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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jun 02, 1910
Page
2
A fragmented letter from a native applicant near Calcutia requests work under an nth contract. The writer claims skills in punctuation algebra and notation and notes a reference by Hen Lies J. Levey. He mentions probationary status and appeals for a swift reply due to limited funds and impending superannuation.
A quirky note claims parrots can live 199 years or more with some tales of George IV s former pet still alive. It asserts many aged country parrots remain spry and show youthful behavior. The piece suggests long life in parrots links to tiny intestines and speculates a link to human youth.
Fragmentary report describes cannibals attacking Captain Greenhill and crew of the George Fleming near Patncia. Fishermen used mirrors to startle attackers while a mysterious Worm Exterminator promising relief to children is mentioned in a sensational aside from the Hoston Herald.
A Washington Herald quotation humorously notes a lumberman’s friend claiming his wife is foreign born and speaks broken English when she is empty with him. The exchange satirically references dialect and speech patterns.
Dear Sirs Your MINARD S LINIMENT is our remedy for sore throat, golds and all ordinary ailments. It never fails to cure and relieve promptly. CHARLES WHOOTEN Port Mulgrave.
A New England minister noted for ingenuity kept his flock awake during a debate over a new church. During a Sunday sermon he paused to address the sleepy attendees with a cutting remark: the old church sleepers are quite sound, so building a new edifice seems unnecessary.
A description of a ritual where Khan people use egg breaking to foretell events and diagnose illness. A diviner chants to the egg and catapults yolk and shell fragments onto a board, interpreting the splash and shell positions. The rite includes an apology to the egg and a ritual smashing to reveal spirits and causes.
The Nile enabled Egypt to transform arid land into fertile soil and a rich trade route. It powered immense construction using Assouan granite for Thebes Memphis and beyond, and shaped a civilization that thrived before steam or electric power. The predictable seasonal winds supported vast river commerce along the Nile.
Lady Battersea is a leading social reformer and capital speaker who focused on women welfare. Appointed by the Home Office to the Board of the Female Convict Prison at Aylesbury, she helped introduce libraries slippers and recreative materials for prisoners and allowed family portraits in cells. Her compassion is shown by a note on prisoners wearing black bows after Queen Victoria's death, made from scrap materials.
The piece highlights queen consort fashion with pearls as a key symbol. It notes Queen Alexandra’s frequent pearl ensembles, Duchess of Marlborough’s splendid strands, Duchess of Roxburghe’s largest England necklace, and Lady Desborough’s French crown jewels links. Mrs Mackay owns an extensive collection including valued single rows and a nine foot pearl rope.
The article extols Burma as a major rice exporter with vast paddy fields near the Irrawaddy and notes mills where rice is husked, polished, and packed by Indian girls under arduous work hours. It also profiles Sir Thomas Barlow, new president of the Royal College, praising his career and character.
A Gentlewoman column recalls poultry keeping as a current craze led by Queens and nobles. Queen Alexandra and Lady Derby prize Silkies and Black Orpingtons. Lady Craven Wyandottes enthral. others like Lady Chesterfield and Lady Kathleen Pilkington show fame in the hobby. Lord Rosebery and Poultry, Crichel Dorset, appear with historic bantams and Minorcas.
A light domestic quip from a Baltimore American item: a family debates a feather bundle bought cheaply. The exchange hints at thrift as a running theme.
The text touts Holloway's Corn Cure as a remedy with exceptional efficacy and a special potency not found in competing preparations. It presents a bold claim of superior curative power.
Mrs. Eugene Gagnon of L'Islet Station Quebec praises Baby's Own Tablets for her infant's relief from colic constipation and fever and says the four year old child was cured of convulsions. She recommends keeping the remedy on hand and notes it sells for 25 cents a box from Dr Williams Medicine Co Brockville Ont.
In a Cleveland Leader snippet a hobo and a housewife quarrel over aid and breakfast. He complains he is hungry but not starving, while she refuses work and insists he wash his hands before eating.
An 1880s advert offers one hundred dollars for an uncured catarrh case with Hull's Catarrh Cure claim. It includes testimonials from Walding Kinnan Marvin and notes price and distribution. A barber joke concludes with a mounted barbershop scene and a man’s nose mentioned in the chair.
Canadian Trade Commissioner K Poussette from Durban writes the Department of Trade and Commerce urging flags be flown in Canada on May 31, described as the first Natal Day of United South Africa. He says the date marks the Empire’s growth and offers a lesson to Dominion schoolchildren on unity and kinship with South Africa.
A streetcar incident prompts a witty exchange about courtesy. A censorious commenter asks for thanks to a man who gives up his seat, while Miss Cayenne quips that such generosity leaves them breathless from astonishment.
A British Treasury official describes conscience money received by the Treasury, including gifts in paper, letters, and even a tin box of sovereigns totaling 1800 dollars. He notes irregular arrivals, press notices, and that the largest single sum was around 5000 dollars, with the smallest a shilling. The Treasury welcomes these gifts and the motto remains The smallest contribution thankfully received.
A tragic incident at Greenlaw Railway station on the Berwickshire branch of the N. RB. Railway left a signalman dead in his cabin after a passenger train halted due to signals being against it. The deceased, William Lauder, was discovered at his post following an inquiry into the events.
Harperville Bazar notes a bizarre claim about a baby given an auto tire to bite as a supposed sign of wealth, a curious item in the latest edition.
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