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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Aug 22, 1912
Page
6
A fragmentary account notes a man claiming a hero was a briahman while the language yields a near nonsense sense. A preacher finishes with a sermon urging the religious life over wealth and worldly pleasures, ending with a paradox about a peace neither given nor taken.
A tale depicts a divorce advocate recounting a spiritual seance with a widow who asks her dead husband if heaven is good. He clarifies he is not in heaven. Dr Thomas' Electric Oil is promoted as a carefully studied remedy with healing powers.
The Champion Magazine notes Philander C. Knox secretary of state as an omnivorous reader who buys new books and rare editions. He keeps a bedside adjustable electric light and a patent tray to hold a large volume as he reads.
A witty exchange from a Philadelphia Ledger item where a self important lady, upon introduction to a gentleman, pretends indifference and remarks I think I have seen you somewhere. The gentleman replies I have been there frequently.
Two Canadian women describe relief from falling of the womb and ovarian troubles after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and Liver Pills. Mrs Henry Clark of Glanford Station Ontario and Mrs Sterne N J Martin of Chesterville Ontario report long suffering eased, with improved nerves, digestion, and periods, urging others to use the products.
A tramp appeals to a farmer's wife for food on a snowy day. After a sharp rebuke he asks for the mince pie recipe, claiming a bet about the ingredients with his partner. The tale unfolds with his curious accusation about Portland cement replacing molasses.
An English lecturer addresses a crowd of diplomats and society figures as two reporters observe. A German man sits forcefully, collapsing to the floor in a comical stumble, drawing glances and mockery from all present until Ambassador Bryce commends the feat as the most exquisite piece of diplomacy seen in Washington.
Barrey Weller, a playful showman, once stayed at a Chicago hotel where a neighbor’s rooster prank provoked a late night rooster chorus. Weller fled the hotel shouting about a madman next door trying to imitate a rooster, creating a comic scene in the press.
A Goldfield minister built a pretentious church during the boom. As prosperity peaked many residents left for Rawhide and other camps. The minister departed leaving a doorboard reading Closed, which a local humorist altered to read Closed. Religion moved to Rawhide.
Knox compliments William Hester as the nester of Washington correspondents after a high browed dispatch about the state department. The secretary of state, Knox, responds graciously and adds a playful remark about Hester’s status.
An 1735 double barreled horse pistol found in the Reindeer Inn ceiling at Banbury is claimed as Dick Turpin’s by gunmaker Westley Richards. Inspectors cite the barrel inscription and ornate engraving as period evidence, while ownership disputes involve the ceiling buyer Leng Gon and the freeholder.
A humorous tale spreads about John D. Rockefeller claiming he needs five thousand dollars to save his business. A friend meets three bankers who say they were asked to lend ten thousand, prompting Rockefeller to remark that his credit is clearly established.
T A Snider of Cincinnati built a fortune by using his name on catsup bottles after marrying a superb cook. She made catsup for him, he realized a fortune could be earned, and they sold the business to grow their wealth.
Letter from Charles Donneval of Eisinburg Ontario claims headaches sleeplessness and indigestion vanished after using Dr Chase's Nerve Food. He reports rapid improvement appetite digestion and renewed strength after two years of suffering. Price 50c a box six for $2.50 through Edmanson Bates & Co Limited dealers.
Secretary of commerce and labor Charles Nagel, returning from New York, ignored a crowd of hackmen after paying no attention to their pleas. They shouted offers to take him to hotels and famous spots as he walked fourteen blocks to his office, finally boarding a cab after a driver mocked him.
Moise Derosce, hotel keeper of St. Phillippe Quebec, bought a horse with incurable ringbone for 390 dollars. After using 1 dollar worth of Minard's Liniment the horse was cured and sold for 85 dollars. Profit on liniment 54 dollars.
The item recalls Lady O Looney as the great Burke niece known as the sublime blending piety with painting. It notes her water color works and exhibitions and mentions kinship to Lady Jones in a tone fitting a historical society notice.
A brief satire where a professor laments female education while noting the average American boy will never discover the flaw, highlighting gendered assumptions in schooling.
A sharp critique likens American politics to a blend of knife throwing ventriloquism and mudslinging, centered on a gray haired, hard hearted man. The piece frames modern governance as a theater of cunning and misdirection.
A Houston Post clipping describes a wife unsettled by insomnia and a nervy woman figure. It mentions a secret pocket sewn into clothing and a rapid reaction to it. The fragment hints at secrecy and tension surrounding a personal crisis.
An old Detroit Free Press excerpt discusses medical products and gendered health claims. It mentions a trained nurse for a wife and praises Parmee lee's Vegetable Pills as a safe mild remedy for digestive issues and female ailments.
Ethel confirms Kate Hragson has refused Gus’s proposal repeatedly with the phrase no a thousand times. The Boston Transcript reports the exchange as part of a local social anecdote.
The choir performance drew a large congregation as observers noted the singing had the quality of a prodigy, suggesting a remarkable talent among the group.
A Washington Star quote recalls a St Louis resident asking if sacrifices were made to prove patriotism. The man replies he bets on the home team regularly, illustrating a local pride linked to baseball loyalties.
The exchange shows Scribbler admitting it took a decade to learn poetry was not his path and that a prior reputation kept him from giving up. The dialogue notes a friend implying pressure to quit, while the Scribbler asserts the opposite, citing established renown.
In Yonkers a quarrel between Mrs. Bacon and Mrs. Egbert centers on an attempted act with an alarm clock aimed at a cat in the back yard. Mrs. Egbert notes no direct hit while Mrs. Bacon asserts a nuisance was removed.
In New York Harbor during a navy review, Charles Nagel, secretary of commerce and labor, boasts of an even bigger fleet than the U S Navy. A reporter questions him as Nagel remains silent then proudly declares he has a larger fleet, prompting laughter and a muttered description of the cabinet member as a raving maniac.
A humorous line notes that men who grew up expecting baldness from Indian battles later discovered dandruff was their real concern, reframing wartime anxieties with a playful twist.
A speaker notes lack of philosophy today while illustrating with a man who has six grown, unmarried daughters. He claims happiness that none have been taken, using the family as a dry, ironic measure of what counts as meaningful philosophy.
When asthma strikes turn to Dr. J. D. Kellogg's Asthma Remedy. The remedy ends choking and makes breathing natural and easy. Thousands have used it and found relief, and you can get a package today.
A witty exchange compares the saying what goes up must come down to the modern worry over the high cost of living. A speaker labeled the Boob questions the financial burden facing households and shoppers.
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