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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jan 21, 1909
Page
2
Anma Katharine Green's tale shows a plan to attack a woman in a dim alcove. The would be killer battles fear, misdirection, and the danger of exposure as the diamond and motive intertwine with suspenseful crimes and shifting loyalties.
Mr Grey and his daughter uncover a bold diamond fraud tied to Amster Fairbrother. In New Mexico and New York, a web of deception, hidden safes, and a launch escape unfolds as Grey traps the suspect with a written promise to restore the jewel, but Fairbrother’s scheme collapses when a crucial mistake exposes him.
Leslie and the mountain woman fall in love amid autumn woods and mountain freedom. She fears city life and refuses marriage while ill but accepts his promise to take her to the desert for health. Ultimately she finds true happiness as a free wife and mate.
A dialogue from a patron and clerk reveals miscommunication over slang with cabbage meaning cab fare. The exchange wanders from hotel to railway station with playful mishearings and interruptions reflecting imperfect English usage.
The piece surveys common expressions like carrying one taking aback and wide berth as nautical metaphors. It explains how soundings, land marks and sailing near the wind reflect navigational imagery in ordinary speech, noting windward watch and wind in sails phrases.
Amid soft sea breezes near Ceylon the East India fleet lies quiet as a foremast boy leads a childhood hymn. The crew joins in as ship after ship echoes familiar verses, awaiting the flagship’s cue before the sun sets. Then a sudden chorus of praise erupts with To Thee O God and We Praise Thee.
The article explains that Jack Robinson was a real figure, a Harwich MP for twenty six years. It notes Lady Dor othy Nevill’s Reminiscences and a Sheridan confrontation where he used the line Name! Name! in reference to bribery accusations. The anecdote links the phrase to rapid speech and a historic political moment.
Dr Sven Hedin recalls a perilous Thibet journey with extreme cold and near dehydration. He describes constant riding, nine days without water, and a moment when he drank five pints from a pool to stave off collapse.
A London milkman mourns a ruined stock after a runaway horse scatters his milk. He confronts onlookers, vows not to cry over spilled milk, and begins scooping up the spilled liquid as a crowd watches.
Dr Emil Reich profiles influential women who shaped history, focusing on Madame de Pompadour’s rise to power over Louis XV and her impact at Versailles. The piece contrasts French figures with English stories, including Perdita and Mary Robinson, noting their romances and social influence.
An old font used to baptise novelist George Eliot was found at Chilvers Coton in Warwickshire England. The artifact was associated with characters Mr Gilfil and Rev Amos Barton in her works and may shed light on the author’s early life.
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