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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jul 06, 1911
Page
2
The article recounts Von Lenbach painting three portraits of Adelphi Wilbrandt, noting a long sitting that extended from day into dusk, with Wilbrandt startled at Lenbach’s endurance. It blends a poetical moment with a light humorous aside about lingering.
Harlin Ulton of Pleasant Bay, Canterbury Basin reports that Minard's Liniment is the only liniment requested and the sole one kept for sale, with broad local use.
A witness details a fatal crash where a chauffeur honked just before impact. The officer questions whether the victim died instantly, and the witness notes the man likely heard the horn echo into the next world.
A Philadelphia Record item depicts a humorous scene where a lad offers to keep tramps away by eating leftover pie and pastries. The exchange features a lumberman's friend and a wary missus as they question his plan.
The text claims remedies for a disease and warns of cures by a Catarth Cure. It uses sensational language about a metaphoric condition and promises refunds or offers. It mentions a company and price, with urging readers to seek their product and a circumscribed medical claim.
Miss Dressler invites friends to a birthday party with cake and candles. A witty remark quips the party is not a torchlight procession, highlighting a lighthearted exchange reported by the Cleveland Leader.
The article explains Consols or National Debt stock issued by Britain to borrow money. Each is worth $500, with annual interest of 21-2 percent. Wartime and long-term shifts reduced value from par to about 405 or 410, by contrast to earlier higher prices. Historical dips include 1794 lows around 255 after the French Revolution.
A woman resting in her boudoir with a severe headache refuses all visitors. Her maid reports Mrs De Jones called, but the mistress insists she is at home to no one. The scene unfolds with tension over an unexpected caller and a new dress.
A Paris doctor named lard advocates branding convicts with paraffin injections under the skin. The procedure would create a visible hump on the shoulder blade and be used to instantly identify repeat or dangerous criminals, dividing the back into zones for different danger levels.
Sir H Hesketh Beil the Governor of Northern Nigeria returned to Britain and recalled his Kano visit. He described a grand reception with a large cavalry display outside the city walls. Ennic led some 14 900 horsemen clad in ancient chain armor and turbans, with medieval style trappings and vivid mantles in a rainbow of colors.
A Wide World Magazine excerpt describes the Mahdi as a rarely seen leader. The maid and infidel see little of him as he remains behind a curtain during prayer and council. His hand is shown for kissing, with his face rarely revealed.
A little girl asks Miss Smith to state her exact height. The governess repeats that she is not quite forty five inches tall. The girl insists on a precise measurement, saying she does not want what she isn’t.
In Bradenton Florida, the first pound of coffee grown in the United States was produced in 1380 by E. Julia Azeroth. The seed came from Mexico and the grower earned $10 plus three medals for the effort.
Mr. Jawback claims he was among the first to leave while Mrs. Jawback challenges the assertion. He teases proving it this time by pointing to a beautiful umbrella he brought home during a trip to the mall.
A brief guide warns buyers to beware fake ads and misrepresented dogs. It notes common tricks such as aging a dog with yellowed teeth or painting to hide age and details a bulldog’s physical traits to judge authenticity.
An ad extols Dr Williams Pink Pills as a cure for anaemia and waning beauty in women around age thirty. It cites Mrs H G Hart of Winnipeg who recounts severe symptoms, breathlessness, palpitations, yellow complexion and weakness before recovering after using the pills.
In deep forests of the Malay peninsula the Sacas live as hunters and fruit gatherers. They study a wide range of poisonous plants, using mixtures tailored to each prey. While feared for poisons, the Sacai are described as courteous, loyal, and devoted in domestic life, avoiding harsh methods.
An entre finary duel was fought recently in Sydney involving two wool buyers, one Irish and the other German, amid a discussion on German policy. Exchanges escalated to blows before the end, sparing the combatants serious harm. Both men recovered and returned to work, with officials noting the incident and Germany's stance remains unsettled.
The text notes Graine, a Parisian murderer, starved himself for sixty three days and died after refusing food despite keeper efforts. It also cites Giovanni Succi at the Royal Aquarium London who survived forty five days without eating, as the best authenticated fasting record aside from Graine.
