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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Feb 13, 1913
Page
2
A recruitment notice invites male applicants to learn stock broking and serve as representatives in every city and town. Requires references and personal capital of 160 to 500 dollars. Address MR Edgar D Co on Victoria Street in Toronto.
The Central Telegraph and Rail Road School in Toronto trains telegraph operators for Canadian railways. For fifteen years it has supplied hundreds of officials and operators now in active railway service. The book Guided by the Key explains the work. write for it to W. H. Shaw, President, Toronto.
A verbose charwoman unloads about her late husband’s six years of unemployment and four years of ailment. She supports two children, one sixteen and one smaller. The young mistress asks if the elder child helps, and the charwoman confirms she is a real comfort, often crying with her.
Two lawyers joke about a triangle angle sum and the other side of the case. The playful line notes the three angles total two right angles and ponders what one could do with the other side of the case.
The wife of the German minister in Belgrade, Baron Greisinger, was arrested by Hungarian authorities while shopping at Semiin opposite Belgrade on suspicion of being a Servian spy. After long police questioning she was released.
An early old fashioned advert claims warts on the hands are common among women and promises Hollloway's Cure Cure Remove blemishes without pain.
A burglar attempting to break into the railway booking office at Asnieres France became wedged in a window aperture and shouted for help. Police pulled him free by the ears and took him to the lockup.
In Chemnitz province German dancers who indulge in the turkey trot and bunny hop face a fine of 36 dollars. The measure reflects local authorities cracking down on popular yet considered improper dances.
A large-scale film production titled From Manger to Cross is being shown at the Alber Hall London from Christmas Eve. The Passion play uses forty-two actors led by Henderson Bland as the Christus and recreates the life of Jesus in five acts with authentic costumes and settings. Texts from the gospels accompany each set of pictures and the two-hour program covers Jesus childhood, the flight into Egypt, gathering of the disciples, miracles, and the final week ending in crucifixion.
Rome reports Monsignore Appeddu, canon of Sassari Cathedral, condemned to fifteen years penal servitude after an extraordinary trial. Claims of brigand attack were exposed as cover for years of bank fraud and misused funds from admirers to fund sugar speculation.
Advertises PAZO ointment claiming cure of itching bleeding or protruding piles in six to fourteen days with money back refund offered by the druggist. Product price listed as 50 cents.
Glasgow reports a world river record as 381 ships launched totaling 642214 tons, up 11600 from last year. Marine engines hit 77125 horsepower, up 78000. Clyde output exceeds Germany 1911 and doubles US. Berths nearly full, prospects strong barring labor disputes for another record year.
Mr F W Hopper General Agent of the Grand Trunk Passenger Department in San Francisco reports three to five inquiries daily about pre emption lands in British Columbia following a Southern California advertising campaign. He notes a Canadian financial firm with a San Francisco branch plans organizing land seekers parties for the Naas Valley in early spring.
French explorer Viscount de Breuil accepted a 40 000 dollar backing from a German to crown Arabia and Syria king after twelve tribes proclaimed independence. The plan unraveled when partner Nicolas Benz was jailed for embezzlement and swindling after withdrawing the funds, leaving Breuil with no legal grounds to press charges.
In British East Africa unrest among black workers is seen by Nairobi residents as a threat to white settlers. Letters describe labor reluctance, suspicious patrols, barking dogs at night, and proposed mobilization of settlers with arms to deter potential attacks and stock thefts from farms near the Nandi country.
A Hamburg Municipal Opera performance of Lohengrin was interrupted when a man from the front row rushed the conductor Otto Klemperer and horsewhipped him. The assailant, Walther Puritz, is a Hamburg engineer and architect and husband of the prima donna. The conductor defended himself with fists, and Puritz later claimed he had been refused a duel over a domestic dispute.
Lisbon reports the premier says the Council of Ministers does not deem the moment opportune to pardon bishops and priests charged under the church separation law following a request by the Portuguese republic president.
The Willesden council approves a purchase of three motorcars for fifty dollars to aid children who are physically and mentally unwell or at risk, aiming to assist their daily travels between schools and activities.
Clara Butt the renowned contralto and her husband Kennerley Rumford will perform a grand recital at Winnipeg's Walker Theatre on Monday evening February 17. Managed by Loudon Charlton they plan several concerts across Canada and the United States with their three children in tow. Manager Walker is praised for securing these artists for a Canadian hearing, bringing notable world talent to Winnipeg and the Canadian West.
An advertisement extols Baby's Own Tablets as a safe gentle laxative for infants. A testimonial from Mrs. Philippe St Pierre of Quebec praises the product, available 25 cents a box from The Dr Williams Medicine Co. The notice also reports progress on the Panama Pacific Exposition site grading and Fulton Basin improvements.
A prosy preacher delivered a long discourse on prophets, first minor then major. After finishing the major prophets he asks where Jeremiah fits, prompting a man to declare Jeremiah can have his place and walk home.
Berlin reports a proposed supplementary army estimate of about 18 million marks to strengthen air equipment. Of this, 2.5 million is earmarked for Zeppelin cruisers and the rest for other airships. The move aims to bolster defense and sustain airship industry, with Dr Solf involved in aviation policy and pilot insurance questions.
Dr Thomas Electric Oil gains fame across the west and far north as orders grow daily. Its moderate cost makes it accessible and the oil is praised for its broad reach and benefit to humanity.
A lighthearted exchange shows a wife asking if the old oak where a proposal occurred remains, and the husband replies he chopped it down after returning the following week. The anecdote captures a playful marital argument centered on a tree and memory.
In a crowded church a wife jokes about her husband’s sleep during a sermon while a neighbor teases about a message on women’s extravagance. The wife notes her husband never heard the sermon, indicating a lighthearted domestic moment.
Paris dispatch reports Captain Aymard, sent by the French colonial ministry, left Marseilles to study relations between Mohammedans and British authorities in India. The note cites France’s growing Mussulman influence due to acquisitions in Morocco and North Africa.
In a brief exchange Miss Sweet rejects a young man named Matthews who confesses his feelings and asks for a tram fare home. The scene ends with him asking only for money to get home, promising to repay.
A proverb notes that a person who repeatedly states he will not do something tends to perform the action if enough time passes. The saying reflects the persistence of intention and behavior under delayed pressure.
The United Kingdom shipyards produced 2,125,832 tons last year, up from 2,042,928 tons the year before, marking a new production high. In Paris a registrar refused a civil marriage license to Mile. Kerguel, citing a missing birth entry from the register.
In a witty exchange two speakers note that many women are changeable and never show the same complexion twice while a companion retorts that few men are worth their price, implying skepticism about value in relationships.
In a light quip a newlywed concedes married life lacks a political job. The wise man keeps his anger bottled and then loses the bottle in a witty moral.
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