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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jun 05, 1913
Page
7
A tailor asks a delinquent member to settle a bill in a humorous exchange. The mp jokes that he cannot pass a bill until after its third reading, reflecting parliamentary irony and political satire.
A teacher asks Herbert about eating whale flesh and bones. Herbert replies yes to eating the flesh and that the bones are left on the side of the plate.
A flamboyantly dressed youth enters a large outfitter and demands neckties. He snubs patterns, then compliments the merchandise before arguing a shilling price is too low for his status. An amused assistant redirects him to the correct clerk.
A London scene features Mr Brown at Fairbank Terrace and an insurance agent Dawson. Brown confronts Dawson about kisses on the terrace. A waitress tale from a Metropol catering figure recalls recognizing a former waitress from a depot, now stylish in fur.
A boy recalls his father spanking him with a grim shrug that it hurts the parent more. A jokey exchange about a salmon underscores rough living and quick wit. A quip about marriage and income tax exposes curious social attitudes.
An ad touts Dr J D Kellogg's Asthma Remedy as a natural treatment that acts like magic. The vapor reaches deep airways to relieve symptoms and allow easier breathing. It is sold by dealers across the land.
In the presence of press representatives and medical professionals a troupe of Indian Fakirs demonstrated alleged powers at the Pavilion Theatre. The acts included blood appearing on one cheek after pin pricks, a pin thrust through the larynx, a sardii tongue piercing, a sword through the abdomen, and a performer resting on a bed of broken glass.
Captain Philip Henry Nicholas of Longsight died aged ninety three. In the Pacific he visited the Soo Loo Islands where rulers honored him with the sword of state and regalia and offered him an island if he settled there. He declined to wed the dusky princess and continued his voyages.
The report states no serious injuries from today's practice as players save energy for the cup tie tomorrow. It lists nose injury to Robinson, ear loss for Smith, teeth knocked out for Robson, jaw dislocation and finger fractures for Jacob, but describes no one as truly hurt.
A fragmented exchange reveals a buyer issuing purchases while Harry doubts, followed by a remark about coal deliveries to the cellar. The dialogue hints at transfer of items and storage concerns.
A charged speech moved a large crowd of women as the speaker argued that women can hold any public or private office with greater fidelity and daring. A man shouted rat catcher and fled, ending the moment with a sharp insult and sudden exit.
A miniature electric dynamo shown at the French Academy of Science measures six tenths of an inch thick and weighs one fifth of an ounce. It acts as generator and motor, requiring two amperes at two and a half volts, and can be powered by a small pocket battery.
Thousands of mothers swear by Baby's Own Tablets for their children. Mrs John Thompson of Coutts Alta praises them for constipation and thinning, saying she would not be without two more boxes. Sold by medicine dealers or by mail for 25 cents a box from The Drage Medicine Co Brockville nt.
Waiting orders as Mrs Goodsole asks about her husband’s view on militant suffragists. Mrs Vick-Senn replies she has not disclosed his thoughts.
A prison visitor remarks on distress of confinement while a witty inmate responds that the bars grate and life feels like a failure. The exchange portrays bleak outlook and cynical humor within the inmate’s cell.
A series of testimonials from Chris Saunders of Dalhousie Edw Linlief of St Peters Bathurst and Thos Payne of Bathurst NB claim Minard's Liniment cured a horse of mange a torn by a pitch fork and a bad swelling.
In a Toledo business affidavit a Frank J. Cheney asserts the firm will pay one hundred dollars for each catarrh case cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. The notice touts the remedy as acting on the blood and mucous membranes and invites readers to send for testimonials. Also mentions Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
Mr Brown, skeptical of landladies, observes a landlady's kindness to a cat and concludes kind treatment of animals reflects on human care. He praises Mrs Miggs for giving scraps to the cat, noting that kindness to cats halves the washing up.
A colored minstrel in Richmond Virginia has created a whistling piano with a keyboard arranged on a different scale. The inventor claims it can whistle difficult notes and expects wide popularity among his race worldwide.
Woman accepts escort home in the rain. Conversation reveals humor over why she is allowed to go without a hat or umbrella, with witty exchange about attire and company.
