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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jul 11, 1912
Page
7
A simple juggling-like coin spin trick using two pins held in each hand and a 60 cent piece or similar coin. Press edges, grip tightly, blow to spin. dimes spin fastest, appearing spherical. Requires steady hands, but looks difficult while actually easy.
A light verse notes Maud Muller hearing a speeding auto horn. She reacts with resolve, records the car number, and has the driver pinched, in a Worcester Academy Begonia recital line.
Fragmentary quote from the Boston Transcript shows a dispute about seating on a crowded street car. The speakers Dibbs and Yost express uncertainty about order and politeness, illustrating tensions in urban transit etiquette.
A terse aphorism vies as a report fragment noting that retracing a path did not restore a nerve lost in an unspecified event. The line hints at memory and consequence, leaving readers with a puzzle of cause and effect.
Prince Edward Island sees a fox ranching boom with about 566 foxes and $250,900 in annual trades. Legislation Consideration aims to tax foxes for revenue while theft, losses, and uncertain breeding losses punctuate the industry expansion into New Brunswick and Nova Scotia.
Francis E. Leupp praises Theodore Roosevelt for coining or popularizing phrases such as the strenuous life the square deal and the larger good. He notes Roosevelt’s instinct for sharp wording and his role in shaping public speech with concise expressions.
A Toronto Vigilance Committee head attending a theatre performance was arrested for circulating improper literature after including verbatim stage remarks in his report. The Despatch laments the theatre’s influence and calls for a “clean-minded” venue to restore patronage.
The speaker recalls a church scene where an opponent misjudged him as a boy heard with an ear trumpet. A man in the pew uses the device to hear the hymn start, prompting a child to whisper to his mother about a man playing by ear.
A man delivers flowers to Miss Bertie Bohoo in room 12 and learns he is the fourth suitor to send bouquets today. He asks about the anonymous givers, then passes along a card claiming the sender is the same as the previous three.
An old-time classified note describes a man seeking a translator who speaks Gerryn and understands horses. A first applicant arrives, claiming to speak chairman but doubting ability to understand the horses, humorously illustrating language barriers in the job ad.
Dialogue mocks domestic cooks with Mrs Post asking for cooks who can make mayonnaise lobster Newburg and croquettes. Proprietors of Intelligence Office boast many cooks while Mrs Post dismisses. Harpers Bazar note adds a touch of satire about dyspepsia.
A London paper notes aggressive plant growth breaking through a tar macadam stretch near Shoeburyness, with thistles forcing cracks and blistering pavement. The item closes with satire about Mrs Blythe and Mrs King, quarreling over family titles and social status.
The piece explains that sardines are young pilchards and sprats are fully grown. It notes their habitats off France Italy Spain and Cornwall, with sardine production in Nantes olive oil packing. It mentions numerous sardine factories in France and large exports to Australia and South Africa.
The Haverda murder case figures Marie Haverda who allegedly urged her lover to kill her mother for inheritance has published a waltz titled Mizi from prison. Her accomplice Anton Votter, serving a sentence for the killing, sent manuscript music to his lawyer seeking publication.
A rough man enters a Western city home and coerces a small boy named Willie for information on his father’s money. He threatens violence and leaves Willie unharmed but spooked as the intruder flees, while a battered man is dumped outside.
Harlin Fulton of Pleasant Bay, C.B. writes that Minard's Liniment is the sole liniment sought and stocked at his shop, with all customers using it.
An artist who had a top floor studio in a large building is friendly with the cleaning woman. He asks how many children she has and she replies with a humorous, multi-wife family count, noting four children with his second husband and three with his first.
A historical account describes restoring feeble nerves after a patient fainted and collapsed while attempting work. The narration emphasizes exhaustion, fainting, and subsequent restoration of nervous vitality through treatment.
Mrs. Edwin Martin of Ayer's Cliff Quebec testifies that Dr Chase's Nerve Food relieved her nervous prostration after other treatments failed. She now does housework and washing and calls the medicine a God send. Price 50c a box or 6 for 2.50 at Edmanson Bates Co Toronto dealers.
An advertisement extols Gillett’s Lye as an effective rat and mouse killer. It describes sprinkling the product around holes and using a baited board to lure pests, claiming bait will burn feet and eradicate the entire colony. The note warns to avoid cheap imitations and procure the genuine product.
An informal exchange quoted by the Courier-Journal shows a speaker proposing a cleanup effort targeting dumps alleys or brickyards and stating a goal of cleaning up about a million dollars. It reflects civic activism and financial aims in a local campaign.
In a hall discussion a younger linteran urges early action against a looming threat. An older campaigner advises addressing the danger at its source before it festers, framing a debate about preemptive measures.
The advertisement claims external rubbing opens pores to touch the trouble and provide relief. Internally it addresses throat irritation that causes coughing and purports to cure bronchial and respiratory ailments.
Farmer Corntessel replies to candidates who want to talk, challenging them to let the people speak. The Washington Star passage questions if those seeking office will truly listen to voters.
Lloyds reports for the three months ending Dec 1 list 235 ships of 100 tons or more lost or condemned. Abandoned at sea number 24, seven burned, 21 lost by collision, 30 foundered, and 123 wrecked.
