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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jan 07, 1909
Page
3
A Montress Quebec postal worker with long service reports nasal catarrh and deafness improvement after using Peruna for several years. He states draught and temperature changes triggered his condition and that after eight to ten bottles his hearing and nasal breathing improved significantly.
Tommy recalls his father giving him a watch to wear at school so he can see how late he is in the morning. Aunt Jane remarks on the gift with pleasant surprise as the boy starts his schooling. A separate note promotes Dr. Thomas Eelectric Oil as a quick remedy for burns and scalds with ready-at-hand convenience.
An advertisement extols Hall's Catarrh Cure from F. J. Cheney & Co. Toledo Ohio as a constitutional treatment for catarrh claiming to reach blood and mucous surfaces. It promises a $100 reward for any case not cured and invites readers to send for circulars and testimonials. It also promotes Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
A young woman on vacation says it is luxurious to relax with novels like Shelley or the Vicar of Wakefield. Her aunt cautions that further scandalous behavior could prompt a letter to the young woman’s mother.
A detailed, period voice description of snail anatomy and behavior. It explains the snail’s cold glass contact, movement via broad feet, protruding feelers with eyes, inside-out horn withdrawal, sense of smell and hearing, air exchange through a breathing cavity, a sawlike tongue with thousands of teeth, and the lime-based shell defending against foes.
A Sunday evening sermon unfolds with the pastor challenging his congregation to consider pills as a metaphor for the gospel. A voice from the rear pew interrupts, prompting a joke about various pills and shifting the focus to the spiritual "pill" of the gospel.
Newly wealthy Croesus visits a tailor to have his coachman measured for livery and crest buttons. The tailor suggests branding with a crest, flattering the rich man, who erupts that his servants have no need for crests and mocks the idea as fit for cockatoos.
An Irish traveler in London meets two Englishmen who joke about the devil’s death. He gifts each a copper, explaining the coins honor the dead father and aid poor orphans as is the custom in old Ireland.
Matthew S McNolty aged 52 was charged at the West London Police Court with wandering. He was found asleep in a sand box on Uxbridge Road and said it made a better bed than the wet grass. He was discharged.
In a one act piece Rowell portrays an emotional part as Powell notes he must refuse a drink. The exchange highlights internal conflict and restraint within the scene.
A fragment notes a debate on gender and marital status with claims that married individuals are braver than single men, while another speaker counters by saying they have to be.
A letter from Dunvezar Inverness Ca reports a kidney complaint cured by Cim Pills. Six hours after the first pill relief began and after three months the writer is well. He had seen a Halifax hospital and followed doctors to no avail until discovering Gin Pills. Sold 50c a box six for 2.50 via National Drug & Chemical Co. Toronto.
A brief about a five year old girl Luciley recalling her first party and complimenting Mrs Townsend. The passage then shifts to a Delineator ad or anecdote about a pill for brain workers by Parmelee's Vegetable Pills, claiming digestive benefits from brain work, followed by a light exchange about belief and half of what is heard.
A fragment from the New York Sun notes odd quips about medicine for cows, humorous asides on apples in dumplings, peaches in the House of Commons, and a suffragette problem as mind gave way.
A jumbled OCR passage includes a quoted line about Shilohs Cure and notes on coffee as a stimulant with milk for a breakfast beverage. It also presents a staged dialog between a Squire’s daughter and a Villager about throwing a boy into a pond and a dog rescuing him, ending with a Punch magazine style exchange.
Farmers near Lawrenceburg Indiana report a herd of forty goats clears underbrush in a few months at moderate cost. Over five years the herd has changed owners ten times as goats are loaned or sold to other farmers once the pasture rests on good grass.
A guide on preserving silk stockings from silk white to tan, focusing on washing methods. It advises warm soapy water, gentle rubbing, and rinsing at the same temperature, with blueing for white stockings and a dash of turpentine to preserve colors. It warns tans run greenish and fades, and suggests washing a new pair first to gauge color change. It ends noting to avoid felting, and to air them on a towel or chair back, with hot ironing to smooth.
