping rescue parties will follow. She endures a harsh escort, surveys a hidden camp, and faces a dangerous plan to cross the international boundary while awaiting a chance to escape.
A woman held captive by three men faces threats of violence and murder while plotting a nighttime withdrawal. She studies escape routes, hides a rock for defense, and uses the camp’s darkness to slip away if a patrol lapse occurs, as the leader guards her closely through a tense vigil.
J. G. Bryson raises Indian Runner ducks whose crops and intestines are lined with gold dust collected from the creek where the ducks swim. He feeds them at the creek bottom and never sells a live bird. California’s orange crop last year valued at $100,000,000.
The Canadian newspaper directory reports 1,499 newspapers and periodicals in Canada, down from 1,532 last year. Daily papers drop from 121 to 114, semi weekly from 34 to 30, and weeklies from 1,022 to 975, while monthly and semi monthly titles rise slightly.
The National Bureau of Insurance Underwriters reports U S fire losses totaling 506 million dollars for 1922. Careless smoking caused the majority of fires, accounting for about 25.8 million dollars in losses.
Alberta resident H G Petro of Okotoks reports Tanlac improved his indigestion bloating chest tightness and breathlessness. He says three bottles restored appetite sleep and circulation and even reduced leg swelling with notable weight gain. Tanlac sold by all good druggists over 40 million bottles sold.
Paris Soir tested honesty by sending five francs to 100 diverse individuals with a note. Sixty six percent kept the money without inquiry. Parliamentarians and writers were likeliest to be honest. grocers butchers and wine sellers were least honest. a pastor kept funds but sent thanks.
The text explains that Siam's so called white elephants are not truly white but lighter in color and believed to be animated by powerful spirits. In Siamese faith the Buddha's soul once resided in a white elephant before reappearing in Prince Gautama, linking the animal to sun worship and royal fortune.
A compact verse celebrates a child's duties to country and faith. It urges courage and integrity, praising a young person who fights for truth, keeps thoughts pure, and follows the King and Christ in small daily deeds for a righteous life.
Paris will host a sale of Napoleon relics including a nightshirt from his deathbed, forehead poultices, the glass used for his last drink, a coffin fragment, tomb railing fragment, and grave earth. The items were brought from Saint Helena by Archambault the emperor's groom and kept by his family until now.
An old advertisement urges buyers to verify Bayer Aspirin by the Bayer Cross on packaging or tablets. It notes safety trusted for years for colds headaches toothaches and more, and mentions common package sizes and low prices.
Quote attributed to Uncle Eben notes a man who brags about others’ lives avoids addressing his own faults. The saying frames gossip as easier than self reflection and hints at common human vanity.
An evocative aphorism notes that while men and women may grow older, the desire to be loved persists just as strongly as ever.
Ovella Holmberg a resident of Viking Alta writes of relief from abdominal pain cramps and vomiting after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. The letter is cited to illustrate patient testimonials for the remedy which claims to aid female ills without narcotics.
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