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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Dec 10, 1908
Page
6
Kitty Norwood and Sam Hastings clash over Saunders and Paulding during a Auburnville summer outing. A misread flirtation, a soggy adventure on Paddle Island, and a rescued ankle lead to a confessed affection and a kiss between Kitty and Sam.
The famed doctor Jepner, trusted by the Prince Consort and later attended Princess Alice, faced sleepless nights only in service of his patients. He remarked he could not sleep if awake to a bedside, doing his best and asking what more he could do.
George Melville an English actor famed for self deprecating stories played Hamlet in Bristol. His landlady sent a bowl of gruel via a new servant who misread directions and entered from the Bank street door during the soliloquy to deliver the refreshment to the green room.
An Irish suitor asks Biddy about marriage in a playful exchange. She feigns indifference while hinting at thoughts sparked by the remark. This brief vignette from the Philadelphia Inquirer captures rustic humor and courting mischief.
An advertisement extols Dr Thomas Eclectric Oil as the finest for athletes rubbing down sore muscles and sinews. It claims the product makes muscles pliable relieves soreness and strengthens against strains and notes long time athletic users testify to its value as a lubricant.
In a brief editorial exchange quoted by the Catholic Standard and Times, Blugore’s chances are deemed very slight due to lack of support, while his opponent is described as having a stronger “plum tree” backing. The remark highlights a comparison of political backing and family ties as the race approaches.
A fragment from the Louisville Courier Journal includes a quirky claim that Shiloh's Cure will always cure coughs and colds. It also features a brief exchange about a lunch in a safe and a joking election wager between a junior partner and a fellow at the office.
A customer reports a valuable horse cured of a severe distemper using Minard's Liniment. Vilandie Freres signs the note endorsing the remedy and sending regards.
An advertisement extols Parmelee's Vegetable Pills as a thorough and gentle remedy to cleanse the stomach and impurities. It claims painless, permanent relief suitable for delicate constitutions, and assures no painful preconditions. The piece likens digestion in humans to that of birds to emphasize proportionality.
A comic exchange notes Ninard's Liniment as a dandruff cure. A man tells another he looks like him, threats follow, and a twist ends with one character mentioning he killed the other in a heated moment.
An American actor rides a London double decker and asks the driver to point out sights. The driver responds with a playful quick tour naming places with humorous mispronunciations including Luggit Hall, Parliament Houses, and Westminster Abbey, joking about hangings.
To make coffee quickly mix two heaped tablespoons of fresh ground coffee with half a pint of boiling water in a jug. Stir, cover and let the grounds settle. Add a spoonful of cold water after a few minutes, wait a moment, then pour steadily into a clean jug.
Bookman notes Howard Chandler Christy Harrison Fisher and Henry Hutt as top-earning artists. It suggests Christy’s yearly income nears cabinet salaries and cites a $13 royalties first year for a portfolio, while Fisher earned $20 000 in seven months and Hutt rose from four dollars a week to a respected artist’s status.
At Lake Mohank a friend asked Admiral Evans about the famed line in the wake of Santiago. He recalls a drizzly blockade day when shells hit little shore batteries and a press boat asked if they were hit. He quips the Spaniards did not hit anything except water.
Lord Wolseley once famed as a premier English general has fallen on hard times. He left the Farmhouse Glyude Sussex after lease expiration, with the furniture and contents sold at auction. His health prevents completion of his Life of Marlborough, though the Hampton Court suite remains for him and Lady Wolseley.
Miss Anna Morgan heiress to 300000000 dollars was driven from Berlin by beggars of all ranks in pursuit of her wealth. Promoters churches and societies sent messages as she fled in an automobile to a nearby summer resort to escape the nuisance.
The Baltimore American notes the unusual sight of up to 50 000 sheep crowded into fattening sheds in Aurora Illinois. The sheds are built to hold 75 000 animals but have never been filled to capacity, a novel feature for a busy farming district.
