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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jan 06, 1910
Page
7
Pastor Russell at the Brooklyn Tabernacle traces Luke's call to discipleship and the cost of following Christ. He argues true fit for the Kingdom comes through transformation and obedience, not mere profession, and warns against worldliness and moral failure.
The text urges clearness of understanding through divine guidance and warns pride as a foe to righteousness. It emphasizes humility, love, and steadfast virtue as prerequisites for eternal life, citing scripture on knowing God, enduring hardship, and growing character to gain entry to the everlasting Kingdom.
A traditional belief links hanging horseshoes to good fortune and protection. Historical lore says horseshoes were once nailed above doors to ward off witches and a Dunstan legend explains the devil’s capture by shoer Lt. Dunstan, promising not to enter spaces displaying a horseshoe.
The piece recalls Benjamin Disraeli staying in Hampshire with a friend and a notoriously temperamental horse. Disraeli offers to buy the horse, arguing that any temper can be curbed and trained, and that a spirited colt can become the finest horse.
A cheeky exchange in a taxi scene shows a lady asking for the cabman's name and number, only to be met with a playful, cautious refusal. The cabman hints he has someone else and resists sharing personal details.
Pembrokeshire earned the nickname Little England beyond Wales due to English settlers from Somerset and Flemish colonists invited by the Earl of Warwick. Distinct regional inhabitants reportedly differ from surrounding Welsh communities even today.
The article advises that drinking water quality can be judged by filling a bottle half full, corking tightly, and shaking for a minute or two. If a slight disagreeable odor appears when uncorked, there is some pollution present in the water.
The CPR under KR Dunlop of Montreal orchestrated a nationwide garden program turning station grounds from eye sores into beauty spots. Since starting 13 years ago, about 1500 gardeners maintain 1500 gardens between St John New Brunswick and Vancouver British Columbia, with seeds sent free each spring and bulbs each fall.
Sackville's Mount Allison University founded in 1862 operates non sectarian instruction with Methodist Church ownership. The college houses 175 students, ten professors, and offers a four year arts program plus two affiliated schools for boys and girls. Sackville sits near Amherst and the Tantramar marshes with Fort Beausejour nearby, amid a region famed in Canadian letters.
The annotated edition of the Book of Common Praise edited by James Edmund Jones adds history biography and readings for each hymn. Some editors alter lines and phrases for doctrinal or literary reasons and the Palm Sunday hymn All glory laud and honor includes an obsolete stanza once sung.
A report issued by the Ontario Department of Agriculture contains an article by Prof A Zavits of the Ontario Agricultural College noting 533433 acres devoted to corn in Ontario. More than half lie in Essex Kent Middlesex Elgin Lambton and Oxford with Essex and Kent leading in corn for husking and Oxford Middlesex leading for silo. market value in Essex and Kent reached 3200556 dollars in 1907.
Residents of Bowmanville petition for a royal recognition for Mr and Mrs Herbert H Dilling. They married thirteen years ago on Dec 23 and welcomed their sixth child on the King's Birthday. Children named Lloyd Ste Rorce Nina and Fern. Rorce noted as Leap year baby in Toronto World's 1900s era.
Dr Frederick Cook keeps firm on lecture price amid pole claim controversy. A Toronto editor offered up to 2500 for a single talk with Cook demanding at least 3500 in cash, leaving Toronto without the speaker and insiders guessing at profits.
A look back at historic press feuds in Canada notes George Brown and William Lount as sharp critics, recalls Toronto World founders from The Globe, and recounts a memorable exchange between James Fahey and The Telegram over Fahey’s Legislature bid.
A short note advises applying the white of an egg with a camel hair brush to fly specks on gilt frames to make them disappear.
A verse by Herbert Bashford depicts hungry wolves of the sea chasing ships across the world. The imagery shows relentless pursuit from dusk to dawn and coastal hazards as the wolves feed on grief while racing the ocean. The excerpt frames sea predation as a wild, untamed force.
Chas. T. King in the Montreal Standard extols Mr. Asquith as in robust health and mentally sharp, arguing his vitality affects Britain’s political balance. The piece notes Liberals face a long path to revival, and Churchill or Lloyd George would need significant political art to return to power.
The world balked as armaments expanded and Britain plans a new class of dreadnoughts costing about 15 million per ship. The Orion leads the line with anticipated ten 13.5 inch guns, greater gun power, speed, and size than earlier vessels.
The piece notes a cruel remedy from Sir Kenelm Digby’s 1663 volume that used an iron nail to cut the gum until it bleeds and drive the nail into a wooden beam, claimed as a sympathetic cure for toothache, illustrating unsafe historical medical beliefs.
Sir Alexander Mackenzie, principal of the Royal Academy of Music, recalls winning the Kings Scholarship after missing a rehearsal for a crucial audition. He left with a bold claim that he had won, prompting the conductor to remark on the audacity and allow him to perform.
Captain David Jackson born November 20 1808 is described as Britain’s oldest mariner at St Paul’s Cathedral National Service for Seafarers. He went to sea at eight, captained ships by eighteen, survived loss of his own vessel and later worked as a blind maker before ending life in a London aged home. He recalls wood built ships as superior to modern tin kettles and cherishes sixty years of sailing round Cape Horn.
Lady Sarah Wilson entertained King Edward and Queen Alexandra with a witty tale about a golfer who dropped a ball into a parrot’s nest. Polly the parrot sat on a fragile egg until weeks passed and the parrot finally cried out in alarm. The parrot exclaimed I am bunkered after a late night disturbance.
Thirty Thousand Photographs notes Sir Benjamin Stone, Photographer-in- Ordinary to the Houses of Parliament, will not seek re election after this Parliament ends. His collection exceeds 30 000 pictures chronicling St Stephen's during a quarter century, including group studies of MPs press gallery staff and unique architectural photographs.
An unemployed man bought old-fashioned shoes in Pettycoat Lane London for ninepence. After cleaning he found solid gold buckles and sold the shoes for 25 dollars.
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