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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Aug 11, 1910
Page
7
Ad copy promotes Zam-Bak as a purer herbal cure for sunburn freckles and skin irritation. It contrasts Zam-Bak with artificial ointments containing animal fats and coloring matter, urging consumers to prefer the herbal product sold by druggists and stores over Darmtal substitutes.
A skewed satire mixes a fictitious plethonograph device testing romance via a water filled rubber bag with dubious science. Jumbled anecdotes about Mother Graves Worm Exterminator and a Buffalo society man’s ignorance of history appear as humorous vignettes with a bow to social wit and a final quip about Knights of the Bath.
In Toledo Ohio Frank J. Cheney swears as senior partner that his firm will pay one hundred dollars for every case of catarrh not cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. The ad promotes internal medicine with testimonials and notes pills for constipation. The remainder contains humor and杂 items from Chicago and Washington Star.
A playful exchange shows Jennie and Jennie Vieles boast about possessions and status. The scene spirals as each girl asserts dominance over dolls clothes and brothers, ending with a bold claim of having the biggest foe that coolly settles the moment.
The article notes that Quebec furnishes more than four fifths of asbestos in the cerpentine belt spanning Theticra, Jerome, Bebertown, and Broughton, about 100 miles from Montreal. Production dates to the 18th century but surged recently, with over 25 million dollars produced to date and annual averages around two million.
An advertisement promotes Murine eye remedy with claims of relief and a 50 cent price at druggists. The page also features a humorous exchange between Willie and his mother about home teaching and bad manners, attributed to the Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Dr Harvey W Wiley denounces a push toward preserved foods over freshness saying real trend not toward canned products. He contrasts dealers interests with consumers and recalls a cowboy’s long booking chain for goods. The piece also includes a humorous aside from The Sketch about a manager seeking Jones and an office boy relay.
A junction newsman recalls a passerby who missed his train and asked for a jobs book before jokingly asking for a timetable instead. The old branch line sufferings and local humor frame the anecdote at the sleepy station.
The article traces English tavern lore from the Frog and Flatiron to other joint names born of misheard phrases. It recalls historic ale-tasting practices in King Edward III’s era and the later rise of official ale tasters with leather breeches testing purity by seating.
A survey of English plays titled with London in their names highlights enduring success. The Lights O London by George R Sims and other titles such as London Assurance and London Day by Day shaped theater history and drew large audiences across Britain and the English speaking world.
The painter Briton Riviere recalls that his two year old Mest boy drew a bird better than his own early works. He favors dogs and once sent a bloodhound model away after noticing odd symptoms. the dog died that night raving mad.
The article discusses how the surname Dalziel is pronounced differently in Scotland. Some say Dal-yell, Dal-zell, or Dalzeel, while others use DL. the late George Dalziel nicknamed himself Dazzle. Prof. Dalziel favored Dal-zell and often dropped the i in song. He quips, Why not offend thee, pluck it out.
A lawyer recounts a misdirected phone call with a man named Darling. The operator said Darling was busy and would call back. After five minutes the receiver rang and a girlish voice greeted Darling, then hung up, leaving the lawyer puzzled about the caller.
An advertisement extols Fruit-a-tives made from fruit juices as the greatest blood purifying medicine and a remedy for constipation and related neuralgia and headaches. It lists prices 50c a box, six for $2.50, and a trial size 25c with Ottawa origin. A separate note mocks a naturalization form response for Michael Levinsky, listing born and business as rotten.
An advertisement extols Parmelee's Vegetable Pills as a standard remedy for indigestion dyspepsia and irregular stomach action. The copy emphasizes relief from dyspepsia through regular use and asserts long-standing esteem for the product.
This warning urges mothers to guard infant health during summer as stomach and bowel troubles rise. It promotes Baby's Own Tablets from The Dr. Williams' Medicine Co. Brockville Ontario, claiming quick relief and daily safety with occasional use.
