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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Feb 02, 1911
Page
7
An advertisement recounts a man named John Herman near Hamilton Ontario who claims bladder stone pain stopped after using Gin Pills. The pitch offers one box for $2.54 with a money back guarantee and a free female aid if needed. It includes dealer details and an address in Toronto.
An advertisement asserts Parmelee's Vegetable Pills ease indigestion and improve life. The text promises relief and urges readers to follow directions to prove the medicine's excellence and claims. A separate note shows personal ambitions about becoming indispensable at work and a forthcoming marriage.
The notice features F J Cheney of Toledo endorsed as trustworthy by multiple signatories and advertises Hell's Catarrh Cure and a laxative remedy. It promises refunds if not cured and lists wholesale druggists Watoine Kisnan Marvin among supporters.
A fragment cites a man asking why a woman weeps over strangers and a reply about cheering at a baseball play, contrasting theatre and sport. The line echoes Washington Star style dialogue on entertainment and fans.
An 1890s ad notes Shilohs Cure quickly stops coughs and cures colds and heals the throat at 25 cents. A short vignette then recalls Little Violet inspecting a new beehive, being stung, crying, and then triumphantly declaring she knows who removes needles from mama's cushion in The Delineator.
A collage of snippets includes Minard's Liniment cure for distemper, a quip about Lays of Ancient Rome, and a Highlands estate tale where a piper awakens residents with a morning tune. The master challenges the piper on the fourth commandment as the performer retorts with a pun.
A Life magazine quote reflects a jubilant couple returning home with money after a honeymoon. They express deep affection and satisfaction with their shared experience, describing it as simply unparalleled and a success.
A fragmentary line from the Buffalo Ex presse references a second assistant and a Walter Weisman in the works. The garbled OCR loses clear names and actions, yielding no definite event or context to report.
A scene in a crowded room features a sharp trickster and a prying lady debating fidelity and duty. The exchange turns comic as the lady asserts independence while a timid gentleman muddles along with sly quips and half heard threats.
Krupps, the German gun makers, are testing a new protective device called stinkpots. A metal globe filled with powder expands into deadly gas when fired. Each ship carries 100 pounds of powder. The globe attaches to a small gun and is released to fly at 45 degrees for about 1500 feet, intended for trench defense.
In Siam lacking a public waterworks system residents rely on canal river and rain water for drinking and washing. Bangkok with its many canals called the Venice of the East sees widespread cholera due to unfiltered river water. Wealthier families use filters or boil water. artesian wells exist but water remains unaffordable for the poor.
A discussion of unusual Christian names found in early 17th century and Puritan records. Examples include Renente Freecist Restore Constant and Faintnot, with notes on Praisevod Barebone and the humorous transformation of names like Damned and the abomination of the children of Ammon.
A London school treatment for calp trouble used X rays on pupils. The method cured the scalp disease and caused hair to curl naturally and persistently. Parents and teachers were alarmed at first but learned experts said the curls were harmless and the outcome temporary in appearance.
An unusual incident near Bowraville New South Wales involves a traction engine and a thresher crossing a river on the Jerseyville punt. The engine started forward instead of astern, crashed through gate gates of the punt, and plunged into about twenty feet of water dragging the thresher with it.
A domestic exchange shows a wife offering to thread a needle for her husband to sew on a button. The husband quips about prior skill before marriage, revealing humor and routine domestic life.
Quip contrasts gift ideas between two speakers, one suggesting a celebratory platter and the other a harsh, joking response about testing the couple with acid. The fragment implies a tense, domestic dialogue.
A collage of light humor and remarks from editors and readers. The selections include captain bravado during action, a joke about a neighbor’s dog and a boy with a tin can, and a life saver recalling a grateful rescue. Also a joke about boarding house habits rounds out the spread.
In a playful aside a graduating cook hosts a spread as she quips about a diploma on parchment with a gold seal. The scene features Peggie and a joking mispronunciation, highlighting lighthearted school day humor.
The letter describes a lifelong battle with a severe skin disease, reportedly cured after using Cuticura remedies. It recounts intense suffering, partial relief from a sister's box, and a full recovery after following topical and oral treatments. The testimonial endorses Cuticura products and cites long-term happiness since 1880 and again in 1910.
