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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jan 09, 1913
Page
3
The Central Telegraph and Rail Road School in Toronto offers telegraph operator training for Canadian railways. It highlights a proven record of graduates now in active railway service and promotes the book Guided by the Key. Write for details to W. H. Shaw, President.
On a visit to New York the pianist Jack London tells of meeting a Broadway cafe musician and sharing how his musical talent saved his life during a boyhood flood when his father floated to safety on a bed while he played the piano to accompany him.
In Genoa the brigantine Speme reports repeated hauntings with invisible spirits causing chaos aboard while two elderly men and a 12 year old boy slept. Signor de Negri called guards who were struck by an unseen shovel as witnesses observed ongoing pranks and collapsing items in the vessel.
A garbled clipping presents disjointed quips and vignettes. A question about a fountain pen leaks, a magistrate query about a hot flatiron incident, and a wry motto by Mrs. Hitt. A sepoy and Ipod mockery, Calcutta whisky in eyes, a pension scheme, and plans for a five dollar alarm clock appear amid chaotic prose.
The Duchess of Sutherland urges domestic science as a cornerstone of marriage and social progress. She advocates longer hours for cooking hygiene laundry and needlework and recalls past skills of weaving and home care while detailing her charitable nursing work and role as a social leader.
France sentences Charlies Wells of Paris alias Rivier to five years in prison and a $600 fine for fraud. His companion Jeanne Burns receives thirteen months and $200. The arrest on the yacht Excel sior at Falmouth followed Wells's boast of large Monte Carlo winnings and past schemes across Europe.
A Kansas City man lost seven thousand dollars over a contract sentence about grain in cars near an elevator. The court ruled the clause should be read as grain in cars on side track within one hundred feet of the elevator, not grain in cars on side track within one hundred feet.
An old farmer recounts Hiram Hardapple’s Jersey cow suffering colic and receiving gasoline by mistake. The resulting mishap caused the cow to emit honks like a car horn, drawing laughter and curiosity from villagers and a local constable.
The article states that corns can be removed without surgery by using Holloway's Corn Cure, promoting a non invasive remedy for corn treatment.
A sharp boy asked the grocer if a sugar trust exists and whether his mother can be trusted for two pounds. The grocer confirms the existence of a trust and the request for a two pound trust amount is noted.
A 14 year old boy named Carling in Dover England has broken his left arm for the seventh time and sustains two right arm fractures and two leg fractures in the sequence of injuries.
Ontario testimonials report relief from inflammation and facial neuralgia after using Minard's Liniment. Mrs W A Johnson of Walsh and J H Bailey of Parkdale share cures.
A prosperous old country farmer installs an electric bell in a new house. Neighbors, including Joe Briggs, knock at the closed front door during hot weather. After persistent attempts, the farmer finally hollers to ring the door bell.
The article notes that in 1252 a lead pipe was adopted for transporting water. This marks an early change in plumbing materials with lead becoming a standard conduit in medieval urban infrastructure.
Poem urging the value of encouragement and humor to lift others. The speaker notes the impact of kind words in boosting bravery and giving people a push from rut to action. It ends with the idea that one good turn can inspire others to help again.
The annual report of the Department of railway and telephones for Saskatchewan shows that in the last three years the Grand Trunk has increased its mileage in the province by 375 miles.
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