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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jan 28, 1915
Page
3
Featherstonhaugh and Co. operates from its head office on King Street East in Toronto, Canada, signaling a central business presence in the city.
A humorous exchange recalls nearly losing a sovereign as a friend’s daughter sings Kathleen Mavourneen. The tale ends with the coin returning to the pocket, a playful anecdote from Tit-Bits.
A man from the prohibition state of Fansas fell into rapids during a cold snap. Rescuers freed him, his clothes turned to ice, and he accepted lemonade at a nearby saloon. The clippings mix light anecdotes about marriage and dancing from Lippincott's and Detroit Free Press.
The Canadian Pacific Railway enlarges the North Bay divisional shops and mechanical yards. Beginning in 1913, the project adds a west erecting shop with 12 tracks and a transfer table, expands production to eight locomotives monthly, and boosts employment under A H Kendall. The overhaul heightens North Bay as a key U P A site and economic hub.
Do not wait for asthma to wear away by itself. While waiting the disease gains strength and risks worse attacks. Dr J D Kellogg's Asthma Remedy taken early can prevent incipient condition from becoming chronic and save hours of suffering.
A Louisville Times item recalls a dentist who refuses to reveal his name, saying advertising ethics prevent it. A patient asked about a tooth extraction, and the dentist quips that his work hurts, while a bystander notes the tale recalls Ananias as the first dentist.
In northeastern state, an editor’s late wedding writeup caused a miscaptioned article titled Gunn Smith. The bride Gunn Smith wore white mull and carried a nose misstatement. The groom was described as a wall-eyed son of a gun, provoking departures from the Gunn and Smith families.
A New Yorker staying in a Southern hotel asks a colored porter to wake him early. The porter explains with humor that modern beds have a wake button at the headboard, and they will call him when pressed. The anecdote appears in National Food Magazine.
A 19th century advertisement depicts Frank J. Cheney of Cheney & Co. swearing an oath regarding Hall's Catarrh Cure and promising one hundred dollars for incurable catarrh. The notice touts internal use for blood and mucous surfaces with testimonials, plus a sales pitch for remedies and laxatives. The passage ends with a quip about a gramophone sale and a social joke.
An Englishman asks an Irishman about books including The Heavenly Twins and The Sorrows of Satan. The Irishman replies he has read them and mocks Looking Backwards. They discuss living costs and support, with a line about paying for a daughter’s board.
Tales from the front describe Cor poral Lupin of Liege and a heroic engineer who risked his life delivering water to wounded men. Reservist Dobson earns the Victoria Cross for rescuing a comrade despite heavy fire in dense fog and hazardous battle conditions.
A Newark News quip has two vacationers waiting an hour for a bite. One muses on Izaak Walton, the other jokes that fish only become brain food when fishermen refrain from biting and must philosophize. A sharp spinster joke follows about a husband and his Masonic lodge nights.
A Valdosta court accuses a tall red headed farmer of wife beating after he pleads not guilty. He says there was no real trouble, describing a garden potato dispute over cooking, an overturned pot, and a stove damaged, then a slap. He mentions no counsel due to court appointment.
From the Kingston Post Office comes word that Mr. James McGuire is again at work. He was laid up by corns on the soles of his feet, but was perfectly cured by Putnam's Painless Corn and Wart Extractor.
The article traces Cyprus sovereignty disputes and the Lusignan lineage. It notes Leo VI, captive in Jerusalem and Paris where he died in 1393, with descendants pressing Armenian and Cypriot claims. It mentions Guy de Lusignan’s Paris death in 1795 and Archbishop Khorian’s 1884 Berlin Congress claim.
A Louisville Times item recounts a stray kitten found at two girls home treated with care and milk then tied to a blue ribbon name Jim. The kitten grows pampered while the girls await a gentler cat and reveal a humorous domestic misunderstanding about marriage. The piece blends anecdote with light humor about pets and family life.
Said in humorous dialect, the wife answers rather than sulks detailing she talks back in many directions and returns to repeat herself, describing a lively domestic dynamic with gusto.
A wife confronts a companion about waiting for her husband since six PM. The other woman confirms they were to meet at five. The dialogue highlights a punctuality mishap and the strain of misaligned plans.
A witty quip frames envy as a wealthy uncle’s reaction to a child’s request for a second slice. The piece explores desire and class through a humorous family vignette.
The Montreal Witness notes that winter in the Russia Poland theater tests armies as Napoleon did, yet modern logistics including motor transport lessen hardship. It cites Ardennes Vosges and Flanders conditions, praising improved supplies, while warning that prolonged siege will push nations toward starvation.
Uncle Timrod Tar recalls Walden Jay Piddle’s youthful antics, from sending a dollar for eye watering directions to mushroom tests and matrimonial schemes. The narrator notes Piddle’s relentless pursuit of experience and later schemes, including cheap living and courting a widow with five children.
An advertisement claims Dr Thomas' Eclectic Oil provides pain relief and asserts its long standing household use across the western world. It emphasizes thirty years of familiarity and widespread availability in many homes.
A fat plumber argues that women object to being called a hen while a hen is the most useful bird. A thinner carpenter challenges him. they debate terms like duck chick and squab in a humorous exchange.
A clipped conversation about the war in Europe unfolds at a household table. The father expresses hope that fighting ends soon while noting a view against long engagements. The young woman smiles and replies with a sly remark.
A farmer explains to a lawyer that he offered a fair settlement but was refused. He decides to hire counsel to bring the matter to court, per Livingston Lance.
A colloquial plea shows a character explaining the rule to wait a full count of one hundred before lashing out. The dialogue centers on restraint and the consequence of passion in a tense schoolyard or street setting.
The candid girl explains the kiss in the ballroom followed by a request in the conservatory. She notes the inconsistency of refusing Mac after allowing him to press at the ballroom.
A French officer predicts German forces will not be driven back across the Rhine before February 1915 and peace not before 1917. He urges heavy enlistment, noting thousands hesitate to join, and argues Britain must field over a million men to offset battlefield losses and secure Europe’s liberty and the empire. The London Daily Mail is cited.
A young Scandinavian applied for a lifeguard post at Minneapolis municipal baths. At six feet six inches and well built, the applicant was handed an application blank. When asked if he could swim, he replied that he could not but could wade like blazes.
An advertisement touts Mother Graves Worm Exterminator as palatable to kids and effective, claiming quick and certain results for worm problems.
A Cleveland Plain Dealer account recalls visiting an artistic friend at the Claxon Building where the painter performs a war dance about his studio. He exclaims I’ve gold that painting and declares his next work will be the town, and indeed he paints the town.
London reports Wei-Hai-Wei likely to be returned to China as compensation for Kiao-chau. Tsing Tau to remain with Japan until war ends. Hong Kong remains the main base while Britain’s stance aims to dispel a territorial motive myth. Detroit Free Press quote about a ballroom couple ends the excerpt.
Miss Bertha Allan of Sarnia Ontario details two years of severe eczema with itching sores that worsened at night. After trying many remedies she reports complete healing within three weeks using Cuticura Soap and Ointment and endorses them for others with skin eruptions.
A Cuticura soap and ointment advertisement touts pure formula and refreshing fragrance for cleansing infants and children. It highlights emollient properties from Cuticura Ointment to combat eruptions and promote healthy skin and hair, with mail order samples and a free book offered through Cuticura, Dept. D, Boston.
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