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Newspaper

Hamiota Echo

Location

Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada

Date

Dec 12, 1912

Page

7

On His Knees Darling Confession in Plain Talk

A dramatic exchange unfolds as a woman asks if he is serious and the man answers with blunt humor denying frivolity while declaring love with emotional intensity. The dialogue centers on earnest devotion and candid relationship tension.

Clarence

Five-year-old Going to Stay Meg Delivers News of New Baby Brother

A child named Meg joyfully tells a passing neighbor about a new baby brother. The neighbor asks if he will stay, and Meg thoughtfully confirms, noting he has his things off.

Meg

Minard's Liniment Cures Colds and More

An odd fragment notes Minard's Liniment curing colds and similar remedies. A humorous aside questions marriage and leadership, ending with a joking line about knowing why. The item mixes product tout with mock banter in a brief newspaper fragment.

Amusing Jingles Reveal Quips From Victorian Pulp

The London Observer opens letters on authoring jesting rhymes once shared in Punch and periodicals. Shirley Brooks is linked to several morbid nursery verses about children, mischief, and calamity, while Mercury tales and Longfellow Macaulay attributions surface in lingering debates.

Thackeray Thedore Hook Shirley Brosk Punch London ‘Observer Shirley Brooks

Life Tommy Triggs Misses Sure Victory

The story recalls Tommy Triggs playing superbly until a sharp intruding voice at dusk orders him indoors. He leaves the field, admitting the dream of becoming a professional is lost while he must care for their baby, marking a turn in his hopes and duties.

Tommy Triggs Tommy

Those Awful Boys and the Nutshell House Name Change

Residents of a suburb once gave poetic names to their estates. One man built a villa called The Nutshell and later renamed it Syvan Nook causing inquiries from neighbors. A friend asked why the change and the owner replied with a sigh that no local boy had missed ringing the bell to see if the colonel was in.

Syvan Nook New Zealand Peddock

Crown Prince of Germany Describes Elephant Shoot Story

The article recalls a tale from Cerlon about the Crown Prince shooting his first elephant. The official account says he hunted an elephant, while an unofficial version claims the elephant was propped up for him to find, then shot by the prince.

Germany Cerlon Imperial Gerry

Burns and Scalds Oil Promises Rapid Relief

Dr Thom as Electric Oil claim removes fire from burns and scalds faster than any other preparation. It should be kept in every kitchen for ready use. Apply oil to the burn and the pain will abate and cease in a short time.

Dr. Thomas Electric

Enthusiasm at Musical Recital Sparks Young Talent Debate

Enthusiasm rises at a recital as listeners anticipate a promised trore from a young man. A sufferer interjects, but hopes for a quieter evening and no further delays.

Cured After Three Boxes Despite Back Ailment

A brief health note reports a person recovered from a sore back after using less than three boxes of an unspecified remedy. The text implies a rapid improvement and mentions no adverse effects or additional treatments.

Dr Chase Kidney Liver Pills Claim Cure for Kidney Pain

An advertisement proclaims Dr Chase's Kidney Liver Pills relieve backache from kidney disease and cites Mrs Patterson of Haldimand Gaspe Co Quebec stating her back pain vanished after using two to three boxes. The ad promotes a 25 cent dose per pill and lists Adams on Bates Co Limited Toronto as distributors.

Chase Patterson Admanson, Bates & Co., Limited Toronto

Young Farmer Bob Sparks Family Note

A lighthearted dialogue shows the daughter admitting Bob, her fiancé, is rough but claims he shaves daily, prompting a blush from the daughter as she responds. The exchange hints at courtship norms and rural life humor.

Bob

GOOD FOR ALL BABIES BABY'S OWN TABLETS

The ad promotes Baby's Own Tablets as safe for newborns and growing children. It claims help with constipation teething indigestion colic worms and other infant ailments. Sold by mail or medicine dealers for 25 cents a box from The Dr Williams Medicine Co Brockville Ont.

Dr. Williams’ “Medicine Co Brockville Ont

Solomon and his wives in ancient wisdom and influence

The text notes Solomon as the wisest man and suggests his wives kept him informed about ongoing events. It presents a view of royal wisdom shaped by intimate advisory ties within the biblical narrative.

Solomon

Weeks Allowed for Wartime Refits Shrinks Since 1905

The statement notes that only six weeks have been allowed for annual refits of British warships since 1905, with the period previously set at two months. It contrasts past and present regimes in naval maintenance scheduling.

Sultan Mohammed VI of Turkey succeeds throne in 1909

The Sultan of Turkey Mohammed VI, born 1844, ascends the throne following the deposition of Abdul Hamid in 1909 and becomes the thirty fifth Sovereign of the Ottoman dynasty.

