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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Aug 09, 1906
Page
7
Mr Greatorex faces pressure from Mr Barnett as a persistent client seeks to buy the castle tied to the Vyvian family. Barnett offers unreal figures while Greatorex refuses and senses hidden motives behind the inheritance. Captain Sercombe reappears with friendly interest as Greatorex visits the Woodman to reflect by the brook.
Erected near the pass entrance the monument honors Sir James Hector and the Palliser expedition. It commemorates his discoveries in the Rocky Mountains and marks the route that helped spur railway development in Canada. The tribute notes his son Douglas swordly died during the 1870s trip, deepening the expedition’s legacy.
A Los Angeles sermon on Matthew 7 27 argues lasting value comes from deep honest character built on rock not sand. The speaker parallels Palestine weather with southern California drought and floods to urge prudent life building and moral responsibility toward God and neighbor.
The late Mr. T. H. Woods auctioned paintings from his firm’s collection at Christie's London, selling eighty five lots for just under £20,000 and contributing to a total day take near £58,311. Hoppners Lady Waldegrave sold for 6,000 guineas, Romney works rose from small sums to thousands, and Raeburn portraits helped push the total. The record for the day was Romney’s Mrs Mingay at 6,200 guineas, with the day’s total only surpassed on twelve prior occasions by major collections dating back to 1859.
Thiny recounts a tale from his era about Africans famed for ears so large they rested on a mattress and served as a cover. He notes listeners covered ear openings with cotton or wool to keep out rain.
The rose among the Romans served as a symbol of secrecy, giving rise to the phrase sul rosa. The note highlights how the flower became linked to discretion and hidden meanings in ancient culture.
Jacob H. Schiff of New York predicts that uniting Russian and German Jewish types will create the finest American Jew over the next fifty years, signaling a transformative phase for the American Jewish community.
Swiss artist Karl Gritach predicted his death on June 15 and died after a 600 foot fall on the Sigriswiler Rothorn while descending. He said he would perish in the mountains and his prophecy came true.
The proposed Siberian railway would span about 3,000 miles to connect Siberian settlements with Alaska. The tundra, a vast swampy terrain, blocks progress most of the year, isolating communities May to October. Winter travel relies on dog or reindeer sleds across frozen plains. Estimated cost reaches $160 million for wooden cross ties imported due to treeless terrain.
In a debate about railroads, one character argues a wreck is terrible, but the other notes the pain is felt more by stockholders who own railroad shares.
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