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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Aug 20, 1914
Page
2
A simple method to lift a stiff blade without damage uses folded thick paper. Slide the paper under the blade and grasp the two flaps to raise the blade safely. A narrow strip of thick paper is enough to provide leverage and prevent cutting the paper.
London Ontario woman describes severe back pain debilitating periods and poor doctor results. After using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound she says full recovery and lasting health followed. She invites others to publish the letter for help.
Mr. R. A. Alexander of Aldergrove British Columbia shifted from machine design to farming. He installed a full machine shop on his farm with anvil forge drill press bandsaw and various tools to aid dairy work field crops and potatoes. His steam powered two horsepower engine mounted on trucks handles wood cutting and feed grinding boosting farm efficiency.
The awarded popularity of Dr Thames' Slectre Of is earned by merit not advertising. Across cities towns and hamlets it is sought after solely for its good qualities as a medicine.
A story recounts a stroll on the beach where the renowned poet Oliver Wendell Holmes chats with four girls building sand pyramids. A young girl, unfamiliar with his fame, replies with a playful twist naming herself as Mary Susanna Brown, imitating the courtesy.
Ad claims a wart extractor named Corrine Wart Extractor offers quick, reliable relief for corns, urging readers to use it to avoid pain and distress. The message emphasizes speed and effectiveness of the product.
In a church dispute the minister’s Sunday sermon misfires as he quotes a faulty text Now When the Uprost Has Ceased The choir, displeased, adjusts the musical program and ends with Now ’t is high time to wake out of sleep The momentary clash ends with the choir prevailing in song
Two Philadelphians discuss a third resident’s luck in headlines style. One notes his first stroke of fortune came from buying 16 000 dozen at a low price, storing them, and selling at over 400 percent profit, forming the cornerstone of his wealth. The other remarks on the sensational tale.
Secretary Bryan scored a humorous success at a New Jersey school drawing roars from pupils and answering curious questions about related food riddles. The moment pleased him though it paled beside his broader impact on global diplomacy noted by observers.
Yorkshire crabs released at Skegness Lincolnshire wandered back to their origin. A male and female pair trapped together on the Yorkshire coast were taken to Lincolnshire milled and released at separate shores. Later the same two were recaptured together again in their original Yorkshire home.
A playful quotation reveals a speaker describing weight gain and a shift in social roles. The speaker mentions previously posing for an artist for Diana and now being hired as an innkeeper's wife, attributed to Fliegence Blatter.
A brief dining exchange ends with a guest requesting apple pie and the waiter admitting it’s gone. The guest replies to pursue the missing dessert and to follow the path after the pie.
A testimonial from Emante Berrard of St Pauls NB describes long suffering from kidney disease and related pains. After using five boxes of Dr. Chase's Kidney Liver Pills, relief was achieved and the family keeps them on hand for kidney liver and bowel derangements. Pills priced 25¢ a box or five for $1.00 from Toronto suppliers Edmanson Bates & Co Limited.
The London Illustrated Bits quip about a man who always says the right thing at the right time and the spinster who doubts meeting such a person. A brief humorous exchange reflecting social wit of the era.
A fragment from London Punch shows a mother consoling Ethel on her birthday. She frets that her brother Tommy will turn eight next month and will always be older than her, expressing a child’s plaint about growing up and envy.
The Postmaster General intends a sixpenny stamp showing a kookaburra as the main feature. It will use ink matching the bird’s plumage. Availability to the public is expected in a month or two with an estimated 50,000,000 stamps needed in the coming year, about 46,000,000 of penny denomination.
A collector recounts discovering a priceless volume in Paris at a bookstall. He laments not purchasing it after learning the price, admitting he could not sing a note in his life and could not acquire the treasure for a song.
A comic exchange about education and marriage plans. The girl jokes that her mother and aunt never learned jogfry, while she did learn jogtry, with a humorous sting about being married or not.
The Italian government plans a frontier fence of metal netting about nine feet high to curb smuggling from Switzerland. Posts and staff will be increased, with police dogs to pursue smugglers and defend against dog attacks.
Pat, a Black man known as the wrong man for a job at the ironworks, stays in a boarding house with a white lie. A late night joke leads to a mistaken wake up causing a confrontation with the foreman who finally sees Pat is the worker meant for the post. The incident highlights mistaken identity and a race related misunderstanding.