Local anecdote recalls Dusty picked up a quarter drank heavily and faced a ninety day sentence in court. Frayed Phillip-Gee labeled the incident a notable trouble from an unexpected quarter.
William traveled west with his mother and enjoyed a glass-bottomed boat ride told to a young friend. Edgar asked where to see fish on the ocean floor while his mother gently corrected him.
An architect asks about a preferred style for a new home. The client hesitates, seeking a modern look but jokes about a living room too large to heat and a kitchen too small to cook in, highlighting tension between aesthetics and livability.
Mrs Effie Russell of Gramum Alta says she uses Baby's Own Tablets in place of castor oil and finds the tablets wonderful. She reports fever in babies disappears quickly after giving the tablets and keeps them on hand, recommending them to friends. The tablets are easy to take and sold by medicine dealers or by mail for 25 cents a box from The Dr Williams Medicine Co Brockville Ont.
Government aviation plan proposes a central flying school on Salisbury Plain with 179 pupils trained annually. Fifteen pupils would be civilians, while the rest are military. The scheme aims to expand pilot instruction and build aviation capacity.
The lodging house in Honjo Ward Tokio has accommodated 855000 people since its opening eleven years ago. Most lodgers are men aged twenty to forty.
A bystander recalls a conversation where Mrs Smith explains the eyeglasses worn by a boy belonged to her late father and she felt it would be a pity to waste them.
Charles Stuart Moody describes a black bear fishing for a nearly dead salmon at sunset along a river. The bear uses a paw to create an eddy to lure the fish, then leaps ashore with the salmon in its jaws, leaving the observer to watch without disturbing the scene.
The Made in Canada train exhibit in Western Canada impresses visitors with the quality of Canadian goods. Imperial Tobacco Company of Canada Limited showcases products such as Black Watch Chewing Tobacco, Shamrock Quality Plug, Old Chum Pipe Tobacco, Meerschaum Cut Plug, Player’s Navy Cut cigarettes, Sweet Caporal, and Columbia Little Cigars.
A mother asks what makes her baby a future politician and the father replies with humor that the child will say things that sound good yet carry no real meaning, more than any child he has known.
Wes asks for an idea of classical music. Mr. Cumrox replies he does not know much about it and suggests that composers only start with a tune and see how much they can muss it up.
A Punch quotation shows a niece confessing disdain for history and the uncle urging interest. The exchange highlights casual attitudes toward learning history in a humorous dialogue.
An elder baptizing converts at a revival is challenged by a calm observer who warns that one dip will not save the man, suggesting he be “anchored out in deep water over night” to complete repentance. The remark highlights the tension between ritual and perceived salvation during revival.
The Swiss post office processed 109,500,000 illustrated postcards last year reflecting a surge in mailed pictures. The figure highlights strong consumer appeal for illustrated cards and a robust postal network.
A wry note from Tatler contrasts the supposed benefits of a canter before breakfast with the counterbalancing downsides of a decanter after dinner, humorously highlighting contradictions in daily routines.
A Chicago Record-Herald note frames a daughter’s elopement with a magnate’s son and whether a father’s attorneys can quash an indictment will shape family forgiveness. The piece hints at legal maneuvering affecting personal reconciliation and social standing.
A Washington Star reflection notes debates focus on exposing flaws rather than choosing the best candidate, arguing the discourse now aims at identifying the worst man rather than the most qualified.
A notice promotes a worm exter mina product used by mothers to clear the stomach and intestines and restore health. It highlights fretfulness in infants and claims relief through the remedy.
A note from a militant suffragette’s husband asks his secretary to deliver a message to his wife. The clerk asks which jail the wife is staying in, per the Harpers Bazaar clipping.
A Chicago Record-Herald quote argues for a final period of play for a boy after hard high school study, suggesting a few years of college or athletic activity before entering the workforce. It reflects a belief in balancing education and recreation before work.
A wealthy passenger on a transoceanic voyage insists the ship have water-tight compartments, asking for one regardless of cost, as quoted by the London Telegraph in a remark to the captain.
A Washington Herald quip notes that a tourist argues the discovery of America was Paris's key historical turning point, given its impact on financial growth and prosperity. The remark reflects a satirical view on culture and tourism.
A humorous Life quote warns against overglorifying a child, noting he is only a baby and not a dainty battleship, and rejects the idea of champagne bottles broken over his head.
In a courtroom exchange Judge notes Mrs Casey refuting claims about her husband’s health and work. She asserts he has been overburdened by his job as a bartender. The dialogue hints at domestic concern and social tension.
A fragmentary dialogue shows a small boy addressing a servant and doctor with a request for a visit, asserting familiarity by claiming a recent baby birth at the location. The exchange hints at a hospital or domestic setting and a child seeking medical attention.
A city nephew shows his country uncle the town from an open-air streetcar seat. The uncle debates whether he has ridden a streetcar since buying a new automobile, the Argonaut.
A cryptic quotelike line notes that a horror involves dread events affecting many people and that newspapers hold ready portraits of them, suggesting media preparation for sensational coverage.
The Houston Post quotes a line about marriage being driven by money. It notes that others believe looks influence such suspicions.
A Baltimore reader warns of looming upheaval in China after observing social strain and a visible shift in daily life, citing concerns about governance and stability while sharing personal impressions of a new household routine.
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