Turkey Mohammed VI Abdul Hamid

Moth family tale ends in singed wings

A playful exchange about a moth and its fear of a pursuing father ends with the father burning his wings near a candle last night. The tale suggests a simple domestic vignette with a light moral.

Mr. Moth Miss Moth

Deafness Cured Only by Constitutional Remedies Say Experts

A medical notice asserts deafness cannot be treated by local applications as the mucous lining of the Eustachian Tube remains inflamed. It claims nine out of ten cases stem from catarrh and promises a reward for any deafness case caused by catarrh that cannot be cured by Catarrh Cure.

Toledo

Morals Lesson Sparks Neighbor Duty Question

A teacher addresses a juvenile class on morals. She asks Harry for the duty toward neighbors and he replies, to keep an eye on them.

Harry

Zam-Buk healing balm touted for wounds and eczema

The letter extols Zam-Buk as a cure for a poisoned finger and a wide range of skin ailments including eczema ulcers and burns claiming rapid relief and complete cures. It also recounts a Maori scam tale about selling raffled dead racehorse Firefly with a $145 profit.

Jas Davey Ellice Avenue Winnineg Zam-Buk Co Toronto

Free Prize Boy's Steam Engine Offer

A blued steel boiler and fire box steam engine with brass fittings and a whistle is offered. Promises 31 sets of Christmas postcards at 19 cents each to sell, prepaid engine shipment upon receiving payment, and a prepaid return. Ada Warren Co. Dept. 137 Toronto.

Ada

Tramp Pleads For Alms As Passerby Grants Help

A tramp appeals to a passerby for mercy and is granted help, with the passerby responding that further requests would be pointless.

Dysentery Cordial Praised As Superior Remedy

Promotional remark extols Dr. J. D Kellogg's Dysentery Cordial as a powerful solution for summer complaints and bowel inflammation. It claims wide utility for all ages and positions the product as the best divine for procurement.

J. D Kellogg

Old Age Pensions Rise in Britain and New Danish Gift

More than 900000 Britons now receive old age pensions while the Danish Postmaster General unveils a clever fund-raiser for blind education. A halfpenny luck penny will be minted and sold to the parents of every newborn with sight, bearing the motto The child seeing the light presents a tribute to the child who will never see.

Royal Mint

Scoffers who convert with Postum health claim letters

A collection of testimonial letters praising Postum as a coffee substitute. Readers describe headaches and stomach issues from coffee or tea, then report relief after switching to Postum. Several speakers note coworkers, sisters, and fathers giving up coffee and coffee-like drinks with improved wellbeing.

Father Reveals Two Liars in One Family Joke

A service club tale recalls how two young men debated who among them was the biggest liar. An amused old gentleman reveals he is the father of both candidates, joking that if Arthur is the biggest liar then Richard must be as well.

Arthur Blank Arthur Richard

Paris Restaurant Pricing Shocks English Traveler

In My Parisian Year, Maude Annesley relays a tale where a lifelong French resident negotiates a dinner for eight. The maitre d hotel inflates a price at first, then trims to forty francs, then thirty five, and finally twenty two francs per head, proving the waiter’s adjustments to national identity.

Maude Annesley France Maitre D'Hotel Monsieur Maitre d

Cause and Effect and a Bulldog Mix Up

A Welsh gentleman spending a month in Brighton travels to London with his wife and daughter and plenty of money. The daughter demands a bulldog and the family buys three, sending them to Brighton. After returning home, a Brighton stableman reports the dogs arrived together in one loose box, forcing the owner to buy more dogs. A punchline about a horse and green spectacles ends the item with a comic vein.

Wales Brighton London

Egg From Two Centuries Buried in Loam Shown to General

An egg laid two hundred years ago and buried under four feet of loam was served at a banquet in honor of Chinese General Lan Tien Wei in Los Angeles California. The artifact highlights historical curiosity and international diplomacy.

Lan Tien Wei Los Angeles California

Difficulty hitting a glider from shore battery at Toulon

A Toulon shore battery fired fifty shrapnel shots at a glider towed by a destroyer at five miles range, at heights of eight or nine hundred yards, speeds of twenty five to thirty knots. The target was not touched, illustrating air defense challenges and the danger to airmen from rivals in the air rather than ground fire.

Toulon

Family anecdotes draw sharp wit from public figures

In a biography of Lord Wolverhampton the heiress recalls his stern home rule and a daughter’s blunt retort. A tale about John Burns circulating in public circles ends with Burns signaling his own favorable looks to a hawker who misidentified him.

Health Insurance Stamps Sell Record Numbers through September

The sale total reached at least 126 142 350 stamps by September 28 as part of a broad health insurance stamp program. The large uptick reflects widespread participation and ongoing distribution by the issuing authority.

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