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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jan 24, 1929
Page
7
Mrs. H. Day of Dartmouth Newfoundland writes of a year long struggle with smothering spells and shortness of breath that made walking nearly impossible before she finally chose a new treatment after many failed efforts.
Gillis boasts of his wild redshirts a renowned crew in British Columbia as they gather for a Summit Lake assignment. He contrasts old style timber crews with modern “single-breasted” and “double-breasted” loggers while recounting spar-tree rigging dangers and introducing a colorful crew led by Hoop-La McKenzie and Blackie Anderson.
The passage describes a cadre of tall sturdy men, except one named Blackie, moving with a loose swagger. Most are middle aged or older, some with grey temples, all appearing vigorous and tanned from the outdoors with mahogany colored skin.
Begiene Connet and Swhtenes By The Sackstsewan Dental Rocttey
The article urges vigorous chewing for dental development and gum stimulation. It contrasts traditional hard foods with modern refined fare, arguing chewing exercises strengthen tooth structures, aid circulation, and resist infection, urging habitual choice of tough foods at meals.
Advert declares widespread influenza in Canada with urging to inhale Catarrhozone balsamic vapor to clear air passages. Claims it stops colds and flu, relieves headache, drives out germs and bronchitis. Complete outfit priced at $1.00 lasting two months. small bottle 50c at druggists.
The article notes fish moving toward the Great Lakes to be caught by American fishermen. It lists last year’s catch totals by lake: Lake Erie 23,796,000 pounds, Lake Michigan 23,689,884 pounds, Lake Huron 15,710,731 pounds, Lake Superior 15,301,562 pounds, and Lake Ontario 697,821 pounds. It also mentions Dr Thomas Eclectric Oil for croup and a Berlin husband seeking help for matrimonial troubles.
Jarvis Pass on the Alberta British Columbia boundary features a timbered summit with several small lakes. Water from some lakes drains west toward the Pacific while others feed the Atlantic, marking a rare continental divide crossing.
The claim argues that the correct form of Santa Claus in Dutch tradition is Santa Klaws, noting that the name derives from St. Nicholas and reflects Dutch spelling conventions.
A concise musing noting that experience accrues during the process of seeking a goal other than the one pursued. It frames experience as incidental to the hunt and not the primary target. The remark hints at the unintended lessons embedded in pursuit.
Health guidance urges prompt treatment of colds to prevent flu and pneumonia. It recommends hot baths, a laxative, and Vicks VapoRub on throat and chest at night to relieve symptoms without upsetting digestion, plus nightly nasal use to reduce infection risk.
A compact page of brief poems and quotes on kindness daily deeds and gentle humor. It blends verses by Elizabeth Charles Lucy Larcom and a missionary joke about a cannibal chief, reflecting simple moral reflections.
An advertisement extols Baby's Own Tablets as a gentle laxative for children with claims of curing constipation indigestion colds and fevers and promoting sleep. It notes the product is opiate free and suitable for newborns and cites a testimonial from Mrs. Alex Perry of Atlantic Nova Scotia. Sold by medicine dealers or mail order from The Dr Williams Medicine Co Brockville Ontario at 25 cents per box.
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