The plan, approved unanimously in 1908, offers long term security with low cost. A 35 year old could buy an annuity of 300 at 69, paying 32.82 annually if they have 500 saved, versus 71.04 without a lump sum. Heirs receive 500 plus annuity if death before 60, and disability allows access to funds. Details at Post Office or Superintendent of Annuities Ottawa.
An 19th century ad notes Shilohs Cure claiming rapid cough relief and throat healing at 25 cents. It explains British hall marks and lists London leopard's head, Edinburgh castle and lion, Glasgow tree and salmon with bell, and other city marks including Newcastle three castles and Dublin Hibernia.
Miss Ellen Terry at a New York luncheon denounces the divorce habit among the rich. She cites Newport children with five or six fathers and recalls a boy choosing to live with the chauffeur over his parents, highlighting children’s unawareness of their parents' separations.
Cadiz News notes the town remains active as residents with little to do stay busy tending others' affairs. The piece highlights a vigilant, interconnected community aware of both in town and out of town happenings.
Practical guidance for poultry care stressing separation of male birds, natural hatching for geese and turkeys, dry quarters in cold weather, avoiding snow for layers, keeping poultry in separate houses, cleanliness of feed and troughs, sun exposure for sanitation, and proper window placement to ensure sun reaches all parts of the coop.
A Marquette boy said his sister had the measles. the teacher sent him home to stay until she recovered. Another pupil raised his hand saying Jimmy Dolan’s sister who has the measles lives in Omaha.
A farmer's wife explains an heirloom as a keepsake handed down father to son. A 13 year old boy quips he would prize his heirlooms more if they were shorter, noting they are too long in the legs.
G. G. DUSTAN of Halifax N S writes praising Minard's Liniment after twenty years of use. He quotes a Montreal physician who called it the "Great Nova Scotia liniment" and notes its effectiveness in rheumatism and sprains.
A club guest asks about the man at the next table with a downcast look and learns the host cannot name him, noting the man is “either a Republican or married to a suffragette.” The exchange is followed by rough jokes about Holloway’s Corn Cure and a poker cash loan in a jokey Cleveland Leader snippet.
A school scene on exhibition day ends in humor as Jack Grady answers a question by claiming Charles I died of cholera, revealing a misread cue. An advertised medical pill for women offers gentle digestive relief, promising safety for delicate users. A fable closing note recalls a shepherd exposing a goat posing as a sheep and selling its flesh.
A manager exposes a clerk who sold old dolls from the back room by dressing them as new. The clerk advertised them as latest Parisian dolls, fully dressed, prompting questions about how the sale was carried out and whether proper disposal occurred.
Uniform claim promotes PAZO OINTMENT for hemorrhoids with a money back guarantee if itching bleeding or protruding piles are not cured in six to fourteen days. The ad highlights quick relief and a pharmacist refund policy.
A schoolboy laments returning to classes as the air cools and leaves burn. He senses dread at the bell and desks and notes his mother's quiet bravery while he fears her sadness and his own. He feels both hurt and guilt at her cheerful farewell.
An advertisement urges readers with nervous exhaustion to use Dr. A W Chase's Nerve Food. It claims improved sleep appetite digestion and weight gain with natural lasting benefits and promotes 59 cents per box or six for $2.50 at dealers or Edmanson Bates and Co Toronto. Portrait and signature of A W Chase M D appears on each box.
The Detroit Free Press quotes a speaker disputing a belief about Green. The speaker notes Green is from a very large family and that Green was the only family member he discussed, after nearly two hours of conversation yesterday.
In a rugged exchange Loeb asserts that smuggling must end and vows to be as strict as French customs officers. A humorous clash follows as a tourist’s swollen cheek inspires a wary officer to request inspection. The scene drops into a quip about philosophers and discipline.
A well dressed woman pauses at a chestnut stand. The vendor replies to her query about worms with a dry joke clarifying the nuts are not wormy. The brief humor captures neighborhood street scene dialogue from Chicago.
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