The essay questions the obligation for brides to vow obedience, noting that many religious groups do not require it. It argues that women are no longer con silliness burden bearers and advocates gender equality, suggesting the vow is outdated and inconsistent with modern views. It discusses calls to delete the pledge and the tension with tradition and changing social norms.
A satirical slice offers advice on appearance and hygiene. It covers posing, dieting to avoid red cheeks, parsley infused in vinegar to mitigate onion effects, and how to manage a red nose with blush. It also warns against tense walking and includes simple remedies for cold sores and sore noses using castor oil, camphor spirits, zinc ointment, and lemon juice.
Mr C E Sanford of Weston King’s 0 NS a justice of the peace and school board member testifies Zam-Buk cured his twenty year eczema on the ankle and shoulder and also cured itching piles. He praises Zam-Buk as a universal skin remedy and notes its availability 50c a box or three boxes for $1.25 from Zam-Buk Co Toronto.
A head of the house finds his hostler and his son entangled with a broken kite tail in the stable. The father rebukes Williams as the son explains the rubber heels kept him from working.
A fragment notes Shiloh's Cure claiming to cure coughs and colds while references to Mother Graves Worm Exterminator praise its effectiveness. The text also discusses self-made fortunes and notes the name George Hembert Westley.
An old advertisement claims Baby's Own Tablets cure minor childhood disorders and prevent illness. It features a testimonial from Mrs. Geo. Howell of Sandy Beach Quebec and notes availability for 25 cents a box from The Dr Williams Medicine Co Brockville Ontario. The snippet ends with a courtroom joke between Mr Green and the judge.
Advert says Holloway's Corn Cure easily removes corns and warts and rarely fails. It links to Minard's Liniment curing colds and adds humorous dialect lines about easing discomfort and finding an interoperate zone.
A British society committee urged a government inquiry into crop destruction by rats. Sir James Crichton Browne linked rat-borne disease to the plague in India, causing two million deaths. The secretary cited rats causing substantial yearly losses in England, the United States, and Germany totaling hundreds of millions.
In a Baltimore American note the Stage Manager complains the mob scene contains too many people. He notes the crowd is literally an overabundance for the scene.
The Tasmanian devil is a nocturnal, heavily built carnivorous marsupial with a thick black coat and a white chest patch that hunts along shores for crabs and fish. Its cousin the Tasmanian wolf or Thylacine, once widespread on the mainland, is described as wolf like yet solitary and increasingly scarce due to hunting and price on its head.
Sir Gilbert Parker recalls a British officer who forced an egg inspector to prove freshness by swallowing smelly eggs himself. The officer ordered the merchant to open his mouth and poured three eggs into it to ensure eggs were fit for consumption. The tale ends with Parker and the officer finally served proper eggs.
A short reminiscence praising the Earl of Aberdeen for his kindness and responsibility as a landholder. On a rural survey, he asked an old farmer about soil and next crops. the farmer rebuked him for not knowing crops and urged him to mind his own business.
The Earl of Rosebery owns a world renowned collection of twenty two snuff-boxes valued at 175000 dollars. Many are solid gold or diamond set including a enamel box once owned by Napoleon. A black box with three diamonds belonged to Pitt and another with fine gold inlay was used by Fox.
A description of the Bank of England’s first strong room, an oak chest used to store cash notes and valuable papers, now shown as a historical relic. The article notes the modern strong room’s armor plate construction, heavy doors, and advanced engineering.
An Alberta mother praises D.D.D. Prescription and Soap for treating eczema in her two year old and two month old children. She reports quick relief, urges households to keep a bottle, and offers a trial bottle free.
Prof W E Grange recalls a bricklayer and a plumber discussing love in Boston. The bricklayer says fleeing when deeply in love cures it, while the plumber argues running away with the girl cures the ailment.
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