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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Aug 31, 1911
Page
3
A lively concert program showcased a spectrum of orchestral interpretations. The ensemble’s rich strings winds and brass built dramatic climaxes while the festival’s varied moments drew responses from the audience. A tangential note recalls Louis XV’s powdered wig fashion and its decline after the Revolution.
The ad mocks claimed cures for catarrh and fevered blood from dubious remedies and quack medicines. It contrasts dangerous promises with a tale of medieval trials, while noting the need for careful assessment of medical claims and the risks of wrong treatment.
In grim times at Tuakegee Rocker T Washington planned using an old chicken house as a schoolroom. He told an old colored man to come at nine for cleaning the hen house, while the elder questioned the task and the girls show less interest than boys in learning.
A D M Fisher recounts a patient with severe dermatitis improved by Cuticura Soap and Ointment after other treatments failed. He notes his wife’s thickened skin and rash subsiding with warm baths and Cuticura usage, while praising the remedies for longstanding skin troubles and encouraging use by others.
A fragmented account recalls Lord Raglan as governor of the Isle of Man and a former deputy to Sir James Fergusson in Bombay. It notes a predecessor who was captured during the China war of 1860 and hanged, with Parkes and others as survivors. The piece shares anecdotes about Raglan and a tale of a retriever saving children from a fire.
The London Chronicle notes common misquotations such as "He who runs may read" from Habakkuk and "By the sweat of thy brow" from Genesis. It contrasts popular phrases with the correct biblical wording and mentions the erroneous use of "oil on the troubled waters" that misleads readers seeking scripture.
Laryngitis inflames the larynx mucosa affecting all ages, more dangerous for children who may develop croup. Adults see voice loss from overuse. triggers include cold, dust, wet feet, poor nutrition, or general vitality decline. Early specialist exam, local throat cleansing, and sedative astringent remedies prescribed by a physician.
The piece urges coordinated help for harvest time in the Canadian West. It proposes encouraging emigrants to write home and recruit relatives or friends to join settlers, boosting both labor and positive publicity. W. D. Scott endorses this cost effective, sentiment driven plan to ease labor shortages.
Fragmented OCR recounts a banquet where General Butaa, General Gotha, and an interpreter clashed over translation during a toast. A joke about advice prompts a quip about using personal judgment as the crowd laughs and the proceedings proceed.
General Botha, famed Boer commander and later leader sought by Britain, is praised for military brilliance, loyalty, and humanity. The text notes his restraint, humor, and sharp mind, detailing his early golf initiation in England in 1907 and a routine of brisk morning walks during a voyage.
A Carriage Maker from St. Antoine reports severe hand and wrist injuries from a vicious horse bite in June 98. After using Minard’s Liniment his pain ceased in five hours and his wounds fully healed within two weeks.
A rural report claims Holloway's Corn Cure will rid cows of a glandular ailment with painless results. The piece notes disbelief at a brass band traveling for an out of town Fourth of July engagement despite encouragement.
The census of agriculture will be taken on June 1, 191%. It will enumerate area, product and value of field crops including wheat, barley, oats, rye, corn, flax, alfalfa, tobacco, grasses and seeds, with details for fall and spring crops, roots and forage crops.
A confused OCR fragment describes a high rolling student at Fenneberg waking after travel to a meeting intoxicated and half undressed. The account mentions forgiveness or remorse and references pain, a toothache, and shoes pinching, with unclear details and numerous garbled words.
A discussion of Lincolns protectionist view shows how tariffs, by keeping trade domestic, spread costs and benefits between farmers and ironmakers. The parable of a Pennsylvania farmer and iron merchant illustrates how abandoning protection can drive ironworks abroad and devastate local employment and markets.
Health boards across the United States launch campaigns to destroy house flies due to their dirty origin and disease carrying germs. The source urges Canadian households to use Wilson's Fly Pads to greatly reduce this public health threat.
A brief on the Canadian Government Annuities Scheme offers a safe income path for Canadians over five. Parents can start for children and couples with limited means can transfer capital to buy annuities. Full details available from the Superintendent of Canadian Government Annuities, Ottawa. Postage Free Massachusetts colonists began tea drinking in 1719.
A report notes a general state of fatigue and a weakened system with low energy. It describes remedies or approaches to restore vitality and introduces an emphasis on restoring vigor through restorative measures.
A vintage advertisement promotes Dr Chase's Nerve Food as a spring tonic. It claims the product builds rich blood and nerve force to fight spring depression, listing vitality benefits and a price of two dollars fifty cents for a six pack, sold by Edmonson Bates & Co. Limited in Toronto.
Alfred Austin the laureate publishes memoirs mixing poetry, law and journalism. His reminiscences recount political episodes with Lord Wolseley Chamberlain Goschen and Randolph, with behind the scenes details and caustic quotes.
Describes Sir John Kennaway a longtime MP and baronet, his East India Company ancestor, and his Devon estate Escot. Notes his role with the Church Missionary Society and links to Thackeray and Pendennis. Recalls a village fishing tale attributed to Kennaway.
Fragment discusses the high cost of living in a city and questions whether a shilling goes further elsewhere, mentioning a grocery price list and prisoners aid tickets enabling access to necessities observed at a Metropolitan Prisoners' Aid Society meeting.
A quirky news item reports a Wandsworth jeep and window cleaner launching a wheelbarrow tram journey to Brighton to earn a living and reach a promised date, with plans to arrive and demonstrate window cleaning along the route.
A maiden lady Misa Cocker and her niece visit a reception at a fine house. The footman asks the name and they reply Cocker. The butler proclaims Miss Cocker and Miss Cockatoo, causing amused confusion among the guests.
An advertisement extols Dr Thomas Eclectric Oil as a universal remedy for coughs colds sore throats bronchial discomfort burns scalds cuts sores and ulcers. It claims no physician needed for ordinary ills and asserts the oil proves its effectiveness through use alone.
A vivid speech from a German attendee at a political meeting mocks Irish residents in the Tenth ward and praises paved streets. The speaker urges unity among Sherman supporters to advance a “dark ravement” project.
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