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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jul 27, 1911
Page
3
Dinamere Saskatchewan special report quotes Mrs John Forester as a respected pioneer woman who suffered two years from rheumatism and kidney disease. She says a severe cold disrupted sleep caused back pain and sweating, and after using Dodd's Kidney Pills she recovered, urging other women to try the remedy to cure kidneys.
A farmer asks if the barber can cut his hair soon. The barber replies in about half an hour. The farmer, identified as Lem, departs and returns with a now unclear question about the sun.
A flat-dweller jokes about a reception room piece, while a Life magazine line notes a poisonous ingredient in Holloway's Corn Cure used safely. The chat turns to a husband recently employed after six weeks of unemployment, suggesting relief at his new job.
On a train returning from a hot day trip a bald man named Simkins slept through the journey. A crab in a bucket woke, crawled onto his shoulder, and seized his ear, provoking gasps from fellow passengers while Simkins mumbled about being tired from work.
A brief dialogue defines terse as concise while a joke misreads it as torse. The quip then playfully notes Russia does not manufacture clocks or watches.
A mother recalls her infant’s severe skin afflictions from rash to eczema and the long quest for relief. She details repeated doctors, hospital visits, and the turn to home remedies like Cuticura products, claiming dramatic improvements after baths and ointments.
The article outlines a proposed national insurance scheme for England under Lloyd George. It would require workers earning under 664 a year to pay weekly premiums of cents, with employer and state contributions. Benefits include doctor services, a 250 dollar weekly payout for three months after unemployment, and protections for infant care and non employment. The plan faces mixed support amid debates of its impact on wages and artificial feeding concerns. Germany and New Zealand are noted as having similar schemes with reported success.
Experiments yield a cheap fuel from papyrus and reeds near the upper White ice. The substance named sudd is dried to powder then pressed into solid bricks, rivaling coal for Nile steamships and railways. If proven scalable, vast fortunes may arise from its abundant supply and rising regional demand.
Queen Mary sports pierced ears with no screw fittings and favors short daytime earrings with single stones. Her long evening pieces echo historic pieces bequeathed by Mary Duchess of Teck, reflecting a royal collection and old fashioned piercing styles.
King George II weighed buying Green Park in London to extend his place grounds. His minister warned of costs and joked that it would cost three crowns. The king took the hint and kept the people’s park while he kept his throne.
In the Leandon Tatler a playful exchange unfolds with lattie Jimmy threatening to reveal a kiss to extract a shilling. Mr Softly denies thoughts of kissing the sister, while the boy muses on why the sister urged the line, creating a lighthearted vignette.
A clipped social squabble reveals tensions as a husband’s status and wife’s attire become talking points amid discreet rumors. Family finances and leisure choices strain public harmony, with sharp exchanges highlighting fault lines within the household.
Mr Youngwed jokes about married life and disappointed young ladies. Mrs Youngwed retorts that her friends foresaw a bright feature for her. The dialogue captures light social humor in a domestic setting.
A light exchange follows Balder asking his wife about his return home and Mrs Gabbel noting a doctor’s tongue test. The piece pivots to infant mortality mentions and praises Dr Kellorg’s Dysentery Cordial as safe for small children.
An employer eagerly asks James the office boy if he wishes to take most of his salary in advance and buy a car cheaply. The boy replies affirmatively, signaling keen interest in the proposed deal.
Dr Williams Pink Pills are promoted as a remedy for female ailments including back pain faintness and headaches. The testimonial from Mrs Fred Collard of Polar Point Massachusetts claims dramatic recovery after using the pills, purchased locally or by mail from Brockville Ontario.
The quote recounts Mr Graytop admitting he strives to look young but is jolted by a street encounter. A child asked if he is a grandfather, described as a simple, unprejudiced remark that unsettles him. The tone reflects everyday humor and aging sensitivity.
The piece argues against James J Hill's reciprocity views and asserts U S wheat surplus will sustain export capacity for a century. It cites Canadian wheat quality, U S production growth, and Olmsted findings on per acre gains in wheat corn rye and other crops to counter fears of stagnation.
In a Windsor theatre anecdote about the Oyly Carte company and The Gondolers the late Queen Victoria approved a libretto copy and discussed stage gags. Mr Carte explained that gags were hints not in a person’s mouth by authority and the Queen questioned their nature.
