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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jul 25, 1912
Page
7
A patient reports relief after five years of suffering from psoriasis despite three doctors predicting the case was incurable. The narrative notes failed attempts and eventual improvement, with emphasis on persistence in treatment.
A testimonial claims Dr Chase's Ointment rapidly relieves itching burning from chronic eczema and psoriasis. Mrs Nettie Massey of Consecon Ontario reports six boxes cured her skin condition after five years of suffering and three doctors' verdicts.
The article argues hay remains Canada's top field crop by value, outweighing wheat and oats. It cites Ontario hay production figures, compares prices and yields with wheat, notes weather impacts on timothy, and warns of market shifts as motor trucks replace horses affecting hay demand.
A famous doctor asserts Canadian mothers are the highest type, crediting the husband's trust in wife for her responsibility. He says a mother's role largely shapes a family's success, countering some men's underestimation and noting Footlights tours under his wife’s management.
A Courier-Journal report recalls a man describing how he spoiled his fiancée during their engagement, sparking her demand for a millionaire partner and leading to their breakup.
Advice urges keeping a list of items when packing and traveling to verify belongings on return. It notes a 672 worldwide vol canoe tally with 270 active and includes a humorous exchange about knowing a spouse before marriage from the Philadelphia Record.
A period piece touts Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound as restoring health for women desiring motherhood. Letters from London Ontario and Brooklyn claim renewed strength after treatment, with praises for childbirth and fertility improvements.
A Minneapolis Journal piece extols motorcycles as fast nearly autonomous machines built for distance and thrills. It humorously portrays riders with rugged leathers, rigid gear, and bold riding styles while praising speed and resilience on board tracks and open roads.
Sam Bennett, acting city editor, trimmed a bulletin on Charles Schwab becoming steel trust president at 1 million a year. The senior editor demanded a front page splash, noting the salary fit a major headline, but Bennett countered that after $400 a week even large sums blend in.
Judge recalls Howell Rowell not speaking to his wife Powell and notes a memory of him valuing a short telephonic message at two dollars, a scene described by the judge.
A farmer used a diagonal harrow across a wheat field after a 1.5 inch rain. The harrowed areas produced 8 to 10 inch taller plants and roughly double the yield by conserving surface moisture. The method loosened the topsoil and reduced evaporation, improving root access to moisture.
Captain Thomas Benet recalls a Gloucester fishery tale set near Philadelphia where a parable about illness and weight surfaces. A coal dealer’s scales misread a worker’s weight as a ton, with the punchline “Twenty four hundred” echoing in the room. The Washington Correspondence from the New York World anchors the anecdote.
A Baltimore visitor in a drawing room questions a girl about her two little sisters who are away seeking mischief and fun. The child sighs that her mother trusts her too much to let her join, illustrating a quiet domestic moment from Lippincott's.
A viewer admires a copy of Miller's Gleaners, praising its beauty and natural look. She bends to read the title and notes the scene shows people gleaning millet, finding it perfectly fascinating and engaging.
A Frenchman asks an American spar-maker what he is making and receives brief, repeated answers a yard a yard from the yard. The anecdote highlights surprising clarity in simple English as noted by the Christian Register.
A brief dialogue exchange presents a humor piece where a henpecked husband asks about his wife's plans and Dora confirms. The exchange showcases a light satirical interaction centered on domestic dynamics and control.
A humorous exchange features a skinflint claiming no money yet offering advice, a beggar dismissing monetary value, a chauffeur seeking ordinance on auto speed, and natives boasting about slow progress through Squashville, reflecting local dialogue and wit.
The passage explains buttress as a girl or lady. It frames the term as a personal noun rather than architectural support, illustrating language of the era and regional speech.
About 50 000 unclaimed South African medals lie in two Woolwich strong rooms. Each medal bears the recipient's name and clerks with regimental records search for owners. Many holders drifted abroad after the war. some have resurfaced years later seeking their medal. Additional unclaimed medals from 1878 79 Zulu campaign and Matabele campaign exist, with ongoing Crimean and Indian Mutiny claims.