The mayor presided as Joseph Chamberlain attended a city function. During coffee service he leaned over to Chamberlain and asked if they should let the people enjoy themselves longer or proceed with the speech.
Chlorine is a vital gas in commerce used for disinfection and ore processing. Scheele discovered it, yet he died impoverished and hungry, despite chlorine’s immense value to industry and chemistry.
Mrs Dale-Duovlette spoke at a Devonshire bazaar about a witty anecdote from last year. She recalled asking a man what interested him most and he replied that he was throwing his whole soul into pigs.
The seventh centenary of Roger Bacon is marked at Oxford University where the famed thinker studied. The piece notes his prophetic ideas on steamships flying machines and navigation without oars, and discusses his broad scientific work and belief in the link between science and liberty.
A Tokap a journ. The line asks what is sadder than a man without a country and answers that a country without a man can be sadder. The exchange is noted in a high school setting as a pointed reflection on belonging and identity.
A brief dialogue where a master asks Mary to stay, praising her, while Mary notes the work she does is not to his satisfaction. The sketch reveals tensions over expectations and labor in a domestic scene.
An experimenter reports brown gunpowder once made for destruction can fertilize garden vegetables due to about 8 percent potassium nitrate. With discarded military powder now replaced by smokeless varieties, authorities seek to repurpose it to boost the country’s food supply by mixing the moist material into soil.
A cultured Boston woman attempts conversation with the Beezy girl from Chicago at a social moment. The Chicago figure declines a crab tale invitation citing a dislike for lobsters, ending the scene with a humorous, regional banter tone.
A quoted miner complains of a towel’s quality at the camp hotel while a cold porter timetables the day with a count of 241 towels used, noting the speaker is first to object. The report captures a tense exchange among workers.
A brief social quip shows a chaperone guiding a young man to a correct waistline in a ballroom as a modern gown complicates locating the proper spot. The exchange reflects etiquette and humorous misreadings at a dance.
A child recalls neighbors asking many questions about a father’s salary and whether he quarreled with them. The exchange captures social curiosity and tension reflected in a Kansas City Journal note.
A local band in Scotland plays a piece identified as The Death of Nelson. An old native remarks that the performance has given Nelson an awfu death, highlighting the dramatic reception of the musical piece.
A dialogue finds the artist asking a critic for an opinion on a picture. The critic responds that the work is worthless, prompting a candid exchange about interest and perception as captured in the Berliner Zeitung.
Druggists offer Murine Eye Remedy in liquid form at 25c to 50c and Murine Eye Salve in aseptic tubes at 25c to 60c. The advertisement touts relief for red itchy watery eyes and granulated eyelids and mentions a mail offer with Eye Book free by mail. Murine Eye Remedy Co. Chicago.
A Philadelphia North American cartoon caption from an old Sunday school page quips about wisdom and strength. The teacher asks who was the wisest man and then the strongest, with a humorous punchline about Jonah escaping a whale. The joke reflects light religious humor of the era.
A brief reference states Nora Foley worked for a week and that the employers are satisfied. The note is addressed to whom it may concern and asserts a positive evaluation despite the short tenure.
A letter from F. M. Doucet of Weymouth reports a mare badly bruised and cut on a wire fence. After using Minard’s Liniment diluted then stronger, wounds healed and hair growth resumed without whitening. An old Scotswoman joke follows about a meat steak and boots.
A street Arab stood on a weighing machine as daylight faded and slipped a counterfeit penny into the slot. He then silently altered the scale to cheat the readout.
Lord Kitchener’s report notes village barbers in Egypt are trained and certified to vaccinate, apply leeches, cupping, and dress wounds. Sanitary barbers supervise death records, burial permits, and disease reporting while reporting to the public health department. They must attend a three week course at a government hospital and pass certificates.
Wise mothers rely on Miller's Worm Powders to clear worms from a child’s system and restore health. The advertisement claims the vermifuge is absolute in cleansing the body and restoring comfort and growth, and positions it as the most trustworthy worm exterminator.
A humorous exchange shows Mrs. Jones denying meat to a patient while the doctor imposes a strict valetudinary diet. The punchline emphasizes the tension between medical orders and personal choice in the clinical setting.
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