Mr Norman P Hendrick from Prince Albert recounts using Nerviline to combat bad water in the Canadian North West. He credits Nerviline with easing stomach troubles and cramps in ten seconds, recommending it for neuralgia earache toothache and rheumatic pains, with family and trial sizes sold by The Catarrhozone Co Buffalo NY.
The doctor informs Mr Cinflint that he is the father of triplets. Mr Skinflint quips about offering a discount for a wholesale order of such offspring.
An American tour group visited England landmarks as their guide shared historical facts about a tower dating back to William the Conqueror. A traveler challenged the claim, prompting a discussion on the tower’s origin.
Gladys asks about the word realry as her father, a hopeful poet, contemplates the wages his pen earns. The exchange captures a domestic moment of literary aspiration and the search for meaning in work.
A wife accuses her husband in a magistrate court while the exchange features faulty slang and comic asides. The dialogue shows attempts to injure a complainant with a tobacco box and a head blow, followed by a digression about fishing and the pond joke.
A Toronto resident recovers from abdominal and back pain after using Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. The letter urges other women with female troubles to try the tonic and offers confidential advice from the Pinkham company in Lynn Massachusetts.
Jones and Brown boast about city fire services with a tale of a fast engine rushing past a burning house. Brown retorts with another incident in which a observer calls the brigade by phone and a worker on a church steeple is saved by their timely response.
The mill trapping a powder mill explodes as the owner returns from a pleasure trip. The foreman explains a worker named Bill struck a match in error in the mixing room, triggering the blast.
The advertisement touts Dr. Thomas Eclectric Oil as magical for sores, urging all afflicted to use the remedy without delay. It promises quick relief and asserts the product is uniquely effective and inexpensive, with power beyond its price.
An elderly hunter hosts a farewell dinner and recounts a famed shot. Guests doubt his feat of removing ear and hind hoof with one shot. The squire asks his loyal butler for help and the butler recalls the deer scratching its ear with its hind foot as the trigger.
An advertisement promises cure for itching, burning and protruding piles in 6 to 14 days with PAZO OINTMENT. If not cured, the druggist will refund the purchase money.
Jack Jenkins, a sign writer, confronts Nichol’s new drapery emporium owner Petroff Scaraveliski over unpaid work. He threatens to smash windows. a passing fishman and Pat the Irishman戏mediate while Jenkins contemplates removing his painted name from the shopfront.
Twenty years ago T P O Connor rushed to Ireland to visit his dying mother when his passage across the channel was witnessed by Swift MacNeill and others in the House. The tale reappears as a living man remains among the living while his specter is noted in political circles.
The passage claims pulque fuels more than half the unrest in Mexico. It likens pulque to cheap five cent whisky with forged iron flutes and describes its social impact and drinkers.
The Premier Lodge of Buffaloes at Colchester awards Pie Shop a silver collar and jewel for raising funds in the druty effort. The inscription reads For Pie Shop being such a sticker. The owner is thanked with praise for the vicar.
A minuscule English Bijou Almanac of 1838 sold at Sotheby’s for 22 dollars. Measuring three quarters by five eighths inches and an eighth inch thick, it requires a magnifier to read. It is illustrated with portraits of William IV, Queen Victoria, Mozart and Sir Walter Scott.
A jeweler and customer debate a ring’s worth as engagement material. the ring is only plated and not suited for a lasting engagement into a joke about its durability.
Armour Art Co announces at home decorating cushion tops with pay from 3 to 5 dollars daily. Pleasant work offered by Cept. N. 43 Steele Bik., Winnipeg.
The attorney alleges a fortune teller swindled people in a game while a judge probes the accused’s claims. The clairvoyant contends he can read the past and predict the next two years, offering partial insights into the suspect’s fate.
A man loudly proclaims his virtues from the street, prompting neighbors to sit up and take unfavorable notice of his behavior and claims.
The Rev. S 8S Allsop the oldest active preacher in the Baptist ministry died at Nottingham in his ninetieth year. He formerly served at Burton-on-Trent where a mix up of names led to orders for beer being sent to the brewery while sermons were requested.
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