The British Medical Journal reports cremation growth in 1911 GB total 1023 up 177 from 1910. Since 1885 eleven cremations at Working Crematorium. 9984 total in GB by then. Germany has 13 crematoria with six started last year. Prussian law now allows cremation. Switzerland has ten crematoria. Basel Geneva Zurich municipalities run three. 1210 Swiss cremations in 1910. About forty crematoria in the US, plus Italy France Sweden Norway Russia Denmark and Montreal. Montreal Mount Royal crematorium opened 1902 with 401 cremations through 1911. Also a public ad for Holloway's Corn Cure.
A Boston Transcript excerpt presents a polite exchange where Suest admits tasting the hostess’s cake and states she did not wish to eat anything else for days after. The dialogue centers on a cake and a guest’s remark.
Dialogue contrasts a one winged being with a two winged form. Bess notes the distinction is a small pinion difference, while Tess concedes giving up. The exchange highlights a simple physical contrast framed as a witty remark.
Ailing by drink, James faces his wife Jennie with broken health and broken vows. He tells her she deserves a better man, but she replies with quiet resolve that she already chose him.
A Nova Scotia reader reports a fall left chest pain and breathing trouble until one bottle of Minard's Liniment was applied warm to the breast, improving condition. The note comes from Rossway, Digby Co.
An analysis by the Practical Druggist estimates an average man of 159 pounds contains the materials of 1200 eyes and provides gas for 3649 cubic feet gasometres, iron for nails, fat for candles and soap, phosphate for matches, hydrogen to lift him by balloon, and other byproducts. It notes heart details and counts muscles, bones, and veins, then warns spring diet changes can inflame weak stomachs causing dysentery and cholera morbus, recommending Kellogg's Dysentry Cordial to restore health.
Colonel Clay orders a Kentucky breakfast: a steak, a bulldog, and a quart of bourbon whisky. The waiter asks why a bulldog and the colonel replies it is to eat the steak, a humorous exchange in a Cincinnati hotel dining room.
A dialogue contrasts clothing with mood as dressing shifts thought from horse riding to business to evening wear. A streetwise joke concludes with Miss Fortune delivering a pun about fortune knocking and a daughter.
A suffragette asks a sister if she will back her husband who is running for office. The sister replies she has supported him for ten years, indicating long standing political alignment. origin Chicago Record-Herald.
Jones boasts of rapid town fire response and a driver who cannot slow. Brown retorts with a church steeple accident where a fall might have killed a worker, saved only by a spectator who called the brigade. Both tales echo pride and fear of fire dangers.
A fifteenth century style advertisement explains using Gillett's Lye to rid buildings of rats and mice. It instructs sprinkling near rodent holes and placing bait on a board with meat or cheese to burn their feet and drive away the entire colony. The notice warns against cheap imitations and urges procuring the genuine product.
Local bachelors faced terror as a determined spinster sought the curate. After she finally captured him, the community relieved by gifting a costly table service in thanksgiving. The curate expressed gratitude as the tale closes with the bachelors' humorous toast.
A court exchange includes Miss Gushing ton noting a London court visit and Mrs Lushing ton claiming a reprimand. A verse about Liam and a stubborn lover follows. The report cites 19 motor life boats on Great Britain coasts and claims the Panama Canal was abandoned by the French as a pest hole. It also notes November deaths among 11,900 whites from malaria and cancer linked to drainage-driven mosquito control.
A political note questions whether a brother candidate is still active as campaign coverage hints he has gone off the radar. The item frames the candidate as elusive amid public interest and press scrutiny.
A fragment shows a visiting chaplain and a prisoner arguing over trials and verdicts. The exchange highlights tension around justice and perception in a court context.
Fragmentary lines describe a sailor named Bobby and a figure called Mamma Whoy Boboy with a quirky scene of lighting a pipe and sitting on a chest as if in a pocket-sized anecdote from a bygone page.
Believe me said old Gotrox though I'm an old bachelor I could learn to be a good husband. You know a man is never too old to learn. Not too old to learn perhaps replied Miss Pechis also I'm sorry to say you're not too old to spurn.
A man recalls his breakup and explains his fiancée sent back the engagement ring marked Glass with a note to handle with care. The oddly phrased message hints at heartbreak and a cautionary release from the engagement.
A domestic exchange suggests sending children outdoors during quarrels. Mrs Scrapp notes heated talk, while Mrs Rapp agrees fresh air is preferable to heated atmosphere for the kids.
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