The article explains how Russia and Germany use two headed eagle standards. Heralds view dimidiation as a primitive method of combining two coats of arms by halving and joining parts back to back. It notes that two headed beasts arose from such practices, including a griffin evolving from two lions.
The Herald reviews Hamiet in Japan noting a modern Tokyo setting. The prince appears in sequence in a silk hat and swallowtail coat then on a bicycle in a blue cycling suit, and finally in evening dress with a flower. Ophelia is recast as a fellow student at the Imperial University of Tokyo.
Jorrocks chides Stipson for a note due last Friday. Jorrocks, as indorser, paid it. Stipson dismisses the issue, saying he discounted it long ago and sees no point in worrying.
Text describes a method to restrain a cobra by applying pressure at the back of its neck deemed to paralyze the snake. It presents this as a long known practice, noting the bite is deadly and that a precise finger squeeze could subdue the reptile.
Senator Perkins cites reasons in a Washington argument as conclusive, while a young girl refuses a proposal. She states the reasons are himself and another man, delivering a sharp line that ends the scene.
Hawthorne Ontario special report on Mrs T G Alexander wife of a local farmer who says two boxes of Dodd's Kidney Pills cured her twelve year struggle with back pain nervous fatigue heart flutterings rheumatism and long sleep disturbances she credits the remedy with restoring energy and cleansing blood.
Five schooners sailing from Ballinacurra Cork foundered simultaneously. Involving 34 lives, the disaster marks an unmatched event in Lloyds annals with all other nearby ships reaching their ports, though these five vanished on the same day.
An ancient oak in Hampton Court Park London is said to be nearly 1000 years old possibly England’s oldest tree. Its trunk measures about 45 feet around at ground and is hollow enough to seat a dozen people.
A small boat capsized at Waihi Beach near Auckland. Fa wards, unable to swim, watched the craft sink. His companion W Moran secured two oars and towed him two and a half miles to an island through rough seas and strong current.
A theatre prompter explains he is not an actor, prompting Mrs. Prunes to declare he must be prompter at her house or find another place. The exchange hinges on roles and pay expectations at the boarding house.
Over two thousand people have filed claims for a share of a fortune said to be worth millions left by Urquhart a Dingwall native once a Californian gold miner. The case draws many relatives seeking inheritance from the Highlander’s estate.
A Travellers Department in Ottawa Ontario seeks agents after studying other agencies. Apply for particulars at 28 Albert St. Ottawa to learn how commissions and opportunities compare with your current earnings.
Classified notice seeking women to take orders part time no experience required. Lines used by mothers and girls. Apply Women’s Department 2284 Bert Street Ottawa Ontario.
The article promotes a compact medical handbook for horse owners, urging proper feeding care and timely treatment. It highlights common ailments such as sprains rings splints and lameness and recommends Kendall's Spavin Cure and the publisher Dr B J Kendall Co Enosburg Falls Vermont. Readers can obtain the book free by writing to the publishers or visiting drug stores.
The excerpt humorously portrays domestic quarrel fears, mothers spotting worm trouble in children, and a burlesque scene in a chorus, with Father and Son moments and a playful Punchy irreverence. The Prodigal Son themes recur as family fireside reunion meets comic commentary.
Tie argues that increased map complexity strengthens belief in heredity. The claim hinges on a metaphor linking data richness to genetic determinism, suggesting readers should reconsider how maps influence views on inherited traits.
A sunny street scene features a man on a soap box delivering a socialist critique to a crowd of about two hundred. A child retorts that anti socialists are still employed, while the piece pivots to a medical ad for Dr Kellogg's Dysentery Cordial and a pun on marriage for brains.
A Washington Star quip has a physician reply that spring prompts poetry, while he stays focused on writing prescriptions for the grip. The joke contrasts creative impulse with medical work as spring arrives.
In Punch dialogue Donald bids a Prosperous cousin farewell on a train ride asking for a bob to drink him a safe journey. Wullie refuses, claiming all his spare shillings go to his auld mither. The exchange highlights comic thrift and mischief within family banter.
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