The crystal mace, oldest civic regalia in the world, is shown only at the lord mayor’s induction in November and the sovereign’s coronation. It dates to Saxon times, few inches long, with jeweled head and shaft, symbolizing sovereignty over the city since pre-Norman days.
The article outlines two ancient Roman walls built around 80 to guard Britain from Picts and Scots. The southern wall stretched eighty miles from Tyne to Salway Firth, while the northern line ran thirty six miles from the Firth of Forth to the Clyde near Dumbarton. The Hadrianic renewal around 120 and Severus rebuild about 208 preserved foundations and scattered wall remnants for tourists today.
A tale recalls Bobby Burns arriving in Carlisle on horseback and impounding the mayor’s meadow after the steed roamed free. The poet retorted with a verse mocking the mayor whose tenure neared its end, noting the mayor’s drunkenness while the horse caused trouble.
An Ontario man recounts lifelong bladder pain and difficulty urinating. After trying Gin Pills, he reports immediate relief and reduced attacks, claiming the stone dissolved in six weeks and regained ability to work. He urges readers to buy from Nations Draw and Chemical Co. Toronto in a boxed offer.
The Marietta News argues the newspaper exists to serve the public, not to air private spleen or boost individuals. Editors must cover schools churches road work and politics despite high costs, while merchants and others demand space. the editor's livelihood requires balancing public interest with revenue.
A scene shows a character consoling a tearful woman who reveals her sorrow is hay fever, while a treatment is proposed. The exchange hints at romantic tension amid medical discussion and a remedy for diphtheria.
Canada welcomed about 1.7 million immigrants in the decade ending March. roughly 750000 from Great Britain and 700000 from the United States. Most US arrivals were farmers or farm laborers settling in the prairie provinces. Saskatchewan and Alberta drew over half a million, Ontario 403893, Manitoba 309623, Quebec 258320, with western Canada gaining about 300000 more settlers than the east.
The Quebec Telegraph recalls Oronhyatesha, a member of the Six Nations, as a prodigious learner. From an Industrial School start to Wilbraham Academy and Kenyon College, he studied at Toronto University and Oxford. He began in Frankfort Ontario, built a strong Toronto practice, then shifted focus to the Independent Order of Foresters.
An old health blurb warns that springtime air carries disease and thinning blood invites illness. It promotes germicidal products claiming to purify blood and prevent illness, urging readers to use the marketed remedy to stay healthy.
Ad touts Dr Chase's Nerve Food as a spring tonic that enriches blood and rebuilds red corpuscles. It claims to prevent germs by strengthening the blood, relieves weakness and stomach issues, and offers a six for 2.50 box through Kimanson Bates & Co Limited Toronto.
Edward Lancaster and Sir Alan Bristol Ayresworth, once bitter rivals, clash over a divorce bill in Parliament. Lancaster unexpectedly backs the minister of justice’s view after a lengthy quarrel, provoking whispers as colleagues react to the surprising alignment.
A profile of Mr Justice Teetzel, prominent Canadian jurist born March 6, 1853, educated at Woodstock College, called to the bar, served as a bencher of the Law Society of Upper Canada, and elevated to the high court bench in 196. He led a varied career in Hamilton and public life, with interests in golf and horse riding, and connections to the Toronto Golf Club.
An AME revival in Buxton Iowa reports Brother Johnson praying for forgiveness as the minister urges the crowd to accept his repentance. The scene features multiple voices in approval and the crowd votes to forgive his sins. Also notes Worms endangering children with a claimed cure by Mother Graves Worm Exterminator.
A California aviator struck a cow on a rural road sparking questions about farmer and traveler safety as residents and officials assess livestock control and traffic risk.
U S Government scientists declare the common house fly is the principal distributor of typhoid fever diphtheria and smallpox. Wilsons Fly Pads claim to kill flies and the disease germs as well.
An associate judge of the supreme court of Patagascar sits by a river and is asked if a boat is lawful to use. A traveler thanks him and rows off, but the boat sinks and the traveler drowns. An onlooker calls the judge heartless. The judge explains the boat's condition was not brought before him.
The speaker argues that viewing a man drinking appears shiftless, reflecting social judgments about drinking habits and personal responsibility. The line suggests stigma and questions about propriety in public behavior.
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