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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Feb 20, 1913
Page
3
Edward Thorold saves Green after a knife attack on the road. Green blames Thorold and plots escape with Thorold offering help in return for future cooperation. They travel toward a cathedral city and discuss a safer route to London and possible aid for a friend in need.
Rotterdam dancing master Hendrik Terveer canceled a ball after sending hundreds of invitations but only women attended. He described the event as the wallflowers last chance in the dying leap year and cited the absence of male participants.
In Brittany 116 sardine packing establishments will shut down by year end causing about 50 000 people to lose jobs. About fifty other fish packing plants in Concarneau and Douarnenez may close by March 1. The closures follow a severe industry crisis as packers blame labor costs and competition from Spanish and Portuguese rivals. Many workers face relocation and possible distress amid job losses.
telegram from Grosswarden Hungary reports the tomb of Count Ludwig Rhedey and his wife rifled. Police cannot locate the robbers who broke into the mausoleum, scattered remains, and left only a cigarette end. Counts linked by marriage to Teck family. legend said an English ducal crown and jewels were buried with him.
The Paris municipal president warned War Minister Millerand that Paris could run out of bread within three to four days after a war begins due to a tiny flour stock. Mobilization could close rail lines for about twenty days, during which Paris would rely on current stocks totaling 250000 quintals, while only 12500 quintals exist in the city plus shop supplies.
Poem urges contentment with simple pleasures over wealth. It argues money cannot buy true happiness or broaden sight, and suggests focusing on daily joys, good work, and enjoying life within one’s means. It reflects early 20th century moralizing tone.
Two men, five women and five children died in a cinema fire at Menin on the Belgian frontier. Seven hundred people were inside when a film caught fire. The operator quickly fought the blaze, but a shout of fire caused a chaotic exit and trampling. Many injured. the report notes a later line about wedding bells and gas ranges.
A venerable Edinburgh professor attends a festive dinner at a fashion house. During the event his balance fails and a nurse brings in the baby twins. He studies the twins and softly comments on their cherubic appearance, saying what a bonny little child.
Local Heationa explains deafness stems from inflammation of the mucous lining of the Eustachian tube. The ads claim Hall's Catarrh Cure can restore the tube and cure deafness caused by catarrh, offering one hundred dollars for any unsolved case and urging readers to send for circulars. Seeks distribution through door-to-door agents.
A collection of vintage ad snippets mentions PaZO Ointment for piles promising cure in 6 to 14 days with refund offer, Miller's Worm Powders touted as a safe stomach and worm remedy for children, and a social vignette about two wealthy neighbors with many servants and cars.
A comical overheard exchange shows an angry elder accusing a boy of throwing a snowball at a constable. The constable replies with Irish slang praising the youths’ aim and throws, ending in a lighthearted note.
The ad urges treating baby illnesses promptly with Baby's Own Tablets to regulate stomach and bowels. It includes a testimonial from Mrs. Lenora M. Thompson of Oil Springs Ontario and notes a price of 25 cents per box from The Dr Williams Medicine Co Brockville Ontario.
It argues that many ailments originate in a disordered liver and that Parmelee's Vegetable Pills offer a superior, gentle yet effective liver regulator suitable for the delicate.
Dialog excerpt shows a couple in a moral exchange about going out and sacrifice. He claims his motive is to please her, framing his departure as an act of selflessness in a romantic context.
In the house of commons Ellis Griffith responding to Sir William Byles cited seven years of records. He said twenty one women were given death sentences and one case saw execution. In the same period nine teens were sentenced to capital punishment and four of those judgments were carried out.
In Calcutta a jury in My mensingh India allegedly returned a verdict by casting lots in a death sentence case. A judicial inquiry has been ordered into the impropriety and conduct of the panel.
Corriere Italia reports a scheme to give Egypt full autonomy after Balkans peace. Lord Kitchener’s interviews with khedive ministers outline a sultanate trade model and England to maintain occupation while reforming the legislative council. The plan envisions Egypt’s liberation from Turkish vassalage funded by Egyptian money.
Three boys entered a Vienna cafe, sat apart, and drank tea before collapsing. All three died from poison. One boy's father identified him. others were named from an envelope with a photo. The girl they loved was asked to view the scene and heard of threats to die for her.
Paris tale shows credulity of the lower classes as an elderly couple seek help from a magistrate after blaming the evil eye for job losses and kitchen mishaps. They describe a fraudulent thought reader and a vanished healer Father Eugene who could not be located. The piece also includes satirical asides on humor and a gym joke about Black residents carrying ashes.
In a chat between Brown and Jones, talk turns to a steamer rumored to be afloat or ashore. Brown admits delaying sharing his salary rise with his wife to enjoy a couple of weeks, then notes that the steamer rumor may be true or untrue, while both men discuss the situation.
A quirky fragment notes Minard's Liniment cures garget cows. It then shifts to a mock dialogue about cooking and affording a motorcar, concluding with a couple not marrying yet living happily ever after.
Letter from W G Reid of Hamilton Ontario claims two years of severe muscular and inflammatory rheumatism improved after eight boxes of Gin Pills. He calls the product the conqueror of rheumatism and kidney disease and references a nationwide drug company in Toronto offering samples.
A humorous exchange features a stenographer negotiating for more pay as Mr Jones contemplates marriage to a poet. Emplorer mocks the situation, asking if this means leaving the group, but the stenographer insists the request is not about leaving.
In Brussels a prisoner fled from jail while in the infirmary for a leg injury. He fashioned a rope from hidden bandages and a hook from a curtain rod, filed through bars, slid down a rope, and escaped the 12 inch opening to climb the wall and disappear. The remark about the escapee adds a colloquial jab at the offender.
A brief portrait highlights a young Nar famed for popularity and strong memory. It notes his appeal lies in personal charm and reliable recollection, framing him as a notable local figure.
A reflective observation notes how some women seemingly wear a martyr’s crown with casual ease as if the burden suits them, suggesting personal choice in suffering and appearance.
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