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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Dec 01, 1910
Page
3
A compact note continues the mystery surrounding The Yellow Room with hints of hidden passages and shadowy clues. Readers are invited to follow a translated confrontation of peril and intrigue across a secluded estate.
The Versailles assize court hears the Darzac case withJoseph Rouletabille and Frederic Larsan as key figures. The jury weighs allegations of murder in the Grandier affair as testimonies reveal hidden motives and a dramatic escape.
A Massachusetts clergyman argues a man may attend ball games and still be a Christian. He notes it is easier to act pious when the home team is winning, reflecting on social behavior in sports.
A Detroit Free Press snippet presents a witty exchange about love and business, featuring a divorce court lawyer explaining how romance can boost legal work. The brief humor centers on irony and professional ties in marriage law.
A good looking girl tells a serious young man this is the fourth time he has proposed. He mishears her denial as encouragement and notes she is the only girl he knows who does not laugh at his proposal.
Sir Frederick Treves, famed surgeon to Queen Victoria and the royal household, is said to have earned the rare permission to add a lion from the Royal Arms to his shield. Born in Dorchester, he became Hunterian Professor and Wilson Professor, served as consulting surgeon in South Africa, and counts a million surgical achievements and a cashing charity tale among his many stories. A Norwegian patient, cured by Treves, later gave him a coin tied to the donor's starving years, a token Treves valued as priceless in return for saving a life.
Professor Sir James Dewar, at sixty eight, renowned chemist and liquefier of air and oxygen, recalls a money spend on his first liquid air sample and his Cordite co invention. A Highland milk anecdote follows with whisky, golf, and a jovial farmer remark about links.
The Earl of Leitrim in Mulroy County Donegal celebrated his majority while detained in Nooitgedacht prison after serving in the Boer War. He manages 52000 acres, supports tenants under Land Purchase Acts, and suceeded to title at thirteen. He married Violet Henderson in 1902. no son exists, heir presumptive is his naval brother.
Report by Professor Milne to the British Association notes land adjoining the shore subsides as the tide rises. A seismograph at Bidston Cheshire recorded an average deflection equating to about one inch per sixteen miles. The rate and height of tide influence the magnitude of the land change.
The article notes that coffin burial was uncommon in England before 1700 and discusses the debate over naked burial rights. It cites Farnham around 168 with only fourteen of fifty five buried in coffins, highlighting public attitudes and practices of the era.
The article chronicles Paul Murphy’s rise from a precocious 1859 start to UK champion status and notes J. H. Blackburne as England’s premier modern player. It highlights Blackburne’s rapid ascent, key victories against Steinitz, and major tournament successes from 1860s to 1880s while praising his genius and public appeal.
Canada’s mountains demand attention for their economic and recreational value. The Alpine Club of Canada, growing since 1995, links Canada with Britain, the United States, Australia and other nations, promoting mountaineering and tourism across cities like Vancouver Calgary Winnipeg and Toronto.
The article recalls Sir George Wombwell who just celebrated his golden wedding and is famed for his Balaclava bravery in the Charge of the Light Brigade. Though not on duty with the 17th Lancers, he rode on the right flank and twice saw his horse shot from under him while nearing the Battery lines. He formed a close friendship with the Duke of Cambridge during those Guard days.
In 1621 James VI granted a charter creating New Scotland from Atlantic territories, linking Edinburgh Castle parade ground to Nova Scotia by royal decree. The Order of Baronets of Nova Scotia financed settlement, and the decree declared the parade ground an integral part of the colony, a status allegedly never annulled.
Fragmentary quote depicts a rustic scene with a woman wearing a towel on her head and a man eating hard boiled eggs off a biscuit box in a back woolshed.
Jimmy Fidler once of the C P 8 is credited with guiding a runaway engine down the Big Hill from Hector to Field in seventeen minutes reversing at danger and signaling trains. The crew claimed 480 miles per hour though official records show the eight mile run took seventeen minutes. Fidler was discharged by wire with a rush order.
A seven-man raid on a haberdashery followed the lacrosse season. The six took hats for various head shapes while a short fat man bought, boasting that last May the Ironns would win the championship of Renla and challenge for the Minto cup.
The piece argues about the true highest peak in North America, noting Mount Logan in Canada and Mount McKinley often claimed by Americans as American. it concludes a newly discovered peak surpasses both and is in Canada, while the eagle must bear the Union Jack to sit atop it.
Rev Dr Griffiths Thomas returns from England to Toronto to serve as professor of Old Testament and Ecclesiology at Wycliffe College. He led Wycliffe Hall Oxford and was honored with a 1500 guinea gift at his farewell dinner in London. He will lecture on the English Bible and bring wide repute as theologian, writer, and preacher.
Gen Sir James Hills-Johnes earned the Victoria Cross at age twenty four during the 1857 Indian Mutiny near Delhi. He charged a cavalry picket alone to protect his guns, fought hand to hand, had horse and sword moments of near death, and was rescued by Sir Henry Tombs who also won the VC. The tale was recounted on his 77th birthday celebrations.
Sir William Siemens arrived in London poor and friendless seeking to sell an improved electroplating patent. Misunderstanding English led him to think undertaker meant one who underwoks ventures. After a long interview the inventor met the funeral furnisher, who then referred him to Messrs Elkington, who bought the patent.
Australia visitor Mr. W. Mills demonstrates a 40 foot stock-whip capable of remarkable feats. He can extinguish a candle ten feet away without damage, inscribe initials on a tree, and crack out "God Save the King" to a musical rhythm. Mills learned whip handling early in Gippsland while working as a stock driver.
Lady Kathleen Pilkington has won many prizes with her dogs in England. Twenty six toy bulldogs reside at Chevet Park with Bumps as the distinguished champion, having won numerous prizes and distinctions. Lamps is a highly valuable pet dog, possibly worth $2000 to $3000.
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