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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jun 01, 1911
Page
2
Section foreman files detailed notes on a cow struck by a train. The report shows questions about train number engine name conductor name speed and location of impact. Final line states the animal was a kind and gentle cow.
A Scots scene mocks athletic rivalry and a bagpipe contest while a joke about souvenir postcards to Mrs Green surfaces. Parmelee’s Vegetable Pills are advertised as durable for every climate and a punchy aside touches Newport jealousy.
An advertisement promotes Dr Williams Pink Pills as a blood tonic to combat pimples eruptions and general malaise. It claims to purify blood, restore energy, and relieve rheumatic pains, headaches, and poor appetite. Sold by dealers or mail order Brockville Ontario 50 cents per box six for 32.50.
A Washington Herald excerpt recalls a W C T U delegate asking if the train remains in North Dakota. The reply from George offers hospitality and a joke about drinking, a fashion remark, and a Europe trip scheme as a playful misinterpretation.
Blobbs Bjones secured a five dollar poker win from Hardupperif last night. The Philadelphia Record notes the amount as a lucky payout for Blobbs.
A historical account describes deer fencing in Newfoundland built by the Reethic nation to trap deer, caribou, and moose along river banks with interwoven branches forming openings for hunters. It also notes Yukon Indians in Alaska using snow block houses and noose traps to ensnare deer in corrals and choke them.
The St Anne's Island grave opening a year ago drew criticism over desecration and bone authenticity. The Wallaceburg Board of Trade plans to present affidavits asserting the remains are Tecumseh, citing an aged Indian woman’s emphatic statements at the grave and elsewhere.
In Hugh Clark's Town Cal Hugh Clark MPP is famed for bon mots. He walks with Hon Hanna past a bank where a window is raised high. The Prov Secretary considers a possible robbery but the reply says the window is open to let in a draught.
Halibut rank just behind salmon among west coast seafoods. They flourish in the north Pacific Ocean with plentiful banks near shore lightly fished. Averages run about 60 pounds though bigger specimens up to 300 pounds exist. the largest fish are less favored commercially.
A Parisian style note compares early fashion prices with modern costs. It cites incomes, gowns, hats, car rentals, and teas, noting big disparities and questions where wealth has gone. It also includes an ad-like endorsement for Par meree's Vegetable Pills and a humorous exchange about peace efforts.
A letter from Charles Whooten of Port Mulgrave endorses Minard's Liniment as a reliable remedy for sore throat colds and ordinary ailments claiming prompt relief and cure.
In a tense exchange, Mack declares Van Dyke outcast by society for settling debts. Wyld counters that his insistence on paying obligations instead of social duties made him unpopular. Puck observes the dispute.
One hundred dollars reward for catarrh cured by Hall’s Catarrh Cure. F J Cheney Co Toledo endorses the firm’s honesty. Hall’s Catarrh Cure is taken internally and advertised by Alding Kinnan Marvin Toledo wholesale druggists. Includes other medicine ads and a comic dialogue excerpt.
The ad touts Dr Chase's Syrup of Linseed and Turpentine as a cure for chest colds pneumonia consumption croup and bronchitis. It warns of four imitations sold on name and urges buying the genuine product bearing A. W. Chase's portrait and signature. Available in small 2 cent and family 60 cent bottles at Edmonson Bates & Co Toronto.
Classified notice seeks live agents in every town to take orders for Tudor line of Made to Measure Clothing with a large Canada wide sample selection and attractive commissions. Fall samples ready July 15 from Crown Tailoring Co Ltd Toronto. Also an unrelated promo cites Dysentery Cordial by Dr J D Kellogg as a trusted summer remedy with proven sedative and curative effects.
A famous bishop, traveling to officiate a wedding in the West of England, is mistaken for the groom when a porter and guests misread the bishop’s traveling bag as the bride’s. A white satin ribbon on the bag reads Married this morning, prompting laughter as the error becomes clear.
Lord Vernon intends to sell most of his Sudbury estate in Derbyshire including outlying farms totaling about 5 000 acres. Tenants will be offered first option to buy on fair terms. The Vernon family traces to Norman lords and links to Haddon Hall and Doroth y Vernon connects to the Manners and Rutland families.
Queen Alexandra awarded Lady Halle the title of violinist in 1901. The celebrated musician, who just turned 72, had initially hoped to become a pianist. She recalls hiding with her brother’s violin and a mistaken father, who thought she was his son practicing piano.
The export of plumage skins or eggs of native birds from Australia and New Guinea is prohibited by the Australian Commonwealth Government. This restriction applies to all such items and aims to curb unsustainable trade.
Lord Binning son of the Earl of Haddington has gone to Algiers for health reasons. He served in the Royal Horse Guards and Egypt including the 1882 Kassassin charge and Tel-el-Kebir. He later held India duties as A D C to Lord Lansdowne. Lady Binning, daughter of Salting of Queen’s, is a noted heiress. upon her mother’s death she could inherit over 10 million dollars.
An extremely timid widow living alone in the suburbs dismisses a door to door agent asking for the gentleman of the house. The agent offers a chemical fire extinguisher, allegedly to fight the fiercest fire if used early. She slams the door, left shaken by the exchange.
At a Cincinnati Church Congress dinner J. Pierpont Morgan condemned social separation by business owners. He cited a porter job applicant who claimed a clergy letter of recommendation, illustrating lingering bias among employers against applicants from certain communities.
A dialogue from a Houston Post vignette has Nichel son denying weekly reference needs while a St. Louis Globe-Democrat and a Houston Post exchange banter about a supposed gold brick purchase. The humor hinges on mistaken identity and rushing judgments.
General S. Henry Hildyard, who recently retired, began his career as a midshipman, serving five years at sea before rising through the ranks.
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