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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jan 09, 1913
Page
5
An advertisement touts Chamberlin's Tablets as a mild remedy for chronic constipation. It claims a gentle effect and notes they are not sold by all dealers.
An old advertisement touts Dr Martel's Pills as suitable for women’s ailments, claiming four decades of use and two decades as the standard, recommended by physicians and sold at druggists.
A Toronto area tragedy follows tuberculosis death leaving five children bereft of mother care. One child is at Gravenhurst and another in Toronto Free Hospital for Consumptives. An appeal seeks funds for Sinsoka Prep Hospital for Consumptives. Donations may go to W J Gage or the National Sanitarium Association.
A historical verse explains how horse age is judged by tooth development. It notes the sequence of tooth eruption and wear from birth to twenty years, detailing the front teeth and the two middle nippers, corners, and spots that fade with time.
M D McIntyre, Kingston native and Kingston Ontario Hallway and Municipal Board chairman, is a veteran municipal law practitioner. A Queen's University graduate of 1874, he served as alderman and Kingston mayor in 1892, led the Ontario Municipal Association, chaired Kingston General Hospital, and held trustee roles at Queen's University and the Odd Fellows relief group. He helped organize the Ontario Prison Parole Board in 1910 and faced electoral defeats in 1905 and 1896-1960 against rivals now Justice Britton.
The eldest son of the late Rev. J. Theakston of Suttog Quebec reportedly inherits a three million dollar fortune from a family estate in Russia. He lives with his mother in Worcester Massachusetts after years in Siberian mines. The heir, once a minister in Sherbrooke, is linked to coal lands on the estate.
The Department of Agriculture and Commerce seeks to standardize potato bag weight. In Quebec the legal standard is 80 pounds, while elsewhere in Canada customs fix 8 pounds. The department collects information from provinces to resolve the discrepancy and guide purchase practice.
The Dominion Railway Commission in Ottawa ordered railways to stop employees riding on engine pilots except during switching. The crackdown follows a string of serious accidents caused by this practice and requires immediate cessation by railways.
In Coventry a waste plant burns refuse to generate steam for an electric light plant. Residual Behes are compressed into paving blocks.
European data show aviation fatalities at about one death per 100000 miles flown, a decline from three years ago when the rate was about one death per 1000 miles. The figures emphasize improving safety and lower risk levels for air travel.
Mrs. I. Webster aged sixty two died in Toronto after choking on a peppermint candy. The effort to dislodge the candy caused pressure on the heart leading to dilation and death.
Aemilius Jarvis of Toronto, banker and yacht enthusiast, is recalled as a versatile athlete and leader. He sailed with the Royal Canadian Yacht Club since 1885, served seven terms as Commodore, and won rowing and track championships in early Canadian athletic circles.
The question refers to the Liberal Party leadership in the Canadian Senate following the death of Sir Richard Cartwright. It asks who was selected as Liberal Senate leader to succeed him. The source context is missing, but the inquiry implies a historical appointment after Cartwright's passing. Without the article, the exact name cannot be confirmed.
Alfred Loosely, a well known football player, accidentally shot himself in the thigh with a 12 calibre rifle while hunting near Cobalt. The bullet entered the thigh but was deflected by well developed muscles from football, and the wound was not serious.
The text notes that very sharp thorns can be used successfully as phonograph needles. They reproduce sound clearly with beautiful tone and minimal scratching compared to ordinary needles, and the thorn does not injure the record.
An English inventor combines a rubber brush and soap dish with a vacuum cup base to hold the item upright when in use. The device aims to improve convenience in bath and wash routines by keeping tools steady on smooth surfaces.
A suggestion is to add one quarter of one percent of sodium biculphate to the Walter plaster of Paris mix. The additive is claimed to help the plaster set faster and become stronger.
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