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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Aug 03, 1911
Page
3
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Rouletabille guides Sainclair through a tense journey from Paris to Mentone and back discovering a hidden mother child connection. Mathilde Stangerson bore a son with the Lady in Black and Larsan may be involved, deepening the peril around Darzac and the wedding aftermath.
A detailed description outlines a butterfy bow trim with a pastel ribbon arrangement. Ora Cone is credited for the bow design featuring a right quit look and uniform ribbon width. The butterfly body uses wound ribbon and wire, with four No 100 ribbons creating the wings and a shirred base for proper flare.
Saint Nibal Singh in Southern Workman describes the Leplosy in India as living in windowless huts with dirt floors and minimal furniture. He notes widespread leprosy, extreme poverty, and education deficits among about fifty three million Hindus, calling them socially and morally submerged.
The Earl of Verulam marks his fifty ninth birthday as head of Grimston, tracing roots to Sylvester de Grymstone, a Conqueror era standard bearer. The Grimston line includes Sir Edward Grimston, Calais controller under Edward VI, who escaped Bastille imprisonment, later living to ninety two. Delved history links to Harbottle Grimston, Essex sheriff, 1612 baronetcy, and eventual shift to the Luckyns and Viscount Grimston. Lord Verulam sits among a trio of English Irish and Scottish peers. Gorhambury hosts priceless Elizabethan manuscripts with guarded secrets.
Mr. Austen Chamberlain told Cordwainers' Company members how his great great grandfather, apprenticed to a confectioner, damaged goods with a broom and was advised to switch trades. He joined a bootmaker, rose to master, and four generations later the family ran the business near Cordwainers Hall.
An article describes a jabot lace pattern with a pret made rose center and filling using print chains. It details three scallop borders, reinforced chains, and a top section using dandkerchief linen with two double crochet rows.
A Seattle man recalls an Alaskan pioneer explaining that at 60 degrees below zero, exposed ears and noses can freeze during a quarter mile trek if not protected. He warns against breathing cold air, notes higher pneumonia risk from lung-freezing, and describes protective devices for people and horses.
A landlord questions a prospective tenant about football and refereeing. The exchange turns into a grim joke about a referee who once caused disturbances with a loud whistle and odd behavior. The piece notes Strob Maydon, debt distressed painter and writer, ending his life with a pistol after a failed effort.
The London Chronicle notes that from 1445 to 1775 Scottish miners were bought and sold, with bloodhounds used to track runaways and officials whipping workers for noncompliance. A 1775 law began reforms, but full freedom only arrived in 1799.
A scholarly note discusses the word terse as a shorthand for terse claret in Shadwell's The Humorists 1671. It suggests terse claret as a drink used to muster courage, possibly a condensed form of the term, and links it to Dutch courage. The passage cites tierces as the export method and posits historical usage of the phrase.
The text explains that plates originated as flat wooden slices from tree trunks. Since tree trunks are cylindrical, early plates were naturally circular and this circular shape has persisted through the centuries.
A description outlines making furniture polish by mixing one ounce of shellac candle end with eight pints turpentine and three quarters of a pint water. The process involves stirring and adding water gradually between each additive to achieve a smooth consistency.
Lord Charles Beresford is repeatedly asked for his autograph and will now accept half a crown from each autograph hunter. The proceeds benefit naval charities in which he takes an interest.
At the pall last night five declarations of love were heard. A friend remarks on a pretty girl the speaker sat near. The dialogue hints at romantic entanglements and social scrutiny in a brisk newspaper tone.
The piece outlines enlistment pay from $15 to $21 starting, with raises for marksman or musician roles. It notes uniforms provided, annual clothing allowances, and potential total pay up to $35 for expert riflemen over fifteen years. It highlights noncommissioned officer paths, retirement pay, and extensive post assignments including trade schools.
In Western Australia near Broome some pearlers use a large oyster left in the cabin at night to lure rats with the scent of fresh meat. The oyster then shuts, catching the rodent off guard and the dead rat is thrown overboard next morning.
A fragmentary report notes a well married man wounded and restrained, with terms indicating confinement at a Beeches location. The OCR text is unclear on names, dates, or exact actions.
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