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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Feb 12, 1914
Page
2
Shipping clerk voices low self worth and resignation after being fired. He asserts he would rather collect pay and leave, insisting his tenure shows his inadequacy versus more capable companies.
A quirky exchange questions New York's population figures and the challenges of income tax collection at the source. The dialogue contrasts known residents with unknowns and hints at broader tax system issues.
A stern master and a compassionate wife clash over a Christmas have gift in a domestic scene. Mary, the Smiths’ maid, has swallowed a shilling prompting a terse, humorous debate on how to respond during the holiday.
A discussion notes how crowds can cause dangerous sways on bridges and stands. It explains that moving mass exerts lateral and vertical forces, with pedestrians and soldiers completing in step or sudden movements creating instability.
The Parr biographer notes the Eton head favored flogging for offenses even for harmless acts, sparing only those deemed non geniuses. When a boy was labeled a genius the response was to begin flogging, while sickly children blamed on worms could be helped by Mother Graves Worm Exterminator.
A Victorian era reader highlights anachronisms in Guy Boothby’s Bride of the Sea where 1670 Devonshire info clashes with Sir John Franklin’s later era. The piece also mocks Rider Haggard for moon events in King Solomon’s Mines, calling eclipses or full moons convenient for plot and effect.
Report notes that Chicago policewomen carry revolvers in handbags as a feminine touch while performing duties traditionally done by men, illustrating that such work does not erase female identity.
A preacher, a young and nervous speaker, delivers an eloquent plea on home life and the evils of clubs. He urges married men to stay home with wives and children, describing a neglected wife rocking a sleeping babe while crying.
China figures with powdered hair and pink cheeks wear silk gowns and hide small boxes for candy or trinkets. Priced at $2.75 each these charming figures appeal as Christmas gifts. Some hold guitars or gaze at mirrors while others fan themselves.
Mrs. Robinson bursts onto the stairs demanding Bridget show why the room is dusty. Bridget retorts she swept under the bed yet asks how dust could be there if she had not cleared it, as the mother insists on weeping under the bed.
A readable fragment notes the first white child aboard the Dare was a seven year old on Roanoke Island in 1587. She is identified as the granddaughter of Governor John White.
A garbled OCR paragraph notes hog prices are down and hints at a link between here and there. The fragmentary text lacks clear names, places, dates, or outcomes.
The text describes tape worms as predatory internal demons living in the bowels. It details their shape, segments, and immense parasite load, listing symptoms and critiquing mistaken cancer and dyspepsia diagnoses. It touts Prof Mulveneur's remedy as a safe cure and mentions a traveling party observing shipboard mishaps.
Mrs E J Ayer of Westmoreland Point NB reports using Baby s Own Tablets and finding them the medicine the baby needs These tablets soothe the stomach aid the bowels and ease teething They are sold by medicine dealers or by mail for 25 cents a box from The Williams Medicine Co Brockville Ont
Mrs Black awakens her husband Larry to a burglar in the parlor. He bumped the piano, striking several keys. Larry plans to go see, asking his wife not to panic, and wonders if the intruder can move the piano without help.
Treatment with Holloway's Cor. Cure removes corns and warts without scarring. The medicine is advertised as effective for foot sores and related skin issues, claiming quick relief.
The fragment depicts a domestic scene with a speaker urging William to handle sugar with tongs. The line “’Tain’t ’ot, is it” suggests a rural or colloquial tone. No additional context or names provide a fuller event.
The saying elevates the hen above the dove of peace in popular bird lore, reflecting shifting symbolic weight and cultural associations. The phrase contrasts two birds to comment on human values and messaging in society.
A bemused exchange features a tourist bragging about his trip and a companion admitting to kissing a servant maid while locals gossip about the incident, noting the language barrier with the wife.
A bustling program notes Walker Theatre in Winnipeg offering a grand season for the first four months of 1914. The lineup includes The Glad Eye from Strand London, Robin Hood by De Koven Opera Company with Bessie Abbot, Gaby Deslys and New York Winter Garden Company, The Quaker Girl musical, May Irwin in Widow by Proxy, King John by Robert Mantell, The Road to Happiness and Little Women, Clara Butt and Mr Kennerley Rumford recital, The Ham Tree revival, Lewis Waller in Theatre feats, The Firefly with Emma Trettini, and an annual musical festival by the Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra and Winning Oratorio Society.
A playful dialogue centers on Leaion Ethel-So Dolly and Jac, in love with Mabel declaring two souls share one mind. If given a chance, a humorous reference to Dr. Austin Peters of Harvard turns a hog into a gentleman, though the doctor may not appear the part.
A quip notes Job would prefer an opponent write a letter rather than a book, reflecting a modern politician’s preference for brief issues. The line contrasts literary ambition with political messaging in contemporary discourse.
Mrs Wilkins a primary teacher asks her pupils to name an invention of the modern era. Ralph Franklin an only child in the front row promptly rises and answers Me signaling a personal reference to the present age.
A clipped report notes ongoing work reactivating longstanding issues, with pace described as lilting. The piece emphasizes renewed attention to inherited challenges as efforts persist alongside newer inquiries.
Brown demanded a refund on a $10 parrot bought weeks earlier claiming the bird cured diphtheria with a strange war lingo style. The dealer joked about the talking creature and Brown insisted the parrot could cure the illness.
An amused voice recalls a past cook described as an Irish girl who talked turkey drank Scotch and took in rench leav, mixing playful ethnic labels with rustic slang.
A dialogue shows Mrs. Sharp and her neighbor debating a loud wallpaper pen. The London visitor’s remark on wealth is briefly mentioned but not elaborated.
A woman spends four hours in a shop visiting every department. Salesmen worry about a large bill while Professor Verdoja objects mildly. A puzzled sales assistant finally suggests she might be taking an inventory before she leaves.
A fragment describes a mother testing her son Tommy with a politeness lesson. She asks what he would say if he stepped on a gentleman's foot and if the gentleman offered a penny for politeness, prompting Tommy to answer with a child's innocent and humorous reasoning.
A reader notes that heating lemons before juicing yields more juice and a sweeter flavor. The method involves warming the fruit in an oven and then rolling to release extra liquid and taste.
A brief reflection on those occasional meetings with individuals whose presence seems nearly as modest as our own, emphasizing humility and shared humanity in ordinary exchanges.
The Commission Form of Municipal Government gains traction in North America with fixed responsibility and expert service. Lethbridge adopts free commissioners with salaries for Mayor and three department heads and allows initiative referendum and recall. The first election in Lethbridge occurs in December with engineers elected to key posts. The new system takes effect January 1, 1914.
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