A witness told a royal commission in Brisbane that eight years ago he laid 10 000 shells near Friday Island. The district court judge ruled pearl shell oysters are wild animals and thus not subject to theft.
An 1890s style advertisement asserts rheumatism stems from blood toxins and that Dr Williams Pink Pills purify blood and cure rheumatism and related ailments. It cites the testimonial of Mr David Carrol of Pictou Nova Scotia who improved after using three to six boxes. Pills sold by The Dr Williams Medicine Co Brockville Ont 50 cents a box six for 2.50.
A Bladensburg merchant, yawning in his store, tells a girl requesting a quart of molasses that he is the sole seller in town. The anecdote captures small town humor from The Argonaut.
Unsightly warts and painful corns are addressed by Holloway's Corn Cure which claims to remove them. The advertisement emphasizes relief from blemishes and discomfort through a topical remedy.
instructs using powdered pipeclay on both sides of a greasy leaf then pressing with a hot iron while avoiding contact with the paper.
Actor F R Benson rehearsed two armies of performers for a battle scene. A pugnacious Irishman in the excluded side, called X, mauled the victors, prompting suggestive feedback that X should switch sides to ensure the beating occurred as desired.
A light verse from the Kansas City Times plays with homophones and letters to express a playful confession about love and social signals though the speaker notes restraint. The piece relies on wordplay and reference to a personal dilemma.
A fragment shows Aunt joking with Kate about a cat washing its face, while Kate corrects the interpretation and scorns the misreading. The scene ends with a brief mention of a judge.
A historical survey of art theft from antiquity to the 19th century recounts famed cases. It notes early records in Antwerp and Seville, Wellington’s interest in The Appearance of the Infant Jesus to St Anthony, and the Vienna Bordone incident where a copy was passed off as the original after a reward scheme.
A broker known for loud talk heads to a nine hole game as a large crowd follows. He smiles and hopes to play well. An elderly lawyer responds that the crowd came out to listen rather than watch with interest.
The editor announces the acquisition in his domestic circle of two “fair, fat and flourishing” babies and calls for a town celebration while noting he remains modest about the honor. He says the community should rejoice as a humble citizen is exalted over his peers and that he feels taller than a week ago.
A Cin cinnatian recalls Mark Twain joking about snakes at a Bermuda gathering of girls. The humor centers on Twain’s closing line advising against warming a serpent in one’s bosom, noting it is easier to warm it under an intimate friend’s pillow.
An old Irish laborer entered a New York studio asking for food because he could not work. The artist gave a quarter, proposed painting him for a dollar, and the man agreed, joking about how to remove the image afterward.
A brief humorous note contrasts two wives Mrs Newed and Mrs Old. The husband of Mrs Newed deposits pin money into a savings bank for her, while Mrs Old receives a form of safer pin money.
The account from Athabasca Landing Alberta tells how James E. Brant, a farmer, suffered kidney disease for thirty years after neglect. He regained health after using Dodd's Kidney Pills, eliminating lumbago backache rheumatism and other ailments attributed to kidney trouble.
A Tit-Bits note quotes a conversation about Jebbs a faith healer. It mentions his wife ill without a doctor, then confirms a doctor entered his home, and concludes he is ill now himself.
A Harper's Weekly fragment notes Shiloh's Cure promises to cure coughs and colds. A biologist observes facial asymmetry with eyes misaligned in two of five cases and a stronger eye in seven of ten. It also mentions the right ear often higher than the left. The text recalls a family anecdote about Gil and a severed kinship, and adds a claim that olive oil in the eye can remove foreign substances.
Advertises Dr A W Chase Kidney Liver Pills as a cure for chronic indigestion by stimulating liver bile flow. Claims long standing cases improve after treatment with four boxes and quotes a customer from Content Alberta. Notes price 25 cents per pill and availability at dealers led by Edmanson Bates Con Toronto.
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