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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jan 22, 1914
Page
6
Gosnold’s 1602 voyage notes describe Martha’s Vineyard as a fertile land with abundant grapevines. He praises the vast meadows and streams, fragrant flowers, and stately groves, highlighting the island’s productive farms and large corn yield of 125 bushels per acre.
A narrator and friend meet a man twice. The second meeting reveals the man’s cordiality follows a prior debt repaid the night before, explaining the shifting behavior without personal offense.
A narrator finds two phoebe nests under rocks with half fledged young and no visible parents. The nests show a motionless bluish mold mass, the young remaining still as the observer watches. The piece mentions Mother Graves Worm Exterminator as a remedy.
Labour wanted for artistic needlework at home to make decorative cushion tops. Earn three to five dollars daily. Apply Armour Art Co Department B at Bradlabeve Block Winnipeg.
Magistrate questions a prisoner about previous charges and past appearances. The prisoner replies he is the barman from the Bull's Head across the street, noting his face seems familiar.
Playwrit-You are mistaken, sir. My hero borrows money from his friends in almost every ict.
An Irish priest counsels moderation in drinking while a wary man questions starting a family. A humorous exchange follows about love and prudence as they carry a painting to an exhibition gallery still drying.
A New Jersey trader in Louisville Kentucky opened his store on the first Sunday after arrival. When others stayed open, townsfolk questioned his reasons. He replied humorously that Sunday had "crossed the mountains" and he brought it with him, inspiring others to close on Sundays.
A conversation notes a scar on the nose as a historical vaccination mark among older Japanese generations. The marquis, described with a saucer shaped scar, explains nose vaccination verified by officials without full clothing reveal. The piece contrasts old public health practice with modern beauty standards.
A traveler keeps his head out of a car window irritating the conductor. After warnings the conductor explains they are approaching a bridge and fears damage to girders. The traveler replies insolently and ignores the demand before his head vanishes back inside.
The article recalls a fierce Atlantic wave that crashed aboard a lightship guarding Seven Stones between Land’s End and the Scilly Isles. A crewman was knocked near the pump, another crushed by a thrown life boat, leaving two of seven men unable to continue. The piece notes lightships as a British concept first placed at the Thames mouth in 1713.
The pond skater and water spider walk on water using tiny, unseen hairs on their feet that collect air. Each foot pressing down forms a cuplike pit, while a hair coating keeps the creature dry and buoyant. The Vel ta currens is cited as the scientific name.
A stage door keeper refuses entry to an anxious mother who insists her child must complete a butterfly costume. The mother protests that her daughter has forgotten part of the disguise and the keeper cites orders allowing no adult through.
The Rev Dr Jordan awaited his son’s college result and received a telegram claiming the boy passed. The message quoted Hymn 342’s fifth verse last lines: Sorrow vanquished labor ended. Jordan passed.
Poem urges hunters to show restraint during war and protect the dove of peace. It contrasts hunting seasons with a plea for politeness and restraint toward birds and the vulnerable, stressing destructive cycles of conflict and supposed ceasefire.
A physician warns a women’s club that overworking the body damages nerves and organs like a steam engine. Rest is essential, and when sleep alone fails, restoration requires care and Dr. Chase's Nerve Food to rebuild blood and nerve cells, restoring vigor and health.
The town of Hodgeville lost a planned appearance by its famed man as he remains unavoidably detained in the penitentiary, preventing the hoped for event or publicity.
The 1865 Staplehurst railway disaster left Charles Dickens shaken for life. He saved wounded passengers and his manuscript of Our Mutual Friend, but never recovered from the trauma, later fearing trains and dying five years after the accident on its anniversary.
The rector declares the steak cooked to a crisp and the potatoes still raw. He rebukes neglect of duties and excess in unneeded tasks, urging a balanced moral kitchen of action.
A country ball scene features a dainty pencil program and a city visitor noticing a wall flower. He asks if her program is full and she replies she has eaten only one doughnut, turning the moment into a lighthearted exchange.
A terse remark suggests social pressure on women to appear youthful, noting that age should not define appearance or judgment. The comment hints at gendered expectations and criticizes superficial standards.
During the civil wars in England the physician general earned $2.50 per day, the apothecary general $1.50, the surgeon general $1.00 and two assistants 50 cents. By 1655 the surgeon’s pay fluctuated from $1.50 to $1.25 then to $1.00 as economy tightened. Monck’s orders in 1658 moved surgeons to private status on the master roll to gain 18 more cents daily.
The speaker recalls a split with Grace and a decided break of an engagement. After writing and tearing up three letters, she gathers courage and mails the final note but does not drop it in the box. The exchange captures a restrained, dramatic moment of personal choice.
A brief note claims Minard's Liniment cures garget in cows, asserting effective relief without waste. The fragment includes casual dialogue about schooling and a child’s response to a teacher.
A brief obituary note marks the burial of seamstress Mary Lee who died after a fit. The fragment praises her years of sewing and asks for RIP.
The line suggests making many Christmas presents at home as a cheaper alternative to buying them, emphasizing thrifty craft activity.
Ned tells someone Dolly will be taken on a sleigh ride tonight after a postponement. The dialogue hints at festive mistletoe plans and a lighthearted holiday misadventure.
A report suggests Panama as a job option and mentions a dramatic incident where an aviator was arrested for shooting ducks from his aircraft. Wardens would need aerial patrols to enforce regulations.
A young vicar eager to prove himself preaches with frequent gestures and a high pitched voice. After services he asks the bishop for feedback, who comments that perspiration should not be mistaken for inspiration.
A quarrelsome couple exhausts topics and then quips about their tombstone. The husband asks what stone he’ll get when he dies, and the wife retorts brimstone as the punch line.
Arthur T. Hadley, Yale president, remarks at a New Haven tea on youth. He praises youth as modest and disputes the prevailing notion of a boastful young generation. He contrasts the anecdote of an old man who believed he knew it all with his own view of growing awareness over time.
A. G. Benson recalls Charles Kingsley as an enthusiastic pipe devotee who hid pipes in unlikely spots. He once paused during a walk with Benson and, despite detesting tobacco, retrieved a churchwarden pipe from a furze bush and later stored it in a hollow tree to satisfy a sudden urge to smoke.
French apples are selected and sent to market wrapped in tissue paper and separated by a thin layer of excelsior or straw. This method, called packing in nests, preserves the fruit during transit.
Claim states no surgical operations are necessary to remove coins when using Holloway's Core Cure. The note emphasizes a noninvasive method, suggesting the remedy can extract foreign objects without invasive procedures.
A married friend warns against all men as deceitful and self-centered while one woman insists Fred is different and will marry him. The dialogue contrasts caution with optimistic assurance about a fiancé.
A group of grieving depositors gathers outside a recently closed bank. One man consoles an elderly man as he laments the collapse, noting banks burst daily and the situation seems dire.
A letter argues that cities should use foresight and clearly defined plans to create beauty rather than tearing down and remodeling at higher costs. The writer stresses planning over ad hoc changes to avoid waste.
The Kaiser battles ongoing challenges in governing the sprawling empire while his son also faces pressure and succession questions. The piece notes tensions within the ruling family and questions about stability of leadership.
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