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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jan 01, 1914
Page
6
The piece recalls Lord Eskgrove sentencing a tailor for killing a soldier and jokes about Blinks and a gasbag congressman. It also mentions Nickles derived from a Scandinavian demon Niki said to haunt mines and trouble the nickel trade.
A Glasgow editor misread a telegraph spelling and reported the famed conductor Nikisch as a Scotsman named McKish arriving in London. A London colleague also misheard Andrew Black as Ninepin Andrew, provoking amused disbelief among readers.
An article warns the oboe is deadly to players. It claims placing the reed mouthpiece deep in the mouth harms the lungs and could cause consumption. It notes nine of ten musicians quit after two years and that oboe players command high salaries while avoiding great risk.
A woman remarks to a friend about a husband teaching his wife to skate, praising devotion while another user grumbles about jealousy and suspicion of Ler, implying tension and social gossip in a domestic setting.
A humorous schoolyard exchange features Mirard’s Liniment as a cure to diphtheria and a playful remark about not allowing a kiss. Jacky shares with a classmate the boast that his father has a new set of false teeth and jokes about using them to bite or cut the teeth to fit him.
The ad promotes Dr. Thomas' Electric Oil as the best remedy for frost bite and chilblains caused by cold and slush. It claims instant action and simple application to counteract inflammation and relieve pain.
The 1880s saw Sir William Preece of the British Post Office exchange ideas with Thomas Edison on the phonograph and telephone. Their discussions touched on reproducing the human voice and the birth of a new device, with Preece shaping early theories during a voyage home.
The season for colds is at hand and mothers must watch their babies to prevent illness. Baby's Own Tablets are advertised to prevent colds and relieve symptoms by clearing stomach and bowels. Sold by medicine dealers or by mail at 25 cents a box from The Dr Williams' Medicine Co Brockville Ontario.
The piece traces London's first stone Thames bridge begun in 1176 replacing a wooden ferry. King John reportedly imported a French craftsman and funded the bridge with revenue from houses on the structure. The twenty arches included a drawbridge for vessel passage and defense, with accidents and disrepair noted over time.
Miss Ethel Balcombe of Port Dufferin Nova Scotia describes kidney disease and back pain eased by Gin Pills. She reports relief after three boxes and claims cure. price 50 cents per box or six for 2.50. Sample offered by National Drug and Chemical Co. of Canada Limited Toronto.
The late Charles Brookfield was famed for stories in club and theatre circles in London. A tale describes a miserably cold railway trip ending with a private omnibus and two gun cases mistaken for foot-warmers, warming the travelers through their own imagination.
A tale recounts a reporter saving a man from death years ago after press questioning. The man, once near death from consumption, claims the reporter forced a life story, led to violence, and inspired a wild escape to the mountains.
A German prison governor, angry at a warder’s report of a disruptive inmate named number twenty-five, orders renewed forcible feeding and then a warder is instructed to read from a cookery book aloud beside the prisoner. The inmate refuses food for two days.
A French bacteriologist reports abstainers have higher appendicitis risk than wine drinkers. He cites one in two hundred among wine drinkers vs one in ten among water drinkers, and notes sugar replaces wine as medical focus in temperate society. He highlights sweets and prunes as brain foods.
A distressed farmer presents fifteen pounds toward twenty owed. The landlord discovers twenty five pounds in the bag, and the farmer realizes a mistaken overpayment. A misadventure with a stolen watch leads to quick recovery and a pawnshop discovery.
An OCR fragment advertises Marine Eye Remedy for red weak watery and granular eyelids with soothing pain relief. It mentions Drugeists sell the liquid 25 and 50 sietrine salve and free eye books by mail. The Murine Eye Remedy Co Chicago is named.
The Sicilian carts impress with yellow panels and vivid mythic scenes from Columbus to the Vespers massacre. Each cart, though small, features intricate geometric carving on wheels axles and sides, with a carved saint on the axle’s center.
An intriguing notice promotes Dr J D Kellogg's Asthma Remedy. The text touts a long standing success record across continents and urges the public to consider the product for relief of distressing respiratory issues.
A mission Sunday school in a Scottish town yields amusing infant answers to Bible questions. A pupil answers Naaman’s post Jordan actions as Dry hisself and a Shunamite tale prompts practical bids about guardianship and marriage proposals observed in the class.
A list of supporters including Mathias Foley and Joseph Snow from Norway Maine along with Charles Wheoten Mulgrave Nova Scotia and Rev. R. O. Armstrong Mulgrave NS. Pierre Lanweis Pokemouche. Thomas Wesson Sheffield NB endorse Minard's Liniment in regional notes.
A lighthearted journeyman scene shows a tense moment as a woman asks about judgeability of horseflesh while a soldier explains sharing a single mirror for shaving. A waiter offers pigs feet as a relief from troubles.
Mrs Toiker angrily accuses Mrs Gadabout of being inquisitive and staring as she passes. Mr Tolker asks how she knew, and Mrs Tolker rants about the insinuations before resuming her anger. A memory from grandma about past fashion ends with a stray remark from a flippant girl.
A night scene unfolds as a man returns home and learns from a woman that a top-floor resident pursues their cook. He condemns a local peddler, while the would‑be suitor offers fifty dollars to elope with the cook, prompting tense reactions.
The defendant’s sanity is questioned as counsel and the judge clash over the defendant’s mental state during a trial. Acknowledgments of a fair trial are noted amid tense courtroom exchanges.
An East-end prize distribution event sparks a joke about Lord Alverstone and Crippen. The scene shifts to a courtroom where a judge accuses an old negro of chicken theft, and a witty reply from Rastus challenges the judge's claim.
A telling exchange reveals a couple marking their wedding anniversary while a neighbor recalls an event from a decade ago left unclear by memory. The dialogue suggests emotional strain and a shared history tied to a long-ago incident.
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