A passerby compliments a store’s display girl as a beautiful woman choosing a hat. The milliner says she is not an employee but a shopper. The exchange prompts remarks on individuality and differing tastes across newspapers.
A fragment discusses post college choices with jokes about studying medicine and sine, and a remark that those outside the profession must take their chances. The dialogue tone hints at tension between expectations and career paths.
Mary O Conno Newell writes that Queen Mary of England shows Puritan traits but may reinstate Victoria era exclusivity at St James. She notes Mary's restraint, needlework for the poor after dinner, and a court likely full of blue blood and unspotted escutcheons, expecting a duller but well bred scene.
A London crystal-gazer claimed the world’s end and secured a ten year lease renewal. Fifteen years earlier a Mohammedan prophet stirred a North African panic, promising survival for himself and friends for cash, prompting many to seek his favor before he fled in disguise.
Thousands witnessed a balloon and parachute exhibition by Messrs Rinaldo and Eastwood in Adelaide. Eastwood leaped from 4500 feet and Rinaldo from 5000 feet. Rinaldo’s second parachute failed to fully open, sending him into a tree in a nursing home yard where he landed bruised but alive near a crib and a frightened patient.
The piece traces lotteries from ancient Greece and Rome to medieval and modern Europe. It notes Italian lotteries such as Florence and Venice aiding merchandise, France licensing first lotteries in 1656, and England approving government lotteries for harbor repairs around 1569.
The botanist explains stomates on leaf surfaces as the mouths for carbonic acid intake. They are most abundant on the upper leaf surface and vary from under 1,000 to over 2,000 openings per square inch.
Mr. A W Gilbey reports to The Field that a keeper found a hen pheasant with two common snakes coiled around its neck near the hedgerows. The keeper frightened the snakes away with his stick and killed them. The pheasant remained on the nest, unperturbed, prompting speculation they sought warmth.
Ad touts Dr Chase's Ointment as a remedy for eczema, salt rheum, and related skin conditions. It cites decades long suffering eased after using the ointment and urges readers to request a free copy of Dr Chase's Remedies.
A Wide World Magazine profile portrays Andorra as a miniature land between France and Spain. It notes a 782 charter granted by Charlemagne, stored in six-locked iron armory in Andorra la Vella, and claims the republic remains governed by ancient traditions with no written laws. The piece highlights isolation, mistrust of modern devices, Pyrenean fortifications, and a single French entry pass of Selden at 8,000 feet.
A golf champion recalls a scene on the course where a challenger plays poorly and a caddie pretends to sleep in a bunker. The tale ends with the caddie quipping about carrying the bag as the exhausted golfer swats at his ball.
A woman recalls a Bohemian neighbor who uses mustard plasters to discipline children. She explains the practice as a deterrent stronger than whipping or scolding, noting its avoidance even by well behaved children. The informal moral lesson highlights cultural differences in upbringing.
The Cadogan property spans Knightsbridge to Chelsea Embankment. The late little Lord Chelsea was heir and the estate’s income was stated in 1908 as between $40,000 and $500 per year, increasing yearly. The Cadogan family has owned the Chelsea estate for about two centuries.
A chaotic hotel scene ends with Ferguson grabbing a key and leaving, another guest requesting a replacement as staff sort out the mix up. The fragmentary text notes a shirt sleeve wearer and a broken window detail, ending with a product ad for Parnelec's Vegetable Pills claiming stomach relief.
A rustic exchange quotes a riverbank scene and a city inquiry about a bath. The dialogue shows a pair of brothers debating life by Kingston’s riverside and a wife urging honesty in reply to city folks asking whether a bath exists in the house.
A humorous exchange features an elderly man claiming ninety five and a youngster doubting memory. The veteran boasts about Liniment curing colds while the youth questions reliability, delivering a light cartoonish moment.
A blind young woman ended her engagement after a confidential friend told her the man was untrustworthy. The report notes the surprise decision followed by family reactions in New York.
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