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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Feb 13, 1913
Page
7
Charles Beauvais of St. Jean Quebec details a cure from piles after avoiding surgery. He attributes his recovery to Dr Chase's Ointment, claiming three boxes fully relieved his 14 year chronic condition. The endorsement cites Toronto dealer Bates & Co. as distributors.
Pillau municipal authorities used part of town funds to buy a ticket in the South German State Lottery aiming to raise money for the town. The purchase raises questions about the proper use of public funds and potential conflicts of interest amid the scheme.
Fragmentary lines reveal a family dialogue about football and courage. A wary mother and a boy named Franklyn discuss fear and playing ball, suggesting trepidation in a game context.
Emily asks why the handkerchiefs are waved and Angelina explains a signals system used since their father forbade speaking at home. Five waves from him mean I love you and five waves in reply mean yes, darling Emily. No other questions are used.
A wry remark labels Cordelia as a bigamist, noting he has many wives and is rarely moved by criticism or trouble, described as someone difficult to rattle or shake.
Hammond Ontario and New Brunswick women share testimonials praising Lydia E Pinkham s Vegetable Compound Blood Purifier and Liver Pills for relief from hot flushes headaches back soreness constipation and nervous weakness after years of illness Doctors failed to help and the company invites confidential correspondence from consumers seeking guidance.
Berlin authorities unveil police rules to reduce noise in public places. Measures limit walking abreast and umbrella use, ban open windows with loud sounds, restrict wagon noise, prohibit litter and dust, and require snow clearance on footpaths. The report notes Germany’s high punishment rates and cites Doctor Finkelnburg’s work promoting penal code reform.
Jacques Delcasse, 23, son of the French minister of marine, was seriously injured when two planes collided near Villacoublay. Collardot, flying left instead of right, and Na Tha Tick in a Siamese monoplane caused the crash. Delcasne sustained multiple fractures but is expected to recover.
In Bordeaux a civil tribunal holds Paris postal worker Jean Lequet as a bigamist after a divorce decree from 1903 was not entered. The first wife later nullified the second marriage, so the court rules the first union remained valid and Lequet faces possible assizes.
Berlin reports Count Leopold von Saldern Ablimb and his mother charged at Wiesbaden with obtaining 3750 by false pretenses as debts reach 150000 to 200000 for luxury living. He seeks a wealthy bride via a matrimonial agent while asthma remedy ads tout Kellogg’s treatment.
In schools object drawing has become popular with students carrying improvised tools. A boy approached his teacher, whispered tearfully that he had swallowed his object, and finally confessed it was a banana, eliciting surprised reactions from staff.
A laborer meets a foreman to take a job and identifies as Albert Simson. The foreman assigns him to move iron plates and a crane. The navy man corrects him, insisting the name is Simson not Sam son.
The ad touts Dr Williams Pink Pills as a blood building nerve remedy to prevent and treat la grippe influenza and its after effects. It cites Mr Emmanuel Laurin of St Jerome Quebec who suffered weeks of illness before using the medicine and regaining health after three to six boxes. Pills sold by dealers or mail from The Dr Williams Medicine Co Brockville Ont.
Burglars broke into the Blackheath Road police station canteen in Greenwich climbing a gate to access the rear premises. A considerable sum of money was taken from the till. The piece ends with an editorial aside about money and opportunity.
Montenegro faces mounting anti-dynastic sentiment and a brewing crisis as King Nicholas loses grip amid a failing war. Rival Njegust and Karageorgevite factions contest dominance in Serbia and Montenegro with treason trails of the past and royal reconciliations now unraveling. Crown Prince Alexander scores victories while Montenegro's army dwindles and famine grows, fueling unrest around the Njegust lineage.
London officials announce a Ghent International Exhibition display of prison management models created by inmates. The collection includes iron cells, bread models, bone keys, rope fenders, and life size scenes of convicts at work, with attention to scale and details.
After a long engagement of thirty years Baron Axel de Teras weds Mile Hella Gyllstroem. She rose to stage stardom in Stockholm in 1882 before eloping, then travelling Europe, visiting America, and finally reuniting in Melbourne to marry in Stockholm. A curious moral note follows about deceitful men who pretend to kiss a baby.
Paris report states cyclist M. Paul Didier won 400 dollars for a winged bicycle reaching 1 foot 6 inches at a minimum height of 8 inches at Parc des Princes. The previous mark was 9 feet 10 inches by Bettich on October 19. Didier used an ordinary bicycle with planes fixed to front and rear forks.
Newcastle service feature tells how Wm F Black, afflicted with sciatica and lame back, recovered after using Dodd's Kidney Pills. He recalls being unable to lace boots or turn in bed, then a third of a box improved him. he now urges neighbors to try the medicine, stating it is no faith cure but a reliable kidney remedy.
Hamburg senate resolves to establish a university with faculties of jurisprudence philosophy and colonial science. It will be funded by interest on a 6 250 000 loan no annual grants and administration will include Hamburg merchants for colonial ties.
A letter from J. Leslie commends Minard’s Liniment, stating twenty four hours to cure cold in the head and its superior effectiveness for bruises and sprains after twenty five years of use and occasional comparison with other liniments.
An eastern traveler on a business trip stops at a country hotel dining room and declines pork and beans after being offered the meal. A separate scene recalls an Irishman who is charged by an angry bull and tossed over a fence.
The Irishman, nursing a fall, watches a bull paw ground in irritation and grins at it. He quips that without its bowing and scraping and humble apologies he would think the beast had tipped him over the fence on purpose.
An early 20th century advertisement touts a cold cure using laxative bromine quinine tablets. It promises a refund if no cure and features E W Grove’s signature on each box, priced at 25 cents.
The first stage of a honeymoon journey took to the air yesterday from Munich as Herr Gustav Oto and his bride Fraulein Haugg flew in a flying machine from the registrar's office to a suburban home for a wedding breakfast. The bride is the daughter of a Bavarian army surgeon. The piece ends with a wry remark about lovers and money.
A Western writer praises Grand Trunk Pacific town building along the Edmonton Calgary line. He notes a single city chosen midway as divisional point with 39 current establishments and 500 people, plus five miles of track and planned growth to 5 000 or more in two years. The plan favors intensive town development over multiple boastful towns.
A medical note extols Parmelee's Vegetable Pills for fever and ague linked to stomach and liver disturbance. The passage also recounts a Cleveland manufacturer's failed plan to cut office costs by hiring a private secretary, who discovers the joke that the secretary saves nothing and loses his job and a promised raise. A closing quip notes men’s views on marriage.
The notice requires every big game hunting license holder to return the license with a sworn affidavit to the Department of Agriculture and Immigration after the season. It must state the number, kind, and sex of animals killed and be filed by January 15. Noncompliance risks penalties and future license denial.
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