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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Aug 06, 1914
Page
2
Helder travels to Chelmsford to interview a Russian prisoner tied to the Comstock Bell forgeries. The editor and Jackson pursue clues across Europe while Helder probes Bell’s motive and possible alliance with the Circle du Crime, seeking a breakthrough.
Mrs Artour Poirier reports her eleven year old daughter suffered a scalp eruption with itching and scabs. After using Cuticura Soap and Cuticura Ointment twice daily, scratching stopped overnight and within ten days full recovery was achieved. Sample offer included.
A humorous family vignette where each member imagines world ownership. Ten year old Johnny envisions forming two baseball teams with Atlas as umpire, laying out a desert diamond, fencing it with the Rockies, seating atop Pike's Peak to watch a grand ball game.
The actor Card E H Sothern recalls jotting notes on cards and scraps, recounting a visit to Grover Cleve land where a card was returned with a stray list of items. Cyril Scott observes a court scene where a condemned man scolds the judge for wasting others time.
A clipped conversational item notes a quip about ships and knots. The chatter includes a joke about a person named Batin and a remark on never being the same man again. It reflects light, humorous chatter typical of a New York Mail fragment.
Mary Lee Harkness argues that women who brag about sewing their own gowns invite unnecessary praise. She compares to men boasting about making their own underwear and asks why such pride feels justified. The piece criticizes gendered hobby vanity and social approval.
Goethe severed his Weimar theatre link after an animal appeared on stage. For 27 years he ruled as a despotic director and controlled public reaction. The final blow came when Duke Angus invited an actor famed for a performing poodle in The Dog of Montargis to Weimar.
The piece notes modest pay for seventeenth century European doctors and Civil War officials in Cromwell's army. It cites shifts in surgeon and apothecary wages from 1651 to 1658, including reductions to four shillings daily and Monck's 1658 order to reclassify surgeons for extra ninepence daily.
In his Autobiography George Dewey recalls Admiral David Farragut as the ideal naval officer. He cites Farragut as a model for decisiveness urbane leadership and courage during Manila Bay operations and credits wartime service over Annapolis training.
This comic exchange surveys distrust of men and marriage with quips about deceit and changing husbands. A friend mocks marriage while a woman vows to marry only if her partner proves different. The dialogue moves through light humor and social stereotypes.
A youth staggers along the street clutching a full sized dressmaker's dummy while a passerby named Carter urges him forward in a stage whisper. The line hints at a pursuing father and a tense urban moment, with a quip about tides in men's affairs.
The article describes signaling traditions when a ship reaches port, with flags raised at the forward and rear masts. A silk tongue flag signals color breakout, while the stern flag denotes the ship’s nationality and the company flag salutes departing steamers.
Advertisement claims Dr. Thomas Eclectric Oil soothes neuralgia lumbago and back pain when rubbed in. It asserts rapid relief and lasting ease, urging trials to establish faith in the liniment’s curative properties.
Benvenuto Cellini recalls an early Italian surgery where four pieces of chipped steel lay in his eye pupil risking blindness. A surgeon used pigeons with veins opened on their wings to draw blood into the eye, easing pain and helping the steel fragment emerge within two days, restoring some sight.
Advertises a $100 reward for any deafness due to catarrh cured by Hal's Catarrh Cure. Claims deafness results from inflammation of the Eustachian tube mucous lining and that nine cases stem from catarrh. Promotes additional products Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
A fragment from the Cleveland Plain Dealer notes the composer is accused of brutal musical handling, asking for more air and brightness while opening a window as the Helpless Friend offers commentary on the performance.
Advertisement touts Putnam's Painless Corn and Wart Extractor as a magic cure for corn bunion and wart pain. Claims no burn or scar with quick relief and lists price at 25 cents.
A London Spiritualist Alliance member recounts a woman who shudders at hyacinths and faints after scent exposure. Hostess hides flowers at a party, yet the visitor senses them and collapses. Historical figures like the Princess of Lamballe and painter Vincent are also noted as sensitive to certain flowers.
A humorous dialogue from the Boston Transcript and Atlanta Constitution features a rich uncle and a wild nephew about money and laziness, while a Georgia farmer comments that poets make poor field hands and refuse to plow or swear at a mule due to fear of the animal's soul.
A Gaelic version of the Lord's Prayer from Cork and Kerry shows persistence of pagan belief, rendering “Lead us not into temptation” as “Allow us not into Druidism.” The note cited by the London Times highlights how Druidism lingered as Christian dominance grew.
A Boston Transcript joke rows Maud asking Marie why she won’t marry Jack. Marie replies she prefers his attention in a quip about romantic pursuit.
A humorous anecdote from Pearson's Weekly recounts a vicar told of a couple’s messy wedding mix up. Two couples married by mistake, then the parties choose to stay with the arrangements, prompting a late ceremony to adjust the records.
Advertisement claims all mothers can relieve suffering of their children with Mother Graves Worm Exterminator. It promises sure and lasting effects and reduced anxiety for caregivers.
An 11 year old boy resists a vaccination as his mother explains immunity waning with age. The dialogue notes he was vaccinated in infancy and wonders about baptism. The exchange highlights concerns about immunity as the body changes over years.
At an Adams family reunion chicken croquettes were served poorly as the maids neglected the younger children. A boy at the table called to his mother asking if he would have liked a croquette, exposing the awkward scene.
Tom seeks gift ideas for his girlfriend but lacks money for a pricey present. Jack suggests asking her directly, highlighting budget constraints in a light exchange from the Boston Transcript.
A western judge presided over a horse stealing trial where defense counsel urged an instruction that it is better for ninety nine guilty men to escape than one innocent man be found guilty. The judge agreed but said in his view the ninety nine guilty had escaped.
A rough exchange from the Bos tey Transcript features a blunt Scottish woman and a butcher arguing over a steak. The woman jokes she could have used the meat to mend boots while the butcher questions why she did not.
Indian beliefs mark the tiger as deadly via whiskers and poison charms. Parents fear the evil eye and ward off misfortune by hanging tiger claws around children's necks.
A reader relays admiration for a morning sermon and shares a dream of winning the Calcutta sweep, reflecting lighthearted engagement with the paper’s content. The note emphasizes the reader’s amusement and personal connection to the column.
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