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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Dec 19, 1907
Page
7
A couple banter about a wireless telegraph device. The man jokes it catches flashes from the ether but says it is often at sea, prompting a flirty reply from his partner. The exchange plays on nautical and radio imagery.
An ad touts Parme lee's Vegetable Pills as a remedy for liver and kidney issues and general toning. A Pennsylvania Ledger item then recounts a railroad incident where a bear was struck not on the track but in the woods, prompting a humorous exchange between a conductor and the General Manager.
An advertisement touts a cure for catarrh described as the only remedy the medical world accepts. It claims the medicine works internally to affect blood and mucous surfaces, claims testimonials, and offers a $100 reward for any uncured case. Also promotes Hall's Family Pills for constitution.
Soldiers at several English posts faced compulsory church attendance. An old Scots sergeant, assigned to classify recruits by sect, found atheists among them and ordered all to clean the stables instead. The next Sunday the atheists reportedly joined the Church of England.
The Sesheke gathering spots Lord Selborne and the South Africa high commissioner with chief Luanika and attendants. Women decorate the scene as Letia photographs the event while a tame hippo parade concludes the ceremony in a reed courtyard.
In Pembrokeshire a wrecked Netherholme bound from Liverpool to Barry Dock struck a reef near Penyholt Stack. Fourteen crewmen swam to safety, climbed a rope hung from cliffs, and were found by coastguards at daybreak. The rope’s use echoes a prior rescue of Shamrock crew, explaining the mystery. The captain mistook a light ship off Linney Head for Lundy.
A Wirths circus elephant in Donald Victoria attacked an attendant during a drink at Swanston's Hotel. The keeper was knocked down and a skull injury seemed likely but Mr Swanston intervened. The elephant freed the man, removed its foot, and then restored the keeper’s hat, showing a sudden return to obedience.
An amused post office clerk, idle for a moment, assists a graceful young woman who asks for a two cent stamp and weighing. He offers to lick and affix it, then she instructs him to place the stamp upside down signaling a secret. The moment passes and monotony returns to Charlie.
Montreal readers praise a home made blend of Fluid Extract Dandelion Compound Karyon and Syrup Sarsaparilia as a kidney tonic. It is claimed to cleanse eliminative pores and remove uric acid, aiding rheumatism and urinary issues. Advertisers urge mixing at home and warn against diet changes. Worm Exterminator offer noted at 25 cents.
A busy citizen asks about currency and a man who has attended races replies with a mood of sadness and reminiscence. The exchange captures a moment of quiet contemplation amid everyday chatter.
Minard's Limmert outlines planned low rate excursions for residents of the North West to escape winter. Dates in December and January target trips to Vancouver and Victoria to enjoy milder climates.
The Honorable Minister of Agriculture announces a seasonal distribution of sample seeds to Canadian farmers. Oats, spring wheat, barley, Indian corn for ensilage, and potatoes are offered from Experimental Farms at Indian Head and Brandon. One sample per applicant. free by mail. Applications to the Director of Experimental Farms Ottawa before February 5.
A Denbigh Ontario man reports severe piles cured after using Zam-Buk night before a larger box could be bought. The ad claims Zam-Buk heals sores eczema ulcers ringworm barber's rash blood poison bad leg salt rheum and all skin injuries. Available at stores or from Zam-Buk Co Toronto 3 boxes for $1.25.
A Philadelphia Press quotation shows a boy asking if a vaccination is healed and another replying that a bath must wait until healing. The exchange highlights early public health practices and attitudes toward post vaccination care.
An advertisement asserts Wolford's Sanitary Lotion cures all forms of contagious itch on humans and animals in 30 minutes, promising rapid relief from ailments such as itch, mange, and prairie scratches.
The Kaiser has sausages for breakfast nearly every morning and the queen of Spain sinks in popularity for disliking bullfights. King Edward stands as the most punctual monarch in public business, while King Leopold of the Belgians owns land in France and plans to spend weeks yearly at a French chateau paid by Mrs. Henry Sage, widow of the French sugar king.
Beginning December 1 through December 31 excursion tickets for travel to numerous points in Eastern Canada west of Montreal are set at 340.00 for a round trip. Tickets are valid for return for three months from sale date. Specify the North Western Line between Minneapolis St Paul and Chicago.
An old diplomat's tale traces how snuffboxes influenced diplomacy. It recalls a 1715 Spanish gift to General Pinckney, a Napoleonic era plenipotentiary receiving twenty four snuffboxes, and post 1856 proposals for diamond snuffboxes as gifts to Persian officials.
Post office records from Michigan and Washington list 372 distinct spellings of Ypsilanti used on mail. The variations center on the first syllable with many letters and odd forms such as Tipsy Lanti and Zyp Silanti appearing among the misrenderings.
The sawfish is described as more energetic than other sharks with a broad horizontal cartilaginous blade snout edged by curved teeth. Its blunt tip cannot pierce ships or whales, instead it strikes fish laterally and feeds on their entrails. It bears many small teeth, up to fifty rows, though unsuited for harsh garbage eating duties.
The text lists England Kent and Worcestershire as gardens of England Ireland’s Carlow in Leinster is named as a garden of Ireland Italy and Belgium are called gardens of Europe France’s Amboise in Indre et Loire is a garden of France Sicily is the garden of Italy and Andalusia of Spain Ceylon and Burma are both called gardens of the east and Oade is the district of India honored likewise Gilamorganshire is spoken of as the garden of south Wales The region west of the Mississippi has been given the title garden of the world.
A public school exam question imagines King Alfred assessing modern rights and books. The pupil answers with a wry twist, suggesting the king would be too aged to care about current issues. The quip appears in the London Telegraph.
A dialogue segment shows Fogg and Bass discussing breakfast predictability in the house. Fogg asserts routine meals, while Bass questions the certainty of what will be served each morning.
A reflective line from Cariyie notes the difficulty of discovering one’s purpose. The quote frames the search for meaningful labor as a fundamental human challenge across existence.
The article praises Canada for leading forest fire protection on the continent since 1901. It notes Ontario's early system, the expansion to dominion and provincial offenses, and the role of fire rangers in patrolling districts from the railway belt to eastern Rockies. It highlights prevention, notices, and educational work as vital parts of the program.
The notice lists Bayard McMullin in Chatham Walsh and Mrs W H Johnson in Parkdale as cured of goitre inflammation and facial neuralgia respectively by Minard's Liniment. J F Batley also appears in the entries.
A quoted quarrel about medical treatment ends in a sharp exchange over a landlord’s death from a misdiagnosed liver issue. The piece notes sudden cold to heat shifts and rain exposure as cold causes, touting Bickle's Anti Consumptive Syrup at 25 cents. A humor line about carrying two umbrellas caps the excerpt from Youth's Companion.
A Washington Star quotation recounts Mark Twain calling a man in Hamilton the meanest he knew. The tale involves a father-in-law who buys half a cow, with the son-in-law supplying milk, fodder, and water, leading to a dispute and a $50 damages suit after the cow allegedly butts the man through a barbed wire fence.
An account of Henry IV during the Chartres surrender where the town magistrate yields the gates and claims divine and human law, to which Henry IV quips that it is also by cannon law. The piece closes with a moral remark equating fear with sin.
Trade item from N. W. Hide and Fur Co. of Minneapolis includes a color catalog of 46 wild animals, a gun and trap catalogue, and price lists for raw furs, hides, and skins. Sent post aid for 4 cents in stamps.
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